Socially Yours celebrates Kell golden wedding party
The Kell home at 1204 South Fifteenth hosted Mr. and Mrs. William R Kell on their Golden Wedding with a niece hostess. Family and friends sent calls and gifts as a decorated cake and punch were served, while other items note club conventions and a Paris Illinois church wedding with details of attendants and venue.
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William R Kell
Gale DeMent
Kell
South Fifteenth Street
Tom Johnson
Joe Beasley
Reba Holt
Eve Reid
Jeanette Wood
Chicago
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Illinois
United States
Puerto Rico
Holt
Beasley
Federated Civic Club
Wood
Alice Hunt
South Fourth Street
Minnie Fleener
Sammie Lindsey
Walter Ingram
Minnie Ingram
Pauline Knox
Woodlawn
Sadie Lustig
Logan Street Baptist Church
Merle Fullerton
Kenneth Donoho
Chancey Maxey
Bluford
Jim Donoho
Dave Donoho
Roger Riley
Charles Riley
Donna Mahan
Belle Rive
Dorothy Hall
Flossie Hall
McLeanshoro
Fellowship Hall
Daisy Edwards
June Thompson
Mary Hustedde
Joyce Owens
Madelyn Kelly
Sherry Rigenhomer
Judy Mahan
Kathy Reynolds
Billie Baker
South 19Th Street
Mt. Vernon Township
Mt. Vernon School of Practical Nursing
Good Smarttan Hospital
Webber Township High School
Neon Company
Ilinois National Guard
FOR LADIES ONLY Miss Belle Warren Recalls 1920 Teaching Rules
Column recalls 1920 teaching life through rhyme. Miss Belle Warren describes era rules for young teachers, including marriage vs career, avoiding cards and dancing, fashion limits, church attendance, and later shifts to bobbed hair and social freedoms. A Legion Queen contest invites entrants for June 27 at Mt. Vernon City Park with rules and entry details.
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Belle Warren
Warren
Miss Warren
Legion
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon City Park
J.W. Walker Clothing
Ninth Street
Broadway
4-H Waltonville Pups and Rangerettes Hold June Meetings
The Waltonville Pups 4-H Club met June 7 at Waltonville High School with 12 members. Don Lee spoke on upcoming events and plans for a hayride and wiener roast were made for June 22 at Dale Williams’ home. The next meeting is June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. The Rangerettes 4-H Club met at Pam Stewart’s home for Day Camp discussions and Share-The-Fun talks by Nancy Reynolds Kay Faulkner and Cathy Mooney. The next meeting is June 15 at Pam Stewart’s home.
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Waltonville
Pups
Waltonville High School
H. B. Frick
Steve Norris
Weiner
Dale Williams
Don Lee
Rangerettes
Pam Stewart
Nancy Reynolds
Kay Faulkner
Cathy Mooney
H.B. Frick
Dale William
Field Museum of Natural History Restored Name
The Chicago Natural History Museum will again be known as the Field Museum of Natural History to honor Field family members whose 70 year contributions helped build the museum. Marshall Field's $1 million gift founded the Columbian Museum in 1893. it was renamed several times before settling on the Field Museum.
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Chicago
Chicago Natural History Museum
Field Museum of Natural History
Field
James L. Palmer
Marshall Fields
Columbian Museum of Chicago
Columbian Museum
Fields
Johnson Orders Committee On Recreation And Beauty
William Douthit of the Urban League of St. Louis comments on persistent discrimination and deprivation affecting Negro employment. He notes it is not logical to assume Blacks lack specialized skills after decades of deprivation. President Johnson signs an executive order creating a special committee on recreation and natural beauty.
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Johnson
President Johnson
William Douthit
Urban League of St. Louis
Manners Mothers Urge Better Habits After Sloppy Youth
A civic note urges mothers to reinforce manners as youths display slovenly habits. Community leaders warn that continued lax discipline could affect schooling and social conduct, calling for parental involvement and exemplar behavior to curb decline.
Barbs by Walter C. Parkes on trends and jokes
A satirical column notes strange ads for men’s false eyelashes and quips about family poker night. It jokes that a dog defected from East to West Germany and muses on insects making up most of the animal world, using light political humor about the Comrades era.
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West Germany
Local Homemakers and Auxiliary Meet Weekday Schedule
A host of community groups announce meetings from June 14 to 15. Young Homemakers convene at Doris M Atkinson's home at 1 PM Tuesday. DA V Auxiliary holds elections Wednesday at 8 PM Esther Kamper presiding. Waltonville 4 H meets for hay ride and roast June 22 at Dale Williams. Camp Ground unit plans June 14 7:30 PM gathering at Betty Brumimett's home.
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Young Homemakers
Homemakers’ Extension Association
Doris M. Atkinson
Da.v. Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans’ Organization
Esther Kamper
van Dorn
West Shelter House
Mt. Vernon City Park
Nina Dare
Betty Brumimett
Keep Family Feeling Alive by Ruth Millett
Ruth Millett explains how a single family leader who writes letters arranges gatherings and shares news can hold relatives close. Without that center the family tends to drift, with fewer letters and less concern for each other. You can start the effort yourself to preserve the family bond and provide security.
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Ruth Millett
Asso
Marriage Licenses Reported in Local County Listings
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from multiple towns including Fairfield Benton Pana Mt. Vernon and Evansville. Names include James Denton Mitzie VanBuskirk Robert Dennis Linda Hartman Chester Ulm Patricia McCleary Bonnie Fuller Sidney Lenington Norma Henson Vernon Meentemeyer Suzan Henson Lana Haun Jackie Bigley Laquita Richardson Steven Filbert Rosalie Hofer Shannon Waite Gloria Novak Harold Smith Pheba Hawkins. The entry notes ages and addresses for each party as part of the record.
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James L. Denton
Main
Mitzie VanBuskirk
Fairfield
Robert L. Dennis
Grove
Linda K. Hartman
Benton
Chester A. Ulm, Jr
Evansville
Ind
Patricia Jean McCleary
South 16Th Street
George H. McElyen
Bonnie Bell Fuller
Pana
Ill
Sidney Dale Lenington
Mt. Vernon
Shannon L. Waite
Woodlawn
Gloria Novak
South Seventh
Harold R. Smith
Decatur
Pheba Hawkins
Dear Abby letters offer family friction and etiquette rants
A column of Dear Abby excerpts covers a grandmother overwhelmed by visiting grandchildren and unruly teens, a husband’s stingy client, a critique of labeling American Indians as foreigners, and wedding guest seating quirks. The letters explore respect for elders, money disputes, accuracy in ethnicity, and no side choosing at weddings.
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Abby
Polly's Pointers Offers Household Fixes From Oven Cleaner To Slippers
Dear Polly answers readers on cleaning cast iron exteriors with regular oven cleaner and shares DIY slipper and robe ideas from washcloths towels and elastic. Tips include homemade inner soles from outing flannel and a tip to ease spice can lids with a dab of cooking oil in a bottle cap.
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Polly
J.car
J.C.K
J.E.H
G.W.A
Elsie
Johnson on rent-subsidy bill sparks housing reform debate
President Johnson criticizes the rent-subsidy bill, arguing that while every home need not be a castle, it should not be a hovel. The remark highlights a push for better housing policy and federal involvement in subsidies.
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Johnson
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