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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1954
Page
2
Rates show advance payments for subscriptions by Jefferson County and nearby counties within 280 miles. In-county yearly price about $7.00 with other options including monthly and multi month plans. Delivery by carrier in city costs 78 cents per week.
A brief meditation citing Hebrews 11 10 and describing God as the sole sure foundation for the mind to rest upon. Mentions Trenacus Prime as a concluding tag or signature.
Editorial notes Albert Bradley of the National Highway Users Conference predicting a rapid rise in road construction as past barriers fade. He cites removed government controls high interest rates and material shortages and urges federal and state action to finance a modern highway network, including turnpikes linking major regions.
Puzzle text lists scattered across entries and clues like Pacific Al Interstice 53 Nt and numerous word answers such as ego related terms. The readable fragments suggest a crossword style grid with horizontal and vertical clues including animals metals and verbs.
Answer to Previous Puzzle 26 Arrived 28 Feminine appelation 29 Frowning 30 Shade trees 36 Oriental qui' 37 Western cable show 39 Preposition 40 Followers 41 Story 42 Persian tentmaker 44 Paradise 46 Weights of India 46 Essential being 48 Consumed 49 Legal point 51 Cover $2 Rubber tree.
A radio programming grid lists daily shows with times and hosts. Entries cover religious services, youth programs, music hours, news, drama and variety segments across multiple bands and stations with notes on time adjustments for different regions.
Dr. Jordan reviews motion sickness research noting inner ear and eye input affect symptoms, with several drugs from the antihistamine family and scopalamine showing potential. Air Force studies report reduced sickness frequency and advise physician guidance for civilians likely to be exposed to motion. A final Britannica note mentions a hand grenade detonation timing.
TV listings show a dense schedule of shows with EDT timing notes. Highlights include The Quis Show, The Mr Paupers Private Secretary and Whiteman Show, with DuMont and NBC/ABC style offerings, music and drama, comedy and news segments across late afternoon to post midnight hours.
The schedule lists evening broadcasts from 7:00 to 10:30 with programs like Captain Video, John Daly, News Broadcast, Name That Tune, Dennis Day, Lucy film, boxing, and Montgomery Theater. Includes several hosted sketches and a boxing bout lineup.
This piece warns that growth is blocked by fixed attitudes and past attainments. It uses a garden metaphor about pruning a dahlia to encourage renewed effort, argues against complacency and “contented cows,” and emphasizes avoiding hardening of viewpoints to prevent aging in spirit. It ends with a concise daily affirmation about pursuing the best through ongoing effort.
Five men and one woman connected with the Missouri Communist party were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roy W. Harper for conspiring to advocate overthrow of the government by force. William Letttner Robert Manewits James F. Forest Marcus A. Murphy and Dorothy Forest received five year terms while Dorothy Forest got three years. The group had been free on bond during appeals.
Two men slugged 18 year old bank messenger Joseph Bondi of the Washington Trust Co at Mercy Hospital and escaped with a payroll totaling 22990. Bank policeman Sam Jones, normally escorting Bondi, left to find parking, enabling the attack and escape.
A guidance note advises heating a house to at least 70 degrees for 10 days before installing hardwood flooring and keeping the flooring stored indoors regardless of season to ensure proper acclimation and aging.
FBI arrested 44 year old William Byron Doss in Chicago on a charge of taking three thousand dollars under false pretenses to influence officials to get four sailors from Port Hueneme California discharged. The men identified are Robert Schmunk Robert Bieler Sidney Seltzer and John Summers.
Notice invites Mare Owners Reg and five gaited saddle stallion and five gaited pony to stand for public service at Hayse Place on the north end of Fourth Street in Mt. Vernon OL. The announcement seeks submission or appointment for service duties and public engagement dates.
A small girl taken to church for the first time overhears kneeling worshippers and loudly asks what they will do. Her mother explains they will say their prayers, prompting the child to wonder why they are wearing clothes.
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