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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1949

Page

4

Local residents attend conferences and visit relatives across states

Dr W J Tudor travels to Illinois for sociology conferences while Carbondale residents join a Chicago Railroad fair by chartered pullman. Many locals take trips to St Louis Iowa Missouri Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Bahama islands note mentions amphibious wild pigs roaming between islands.

W. J. Tudor S. I. U. Sociology Department University of Illinois Carbondale Chicago St. Louis LeRoy Wilkey Jesse Hight Howard Sharp Dora Davis Nina Holshauser Cecil Bass Louis Frick Benton

Antioch Women Host Quilt Event and Potluck

Community notices list a Thursday quilt gathering at Mrs J O Christie home with a potluck, a Friday annual potluck supper, and other meetings including Sunday school class House Route 3 near Carbondale and W C U activities at Mrs Skaggs address.

Antioch J. O. Christie Vota Vita Ada Crews Carbondale

Wonder Salve War Time Skin Remedy Ad

An old advertisement touts WONDER SALVE as a wartime skin remedy for psoriasis eczema infections and athlete’s foot. It claims no acids or alcohol no painful application a greaseless antiseptic with quick results, sold in Carbondale by Hewitt Fox Cline Vick and Carbondale Walgreens stores and local druggists.

Carbondale Hewitt, Fox, Cline Vick Walgreen Orue Drugais

Drury Carterville Visitor Spend Weekend in Drury

Miss Helen Brewer of Carterville spent the weekend with her sister and family in Drury. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Atnip of Cottage Home visited their son’s family. Rev Harold Crowell’s regular appointment at Drury. Mrs. Betty Craig returned from Fort Riley Kaw. Mrs Denver Crews visited her brother Onis Addison of Carbon.

Helen Brewer Carterville Gus Holder Melvin Atnip Cottage Home Ray Atnip Harold Crowell Drury Earl Maushardt Herrin Christopher Jack Blessing Carbondale Denver Crews Betty Craig Fort Riley Kaw Onis Addison Carbon

Girl 13 Found Safe After All Night Search

Patricia Ann Shannon a 13 year old from Kitchen er Ontario was located near a picnic grove in Oregon Illinois after an overnight disappearance. Her parents attorney Harold Shannon and Mrs Shannon reported they were en route to Seattle by auto from Ann Arbor Michigan. Oregon police recovered her unhurt and hungry but safe.

Rockford Patricia Ann Shannon Kitchener Ont Harold Shannon Oregon Seattle Wash Ann Arbor Mich Shannon Ogle County Oregon City

Cox Reunion Attendees Highlight Cottage Home Gathering

Dale, who is ill, and Mr. and Mrs. Carey McFarland with family attended the Cox reunion at Cottage Home Sunday.

Leonard Thompson Warner Colman Chester Williams St. Louis Sportsman’s Park Willis Toler Barnes Hospital Dale Carey McFarland Cox Cottage Home

Woman Alcoholics Rise to 800000, W C T U Reports

Philadelphia August 17 AP. Women alcoholics and habitual drunkards in the United States have reached a record 800000, an officer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union said. Mary B Ervin vice president at large told the organization's executive committee the number grows by about 120000 annually.

Philadelphia United States Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Mary B. Ervin W.C.T.U

Monk in Southern France Invented Pretzels in 610

A monk in southern France reputedly created pretzels in 610 AD. The claim links early monastic baking to the snack’s origin.

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