Gleaners Class to Meet at Park Avenue Baptist
The Gleaners Class of Park Avenue Baptist church will meet Tuesday evening June 8 at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Mary Shaw 1228 Salem Road with Mrs Mary Pigg as co host. Woodlawn high seniors left May 9 for a three day trip to The Lake of The Ozarks Missouri with water safety talks and activities at Kirkwood Lodge. They enjoyed dances a weiner roast and a talent show in the Terrace Room with participants including The Concepts and musicians. A Meramec Caverns tour and visits to Bangwell Dam Dog Patch and Lemans Raceway were on the agenda. The tour group included many Woodlawn students and was accompanied by Mrs Cleta Modglin and Frank Kane with Ray Peterson driving the bus. Expenses were covered by class funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Mary Shaw
Salem Road
Mary Pigg
Woodlawn High School
Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri
Kirkwood Lodge
Terrace Room
Woodlawn
Carol Britton
Linda Piercy
Judy Stonecipher
Dot Wilson
Meramec Caverns
Bangwell Dam
Dog Patch
Lemans Raceway
Betty Bushong
Mary Rector
Carol Briton
Rita S Bourland
Deanna Shurtz
Nita Bourland
Kay Payne
Karol Hahn
Bob Phelps
Larry Hays
John Fenoii
Vincent Pas
Gary Peterson
Lowell Lloyd
Harold Williams
Pam Piper
Sue Tinsley
Trudy Beal
Gary Tinsley
James Wilson
Mike Lusby
Ronnie Roberts
Larry Tinsley
Charles Fuller
Rusty Lockwood
Tony Foutch
Cleta Modglin
Frank Kane
Ray Peterson
Homecoming at New Hope Church notices and events
Norma Bond entertained members of the Faithful Workers Class of Logan Street Baptist. Dee Dee Greene led prayer, devotion praised stewardship, and a white Bible and baby gifts will go to Robert Alson Davis. Duplicate Bridge lunch at Mt Vernon Elks on Friday. Homecoming at New Hope Free Will Baptist on Sunday June 6 features Dwight Dame and Leslie Elliott, singing, lunch at noon, service at 1 30 PM, all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Bond
Faithful Workers
Logan Street Baptist Church
Dee Dee Greene
Phyllis Hilliard
Robert Alson Davis
Freda Davis
Ramona Sargent
Norman Bond
Pat Irvin
Mt. Vernon
New Hope Free Will Baptist Church
Dwight Dame
Leslie Elliott
Ladies Day At Elks Country Club Recap
Ladies Day at Elks Country Club was observed Tuesday with winners announced for attendance Corrine Cluck low putts Mary Reininger high putts Ann Endicott high on nine Marietta Lamberson low on nine Ann DiPrimo.
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The
Elks Country Club
Corrine Cluck
Mary Reininger
Ann Endicott
Marietta Lamberson
Ann DiPrimo
Banana history and global trade growth in early era
The banana arrived in America soon after Columbus from the Canary Islands and became established in Hispaniola before spreading to other Caribbean islands and the mainland. Today over 3,000,000 tons are exported annually with the United States as the leading importer followed by Great Britain and continental Europe sourcing largely from the West Indies and Africa.
