This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a local notice about bait and subscription services under a Masonry guild label. The garbled text references a belligerent or overseer role and a subscription or subscription rate, but the exact event or date is unreadable.
A reflection on mercy and grace from Thomas Brooks noting that sinners humbled by mercy and converse with grace are softened, while those fixed in sin and wrath feel terror. The brief aphorism emphasizes humility before divine mercy and the transformative power of grace.
Editorial argues that while H-bombs are terrifying, true novelty lies in guided missiles that could deliver atomic warheads across oceans. It urges rapid U.S. superiority in missiles to deter Soviet aggression, warn that mass retaliation alone may fail, and stress the need to convey the futility of global self-destruction to all powers including Communists.
The Senate Finance Committee ends six weeks of work on a grant tax revision bill that would cut about 1.4 billion dollars in taxes for corporations and individuals in its first year. The proposal mirrors roughly the President’s requests, aligning with the House-passed bill and Eisenhower’s legislative program.
A crossword style clue list presents scattered definitions like Harbinge, Puff ed up, and Viper with entries such as Bird of prey and Willow. Many spellings are broken or misprinted, but the grid hints at standard across and down fills with common crossword wordplay and domestic terms.
A sequence of numbered clues appears, pairing numbers with cryptic style hints. Terms hint at general vocabulary like balance, decay, compass, fish sauce, unusual, disorder, bustle, and snake table scrape.
Gene declines a ball game to assist his father with arithmetic as national leaders plan a TV and radio address tonight seeking public backing for a legislative program.
E Stanley Jones argues that true Christian hope arises from belief in progress for the individual and society. He contrasts Christian hope with pre Christian cycles of life and notes how faith in progress births lasting hope for the total man and humanity, citing Romans Hebrews and Baillie.
Joseph N Welch 64, army Special Counsel, left the Senate hearing in tears after denouncing Senator McCarthy. Welch, a Boston lawyer of 35 years, staged the emotional high point during cross examination of Roy Cohn as McCarthy intervened. Welch later said he would not press Cohn further.
An armed bandit robbed the Public Service Savings & Loan Association in St Louis of about 6000 dollars on Wednesday after threatening six employees and forcing them to the floor.
Police rounds up suspects after bloody labor riots in Argentina killing four. About forty detained, many labeled Communists, as unrest aimed to halt metal workers returning to jobs post strike. Mexican leaders blamed for anti American sentiment. In Tunisia, four terrorists killed in six hour clash with security forces near Gafsa, one officer wounded. Sweden halts arms exports to Guatemala, citing unrest. Colombia reports student police clashes with 15 dead, 29 wounded as police tighten controls.
Dr Jordan explains fibrositis as a diffuse rheumatic soft tissue pain condition not a true arthritis. Causes include infection injury and overexertion with treatment varying by underlying cause. rest, diet changes, heat therapy and physical therapy can provide relief.
Police fired on student marchers at Borola University during a Tuesday protest marking the 25th anniversary of Goncalo Bravo Perez’s death, a student hero killed by police. A Tokyo radio test ship later reported contamination signals south of Bikini Atoll with radioactivity found in fish, rain, and seawater from tests aboard the Shunkotsu Maru.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.