Family group photo of Ethel King and descendants
Five generations of the Ethel King family from Carbondale are shown. Ethel King is seated at left as the baby's great grandmother, with her daughter Nellie Braggs of Cobden, the baby's great grandmother, nearby. Grandmother Treva Braggs Acklin of Grand Rapids holds Joshua Munn, the fifth generation, while Waverly Acklin Munn, the baby's mother, stands on the right, also of Grand Rapids.
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Ethel King
Carbondale
Ethel
Nellie Braggs
Cobden
Joshua
Munn
Treva Braggs Acklin
Grand Rapids, Mich
Waverly Acklin Munn
Grand Rapids
Definitions of class and love by Dear Ann Landers
Dear Den asks for definitions of class and love. The response defines class as poised, principled conduct across situations, with true manners and confidence, not money or ancestry. Love is described as enduring friendship that ignites, with trust, forgiveness, loyalty, and shared effort toward common goals.
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Den
Enoug
Dear Mary Psychiatric counsel for self destructive patterns
Ann Landers advises a 20 year old with restless dating, fear of commitment, and family tension to seek therapy or counseling. She notes the pattern of dating multiple serious boyfriends then switching to dating women, and highlights underlying self destructive behavior and past roots.
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Ann Landers
Elks to hold south district meeting in Carbondale
The Carbondale Elks Lodge 1243 hosts the south district annual organizational meeting with 9:30 registration at 220 W. Jackson St. John Saunders of Chester will officiate with H. Sam Abell of Wickliffe Ky and George Schanzle of Carmi in attendance. A luncheon follows at 11:30 and a 1:30 p.m. regular meeting. 17 lodges from southern Illinois will participate with 150 plus members expected.
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Carbondale Elks Lodge
Illinois Elks Association
Carbondale Lodge
W. Jackson St
Metropolis
McLeansboro
Marion
Mount Vernon
Murphysboro
Centralia
Salem
West Frankfort
Perry Homemaker's Camp Seeks Registrations for Sep Event
Registrations are being accepted for Homemaker's Camp sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service in Perry County. The event runs September 11 to 13 at the Southern Illinois 4 H Camp near West Frankfort on Route 149. Day activities include reverse glass painting and quilting. overnight campers will craft both days, enjoy an evening program, and a costume contest themed to a favorite childhood character. Register at the county extension office by August 23.
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Cooperative Extension Service
South St
Pinckneyville
How to thwart car thieves with better ignition security
Consumers are urged to lock cars and take keys, as one million autos are stolen yearly. A tested high security Lock Technology GML1 works best only with metal ignition housing, while newer plastic housings undermine its effectiveness. Interrupters and alarms offer some delay, but none match the security of a metal housing and proper device installation. Insurance discounts exist in Massachusetts for certain devices, varying by device type.
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Consumer Reports
General Motors
American Motors
Chrysler
Consumer
Ports
Massachusetts
Maximizing discomfort by an American humorist
Erma Bombeck mocks a government energy plan urging Americans to maximize personal discomfort. She recalls car pools, from Thelma Flagstop in 1933 to 1979 Chicago, and jokes about rules for pooling food, seats, and nausea drills, concluding the idea echoes official phrasing.
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Erma Bombeck
Administration
Thelma Flagstop
Indiana
Chil- Kinkaid Kountry
United States
Chicago
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