Subj : Today in History - 1969
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Feb 08 2023 04:18:00

08 February 1969 - LAST EDITION OF SATURDAY EVENING POST: In 1968,
Martin Ackerman, a specialist in troubled firms, became president of
Curtis after lending it $5 million. Although at first he said there were
no plans to shut down the magazine, soon he halved its circulation,
purportedly in an attempt to increase the quality of the audience, and
then subsequently did shut it down. In announcing that the February 8,
1969, issue would be the magazine's last, Curtis executive Martin
Ackerman stated that the magazine had lost $5 million in 1968 and would
lose a projected $3 million in 1969. In a meeting with employees after
the magazine's closure had been announced, Emerson thanked the staff for
their professional work and promised "to stay here and see that everyone
finds a job".

At a March 1969 post-mortem on the magazine's closing, Emerson stated
that The Post "was a damn good vehicle for advertising" with competitive
renewal rates and readership reports and expressed what The New York
Times called "understandable bitterness" in wishing "that all the
one-eyed critics will lose their other eye"

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Norman Rockwell's Oatmeal Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Grains, Nuts
      Yield: 12 Cookies
 
    1/4 lb Butter
      1 c  Light brown sugar
    1/2 c  Granulated sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/4 c  Water
      2 lg Eggs; well beaten
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  A-P flour; sifted
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 c  Oatmeal
           Chopped nuts; walnuts pref
 
  Mix in order and drop on baking sheet.
  
  Bake @ 400ºF/205ºC 7 to 8 minutes.
  
  Then run under broiler to brown.
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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.... "Bohtre," said Pooh, as his dyslexia worsened.
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