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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1958
Page
2
The job listing outlines openings for a wEditor, Business Manager, News Editor and Plant Superintendent with a $1.00 stipend or salary reference, signaling entry level or experimental compensation. Details emphasize editorial leadership and operations oversight within the newspaper.
A brief Thought For Today quotes Galatians and Dermosthenes noting that the fringe of God in us is love of truth and justice. It presents a reflective, moral sentiment suitable for a daily gospel or community page.
Editorial notes European cities struggle to keep quaint appeal as Venice sees fewer gondoliers 437 remaining. They complain of modern speedboats and ferries endangering Western waterways, urge strict controls to preserve tourist draw without losing iconic gondolas.
An Italian dog named Fido, tied to a bus stop daily for 130 years after his master died in an Allied air raid, is buried near Borgo and Luco with a marble monument and a gold medal. The tale mirrors human arrogance about loyalty and devotion.
In World War I the carrier Enterprise known as the Big E inspired strong affection among sailors and civilians. A fundraising drive to preserve the ship as a memorial failed, raising only 11,000 dollars despite its record of downing 911 planes, sinking 71 ships, damaging 192, and earning a presidential citation and two battle stars.
A word puzzle excerpt lists Pilgrims figures such as Standish and John Alden with clues and answers. It includes references to the Mayflower voyage, the Compact signers, and related nautical and historical terms shaped into a crossword style puzzle.
Peter Edson tracks a growing list of Republican official missteps from 1953 to 1958. He cites Roberts, Talbott, Andrews, Strobel, Cross, Wenzel, Mansure, Chotiner, MacLeaish, Swing, Ross, Porter, Doerfer and Doerfer associates as examples, noting the contrast with Democratic lapses and urging archival research into the period’s political ethics.
Robert L. Deffenbacher compares power transmission to prayer and spiritual growth. He argues that like transformers, prayers adjust God’s power to fit individual souls, noting some use little and others can brighten their lives by increasing the transforming prayer ratio.
A trivia snippet covers Dvorak’s Symphony From the New World as patterned on Negro folk tunes and spirituals. It notes the Asian flu name origin as Asia, clarifies King Philip's War predates the French and Indian Wars, and states poppy seeds themselves lack narcotic properties while opium resides in the milky juice of the young capsule.
A humorous column notes that sitting with a girlfriend in public invites attention from authorities. It lampoons men who boast beyond their promises and anglers who stretch stories. The piece then quips about home grown radishes hurting the tongue.
Mrs Fannette Thompson, a pioneer settler, recalls how the name Greasy Bend arose from a bend in the Washita River where the first settler was not very neat. The anecdote places Greasy Bend on the riverfront and ties the nickname to local frontier life.
Dr Edwin P Jordan notes many poisonous plants beyond poison ivy including horse chestnut seeds and poison hemlock. He warns of toxic seeds in farming, mentions cattle milk contamination from white snakeroot, and says protection and medical care are key. Some injections may raise resistance but vaccines are not favored for severe cases.
The teen-ager staying over at a friend's home should write two thank-you notes, one to the friend and one to the friend's mother, and do so promptly. There is no excuse for failing to write them at all.
A wife experiences shoulder pain from repressed anger toward her daughter over a refused loan of a silk blouse. The piece argues that unfelt anger manifests as imagined illnesses and warns against Victorian patterns of self punishment. It suggests modern readers should recognize and voice anger to avoid psychosomatic torment.
Alan Walker cites youth preferring sharp brass and rock tones to traditional church music while Clifford A. Randall notes Rotary’s social conscience guiding community leadership. Walter Reuther reflects on union contract dynamics with auto makers and worker sentiments.
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