A. A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

"What A.A. Has Done for Me" is the title of an article in the Anahgram, monthly publication of Anah Temple A.A. O.N. M.S. of Bangor, Me., in which a prominent Anah noble says he is glad to tell his brother Shriners how A.A. helped him. The Mid-Ocean Times of Hamilton, Bermuda, continues to give considerable space to A.A. with such articles as "New Way of Life for Alcoholics Based on 12 Steps," "A.A. Member Sums Up Aims of Growing Organization" and "A.A. Member Makes Community-Wide Appeal on Dangers of Alcoholism," all by members and another, "Wife of Former Alcoholic Reviews Benefits Gained by A.A. Membership." A combination column of news, favorable editorial comment and feature material was put together by the Maryville, Mo., Forum, praising A.A. activities in that community. Northern New Jersey papers are contributing much favorable space to A.A. The Fair Lawn-Radburn News has an editor's note together with contents of a letter sent by The A.A. Grapevine correspondent; The Paterson Morning Call has an article by a staff writer who has a regular assignment to cover A.A. there. A series has been started in The Boonton Times-Bulletin. They are prepared by a member of the Passaic Group who is an employee of the paper. The Passic Herald-News has run a number of good articles prepared by a specially assigned staff reporter. Under the headline "24 in 'Exclusive Club'," there is a lengthy article in a recent issue of The Pantagraph of Bloomington, III., while the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch carries a two-column picture with the headline "Lawyers Hear 'Mr. Anonymous'." The story tells of this lawyer's experiences before finding A.A. His face is blocked out in the picture. The Post of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the column "Cincinnatus" says in its headline "Being the Story of Joe, the Alcoholic Anonymous, Who Calls to Report 450th Day." The column is an account of Joe, newspaperman, and his gratitude and satisfaction at being an A.A.