Shirley Crouch to Miss Week of School for Fair Debut
Eight year old Shirley Ann Crouch of Herrin will skip a week of third grade to perform as an acrobatic dancer at the Du Quoin state fair on a bill with Chico Marx Vivian Blaine and Orrin Tucker. The young contortionist already won a 2000 dollar Ted Mack Amateur Hour scholarship in New York and her act features the glass trick with water lifted by her feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Ann Crouch
Herrin
Shirley
du Quoin
Chico Marx
Vivian Blaine
Orrin Tucker
Ted Mack
New York
Southern Illinois Officers Graduated From Air Tactical School
Three Southern Illinois men among 800 Air Force officers who graduated Aug 22 from the Air Tactical School at Tyndall Air Force Base Panama City Fla. Lt L D McDonald Johnston City Capt M C Hamby R A 2 Metropolis and Lt D H Reynolds Vienna completed a 16 week course covering military management operations tactical and maintenance topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Air Force
Air Tactical School
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Fla
L. D. McDonald
Johnston City
M. C. Hamby
Metropolis
D. H Reynolds
Vienna
Nickell to Speak at Anna Fair Friday
Vernon L. Nickell state superintendent of public instruction will speak at the Anna Fair Friday August 25 at 1 30 p m Other district and local candidates will share the speakers platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon L. Nickell
McPherson farmer drafts counter to feed litter of pigs
Orval Wagner of McPherson Kansas plans an artificial feeding counter to ration a litter of 20 pigs born on the McPherson College farm. He says only one pig may be a runt and hopes to raise all the litter, which average 8 to 10 pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Wagner
McPherson, Kas
Wagner
Gards
McPherson College
Local Drugstores Market in Carbondale and Nearby Towns
Fragmentary market note shows sales in Carbondale by Fox Cline Vick Hewitt Carbondale Walgreen and in diarphysboro Hagier Doerr Nanney Drug Stores or hometown druggists. Also mentions Herrin Waggener McDonald Gilbert Walgreens or hometown druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Fox, Cline- Vick
Hewitttt
Walgreen
Hagier, Doerr
Nanney
Herrin
Waggener, McDonald and
Gilbert
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Shirley Crouch
Princeton
Ind
San Francisco
Sheila Kay
Area End Aaf
Tyndall Base
Oth
Air University System
Nickell
Anna Fair
Shekinah Lodge
A F. and
A. M
F. C
Kenneth Parrish
W M
Herrin Factory
South 8Th Street
Johnston City Road
Herrin, Ill
MR. Motorist
Ena
Nash
Owens & Gill Motor CO
North Park Ave
Herrin, Illinois
Elbert N. Dillard Walker
Bldg
Midwest
Midwest Dairy
Murphysboro
Penney
Thriftmetic
Penney’s
Percale Prints
Gabardine
Penneys
Big Mac
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