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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1968
Page
2
A fragments show personnel roles including business manager news editor sports editor advertising manager society editor plant superintendent and circulation manager with a home phone number listed after 5 PM.
A short item notes that rain was reported in the area by the local newspaper and credited to ALEO News, reflecting routine weather coverage in the community section.
A prudent question is one half of wisdom quoted by Sir Francis Bacon. Daniel 2 14 mentions Daniel replying with prudence to Artoch the king's guard who went to slay Babylon's wise men.
Editorial by Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council warns that highways death toll is a crisis surpassing wartime dangers. He faults limited laws in 31 states, cites studies linking emotional issues to accidents, and argues for psychological screening and driver character improvements along with tougher roads and laws.
A dense OCR snippet shows numbered clues and partial answers spanning objects, flora, fauna, craft terms, and abstract ideas. Entries include bed canopy footed vase spout forth taciturn and other terms, with scattered fragments and foreign language hints, suggestive of a crossword style page.
Waltonville notices celebrate a 37th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs William Anderson on May 2. Many locals attend and visit relatives in Mt Vernon Bluford Ashley Herrin Decatur and Crystal Lake. Six surgeries and hospital stays include Rev and Mrs Houser at Barnes Hospital and Joe Jamlin hospitalized after a heart attack with condolences to the Raleigh Gilbert family.
Blanche Keller and Rachel Lane join dinner hosts Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones in Benton.. Fort Wayne couple visits Warren family while Mt Vernon youngsters spend time with great grandparents Arley and May Tinsley. Mabel Goddard vacationing at Ft. Sheridan with Roberta. Gerald Mays visits Decatur relatives. New member dinner at Methodist church honors Fred Hawkins Harry Connayne Paul Rollinson and Sen. Paul Broyles at Belleville Master Major meeting. Johnnie Dobbs of Benton visits mother Cora Dobbs. Nelson Cummins to visit next month from St. Petersburg Fla. L B Rawden Benton visits Conway. Hazel Ames of Bartlesville with Rupard family. Roy Witson obituary noted. Walter Eller of Centralia calls on Arley Tinsley family. Ruby Tinsley at Cor.
A compact portrait notes Portugal as a small scaled tourist destination. It highlights Serra da Estrela for northern recreation with skiing options and the Algarve with year round beaches for swimming. The emphasis is on the country’s varied geography within a compact footprint.
ROY NEWMAN of the local VFW Post wore a World War I soldier's uniform during the annual Poppy Day sale in Mt. Vernon. He offered poppies for sale at Park Plaza Shopping Center. Mrs. Dorothy Brake obtained the uniform and Newman wore it to add interest to Poppy Day.
The National Geographic Society notes that Georgia, not California, initiated the United States gold rush era in 1828, marking an early major mineral discovery and rush before the better known western finds.
On June 1 1958 Charles de Gaulle became France’s premier. Kentucky joined the union in 1792 and Tennessee followed in 1796. Brigham Young born 1801 in Whittingham. Madison warned of war in 1812. Crete evacuation of 15,000 in 1941. Mexico banned siesta in 1944. Arab League debate in 1965 Benghazi. Pope John XXIII death near-term in 1965. Intrepid passed Suez during 1967 crisis period.
World population is projected to pass 3.5 billion in 1968 with another rise to 1983 and a potential 7 billion by 2000 if the upward trend continues. The analysis highlights strain on global resources and future demographic pressure.
A statewide Elks crippled children clinic will be held at the Herrin Elks Lodge at 1901 North Park Street on Wednesday June 12 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Local lodge chairman Myrell Griffin says the event is one of 12 downstate sites and features an orthopedic surgeon from University of Illinois Hospitals Chicago. Nurses typists and a Chicago Illinois Elks Association representative will assist with registration and therapy staff.
Parker Pierce of the Jefferson County ASC Committee announced a possible 1969 wheat allotment for farms without a 1968 allotment and meeting criteria. Eligibility requires reliance on wheat income at 50 percent or more, no ownership in another 1969 allotment farm, two years experience in wheat production, and filing by June 40, 1968.
The article explains how public performances of copyrighted songs by teen dance groups are treated. If the event is non profitable no license is required. For profit performances a license must be obtained from the copyright owner, held by the group or their contractor. Illinois State Bar Association.
Dave Miller, of 81544 orth 11th Street, tops district and north St. Louis region in April sales for Sun Electric Corp. He attends Bend Lake College part time. Sun Electric makes testing equipment for automobiles.
John L. Shaw of Mt. Vernon is among 12 Grinnell College students chosen for Air Force ROTC field training this summer. Shaw, a junior, will train at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi from June 9 to July 20. A note mentions Badwater Pool in Death Valley California as the lowest water body in the Western Hemisphere at 280 feet below sea level.
The Jefferson County Tuberculosis Board offers TB stickers for food and drink handler establishments. They are available at the board office in the basement of the courthouse and the office is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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