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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
2
A devotional note cites Hebrews 11 10 about a city with foundations built by God and adds a line by S Irenaeus Prime on God as the only sure foundation for the mind. The text presents brief theological reflections rather than a news event.
The editorial cautions on wild population forecasts and shows growth at 1.7 percent, or 1 percent historically, could push world numbers to 50 billion in two centuries. It notes regional rates surpass the global average, with Mexico and Latin America highlighted, and argues action is needed to alter hard growth factors to avoid a future crunch.
The piece ponders how common and complex names confound identity, noting Theodore C. Sorensen, special counsel to the President, is often misspelled as Sorenson. It highlights the struggle to be recognized accurately amid frequent misnaming.
A cryptic crossword style list with across and down clues for various fruit related terms. Contains numbered entries and partial answers like late autumn pear and cherry items, plus cryptic hints and fillers.
Washington column notes Mansfield's habit of unilateral foreign policy shots and how his proposal that Berlin be made a free city under international guarantee clashes with Kennedy Eisenhower and Bonn policy. It recalls past picks like Bunche as UN ambassador and Nixon in foreign policy. Mansfield’s stance often sparks embarrassment and little adoption.
The Barbs by Hal Coxhran notes how spring arrivals on roller skates amuse the little ones and jokes about timing. It quips that stealing home in baseball is not always tied to seasons and remarks on starting ventures on a shoestring before a strong finish.
Notices celebrate births for Kenneth Helmich and Paul Whitney Jr and Nancy Buaize winning an Amvets essay contest. Guests include Dilley and Stull families, Garrison and Hintchell visits, and Rev Jordan’s family. Vacation activities list local camps and trips. out of town visitors and social events include birthdays and coffees. Newcomers Elmer Douglas family move to 2708 Jamison Blvd.
South faced a six club slam in the 1945 Springold Cup finals. The author, making his first tournament return since Pearl Harbor, cites a king over queen club play as the best line. The explanation shows why the king play offered a percentage edge against certain break patterns.
Engineering Prof. Lester V. Colwell of the University of Michigan argues European competition fell to superior quality rather than price. The quote contrasts with calls to slow down from 100-year-old John McGregor of California and a statement by Dr. Jose A. Mora of the Organization of American States urging media unity to defend democracy.
A humorously misaligned Q and A piece notes that manners avoid full naming of a companion and uses a playful farming riddle. It asks from which part of the sheep the best wood comes and answers shoulders and sides. It adds a joke on bananas growing upside down on a plant.
The famous diary by Samuel Pepys was believed intended for private use because it used a private code combining shorthand, foreign phrases, and Pepys's own symbols. John Smith translated the six volumes, revealing the concealed methods. Istanbul, Turkey stands on two continents.
A young passenger asks an older man for the time on a train. The elder refuses, teasing that sharing the time could spark a conversation leading to romance with his daughter and marriage. He warns the future son-in-law must be able to afford a watch.
Fairfield Vermont relatives ponder family tree after the birth of Jeanette Franciskovich in Canton Illinois on June 23. They tally two grandmothers two great grandmothers three great great grandmothers one step great grandmother and one step great great grandmother. Jeannette is the daughter of Dianne Sheltran Fairfield now Bancil Franciskovich.
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