Wursell to Seek Re election After Fairfield Meeting
Congressman Charles W. Wursell declares intention to run again amid a Fairfield Illinois luncheon where a resolution urged his re election. He credits Eisenhower policies for national gains and warns against liberal forces while pledging continued support for the President and government stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Spence
Republican State Central
Fairfield
Ill
Charles W. Vursell
Congress
Vursell
Eisenhower
Dining tips for table settings from early houseware guidance
The article describes using Melmac dinnerware for light, break resistant service and suggests mat shapes to fit tables. It advises candle displays for ambiance, combining bright table covers with dishes to start the day cheerfully, and notes moldred dinnerware growing in popularity among imaginative housewives.
Illinois Central Expands Florida Rail Service This Winter
Illinois Central announces a winter schedule upgrade featuring the City of Miami running on every other day from Chicago and St. Louis to Florida points including Daytona Beach Melbourne Fort Pierce and West Palm Beach. The train offers six Pullman cars two dining cars an observation lounge and nurse stewardess service with through Pullman and coach options for days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Illinois Central Railroad
B. Z. Grenwood
City of
Miami
Chicago
St. Louis
St.Louis
Carbondale
Daytona Beach
Melbourne
Fort Pierce
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Delray Beach
Ft. Lauderdale
Hollywood
Florida West Coast
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Tamipa
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Letters to Santa Claus From MidwestChildren Request Gifts
A collection of holiday wish notes from several young children in Illinois and nearby towns. Sandra Snyder asks for a spring horse gun doll house bed and candy for her family. Tommy Simpson asks for two guns a cowboy suit and a bicycle. Larry Hays wants tractor cowboy hat and guns. Marcia Bowen requests a doll blackboard and jacks for her siblings. Frankie Murray seeks games a caterpillar guns and Ramona a dolly. Ramona and Sharon also receive gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Mommie
Mark
Daddy
Sandra Kay Snyder
Tommy Simpson
Sandoval
Santa
Corrigan School
Pam
California
Larry Hays
Odin
Illinois
Ramona a_ dolly
Sharon
Frankie Murray
Winslow
Ill. P. S
Shower honors Mr. and Mrs. Carlin Wright
Mrs. Lucille Watkins hosted a Monday evening shower and charivari at her home in honor of the newly married couple Carlin Wright and his wife formerly Lillian Watkins. The couple wed on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Watkins
Carlin Wright
Wright
Lillian Watkins
Ginger Rogers Wins Charleston Contest in Fort Worth
Ginger Rogers wins a Charleston competition in Fort Worth Texas and begins a path that leads to her later rise as a movie star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginger Rogers
Charleston
Fort Worth
Texas
Soil Conservation Program Final Date Set for December 31
John Chance, chairman of the Marion county ASC committee, notes the final completion date for 1955 Agricultural Conservation program practices is December 31. Many approved measures already done, others pending. immediate action urged to finish and report. Materials like limestone and rock phosphate must be completed by December 31 to earn cost sharing, with possible extensions for substantially completed work. Report of performance due by January 13, 1956. Limited funds remain for additional 1955 cost sharing. farmers should contact county office soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chance
Marion County
ASC
Chance
Brough
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Cong
C. W. Wursell
John Foster Dulles
ADA
Crawly
Crook
C. W. Vursell
Illinois Central
Stevie
Janet
Marcia Bowen
Patoka
Soil Conservation Program
Ilinois Power Company
Chevrolet
H.P
Schroeder Motor CO
Patoka, Ill
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