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(ILL.) FREE PRESS FRIDAY ^BgsseaBKcessBtBsssseSBsasBchildren, Roscoe, Anna Mae, Essje Marie and Frances were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Byrnes.Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hagler and children, Bett yand Hubert Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Matheny and son, Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hagler and daughter, Sue, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis and daughters, Wilma and Marie, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hagler.Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grammer of Grand Tower spent Friday night with the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hagler.Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Matheny of Pomona spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Holder.Miss Elizabeth Smith spent Saturday with her grandmother, Mrs. Brown, of Carbondale.Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones spent Sunday with his sister and family of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.Mt. Mayon, 7,943-foot volcano in Al-bay Province, Philippines, is considered the most perfect cone in the world.APRIL 18, 1941Careful Buying Means Keeping Your Eyes On The ScalesAmerican housewives can be more sure of getting their money’s worth if they will inquire into the accuracy of the weights and measures used at their local markets, says Miss Harriett Elliott, consumer commissioner for the National Defense Advisory Commission. She is backed up by j weights and measures officials who i say it it is not unlikely that the typical American family of four loses as much as $45 a year as a result of short-weighing and short measuring practices.The majority of merchants are making an honest effort to give accurate service, but to do this they need to check their equipment from time to time. If scales would break down and refuse to work, inaccuracies could quickly be detected, but the multitude of cases show that slight deviations frequently occur either to the disadvantage of the housewife or her merchant. Miss Elliott compares such
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Carbondale Free Press
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Fri, Apr 18, 1941
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