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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1961
Page
14
Thomas Bell a Santa Cruz novelist and shopkeeper faced a terminal prognosis and arranged his own funeral while drafting Six Months To Live his account of his last days. The piece appears in the July Reader's Digest with Atheneum set to publish in August. Bell exclaimed This can't be happening to me as his initial reaction.
On July 5 1961 in Shepherd Argus Page Seven a writer recalls facing a malignant tumor and choosing to continue life with his wife and shop. He describes ordering his funeral as a relief and reflecting on how planning can ease death for those who foresee it.
The essay warns readers about marketing phrases that inflate perceived quantity by using nonstandard containers. It notes legal protections exist for some basic foods but many daily items lack size rules. It mentions John Hancock and the Declaration of Independence dates.
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