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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
6
A Memorial Day trip retraces a southern Illinois farm boyhood, recalling vanished buildings and landscapes. The author visits the old Allen cabin, the chick en-tight fencing, sheds, and wells, noting how nature and time erased the once vivid scenes while memory preserves the past for those who return.
Noble Greenwalt of Mt Ver non Illinois announced that about 25 members of the local Jehovahs Witnesses congregation will travel to Milwaukee Wisconsin for the first session of the Around the World International Assembly of Jehovahs Witnesses for 1963. The eight day convention opens June 30 at County Stadium as the Milwaukee Braves are on the road. up to 50000 people from 48 states Alaska Washington DC and 10 other countries are expected to attend. Local delegates include Mr and Mrs Marvin Allen Mr and Mrs Delbert Sinks Mr and Mrs Wendell Shane Mr and Mrs Carl Isaac. All meetings at 1515 South 14th Street will be canceled until July 9.
Springfield Illinois Miss Maude Myers director of the Illinois Department of Personnel announced a special series of state merit examinations for positions including administrative assistant III coal quality inspector data processing machine supervisor foods service supervisor II housekeeper II insurance analyst II prison vocational schools coordinator programmer III and rehabilitation supervisor. Applicants with suitable training should apply to the Department of Personnel 121 State Capitol Springfield on or before July 10.
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen accuses the Area Redevelopment Administration of pressuring lawmakers to back a $455 million extension. He cites calls, letters, and telegrams from regions it serves and says the agency has been busy to influence the vote. He argues the executive branch agency is trying to cover its tracks.
For the first time scientists have isolated a substance named arrestant that makes cotton appealing to boll weevils. If synthesized, arrestant could be used to treat other plants and lure weevils to lay eggs where larvae would starve, Britannica Book of the Year reports.
Senator Wallace F. Bennett of Utah challenged the pending bill, saying it would allocate federal funds to a program aimed at winning votes for the Kennedy administration. Dirksen defended the bill, asserting no expenditures would be shown under the arrangement.
Pontiac Illinois AP Ten years after graduation the 1953 Pontiac Township High School class held a reunion. About 60 spouses attended as old flames and gossip filled the crackerbox gym. A former football captain drives a truck, and a quiet classmate revealed he is now a corporal with the Illinois state police.
The South American margay closely resembles the ocelot but is more slender with a longer tail. Little is known about the habits of this feline creature.
Persuasive drugstore ad promotes ITCH ME NOT to halt itching from eczema bites and surface rashes. Claims quick drying and antiseptic action speed healing. promises 48 cent refund if not pleased at Ross Drugs locations today.
The Senate Labor Committee approved a bill to grant education and home loan benefits to veterans discharged since January 31, 1955. Known as the Cold War GI Bill, it faced opposition from the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and would extend education payments through July 1, 1967.
Tron, based in Saugus, Massachusetts, became the first successful and sustained producer of cast and wrought iron in the United States, pioneering early American ironworking and industry.
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