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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
2
A Bible verse speaks of a witness leader for the people and a commander guiding the nation. A Sir Philip Sidney line likens a brave captain to a root from which soldiers’ courage grows.
The editorial argues Adenauer's U S trip matters for German unification with East Germany and for NATO. It warns Eisenhower’s push for limited disarmament could unsettle West Germany, risking a Socialist win in September and a move away from the NATO defense framework. Adenauer’s stance shapes postwar European security.
The Health Insurance Council reports expanding voluntary coverage with 118 million Americans protected against hospital costs and 103 million against surgical expenses as of May 1 1957. Total benefits reached 3.6 billion dollars in 1956 with a projected rise in 1957, though 30 percent remain uninsured. The council views these gains as encouraging progress against medical financial risk.
A brief note observes health benefits in a sunny weekend trip and contrasts TV presentations with the maxim that not all pictures tell a story.
A fragmented crossword style list references Washington state clues. Includes entries for cities, rivers, and common words, with numbers and hints like Olympia capital and various foreign terms. The text mixes language tangles and misreads, yielding an incomplete puzzle grid.
East calls on a ten high tenace to drive a bold four spades bid. West doubles, North redoubles, and East fears a five spade contract as South holds nine sure tricks. A club lead reveals West and dummy cooperation, sealing South’s doomed defense.
The questions cover the Black Hole of Calcutta survivors 23 of 146 prisoners, five basic crosses and 500 variations, the smallest bird egg laid by the hummingbird, Mata Hari real name Margaret Zell ot, and the generals Montcalm and Wolfe who died at the Plains of Abraham in 1759.
Peter Edson notes the Senate Banking and Currency Committee trimmed the House omnibus housing aid to about 1.85 billion, still 975 million above Eisenhower’s request. A compromise with the House will set final figures near two billion, driven by opposition to tight money and political pressure from builders and suppliers.
The message notes that children seek thrill and variety in amusement, while adults should broaden their service. Each moment offers new opportunity in the service of God and fellowmen, not by repeating cycles but by finding ways to improve and help others amid a changing world.
The piece urges courteous refusals to telemarketing but warns against rude hang ups. It uses home as a metaphor for a private space and notes that even in family life people still interact with sales pitches. It advocates brief polite statements to end conversations without wasting time.
U S Hospitality provides a home away from home as Blair House undergoes spring cleaning for three major guests. Chancellor Adenauer arrives in late May for talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles, followed by France's President Coty in early June and Japanese Premier Kishi for a three day visit starting June 19. Longtime hostess Mrs. Victoria Geaney coordinates meals and accommodations, ensuring dignitaries sleep well and keep timely appointments.
A woman seeks a larger hen for dinner and flirtatiously negotiates with a butcher who sells the last poultry. After a quick dine, he returns the hen to the ice barrel, reappears with a pricier bird, and she decides to buy both.
Nicaragua exports most of its principal crop, coffee, to the United States. Atlantic City in New Jersey, famed as a resort visited by fifteen million annually, is described as effectively occupying an island, Absecon, one mile wide and ten miles long.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan explains hair color results from tyrosinase in melanocytes and notes premature graying often runs in families with no proven dietary reversal. He debunks “overnight” whitening, cites anecdotal reports, and distinguishes sudden pigment loss from normal aging in a practical medical discussion.
A collection of remarks includes Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker asserting readiness to fight anywhere, a Dudley England resident Ted Westwood claiming nine ghosts in his home, and Judge John J. Clayton Jr. weighing the return of four U.S. reared sons to Russia amid a debate on sending children to a godless country.
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