Marilyn Donate Hosts Class Party at Johnston City
First Christian church Sunday school class in Johnston City held a party at Marilyn Donate’s home on Perrine Street. A Bible quiz and games with prizes to Judy Moore, Nancy Foster, Elizabeth WarfaI, and Marilyn. Mrs. Roy Ligon shared travel notes from Main and Rhode Island and gave souvenirs. Refreshments served by Mrs. Albert Donate.
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Workers For Christ Sunday School
First Christian Church
Johnston City
Marilyn Donate
Perrine Street
Judy Moore
Nancy Foster
Elizabeth Warfei
Marilyn
Roy Ligon
Main
Rhode Island
Johnston City Family Visits Golconda Relatives
Mrs Lou King and daughters Gloria Joan and Barbara from Johnston City spent Saturday and Sunday with Esther Gibson and her husband near Golconda. Barbara stayed for the week.
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Lou King
Gloria
Joan
Barbara
Johnston City
Esther Gibson
Golconda
Johnston City Visits and Community Notes From Herrin
Mrs Roy Litton and Mrs David Hunter visited in Herrin on Wednesday. Mrs Norman Albert and son Erick and Mr and Mrs Albert Hinckle of Johnston City spent Friday in St Louis visiting McElroy Trout at Barnes hospital. Trout is not on oxygen and remains steady. Mrs Arthur Bell president of the Johnston City Woman's club says the executive board will meet Thursday at 2:00 PM in the rear of the city library. Rev and Mrs John R Buttz of Johnston City have returned home after visiting in Decatur. Mr and Mrs H M Phillips of Chicago announce the birth of a daughter in a Chicago hospital Tuesday Aug 16 weighing 7 pounds named Nancy Lee. Ezra Phillips of Johnston City is the paternal grandfather.
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Norman Albert
Erick
Albert Hinckle
Johnston City
St. Louis
Albert
McElroy Trout
Barnes Hospital
Trout
Arthur Bell
Johnston City Woman's Club
John R. Buttz
Decatur
H. M. Phillips
Chicago
Nancy Lee
Ezra Phillips
Royal orders grant meat rations to Annam soldiers 1640
In 1640 soldiers of Annam Indo-China received royal treasury orders for meat and other foods for themselves and their families for the soldiers’ lifetimes.
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Annam
Indo-China
Lost keys ring from theater owner’s car mystery
Mrs. H. L. Wilson found a key ring on a theater floor and handed it to an usher. She later discovered the lost keys were hers and she could not start her own car.
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Memphis
Too Hot to Work Burglars Stop After Safe Drag
Belleville police report two burglars dragged an 800 pound safe from a tavern to the sidewalk during a heat wave. The safe, valued at 300 dollars, remained unopened as the pair apparently quit due to the heat.
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Martin H. Fisher
New York Banks Report One-Third of U S Debits
A study of New York State fiscal organizations shows that one of every three dollars in bank debits in the United States is reported by New York banks.
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New York State
U. S
New York
Milk production could fill vast river in U S study
A study estimates annual U S milk output would fill a river 3,000 miles long, three feet deep and 40 feet wide, illustrating the scale of dairy production.
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United States
Wendell Lindsey Family Moves Into New Home
Mr and Mrs Wendell Lindsey and their son have moved into a new home in the Venables apartments on East Grand Avenue Carterville. They are former Herrin residents who previously lived on Brown Street. Miss Sue Rich Crainville injured in an auto accident near Carterville to Herrin is reported fine. Her condition is not serious. Mrs Alice Robinson is much better after illness this week. Roy Reed Carbondale visited Carterville for business on Thursday.
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Wendell Lindsey
Venable
East Grand Avenue
Carterville
Lindseys
Herrin
Brown Street
Sue Rich
Crainville
Alice Robinson
Local visitors aid Mrs. Patrick recovery progress
Mrs. Marcelle Patrick was seriously ill the past week but is reported some better this week. Miss Jeanette Cavalli Miss Marie Calasse of Chicago and Miss Mary Lynn Vane of Herrin visited here Monday with Miss Delores Mitchell.
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Marcelle Patrick
Jeanette Cavalli
Marie Calasse
Chicago
Mary Lynn Vane
Herrin
Delores Mitchell
Miss Barbara Gower and Jeanie Grider Return Home
Miss Barbara Gower and Miss Jeanie Grider returned home Wednesday after a brief visit in Orient with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reed and family.
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Barbara Gower
Jeanie Grider
Orient
Howard Reed
LuncheonGuests At Mrs Elkins Include Reynolds Newton
Miss Jeanine Reynolds and Miss Sue Newton were luncheon guests of Mrs. Dick Elkins on Wednesday.
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Jeanine Reynolds
Sue Newton
Dick Elkins
Mr and Mrs Clifton Chamness and Lesley Chamness
A brief social notice lists Mr Clifton Chamness and Mrs Chamness alongside Mr and Mrs Lesley Chamness, signaling a family gathering or social event.
