July Weddings Bring Murphysboro and Springfield Nuptials
Immanuel Lutheran Church Murphysboro hosted the July 31 ceremony for Con stance Esther Blackwood and Rev. David Elbert Fielding. The couple, with families from Murphysboro and Sparta, will reside in New Berlin after Aug. 15.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Murphysboro
Constance Esther Blackwood
David Elbert Fielding
Donald D. Loesch
James C. Blackwood
Elbert Fielding
Sparta
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Washington University
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
St. John’s Lutheran Church
New Berlin
Percy couple marks 60th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Dameron Sr. of Percy celebrated their 60th anniversary. They have four children B. E. Dameron of Benton Harbor Michigan, Mrs. Rudy Kloth of Chester, Mrs. Keith Nisbet of Ava, and William N. Dameron Jr. of Percy, plus six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Noah Dameron Sr
Percy
B. E. Dameron
Benton Harbor Mich
Rudy Kloth
Chester
Keith Nisbet
Ava
William N. Dameron Jr
Reunions Planned For Ebbs Family In Carbondale
The Ebbs family gathering is set for Saturday at the Holiday Inn Carbondale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees include Bert Centralia Frank Decatur Edward Houston John Greenville Melvin Corpus Christi Jim Carbondale Maurice Wildwood Nellie Leesburg a son Robert Arlington and Maurice Ulm Germany cannot attend.
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Dora Ebbs
Charles Ebbs
Carbondale
Holiday Inn
Bert
Centralia
Frank
Decatur
Edward
Houston
Tex
John
Greenville
N. C
Melvin
Corpus Cristi
Jim
Maurice
Wildwood
Fla
Nellie
Leesburg
Robert
Arlington
Ulm
Germany
Community events listed for Murphysboro Carbondale and Herrin
Friday social calendar includes a Murphysboro Newcomers Club bake sale at Breadings Shoe Store from 4 to 8 p.m. In Carbondale a 10 a.m. Senior Citizens trip to Ft. Kaskaskia Park and Pierre Menard Home returns at 4 p.m. In Herrin the Elks Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Club.
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Murphysboro
Breadings Shoe
Carbondale
Ft. Kaskaskia Park
Pierre Menard
Herrin
Dead Sea Scrolls Include Complete Isaiah in Hebrew
A 23 foot long scroll containing the full text of Isaiah in Hebrew was discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were written in Hebrew Greek and Aramaic. The find underscores the scrolls diverse linguistic origins and their biblical significance.
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Jesus
Alamo Named for Cottonwood Trees Surrounding Mission
The Ala mo was originally San Antonio de Valero and the name Alamo arose from nearby cottonwood trees. Alamo is the Spanish word for this tree.
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Alamo
San Antonio de Valero
Southern Illinoisan Family Living Feature
August 5 1971 edition highlights family living topics with tips, crafts, and advice. Contains homemaking ideas, cooking hints, gardening notes, and small features for household readers.
SIU names Mohlenbrock to Biological Science Committee
Robert Mohlenbrock chairs the SIU botany department and is named chair of the SIU Biological Science Committee, overseeing physiology microbiology zoology and botany units across the university. Mississippi ends Prohibition with a 1966 local option law, and an advertisement touts Odrinex fat loss tablets sold by multiple Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Robert Mohlenbrock
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Mississippi
Hewitt’s
Rexall Drug Store
Carbondale
Herrin Rexall Drug Store
Hagler S
OK Drug Store
Murphysboro
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West Side Christian Church
Judith Lee Tharp
Ethridge Tharp
W. Poplar St
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Buck
J. Roger Buck
Charles Lee
Kathryn Phillips
Ruth Buck
Earl Leuelling Jr
Frank Havey
Larry Harnly
David Laughlin
Gary Havey
Ronald Schandt
Miss Hamilton
Missouri Bride
Ruth Hamilton
Gerald Schnyder
St. Barnabas Catholic Church
O’fallon
Edwin Figge
James Hamilton
Herbert Schnyder
Wentzville
Jane Hamilton
Vicki Cracker
Columbia, Mo
Herb Schnyder Jr
John Anthony
Jim Easter
Brook
Larry Wilmes
St. Charles, Mo
Mrs
TALON
Dress Factory Store
Herrin Park
Smoler Bros
Jim and
Ruth
North Bridge St. Carbondale
Wieners
Blue Bell Bologna
Fred
Discount Centers
Carbondale, Ill
Scooter
Terry
Amelon
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Biya
Epec
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Sims
Marion
Ashley Park
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