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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1962
Page
2
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy. The passage urges freedom from money love and contentment with what one has. It cites Hebrews 13 5 and Joseph Addison noting happiness grows from mastering desires and rises with future gratification.
A weekend Washington Socialist party gathering is viewed as futile. The piece recalls Debs and Norman Thomas vote totals, contrasts U S debates over socialism with Western Europe trends, notes welfare programs' persistence, and suggests European socialism appears irrelevant amid economic growth.
The article notes battery powered television sets may soon be swallowed by patients to allow doctors to view stomach images. Capsule transmitters already broadcast data from the alimentary tract, reflecting rapid advances in science from space to inner science.
A compact set of crossword style clues with answers ranging from geography to nautical terms and birds. Includes entries like Jordan capital hint and a long necked bird clue, plus verbs and forms.
A compact clue set listing numbered hints: 37 Health resorts 38 Antiquated ee ere 40 French verb 43 Spanish stream 46 Uncle Tom's pet 47 Corded fabric 49 Even poetical form 50 Hall.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports the World Peace Council plans a July 9 Moscow event, a World Congress for General Disarmament and Peace. The drive aims to rally 100 countries with a strong Communist presence, following past Cold War plays and economic pressures at home. Berlin remains a likely target for a new crisis after the rally.
Justice William O. Douglas cited limits on government inquiry into reporters beliefs and politics. The Supreme Court reversed convictions against newsmen who refused to answer political belief questions for congressional investigators. The quote also mentions Father Charles Clark, the so called hoodlum priest of St. Louis, and fears of prisons dehumanizing inmates.
Historians call the 1965 English Parliament the Model Parliament because it set the pattern for today’s parliamentary practice. A question about the most Oscar wins points to Walt Disney with 24. The ancient Opdasa island is Monte Cristo in the Mediterranean.
Four youths faced arrest after police found one open bottle of liquor in their car. A local judge ruled the case actionable, while moralizing notes suggesting youth behavior and worries about dating and candy dates appear in the surrounding text.
A feature on proper public conduct notes combing hair and using a toothpick in public as poor manners, urging readers to practice courteous grooming and discreet habits to maintain decorum in social settings.
A light exchange follows as the first driver says he must leave to explain something to his wife and the second asks what. The punchline lands when the first reveals he hasn’t yet arrived home to explain it.
The date fruit name traces to the Greek word daetylos meaning a finger, reflecting the fruit’s fingerlike shape. This etymology highlights how language connects to natural forms in palm trees and their produce.
Last Week In Business & Finance reports a sharp market slump beneath May 28 levels, with a partial Friday rally. Kennedy pressed business cooperation and addressed budget concerns, while labor, trade, and industry stats showed mixed signals. Corporate profits, retail sales, and employment trends hint at slower growth but overall favorable long term prospects. Henry Ford II forecast solid auto sales. 1962 production and stock totals reflected ongoing weakness in steel and other sectors.
Washington notes recount a florist turning a Sinatra birthday rocker into a store fixture after customers used it to place orders. Atty Gen Kennedy keeps a toy tractor-trailer echoing McClellan committee days, while Dean Rusk offers a brief commencement message. Additional items include Vallee at a Booksellers event and a witty White House encounter. Washington reporters’ sharp palates close the column.
AP reports Hard-shelled Freddie, a Singaporean tortoise, is the fastest of his kind with speeds up to 1000 mph and serves as mascot for the RAF 20th Squadron at Singapore Tengah Base. He travels in a G-suit in a converted cracker can and shares a tortoise bungalow with his wife Wilma.
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