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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1963
Page
2
A newspaper masthead lists key staff roles including Editor in Chief Business Manager News Editor Sports Editor City Editor Advertising Manager Society Editor Circulation Manager. The line outlines the editorial and management structure of the publication.
A reflection contrasts biblical guidance with Mark Hopkins hope, noting solemn moments when destiny tilts on our choices. The piece invites readers to consider which path to favor when life holds a decisive balance.
Editorial argues state level action on three proposed constitutional amendments favors states but progress is slow. It notes few legislatures may act this year and details the Court of the Union plan, reapportionment limits, and easier amendment initiation, with many capitals yet to weigh in.
A quiz-style exchange defines the Socratic method as asking questions to reveal tacit admissions. It notes the 1688 Glorious Revolution and asks about a demographer’s focus on population studies and credits Allan Pinkerton with founding the first private detective agency in 1850 in England.
A compact set of across and down clues with many named terms and archetypes, including Miss Dunne Abie's girl Pamela nickname and various linguistic matches. The list mixes gendered terms, objects, and measurements across a themed puzzle entry set.
A reader asks if sun allergy exists and how to manage it. The doctor notes sun hypersensitivity is more common in women, worsens in summer, and can be drug related. Desensitization exists but risks, so shade and protective clothing are advised. sunscreens help some patients, antihistamines and certain antimalarials may assist under medical supervision.
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to Dr Wayne G Brandstadt in care of this paper. He cannot answer individual letters but will address letters of general interest in future columns.
Fire damage struck Holman Motor Co. in a second story office destroying furniture and records. Another blaze gutted the interior of Jesse Montgomery’s home at 1314 South 28th Street on Thursday, with extensive damage reported.
Mrs Emma Mercer of South Dakota marked her 109th birthday with greetings including a picture and a letter from President Kennedy. She attributed her longevity to her father who died at 100 after walking to town in hot sun.
Former U S president Dwight Eisenhower is noted here as serving as president of Columbia University for a four year period. His tenure marks a notable chapter in the universitys history and public life of the era.
Police were called to a laundromat at 32nd and Broadway where 75 bottles of soda were taken from a vending machine without coins. One other theft was reported. Curtis Starr said someone stole all four hub caps from his car parked downtown.
Fines assessed by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock include John Ross Moore of route 1 Whittington paying 25 dollars and costs on a drunk and disturbance charge. Charles W. Burwell pays 10 dollars and costs on a disturbance charge. Katherine Reynolds pays 25 dollars and costs on a drunk and disturbance charge.
Washington AP reports District 1 commissioners debate new rules allowing barbers to lose licenses for refusing service or failing to cut white or Negro hair. The discussion centers on enforcing equal access and potential consequences for discriminatory practices in barber shops.
On Saturday June 29 1963 the day features a historical roundup of notable events. Horace Mann appointed secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837. Other entries include the Virginia constitution in 1776, Quebec fire victims in 1854, Tahiti annexed by France in 1880, Byrd trans Atlantic flight in 1927, Trieste rioting in 1946, Jordan Israel border tensions in 1958, U S demand for return of nine airmen in 1963, and Peru’s presidential tangle a year earlier.
President Kennedy winds up his visit to his ancestral land with a final swing around Shannon Limerick and Galway Bay. Khrushchev joins a summit near Joliet with satellite leaders as the crisis looms. Early Wynn, still chasing a win, again falls short on his fifth attempt. A unity plea closes the San Francisco Young Republican national convention.
In Washington two Republican senators urged colleagues to avoid harming party unity over civil rights. In Peru a once bustling shopping center, Midway Plaza, sits idle with fifteen storefronts empty since its 1957 opening. In Joliet Will County authorities report the arrest of 11-year-old Kenneth Waner, who confessed to strangling a 4-year-old neighbor in a oat field.
The quip heavy piece jokes that troubles with many people are mostly imaginary and hard to cure, notes life is sweeter with money left after bills, suggests making non skid turkeys for amateur carvers, and imagines the Statue of Liberty speaking from her youthful 20s.
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