Summersville Home Extension Meets At Dorothy Gardner Home
Summersville Unit of Home Extension met June 19 at Mrs. Dorothy Gardner’s home with Mrs. Mable Yandell presiding. Devotions by Mrs. Laticia Waters used the 23rd Psalm. officers for the coming year were installed by Mrs. Ida Browning. Guest Susan Perkins of Los Angeles, granddaughter of Eunice Duncan, attended. July meeting planned at Ollie Miller’s home. The Jolly Neighbors Club held a June 14 park outing with a picnic and secret-pal gifts, and planned a “snip-it” party next month at Anna Baxter’s. Berean Class of Central Church of Christ met June 19 at Mrs. Vera Simmons’ home.
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Summersville
Home Extension
Dorothy Gardner
Mable Yandell
Laticia Waters
Dad
Christine Harlow
God
Eunice Duncan
Eliza Hays
Lela Robinson
Susan Perkins
Los Angeles
Calif
May Teel
Lula Smith
Ida Browning
Eva McCauley
Jolly Neighbors
Maggie Levitt
Harold Morgan
Olive Nadolski
Maggie Leavitt
Anna Baxter
Linda Levin
Central Church of Christ
Vera Simmons
Opal Bay
Happily Divorced Couple Faces Unequal Burdens
A 1973 article outlines a seemingly amicable divorce between Marsha and Mortie, detailing Friday overnight custody, ongoing contact, and voluntary child support. It contrasts gendered social divides, noting Marsha’s reduced opportunities, dating hesitancies, and financial strain versus Mortie’s reentry into dating and better work flexibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsha
Mortie
Lewis and
Joanne Koch
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Miss Pam Stover Installed as Rainbow Girl in Mt. Vernon
Miss Pam Stover served as Installing Officer with Miss Marla Mescher Miss Meda Hirons Miss Darlene Rainey and Miss Lynda Gowler assisting. Officiating Demolay members ushered guests as yellow and white daisies and color schemes featured. A reception followed at the Masonic Temple with relatives from Mt. Vernon and Salem in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Stover
Marla Mescher
Marshall
Meda Hirons
Darlene Rainey
Lynda Gowler
Dan Gillespie
Roger Riley
Steve Mescher
Bob Cain
Order of Demolay of
Mt. Vernon
Miss Stover
Becky Mattingly
Jeffrey Erwin
Terry Erwin
Salem
Robin
Beda Connaway
Rainbow ~Girls
Norma Tucker
Robin Stover
Gary Stover
Rainbow
Assembly
Masonic Temple
Debbie Hirons
Charity
Susan Denton
Vickie Sendelbach
Hope
Tami Levin
Faith
Linda Rainey
Jill Hirons
Love
Teresa Tucker
Bonded Fabrics Council Formed to Certify Performance
Consumers question box notes disappointments with bonded fabrics that shrink or delaminate. The textile industry formed the Bonded Fabrics Council to certify fabrics meeting ASTM performance standards, with three large member groups sponsoring the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. I
American Society For Testing and Materials
ASTM
Seal of certified bonding sought for fabrics
The Celanese Fibers Marketing Co. Foam Fashion Forum and the Certified Bonders Guild announce independent labs will conduct testing overseen by the Better Fabrics Testing Bureau. The aim is to begin displaying the seal on hang tags by this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celanese Fibers Marketing Co
Foam Fashion Forum
Certified Bonders Guild
Better Fabrics Testing Bureau
Sweet Potato Casserole with Applesauce Topping
Prepare sliced cooked sweet potatoes in a casserole and top with applesauce. Sprinkle the applesauce with brown sugar chopped nuts and grated orange rind then bake in a moderate oven until hot through.
Church Meeting Minutes Highlight Support for Cookson Hills School
President Mabel Taylor presided as Velma Williams reported on Cookson Hills school needs. A motion passed to send the school a monthly check. Williams gave a devotion titled The Church and What It Means To Us. Fourteen members and a guest attended. refreshments followed before closing in prayer by Mrs. Opal Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Taylor
Cookson Hills
Velma Williams
Opal Bay
Rehearsal Shorts Echo Ruby Keeler Era Fashion
A new line of rehearsal shorts appears this season, recalling Ruby Keeler era style. The longer design features cuffs at the hem and can be paired with matching jackets for a coordinated look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Keeler
Local Graduates and Service Members Noted in News
Joe Kabat of Scheller earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in a June 9 commencement and works in accounting at General Telephone in Bloomington. Yeoman Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott E Chadbourne and Pamela Atkinson Chadbourne, of Mt Vernon, on leave in Norfolk, Va, where Scott works in administration for the U S Navy’s Advanced Underwater Weapons Division and Pamela toils at First Virginia Bank. Scott plans agribusiness studies at Rend Lake College after his Navy service in January 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kabat
Raymond Kabat
Scheller
Southern Ilinois University
Norfolk, Va
Scott
Advanced Underwater Weapons Division
Naval Air Station
Pamela
First Virginia Bank
Norfolk
Rend Lake College
U.S. Navy
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Gena Renee Brawley
E. J. Brawley
Gena Renee
Michael Alan Wilkerson
John Curtis
LaVern N. Wilkerson
Mt. Vernon High School
By Joanne and
Lew Koch
Robert Deitz
Stover
Jane Dethrow
Gina Badgett
Kim Lee
Pam
Gary, Jr
Evalena King
Webber Township High School
Redbird
Ilinois State University
Normal
Ill
Barbara Greene
Sandy Drew
Linda Alvis
Cindy Grace
Rhonda Huff
Sharon Bergbower
Richard Clark
Consumers
Travel House
First Bank Bidg
J.C. Uvingston
Roy Jones
Livingston Pharmacy
N. 10Th St
Mt. Vernon, Lll
Ivan
MT Verngin Gardens
42Nd St.& Broadway
Walter Finney
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Janet Miller
Pat
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