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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1962

Page

3

Ladies Day at Green Hills countryside club results reported

Tuesday at Green Hills Country Club highlighted best scores including most pars Tommie Hill and low net Kate Hayes. Kay Dunn had low ntts and Helen Thackray won the attendance prize. Previous Tuesday winners included Naomi Hertenstein and Marcella Moore among others. Hostesses Ann DePrimo and Bea Morris served coffee and rolls.

Green Hills Green Hills Country Club Tommie Hill Kay Dunn Jane Ward Kleora Hayes Helen Thackray Naomi Hertenstein Marcella Moore Audrey Lindsay Joan Korach Mary Livingston Ann DePrimo Bea Morris

Mt Vernon seniors honored by Lions Club plaque

Mt Vernon High School seniors in the top three percent of the 1962 graduating class were honored by the Mt Vernon Lions Club. A bronze plaque bearing their names is on display at the high school. The luncheon was at L and N Cafe with families and friends in attendance.

Mt. Vernon

We the Women: Marriage and Understanding Roles

A column argues that husbands and wives differ in sensing moods. It says women often expect instant intuition, while men respond with support once told what is troubling them. The piece suggests happiness comes from accepting gendered differences.

Peace Corps Teacher Writes From Ghana

Belle Rive native Darlene Malcolm 22, part of seven Illinoisans in Africa, describes life teaching general science and biology to girls 12 to 18 at a Ghana Educational Trust secondary school near Kumasi. She praises the experience, notes limited equipment, and shares glimpses of campus life, travel, and cultural observations.

Darlene Malcolm Belle Rive Africa Vernon Miss Malcolm Francis Malccolm Ghana Mt. Vernon High School Mt. Vernon Community College Southern Illinois University Peace Corps Tam United States Ghana Educational Trust Kumasi Rand Kumasi

Far East Travelers Share of U.S. Abroad Rises in 1961

An uptick in travel to the Far East was recorded in 1961, with travelers from the United States to that region reaching about seven percent of all Americans traveling abroad.

Far East Farast

First U.S. Certified Tree Farmer Named

Alabama certified the first tree farm in the voluntary system, recognizing FE. N. Mc Call of Brewton as the first U.S. certified tree farmer, a development tracing back to Washington state in 1941.

Washington State Alabama FE. N. McCall Brewton U.S

Ladies Only By Sally Douglas Hilliard At Jefferson Memorial

A column notes health recoveries at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, including nine year old Douglas recovering from injuries after an accident and celebrating a May 31 birthday. It also shares anecdotes about Scotty Yearwood, home life in Cape Girardeau, plus homemaking musings on cleaning, muscle aches, and a cautionary note about Mrs Ossy’s fall in Mt Vernon.

Douglas Hilliard Jefferson Memorial Hospital Ann Howell Douglas Glenn

Miss Mary Lynn Martin To Graduate From Deaconess

Graduate nurse candidate Miss Mary Lynn Martin daughter of Mr and Mrs James M Martin formerly of Mt Vernon will graduate from Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in St Louis on Saturday June 2. Exercises begin at 10:00 AM in the Deaconess Gardens. A 1959 graduate of Mt Vernon Township High School.

Mary Lynn Martin James M. Martin Mt. Vernon Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing St. Louis Deaconess Gardens Miss Martin Mt. Vernon Township High School

Local Man Bob A. Martin to Receive D D S Degree

Bob A. Martin will receive a D D S degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry on Monday June 4. He earned a B S degree in dentistry in 1959 and plans a July tour as a first lieutenant in the U S Air Force Dental Corps. He is the son of Mrs Lonnie Martin and Mrs. Lonnie Martin of 21 North Highland Place.

Bob A. Martin Indiana University School of Dentistry Dental Corps U.S. Air Force Lonnie Martin North Highland Place

Mt. Vernon residents visit. June 10 stay noted

Socially Yours reports Mrs. Leo J. Eschelbacher of St. Louis, a former Mt. Vernon resident, visiting with local families and remaining in Mt. Vernon until June 10. Other notes include Ruby Maurer returning from Holland Michigan for Tulip Festival, Samuel Marks en route home to Chicago via Champaign, and upcoming birthdays for Sallie Puckett and Earl Bundy with plans for birthday cards.

