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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
7
HAL Boyle argues the age of the electronic brain should yield a sympathy machine named Euphoria. He envisions a cheerful home assistant that consoles spouses, polices dull conversations, settles arguments, and boosts worker morale, claiming science should focus on social comfort and companionship rather than pure computation.
URBANA CHAMPAIGN IL June 23 Although Abraham Lincoln has been called one of the five great lawyers of all time he attained his greatest fame in politics says Jay Monaghan librarian Illinois State Historical Library at a breakfast of the Illinois State Bar Association at the U of Illinois Col lege of Law Monaghan notes Lincoln delayed joining the bar for five years while actively in politics after one term in Congress he returned to law Lincoln’s cases appealed to logic and common practice more than precedents his oratory and knowledge of common people helped before juries his largest fees came from defending corporations but Kansas Nebraska Act drew him back to politics
The varied metal surface patterns accelerate corrosion and friction, shortening the life of metal items.
Local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cook and family, H. P. Kelly and daughter, and Miss Carol Cook, host and visit relatives in Mt. Vernon and neighboring towns. Several trips to St. Louis and Shawnee Town are noted, with updates on health and family movements.
Hollywood transformed Memorial Coliseum into a grand movie set for a lavish Shrine convention sendoff. About 95,000 spectators witnessed screen stars Dan Dailey Ruth Roman S Z Cud dies Sakall Rhonda Fleming Steve Cochran Arlene Dahl Bill Demarest Mona Freeman Charles Starrett Terry Moore Marta Tore Eddie Bracken Ronald Reagan Gary Cooper George Murphy Red Skelton as nobles marched amid multicolored lights and twenty bands. Eleven lit floats capped the spectacle.
In Pelham Georgia tomato prices jumped to 15 dollars per bushel last week an all time peak for the area which is regarded as one of the state s best markets Vegetable sales Thursday stayed above 10 dollars per bushel Pat McElvoy a local planter was paid an average 10 30 a bushel for 50 bushels The season average remains above 5 dollars per bushel Since market opening more than 50 000 bushels have earned farmers over 240 000 dollars
A Pasadena Shrine Club float showcases a budding rose garden in brilliant colors, capturing Pasadena’s famed Tournament of Roses. The vivid scene highlights horticultural artistry and the festive parade atmosphere.
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