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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1966
Page
4
A reader complains movies are vulgar and worries for teens. Abby suggests the Motion Picture Association headed by Jack Valenti may ease censorship. In a second letter a father urges his daughter Angie to attend a distant college, while the mother resists.
A reader asks how to handle a mother’s overprotective attachment to her daughter and urges independence. Abby advises involving trusted figures and cultivating outside interests, while a hairdresser complains about late cancellations and politeness. Doris comments on beards with a punny reply.
Ruth Millett argues that wives gain the upper hand in today’s family dynamic. She cites the wife’s planning, shopping, and decision making as the main drivers, noting the husband earns income yet has little say in expenditures. The piece contends the arrangement favors wives, contributing to wives outliving husbands.
Baltimore AP reports the Methodist Board of Evangelism launching a revamp amid a rising crisis in evangelism. The effort targets renewed understanding and commitment to reach people outside the church as Christian demographics lag population growth.
Miss Paget Arlene Scott and Charles Burge united in a Friday twilight ceremony at the Woodlawn Baptist Church with Rev Verneal Garren presiding. The couple, parents listed, received at a church reception with guests from Texico Dix Mt Vernon Centralia and Cerro Gordo. They now reside in Boyd.
Society notes report Lions Rotary and Kiwanis held a joint meeting on Wednesday June 15 with Lion Kenneth Mills presiding. A film You Yourself Incorporated was shown and new Lion members will be inducted next week. Also covered are a pre nuptial shower for Linda Galigher and July 23 wedding to Don Johnson. Other society items include Newcomers Home and Garden Club tours, Homemakers Extension unit, Eagles auxiliary officers, fund contributions, and Twilight League results at Elks Country Club.
The Royal Shakespeare Company lists four new works for the summer autumn season. Tango by Slawomir Mrozek, Days in the Trees by Marguerite Duras, The Meteor by Friedrich Durrenmatt, and Staircase by Charles Dyer join the company’s existing repertoire.
Basutoland, a small protectorate in eastern South Africa, plans to become independent this year and be renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho. Royal authorities and local leaders coordinate a transition to a new national identity and government framework.
Mrs Lucy Haeman of Belleville and Mrs Virginia Mueller of Mascoutah spent Saturday visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Cluck of this city. Mr Cluck is ill at this time.
A polite resignation note explains the reason for leaving in a concise, respectful tone. It acknowledges appreciation for the role, offers transition support, and signals readiness to wrap up duties efficiently. The message aims to maintain goodwill and professional courtesy during the departure.
Letters from Mrs. Herron Brown and Threlkeld reminisce about weekly wash day rituals from water hauling to outdoor kettles and feather beds. They praise Mrs. Swift's article while preferring modern methods, recalling family chores and porch scrubbing, with memories of straw ticks and bed dents. A KC-based bird-nesting feature follows, highlighting the Greers' yard on Liberty Road with bluebird boxes and World War II coconuts repurposed as souvenirs.
A collection of Dear Polly homemaking tips covers repurposing drawers with a white paint and shelves, handling early bedtimes to deter sleepy calls, using color coded envelopes for grandchildren, pre packing items in a laundry basket for rummage sales, camouflaged plant waterers from squeeze bottles, and practical ways to improve cramped closet and cabinet space in an old house.
One of the Atlantic coast's longest undeveloped beach stretches has been designated as Cape Lookout National Seashore, signaling a major conservation milestone and expanded public access along the region.
Miss Nancy Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Hall of Scottsdale Arizona marries Bradford William Chase son of Mr and Mrs W Bradford Chase of Portland Oregon on Saturday June 18 at Whatley Chapel Colorado Women’s College in Denver The bride wore ivory peau de soie and lace with bouquet of white butterfly roses and stephanotis The ceremony included family members from Arizona Oregon Maine and Missouri A reception followed at Cherry Hills Country Club and the couple will reside in Denver after July 1
Mr and Mrs Donald Reid attended the marriage of George N Reid to Miss Macaline Reigel at the EUB Church in Oblong at 4 00 PM Saturday with a church reception afterward. Reid participated in the wedding party as he teaches in Oblong. the bride teaches in Gobinson Ill. The weekend included a rehearsal dinner and visits with relatives in Albion and Saint Louis.
Marilyn Sue Foster has earned a Master’s Degree in psychology at Athens Ohio State College and a Bachelor of Education degree in 1959 from Southern Trinoigs University in Carbondale. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Randall Barker of this city.
John R. Furby of Route 7 Mt. Vernon has earned a place on the University of Missouri at Rolla Second Honors List. He maintained a 2.75 to 2.99 average each semester for four semesters with no failures.
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