German folk festival planned by Jaycees and Phi Sigma Epsilon
The Carbondale Jaycees and Phi Sigma Epsilon at Southern Illinois University Carbondale announce Laufen und Spiel a German folk festival on Sept 10 from 10 AM to 8 PM at Carbondale city farms area near the wastewater plant on old Illinois 13 east. Activities include games pony rides crafts and concessions with a beer tent for 1000 plus. Spaces for booths cost 25 for individuals with registration due by Sept 7. Proceeds go to the Jaycees and Phi Sigma Epsilon.
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Carbondale Jaycees
Phi Sigma Epsilon Marketing Fraternity
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale City Farms
Old Illinois 13
Ron Best
Dick Perry
Jaycees
Phi Sigma Epsilon
YMCA
Fathers Take On Childcare, Redefining Parenthood
In a shift after custody rulings, divorced fathers increasingly raise children, manage daily chores, and plan routines. Brandeis researchers Kesher and Rosenthal interviewed 127 fathers, finding they cope well, blend paternal authority with maternal sensitivity, and grow closer to their kids while navigating temper tantrums and emotional adjustments.
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Daniel Q. Haney
Waltham
Mass
Brandeis
Dad
Mom
Harry F. Kesher
Kristine M. Rosenthal
Mrs. Rosenthal
Government simplifies CB rules under new FCC guidelines
CB rules shift to plain English and ease identification. Stations now identify at the end of calls, with a five minute limit and one minute standby. Antenna heights capped by simple thresholds, channels labeled by numbers, and license radio allowances rise from five to twenty five sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. McClain
Washington
Cbers
You’re Getting Old When by Erma Bombeck
A humorous column on aging with examples of how age shows in everyday life. The narrator notes younger people, a bubble gum smelling priest, and quirks in shopping and fashion. The piece includes editor’s note about Bombeck’s vacation and the yard goods department scene.
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Erma Bombeck
Emma Bombeck
At Wits End A Simple Pattern And A Helping Hand
In a brief scene a helpful shop assistant offers easy sewing guidance and fabric selections. A customer requests three yards of crepe and a yard and a half of silk plus corduroy for bedspreads while a child calmly works out the total with fractions, eliciting the narrator’s pride.
Women in American History course at Daley College
Daley College will offer Women in American History this fall. The class will explore women's work confinement to the home, industrialization and wartime impacts, and the historical roots of the women’s liberation movement.
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U.S
Chicago
Daley College
City Colleges of
Sparta Couple to Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Sparta residents Mr and Mrs Samuel Johnson Sr of 805 E Broadway Sparta observe their 40th anniversary Friday. They married Aug 18 1938 at Olive Branch Lutheran Church near Okawville. Both retired teachers Johnson 38 years Mrs Johnson 43 years. They have a son Samuel Jr and grandchildren Becky and Samuel II.
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Samuel Johnson Sr
E. Broadway
Sparta
Johnson
Freda Tietje
Olive Branch Lutheran Church
Okawville
Johnsons
Samuel Jr
Becky
Samuel IT
Engaged in Carbondale and Carbondale area weddings
Tressa Jane Child and John J. Di Giorgio announce their engagement with Child a Northern Illinois University freshman and Carbondale Community High School graduate. DiGiorgio studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and plans to work at Bell Laboratories Naperville. A late December wedding is planned. Melinda Sue West to Joseph Martin Kelly announce additional engagement with Kelly a University of Missouri Rolla student employed by Inland Steel Coal Co. in Lesser.
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Tressa Jane Child
John J. DiGiorgio
Robert Child
Carbondale
Lucille DiGiorgio
Beloit
Wis
Ferdinand V. DiGiorgio
Miss Child
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Carbondale Community High School
DiGiorgio
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bell Laboratories
Naperville
Leon West of
Sesser
Melinda Sue
Joseph Martin Kelly
Kelly
University of Missouri-Rolla
Inland Steel Coal Co
Lesser
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Jackson County Family Ymca
W. Sunset Drive
Mme
Ericka Ziebarth
Greg Jones
Woodstock
Linda
Wit’s End
Tressa
Melinda West
Betty R. Kelly of
Joseph C. Kelly
Wiggs Advertising
Chester Mental Health Center
Forensic Psychiatric Center
Everett Beck
R.N
Ethan Allen
Chapman-Rollo
East
Murphysboro
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