Leo J. Eschelbacher iSt. Louis Mt. Vernon Wesley Yeargin Morris Zelman Ruby Maurer Holland Michigan Frank Seabaugh Hl Foe Samuel Marks Millard Allen Chicago Champaign Velma Staley

Farm Aide Irwin Richardson Named to Edgar County Extension

Irwin Richardson also known as Irwin Richardson of Dahlgren is appointed assistant farm adviser for the Edgar County Extension Service in Paris Illinois. At 23 he is a 1961 SIU College of Agriculture graduate who has completed six months of U S Army active service and helped his father farm in Hamilton County. He will work with the farm adviser and supervise 4 H agricultural activities.

Irwin Richardson Dahlgren Edgar County Extension Service Paris Llinois Mr. Richardson SIU College of Agriculture U. S. Army Hamilton County

Extra bone near collarbone common in about six per thousand

The Britannica Book of the Year for 1962 notes that about six in every thousand people are born with an extra bone near the collarbone. It usually causes no pain, but in some individuals pressure on nearby nerves and vessels can produce discomfort.

Healthful hint on salt solution for exercise heat

Medical reports state that a 611 per cent salt solution taken during exercise in hot humid conditions helps avert dizziness fatigue and nausea. The recommended mix is about one teaspoonful of salt per six quarts of water to maintain balance and hydration during strenuous activity in heat.

Evolution of Oil Transportation Through History

The article traces oil movement from barrels loaded onto schooners flatboats and wagons in earlier times to modern methods. It notes that today a single tankship can carry as much as 38 million gallons and a railroad tank car up to 30000 gallons, illustrating the scale of contemporary shipping.

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Bible School Bonnie Church of God In Traastmasters Club A. Harold Williams Gene Davis YMCA Don Durham Jim William Bob Smith Jim Wimberly Don Sheldon Herman Schwartz Jim Hines Gale Howell Addison Gillespie Ernest Hertenstein Carl Tubbesing Gene Bourland Jon Durham Earl Jamison Bruford Civic Club West Frankfort Kiwanis Club J. R. Ansley Kiwanis Club G. S. Lende Andy Bird Pasco Washington Ann Clark Park Avenue Baptist Church Loma Talley Royalton, al Pat O'Bryant Germany Royalton Talley Mary Carter Marion Whitlock First Baptist Fellowship Hall First Baptist Church Vera Fry Helen Stelle Jean Austin Scott Gill Robert Noel Joe Gaunt Nilsson Braddock Max Harris Knox Reid H. F. Breeze Joan Deichman Harriss Ellis Roane Lake Benton Association Nellhe Basle Orpha Royal Len Reece Wilt R.A. Alexander Delta ‘Phetsa ‘Tan Security Bank Presiden Kennedy George Washington Field Consolidated Grade School Ellis Henson Judy Green Loretta Hayes Kathleen Jones Marie Brown Carol Peoples Winifred Green Dean Rollinson Robert Tate Carol Tate Sarah Mae Jackson Claude McElwain Charles R. England Bill Hanes Jack Arnett Jim Simmons Roger Moore Darrell Johnson Frank Flack Ruth Byars Clyde Smith Walker Ichie Woodrome Glenn Moore Lor Jones J. Kilby Ogie Ellis Superin Sammons G. F.stendent Schultz STU Ruth Millett Newspaper Enterprise Assa Belle Rive Peace Corps From Darleen Malcolm Aimesm Speidel Gene and Ruth Clark Granada Theatre Dial Tle Liz BY Sally Scotty Yearwood Harry Henn Scotty Cape Girardeau, Mo Sonny Yearwood Champ Thor Eva Osly Ency Abraham Ossy Abraham San Francisco California Sallie Puckett South Loth Street Arthur Puckett Earl Bundy Dix Stanley Baldridge Gale Mack Europe Band of America Susan Collins Martha Quillman Jacque Rightnowar Mary Ann Walker Delo Amvets AL Ross Amvet Club Musicauts Hotel Emmerson North America Great Lakes St. Lawerence River John C, Ricrg John C. Roberts Collens Shoe Store Jefferson County Broadway
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