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America
Canary Islands
Hispaniola
United States
Great Britain
Europe
West Indies
Africa
Miss Voyles Weds Edward Wayne Sursa in May 1 Ceremony
Linda Voyles daughter of Leroy and Mrs Voyles and Edward Wayne Sursa son of Edward and Mrs Sursa of Mr Vernon wed in a double ring ceremony at Bakerville Freewill Baptist Church. The bride wore a floor length chantilly dress with illusion veil and train. Hedy Cox and Karen Voyles were attendants. Debra Sursa flower girl. Master Stephen Lisenby ring bearer. Reception in church basement. Bride employed at Granada Theatre. groom, a Southern Illinois University senior. They will reside at 712 South 18th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Voyles
Leroy Voyles
Edward Wayne Sursa
Edward L. Sursa
Vernon
Bakerville Freewill Baptist Church
William Pribble
Hedy Cox
Karen Voyles
Debra Sursa
Stephen Lisenby
Brenda Culli
Tommy Sursa
Carolyn Rainey
Tina Taylor
Pat Voyles
Granada Theatre
Southern Ilinois University
South 18Th Street
Dear Abby letters on privacy and love notes across generations
Readers debate invasion of privacy when reading letters left by deceased relatives. Some justify preservation as tribute, citing famous literary finds and personal histories. Others warn of harm, urging destruction or sealed handling to respect the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Elizabeth Barrett
Robert Browning
Margaret Mitchell
George Washington
G. H
Mt Vernon Community College Graduation Event
The eighth Mt Vernon Community College class will graduate tomorrow at 8:00 PM in the high school auditorium. Thirty seven students receive an Associate of Arts degree. A swimming party at the Mt Vernon Recreation Club follows from 9:00 to 11:30 PM, organized by Robert Brown and Teresa Puntney for students and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Community College
Mt. Vernon Recreation Club
Robert Brown
Teresa Puntney
Community College
Betty Ann Ward
Register- News
Socially Yours Roundup of Weekend Travels and Birthdays
Airs Glenda Moore and Mr and Mrs Lee Moore return to Mt Vernon from Rolla Missouri where Jim H Moore earned a University of Missouri Rolla B S in Mechanical Engineering during graduation exercises May 30. Also present were Myr and Mrs Allen Tate. Other locals visited Rolla and Maramec State Park. Acks family from Decatur and Mt Vernon joined Dahlgren host Albert Dulaney. Bill Page family toured Des Moines and Lafayette. Jesse Capps of Hearthside Nursing Home turns 70 tomorrow June 4 per birthday reporter Louise Sattley. Norman Weatherford and Anna Ferguson return to Vincennes after visits in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moores
Rolla
Missouri
Maramec State Park
Ray Frank Gilbert
Noblesville
Indiana
Doris Beckham
Russell Newell
Glen Shurtz
Mt. Vernon City Park
Rolla Gilbert
William Acks
Decatur
Hulda Acks
Mt. Vernon
Albert Dulaney
Dahlgren
Jesse Capps
Hearthside Nursing Home
North Ninth Street
Louise Sattley
Norman Weatherford
Anna Ferguson
Vincennes
Piano and Organ Recital by Mrs Cochran's Pupils
Piano and organ students of Mrs. Dorothy Cochran will present a recital Saturday evening at seven thirty at Central Church of Christ. Certificates will be awarded to those from April piano auditions judged by Dwight Drexler of Illinois Wesleyan University. Recitalists include Terri Kramer through Brenda Vallowe and organists Marcia Harrison, Karen Prashan, Ruth Ann Flanes. Public invited. New Jersey’s ratification of the Constitution came on December 18, 1787.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Cochran
Central Church of Christ
Dwight Drexler
Tlinois Wesleyan University
Terri Kramer
Camilla Harlow
Tonya Ford
Rodney Isaac
Linda Atchison
Kim Gregory
Linda French
Vickie Hazlip
Anne Piper
Becky Orrick
Kay Jenkins
Diane Bart
Sue Ann
Heisler Elected President of Institute for 1965 66
Eugene Heisler, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Self of Woodlawn, was elected president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers for 1965 66 at a Rolla Missouri meeting. Heisler a Missouri School of Mines student in Rolla has consistently earned top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Heisler
Elmer Self
Woodlawn
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Rolla
Missouri
Missouri School of Mines
Lions Club Reports Keep Mt Vernon Meeting Active
Mt Vernon Lions Club met at L and N Cafe with Father James P Burke presiding. Reports covered Honors Day at Mt Vernon High School and the club’s annual trophy for top scholastic students. Lions Ogie Ellis C E McMullen and Don Shafer spoke on the program and Lions Powers announced his election as Illinois State Bankers Association president as members applauded.
