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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1952
Page
7
Allegra Pitchford of Sesser becomes the new Sesser correspondent for The Daily Journal edition of the Southern Illinoisan in Herrin. Readers may contact her at Dugger's Drug Store or by the Sesser phone 131.
Mary V Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Sesser held Grand Chapter Committee Night in the Masonic Hall. Guests from Southern Illinois Chapters attended as officers filled stations and three guests were toasted and introduced, with Edith Shannon receiving a commission as Gand Lecturer of the OES of Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Frioli and their children of St. Louis returned home Monday after a weeklong visit with the George Robertses in Zeigler. Mrs Frioli’s niece and nephew Janie and Johnnie Potocki joined them for the trip back.
Mr and Mrs Carl Wheatley and son of Peoria recently visited Percy with Mr and Mrs Charles Wheatley and their children, sharing time together in the region.
A Southern Illinois University night class for practical nurses from Carbondale and nearby towns conducts an 11 week course. The program, offered by SIU Vocational Technical Institute with the health education department, trains nurses to meet Illinois licensing standards.
Mr and Mrs Dwight S Lovel and children of Roseville Michigan visited last week with Mr and Mrs Fred Lovel in Energy. Beardons of Mattoon Joe Beardon and daughter Shawne visited Lionel Barnes of Energy.
Local society notes reveal dinners and visits across Energy Carterville Marion and Zeigler. Guests include families from Livermore Chicago Goreville Johnston City and Herrin. Events feature club hosting stork shower and weekend visits with relatives and friends.
Attendees at the Mann Reunion Sunday included Mr and Mrs Romeo Mann and Mr and Mrs Raymond Hudson with Mrs and others present at the Bowyer place Route 13 south of Carterville.
Rev Fr Charles Seifert of Royalton travels to Chicago to attend Rev Fr E Senese's golden anniversary at St Angelo's Church. Senese, former pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Herrin, plans return September 3. Also mentions Herrin residents Alberta Newcom and family and Charleston sailors on leave visiting Michigan and Canada.
Emmerson McElroy employed by National Petroleum Corporation in Tuscola visited Royalton over the weekend with his wife and daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Leitz and family of Royal Oak arrive in Chester for a week's visit with Mrs. Charles F. Nagel and sisters Mrs. Ter rence Feaman and Mrs. Edgar Johnson. Chester visitors return to Iowa after spending the last month in Chester with the Harmon family of Fort Dodge Iowa.
A brief notice identifies Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Harmon Sr. as the parents involved in the family item reported in the local column.
Mrs Homer Hornbustle of Percy hosted a Saturday party for her daughter Levita Kay rs fifth birthday and Elroy Meyers celebrated his son Terry third birthday with a Saturday gathering.
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