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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1955
Page
3
William R. Cain filed suit for divorce against Pernine Vera Cain in circuit court here late yesterday charging desertion. The couple married November 1 1953 and lived together until February 21 1954. Attorney Joe Frank Allen represents the plaintiff.
Local stations vary relay times to fit prime programming and schedules. Last minute changes cannot be included.
Radio listings show John Flynn, Martin Block, World Traveler, Gunmoke Drama, Gunsmoke Drama and various music and mystery programs. Notable exact items include True or False, Quiz Bowl, Grand Ole Opry, Chicago Theater music, and Dance Orchestra segments across CBS NBC ABC and local nets.
Television listings show programs across CBS NBC and ABC for Easter, noting time adjustments from daylight to standard time. Highlights include Gene Autry film, Grand Ole Opry, This Is Hollywood, The Honeymooners era shows, and Cavalcade of Stars with Runyon Theater credits.
A fragmented TV timetable lists programs from 7:00 to 11:30 with hosts like Ollie, John Daly, Eddie Fisher, and Perry Como. It includes Rin Tin Tin, News Caravan, Mama Sketch, Harriet Film, Riley’s Film, Topper Film, Big Story Playhouse, Dan Murray Quiz, Dear Phoebe, Miss Brooks, The Lineup, Chances of Lifetime, and Person to Person.
Bids to furnish coal for the Mt. Vernon Public Library will be opened June 20 at 5 30 p.m. by the Library Board. Information on quantity quality and specifications available from the librarian. Right reserved to reject any and all bids.
Albuquerque observer Julius Golden reports University of New Mexico Professor Martin Fleck argues the present calendar is flawed and promotes the World Calendar. He claims it would standardize dates, keep Jan 1 as a Sunday, and create uniform 91 day quarters while aligning days with international use, citing ancient calendars and card symbolism.
A referendum to decide if the marketing quota program will operate for the 1956 wheat crop is set for June 25. Jefferson County ASC chair Eri C Champ says arrangements are under way and growers will receive notices and leaflets. A favorable vote keeps price support around 75 to 82 percent of parity. a no vote imposes penalties and lower support.
In Boston the first guaranteed wage plan in the textile industry was negotiated with American Velvet Co. of Stonington Conn. Victor J. Canzano of the CIO Textile Workers Union said laid off workers with 10 years service will receive 40 dollars weekly for a year. Company will add 10 dollars a week to 30 dollars weekly state jobless benefits for 26 weeks, then 40 dollars weekly for another 26 weeks if layoff continues. The plan uses 27 percent of annual profits before taxes, two thirds into the unemployment fund and one third into a pension fund.
English kings ceased to be kings of Hanover due to Salic Law forbidding female inheritance Queen Victoria could not succeed.
Goodyear offers three foam rubber types molded cushions solid slabs and cored slabs for home recushioning. The article lists uses from chair seats to ottomans baths playpens and outdoor furniture with sizing tips cutting methods and oversize guidance plus practical scraps reuse and a DIY tone.
A public sale will be held at the Belle Rive home of the late Maggie Cross featuring an electric refrigerator electric stove range stove May tag square aluminum tub washer sewing machine overstuffed chair two wardrobes eight bed-stead sets three kitchen safes dressers vanities wash stands davenport Victrolan buffet kitchen tables chairs lawn and porch furniture china cabinet chest of drawers trunks dishes cooking utensils and other numerous items including antiques, details to be announced.
People in Cumberland and Cresaptown launch a fundraising drive to send Rosa Fivans Evans to Japan to visit Ball's widow, a Japanese girl, and his son. The late Marine, known as the One Man Army, earned Bronze and Silver Stars and two Presidential citations for World War II actions in Bougainville Midway Tulagi Makin Guadalcanal.
Industry guidance on optimizing floor finish processes notes that many manufacturers publish detailed booklets. For more information, contact National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association located in the Sterrick Building, Memphis Tennessee.
A Navy Cross recipient, the second highest military honor after the Medal of Honor, died following a heart attack in spring 1954 during a beach outing in Japan with his wife Chiyoka Matwsoka and their son. A fund for the family has reached 2X.
The article discusses how major world religions trace their origins in Asia yet Christianity began there and developed in the Western world, highlighting the global spread and origins of faith traditions.
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