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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1964
Page
14
Alice Lawler writes about February 29 an extra day that comes once every four years. The piece envisions a do good day and a chance for individuals communities and nations to treat the unusual day as a chance for a fresh start and meaningful actions.
The piece urges turning the extra day into a special 24 hours with acts of kindness. It suggests visiting a sick neighbor or shut-in, calling friends, sending greeting cards, and writing letters. It also promotes Letter Writing Week shifting to late February to clear the backlog.
A speaker suggests designating the 29th as a no smoke day to kick the habit for 24 hours hoping to encourage a second and third smoke-free day. Tobacconists report lower cigarette sales while gum and mint boosts rise as attitudes toward smoking shift.
A montage on quitting smoking contrasts methods from willpower to professional advice. A former two-pack-a-day smoker stayed quit three years then relapsed while a companion derided the approach. People joke about nicotine withdrawal, car fumes, and hair spray as excuses to smoke. The surgeon general is pictured as a humane but blunt solver, breaking cigarettes in two to curb use. The piece closes by urging Feb 29 as an extra day for good deeds and health.
Middletown chapter of the National Secretaries Association prepares for its main annual event, Executive Night, on February 27 in the International Room. Members craft castle decorations from cardboard boxes of various sizes wrapped in bright paper to create a festive royal theme.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Carroll announce the engagement of their daughter Gayle to Bill Shirley son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shirley. They will wed March 20 at Central Baptist Church with a royal themed reception for Middletown NSA chapter officials and guests. Reservations deadline February 24.
Miss Jeanine Dulack and Airman 2.C. James Phillip Hall wed in a 1:30 p.m. ceremony on February 14 at St. Peter Claver Church. The couple will reside in Bangor Maine while Hall serves at Dow Air Force Base.
Gerald Moore, famed accompanist, appears Feb 27 28 at Loew's Theater Dayton for a lecture piano recital as part of the Junior League Town Hall series. The fourteenth American tour showcases a witty expert who accompanies leading artists and shares books and radio television work. Moore, born 1899 in England and trained in Canada, has a storied career.
Mr and Mrs Earl M Gilbert of Houston announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Ann to William C Leigh III son of Mr and Mrs William C Leigh Jr of Countryside. Sharon attends the University of Houston and William is a Princeton senior majoring in political science. The couple will marry June 27 at St Francis Episcopal Church Houston.
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