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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1949

Page

8

Home Bureau in Jackson County Grows as Leaders Rise

Miss Jeanette Dean explains how 24 county clubs form the Jackson county Home Bureau, focusing on five 1950 goals and a 14 month study plan with university Extension workers. Members run health petitions, fundraise for Sunset Haven, lead 4-H, and deepen community service beyond homemaking.

Jackson County Home Bureau Jackson County Home Bureau Jeanette Dean County Home Sunset Haven Women In Home Bureau University of Illinois Miss Dean Health Board West Frankfort Home Dean

Official on Hospital Job at Anna Dies

Orvil Gimpher aged 44 died suddenly Thursday morning in his Anna hotel room after a brief illness. He had suffered heart trouble and had been under a physician care. The body will be sent to Afton Missouri for burial with Norris Funeral Home of Anna handling arrangements. Gimpher was superintendent of brick construction on the Anna city hospital now under construction.

Orvil Gimpher Anna Hotel Afton St. Louis County Norris Anna Mr. Gimpher Anna City Hospital

MFA's Chinese and Japanese Sculpture Collection Noted

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts houses a premier collection of Chinese and Japanese sculpture outside Tokyo, highlighting its global significance in Asian art.

Boston Museum of Fine Arts Tokyo

Egyptian Co op Board for 1950 Directors Named

Men who will serve on the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Electric Co operative for the ensuing year are Back row left to right Ed Stellhorn Evansville Louis Dietz De Soto John I Pyatt president Pinckneyville Frank Esdale Coulterville R V Blacklock vice president Vergennes and Harry Sickemeyer Campbell Hill Front row left to right R S Holt co op manager Steelevile Harry Doren Prairie Du Rocher Thomas Torrens Pinckneyville George Pape Raddle and Wilbur Ebers co op attorney Chester

The Egyptian Electric Co-operative Back Row Ed Stellhorn Evansville Louis Dietz de Soto John I. Pyatt Pinckneyville Frank Esdale Coulterville R. V. Blacklock Vergennes Harry Sickemeyer Campbell Hill Right R. S. Holt Steelevile Harry Doren Prairie du Rocher Thomas Torrens George Pape Raddle Wilbur Ebers Chester

Claudia Finegan Club Meeting in Pinckneyville

The Claudia Finegan Club of the White Shrine of Jerusalem of Southern Illinois will meet in Pinckneyville Sunday at 2:00 p.m. All members are invited to attend and become associates. At 2 p.m. the group will study the supreme law. At 6 p.m. there will be a covered dish dinner. Mr and Mrs William Hinchcliff and sons visited relatives in Murphysboro.

Claudia Finegan Pinckneyville White Shrine of William Hinchcliff Bobby Billy North Almond Street Hinchcliff B. A. Hinchcliff Murphysboro

Coal Sizes For Schools Outlined At City Talks

The plan specifies Community High School will use regular furnace size lump coal while Attucks High School will use regular stoker size coal as part of heating provisions.

Board of Education of Community High School Community High School Attucks High School

Anna Fair association picks August 21 1950 date

Members meeting in president L B Tuthills office set Monday August 21 1950 as the next Anna fair date. This years records show more livestock and exhibits and more race horses entered than in former fairs.

Anna Fair Association L. B. Tuthill

Union County Highway Receives Gasoline Tax Allocations

Loren E. Hinkle, superintendent of Union county highway department, said the county received 20045 in allotments from Illinois state gasoline taxes for the first six months of 1949, down from 20580 in the same period of 1948. The city of Anna received 974.41 for July.

Loren E. Hinkle Union County Highway Department Illinois

New Chevrolet Pickups Available Now

New Chevrolet pickups in stock now with 12 ton or 3/4 ton capacity. Choose your color at factory list price and act while supplies last.

Used Trucks Ready To Move Any Size Load

A dealer advertises used trucks from 1/2 ton to 2 ton dump ready to meet customer needs with versatile hauling power. The listing emphasizes reliability and readiness for immediate use.

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