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Mrs
Clifton Chamness
Lesley Chamness
Local relatives attend services and burial in nearby towns
Harry Chamness and family of Marion spent Wednesday evening in Carterville. They are relatives of Mrs. Oleen Jones who was buried yesterday. Rev and Mrs Floyd Jent attended a Sunday school convention at Dix on Springs on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Harry Chamness
Marion
Carterville
Chamnesses
Oleen Jones
Floyd Jent
Dixon Springs
Miss Ladonna Hoffart on Vacation from Friedmans Store
Ladonna Hoffart, an employee at Friedmans, is taking a week off for vacation and enjoying a break from her duties this week.
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Ladonna Hoffart
Friedman
Hartwell of Johnston City Conducted West Frankfort Business
Earl Hartwell of Johnston City transacted business in West Frankfort Wednesday afternoon.
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Earl Hartwell
Johnston
City
West Frankfort
Murphysboro Visitor Sees Johnston City Relatives
Jack Clarida of Murphysboro visited his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Henry Slover in Johnston City on Wednesday. He was en route home from Chicago where he spent several days with his mother Mrs Edith Bell a former Johnston City resident.
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Jack Clarida
Murphysboro
Henry Slover
Johnston City
Chicago
Edith Bell
Bell
Thompsonville Visitor E A Stewart In Johnston City
E A Stewart of Thompsonville was a business visitor in Johnston City on Wednesday.
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E. A. Stewart
Thompsonville
Johnston City
Birthday tribute dinner in Harrisburg honors Mrs Lora Higerson
Mrs J H Dallis of Harrisburg hosts a birthday event Wednesday in honor of her sister Mrs Lora Higerson of Los Angeles visiting Harrisburg and Johnston City.
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Burg
J. H. Dallis
Harrisburg
Lora Higgerson
Los Angeles
Calif
Johnston City
Mrs. Eunice Lockard Visits Sister in Anna
Mrs Eunice Lockard of Anna is visiting for a few days at the home of her sister Mrs Frank Burns and Mr Burns on West Broadway.
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R. A. Roberts
Bakersfield, Calif
Homer Choate
West Broadway
Eunice Lockard
Anna
Frank Burns
Mr. Burns
Johnston City Couple Visits Drakesboro for Ill Mother
Mr and Mrs John Harlan of Johnston City visit Drakesboro Kentucky due to Mrs Nelsons illness. Mrs Nelson is reported to be some improved.
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John Harlan
Johnston City
Drakesboro
John Nelson
Nelson
Johnston City and Creal Springs Residents Trade in St Louis
Mrs Frank Hepler Mrs Walter Smith and Miss Joy Sue Hepler of Johnston City plus Miss Roma Jean Holmes of Creal Springs transact ed business in St Louis on Wednesday.
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Frank Hepler
Walter Smith
Joy Sue Hepler
Johnston City
Roma Jean Holmes
Creal Springs
St. Louis
Johnston City women attend Harris birthday dinner
Mrs Ora Hendrickson and Mrs R W Jones of Johnston City attended a birthday dinner in Harris.
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Ora Hendrickson
R. W. Jones
Johnston City
Harris
Johnston City Coming Events
Elwood Rebekah Lodge meets at 7 30 p m in I O O F hall in Johnston City for Friday event.
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Johnston City
Elwood Rebekah Lodge
Hall
Amphibious Bahama Pigs Swim Between Islands
Wild pigs on Bahama islands are amphibious and swim between islands in search of food or to escape huntsmen, enabling movement across the archipelago.
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Bahama Islands
No Beer, More Grass At Pitt Student Congress Vote
The University of Pittsburgh Student Congress voted 13 to 2 against a motion to legalize beer in the quarters and added an amendment to improve the campus lawn. The text suggests a light aim to make the walk to a bar more pleasant.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
World population estimate for 1900
Estimates place the global population at about 1.527 billion people in the year 1900. Figures reflect early census data and demographic methods of the era, highlighting rapid growth at century’s turn.
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Albert Donate
Frank Benton
West Ninth Street
Grant-Lee
Madisonville
Grant and Lee
Joe Grizell
Moore’s Hospital
Benton
Lowell Jones
Jones’ Drug Store
Harold Beaver
James Clayton James Parker, Jr
Alex McKnight
Southern Baptist
Ridge Crest
N. C
Stella Smith
Veterans’ Hospital
Roy Litton
David Hunter
Davis Motor
Herrin, Illinois
DODGE
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
New York Polo Grounds
Durocher
Belleville
W. 8. Fuller
Helleny
North 14Th Street
Illinois
Roy Reed
Carbondale
Bosch
Magneto
Holtkamp Electric Service CO
Centralia
Mlinois
Crossville
Central
Public Service Company
Oysters
Herrin, Ilinois
North 16Th Street
East
Monroe St
Hank Thompson
Fiddle Dee Dee
Jo Stafford
Gordon Macrae
Doris Day
Marjorie Hughes
Perry Como
Baby
Guy Lombardo
Floyd Tillman
al Dexter
Homer and
Jethro
White Electric Co
Jimmy Dickens
George Morgan
Eddy Howard
Reha
Files Store Co
P.m
WJPF
Marlow
Sporting Goods
the Bank OF
Liam
Ad Spe
AL BS
Onty
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