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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1963
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription pricing for Jefferson County and nearby areas with options for 1, 3, 6, and 12 month terms. Rates vary by distance from the publication hub, with higher charges for regions 250 miles or more away and a weekly carrier delivery fee.
Editorial summarizes President Kennedy's American University speech urging that peace is attainable through gradual changes in institutions, shared human interests, and mutual restraint. It stresses that war would be catastrophic, both sides would suffer, and progress requires persistence despite Moscow's discouragements.
A humorous column jokes about a cantaloupe split into three halves and a target saying trivial lines about a girl at home. The piece uses Cochran's satirical voice to poke at misdirection and muddled statements.
Neighbors gather for a barbecue at Dr Honder shells residence. By 6:30 the feast is grand and noisy. Children ride tricycles while adults discuss town issues. Betty laments snobbery and a disabled neighbor's dignity as young visitors provoke discomfort. The scene blends humor, tension, and kindness as conversations drift toward community and memory.
A miscellaneous crossword style grid lists numerous clues across and down with partial entries and garbled text, including items like Judah wag beb borne unaspirated before dreamers noise pensive most torrid and many broken phrases. The fragmentary text includes numerical placeholders and misprinted letters, indicating an OCR extraction from a puzzle page.
A reader quiz covers tentacle growth in octopuses, historical period division, vast seaweed lengths off California, and attribution of the phrase The great unwashed to Sir Walter Scott. It ends with etiquette advice inviting courteous hosting.
A weary salesman drags out a dozen pairs for a woman customer and, after none fit, sits to rest and quips that her feet are killing him. The line lands as a humor moment about patient service and tired feet.
Racial leaders gather in Jackson Mississippi for funeral rites honoring NAACP official Medgar Evers who was fatally shot. The national incident prompts calls for unity and justice as community leaders speak on civil rights and safety.
A federal court jury convicted former congressmen Thomas F. Johnson and Frank W. Boykin and two associates on 32 counts. Sentencing pending appeals. max penalties include 19 years and 70,000 dollars per defendant. Johnson blamed for conflict of interest. Edlin and Robinson linked to mail fraud in 1959 Maryland case.
The article explains a rare match point double in bridge, analyzing West and North's bids, the impact of vulnerability, and how the match point scores shift with three diamonds. It notes East's correct defense, the top score at the Southeastern championships in Miami, and advertises a bridge tips booklet by Oswald Jacoby.
On June 15, 1963, historical highlights note the 1215 Magna Carta under pressure from 2 1000 English barons, Washington named commander in chief in 1775, Arkansas statehood in 1836, General Slocum disaster in 1904, Ribbentrop capture in 1945, and other anniversaries. Includes birthdays of Robert Russell Bennett and Marshall Field Jr.
In a terse collection of remarks Lawrence Myers of the Agriculture Department speaks on a sugar shortage in Europe and Cuba, noting conformity on television. E William Henry, newly named chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, comments that a show can educate and entertain.
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