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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
4
Dear Abby responds to a husband who treats his car as a plaything endangering his wife and children, advising police involvement. The second item reports the June 11 Logan Street Baptist church wedding of Miss Dee Ann Stewart and David Lynn Morgan, with details on ceremony, attire, attendants, reception, and future plans.
Mrs. Annie Patterson of 414 West Schwartz Salem turns 94 on Thursday June 15 per Katherine Smith of 421 Jordan. Mt Vernon local 465 AFM CIO will send reps Wilma Wright 1607 White and Dorothy Patterson of Alton to the 71st Musicians Union convention in Shreveport June 17 to 20 with about 1200 delegates from 700 locals and 275000 musicians. Mr and Mrs Troy Rhine and son Gordon attended SIU commencement Friday night. Gordon's wife Sue Ella Rhine was among graduates. Mr and Mrs Loran Holtman of Trenton Tenn visited friends Monday. Lydia Patterson at 120 North 6th received over 20 cards and calls for birthday June 5.
Dr and Mrs Leo V Puckett of No 10 Rushton Drive plan a golden wedding reception June 16 from 2 to 5 p m at First Baptist Church Briarwood Drive Salem Road Briarwood. They wed June 1 1918 at Mt Vernon First Baptist Church Ruth Gibson was Mrs Puckett. Dr Puckett a World War I veteran and retired veterinarian. They have three sons Tom Ferrell and Robert and four granddaughters and three grandsons. Daughters in law Marjorie Kathryn Elizabeth Puckett host the reception.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Benny Carpenter announce the engagement of their daughter Janna Sue Carpenter of Satellite Beach Florida to Glen Marshall Mosser Jr of Merritt Island Florida son of Mr and Mrs Glen M Mosser Sr of Columbia DC The couple met at IBM Kennedy Space Center The bride to be is a Mt Vernon Township High School graduate and IBM secretary The groom is USC Columbia 1967 mechanical engineering graduate and IBM mechanical engineer The wedding is planned for July 27 at First Methodist Church Cocoa Beach Florida
A Mount Vernon reader notes school lunch tips for dieters and suggests counting condiments calories. Brenda Greenberg of Waltonville Road was featured as a soloist at a Lincoln College music department concert.
Teen skin care advice notes that while diet exercise and cleanliness matter, calamine lotion applied at bedtime helps to dry out oily or blemished skin. It emphasizes practical steps for teens seeking clearer skin.
A digest of residents from DeSoto Flora East Chicago and nearby towns making Mt Vernon King City and Opdyke visits Monday or yesterday. Names include Cheryl Bean Judy Thomason Gertrude Lete Peggy Arnett Sue Lance Velma Brown Wilma Braddy Joe Halfacre Lois Wilkerson Linda Martin Sharon Moore Mary Winemiller Sharon Ripplinger Earl Willis Connie Christoff Nola Harrell Mack Moore and others.
Instructions advise shaking out dust and brushing seams before washing washable slip-covers, then performing any necessary mending. The guidance emphasizes removing loose debris and repairing small faults prior to laundering.
Twilight League results from Elks Country Club include low team Dana Brubaker and Bob Reininger, high team Jess Jackson and Reba Holt, average Toot Hayes and Fred McNamara. Tee time is 5:45 p.m. Friday with a Wiener roast on the patio afterward. Town and Country Homemakers Extension meets June 13 at Connie Myers home. Old Union Homemakers Extension meets at 7:30 p.m. at Lorene Prasuhn’s home with officers installed. Business and Professional Women’s Club planning dinner at Fairfield Holiday Ranch Motel on June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Reservations by June 13 with Doris England. Gray Ladies for Wednesday: Anna Huck, Peggy Fry, Thelma Kovach, Rosemary Chapman.
The marriage of Mrs. Dessie Pepple to A. B. Feather was solemnized June 4 at Calhoun TU by Rev. Earl Michels of the United Methodist church in the presence of a few invited guests. The double ring ceremony took place at 11:00 a.m. A luncheon followed the wedding.
In fashion pages coats and suits are described as Chanel style. The straight tailored clothes echo Gabrielle Chanel, the French designer whose classic ageless styles suit city and suburbs. Chanel has become so famous she is now mentioned in a new English dictionary.
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