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James P. Burke
Mt. Vernon Lions Club
L. and N
Ogie Ellis
C. E. McMullen
Don Shafer
Lions Club
Mt. Vernon High School
Burke
Lion Louis Paviedes
Lion Marvin Powers
Illinois State Bankers Association
Ilinois Association
Powers
Don Lee
Decatur
Lion Herb Downey
Paul Fellinger
Father Burke
Lion Herbert Wilson
Herbert Wilson
Birthday tributes and long-time community ties reflect on Mrs Harper
Mrs Anna Harper of near McLeansboro marked her 90th birthday with 140 cards and a church dinner from Union Church members. Grandsons Russell and Stanley Harper traveled from Lansing to share the milestone amid praise from her daughter Mrs Hallie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Harper
Mc Leansboro
Union Church
Dahlgren
Russell
Stanley Harper
Lansing
Michigan
Hallie Johnson
Belle Rive
4 H Club Meeting at Dodds School Honors Leaders
The Hams Grove Sunnysiders 4-H Club met May 25 at Dodds School with John Kent presiding. Don Sursa and Don Wiggins led flags pledge. Alan Estes Richard Estes and Don Wiggins gave talks and Marina and Rickey Eubanks demonstrated. Plans for share the fun program were set and next meeting is June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hams Grove Sunnysiders
Dodds School
John Kent
Don Sursa
Don Wiggins
Alan Estes
Richard Estes
Marina
Rickey Eubanks
Temple Kelleher Stand-In For Leading Lady
Miss Temple Kelleher 13 of St. Louis was chosen as stand-in for Anita Gilette the leading lady in Meet Me In St Louis presented by Municipal Opera in St Louis. She is daughter of former Miss Roberta Neal of Mt Vernon and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J Frank Neal of Ina. She recently won a music scholarship to Washington University in St Louis to start next September.
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Temple Kelleher
St. Louis
Anita Gilette
Municipal Opera
Miss Kelleher
Roberta Neal
Mt. Vernon
J. Frank Neal
Ina
Washington University
Graduation Tonight At Mt. Vernon High
The 1965 Mt. Vernon High graduation exercises are at 8:00 in the boys gym with Superintendent Ellis Henson delivering the farewell. A senior dance follows at the Moose Lodge, then a swim party at the Recreation Club until about 3 am. The honors assembly named top students and awarded scholarships and pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Henson
Moose Lodge
Mt. Vernon Recreation Club
Personal Notices From Mt Vernon Area Shoppers and Visitors
Mrs Dorothy Miller of Belle Rive visited Mt Vernon yesterday afternoon for shopping. Mrs Elaine Land of Xenia visited friends and shopped in the King City Wednesday. Mrs Thelma Ramey and Mrs Thomas Kent of Centralia spent yesterday afternoon shopping in Mt Vernon. Mrs Clara Hofsteller of Benton was a King City shopper and business visitor Wednesday. Russell Parrent of Fairfield made a business trip to Mt Vernon yesterday. Roy Ham of Opdyke was a King City business visitor Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Nellie Revis of Woodlawn spent yesterday afternoon shopping in Mt Vernon. W O Hughey of Bonnie was a Mt Vernon business visitor Wednesday. Roger Watkins of Woodlawn transacted business in the King City yesterday. Taylor H Baker of Bluford Vernon Wednesday afternoon. G P Bangert of Ashley was a King City business visitor yesterday. Russell Norris of Waltonville spent yesterday afternoon transacting business in Mt Vernon. Harlan Lane of Bluford was a business visitor in the King City Wednesday. Delbert Donoho of Texico Vernon yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Miller
Belle Rive
Mt. Vernon
Elaine Land
Xenia
King City
Thelma Ramey
Thomas Kent
Centralia
Clara Hofsteller
Benton
Russell Parrent
Fairfield
Roy Ham
Opdyke
Nellie Revis
Woodlawn
W. O. Hughey
Bonnie
Roger Watkins
Taylor H. Baker
Bluford
G. P. Bangert
Ashley
Russell Norris
Waltonville
Harlan Lane
Delbert Donoho
Texico
Polly's Pointers from Mt. Vernon Register-News
Dear Polly offers tips on eyewear while hair spritzes and transferring embroidery designs with a hot iron. Readers share quick fixes for tying neckties and marking knot points, with a dollar reward if ideas appear in Polly's Pointers.
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Polly
Mt. Vernon Register-News
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National Honor Society
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