Golden wedding anniversary of Carl and Mary Mills observed
Mr and Mrs Carl Mills of 308 East Market Street McLeansboro celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house July 8 from 2 to 4 pm at the Senior Citizens building. The couple, married July 7 1923, have a son Glen and three grandchildren. Gifts requested to be omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Mills
E. Market St
McLeansboro
Mills
Mary Muer
Gale Howell
South 8Th Street
Karen Diane
Diabetic Friendly Pizza Dough Recipes Shared
A Bluford resident seeks reader submissions for diabetic friendly foods and pizza dough recipes. The note includes detailed steps for a quick bread dough, shaping into pizzas or pizzettes, plus a low fat cheese mix and tomato sauce guidance. Closing thought notes that ends justify means for some people in tough times.
Picnic and new births near Ina and Bluford
A Bluford dinner hosted Merlin W Gregory and wife. Guests included Lawrence Bowman Everett Terry Lignon Lake Stevens and several Ina residents. Bowman and wife visited relatives then returned home. Also announced are birth notices for Andrew Scott Knox and David Wells with parental and grandparent details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin W. Gregory
Bluford
Lawrence Bowman
Everett, Wash
Terry Lignon
Lake Stevens
Wash
Maude McLaughlin
Gladys Drennen
Vickie McLaughlin
Vernon
Steven Chapman
Woodlawn
Guy Ligon
William Ligon
Ina
Return of Mrs Waite and Aline Bennett from Bethalto Visit
Mrs Leila Waite and Aline Bennett have come home after visiting Mr and Mrs Bill McGhee and family in Bethalto Illinois Mrs Jackie Barber also traveled from Palm Springs to New York City en route home Her son James Lawrence Rocky Barber graduated June 17 from Stanford University with a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Arts He was senate chairman and soccer co-captain and will continue graduate studies at Stanford toward an MBA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Waite
Aline Bennett
Bethalto
Bill McGhee
Jackie Barber
New York City
Palm Springs
Calif
Senate
Stanford
Birthday salute to O. B. Witters in Atlanta
O B Witters a former Dahlgren resident will turn 88 on July 9 A celebration for him at his daughter Mrs Ruby W Holt 1846 Ardmore Road N W Atlanta Georgia 30309 will be held Sunday July 8 Attending will be his children grandchildren and great grandchildren He would appreciate cards and notes from old friends and relatives in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Witters
Dahlgren
Ruby W. Holt
Ardmore Road
N.W
Atlanta
Georgia
Witters
Illinois
Sewing Box Club Holds June Meeting and Elections
The Sewing Box Club met at Mrs. Shirley Morgan’s home with thirteen members. Officers elected for the year: Doris Smith president Wilma Verheyen vice president Shirley Morgan secretary and Dena Smith treasurer. Messages included anniversary gifts, reports on a May visit to Adopted Mothers, and prize winnings from games. The next meeting is July 19 at Dorothy Shafer’s home. Belle Rive TOPS Meets with 7 members and 24 percent weight loss. Doris Kemp named Angel of the Week and Janie Barnett won diet foods. Next meeting July 3. visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Box Club
Shirley Morgan
Pauline Jones
LaVonne Morgan
Doris Smith
Wilma Verheyen
Dena Smith
Dorothy Shafer
Norine Arnold
Jeffersonian
Joshua Nathan Plemon
Joe
Janice Plemon
Thomas Nathaniel
Shirley
Morgan
Vel
Doris Harmon
Lee Verheyen
LaVon Hess
Bernie Hyde
Kathleen Hubbard
Allan Morgan
Belle Rive Tops
Wilbanks
Belle Rive
Doris Kemp
Janie Barnett
Cap gun toys of the 1880s and 1890s explained
Discards js by Jean Barnes traces cap shooters from the 1860s toy cannons through the 1880s animated figures. It notes designs, including the Chinese Must Go figure and bombshell heads bearing famous names, their materials, patina, and rarity due to outdoor use and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Admiral Dewey
George Washington
Yel
Waist Away Bending Into Waist-Whittling Exercises
Start bending into some waist whittling exercises if you're planning on following this season's fashions. The waist gets lots of exposure via halters bikinis and rib tops.
Question Box on Towels Edges and Durability
A reader asks why towels fray at the selvage and suggests better edge weaving. The column advises checking cross threads reaching the edge, testing edge firmness, and inspecting samples or opened packaging before purchase.
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Society Desk
Mary Heck
Route 2
Pizza Dough
Mushroom Pizza
Davis
South Side Drug Store
S. 10Th St
Mt. Vernon
Nadine
Roger Knox
No. 12
Blackburn
Belleville
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Louis
Andrew Scott
Cindy Hancock
Gale Knox
E. O. Hancock
Salem
Fred Senftleber
Murphysboro
St. Joseph’s Hospital
David Wells
Janice Wells
Eugene Wells
Waltonville
Albert Settleber
Cape Coral
Fla
Glenn & Wathene Littrell
Salem Road
Opeth
Jean Barnes
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
MT. Vernon Township High School
J.D. Shields
Little Rascals
Holiday Inn
Richard Clark
Consumers
Just
Idea
The
Gift Shop
N. St. St
Formfit Rogers
Dacron
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