Johnston City drives CF funds chairwoman fights for kids
Mrs. Dorothy Hughes leads a Sept 15 30 fundraiser in Johnston City to benefit the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation. The drive includes education on CF and a door to door march September 25 26 with a bucket brigade at Rt 37 and Broadway. Proceeds support CF research and patient care in St Louis and Chicago chapters.
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Johnston City
Dorothy Hughes
St. Louis Gateway
National
C-F Foundation
Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
Hughes
Williamson County Department of Public Aid
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Mickey
Southern Illinois University
DVR
University of Illinois Division of Services
Chicago
Jaycees
Rt. 37
Broadway
Herrin Couple Wed at St Louis Church in July
Donna Ann Harell and Michael Joseph Mirvis were married July 31 at St Christopher's Catholic Church in St Louis. The ceremony at 6:30 was officiated by Rev Eugene Brennan. The couple reside in Herrin at Country Manor Apartments. Mirvis, a Miami University and Harvard Business School alumnus, works for Goldsmiths Menswear in Southern Illinois.
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St. Christopher’s Catholic Church
St. Louis
Donna Ann Harell
Michael Joseph Mirvis
Eugene Brennan
Alex Harell
Flora K. Harell
Herrin
Harold Mirvis
Worthington
Ohio
Jacque
David Richie
Susan Krieg
Janet Mirvis
Philip Mirvis
James Gels
Steven McCandless
Larry Dann
Usher
Susan Mirvis
Country Manor Apartments
St. Louis University
Mirvis
Miami University
Harvard Business School
Goldsmiths Menswear
Ilinois
Patricia Brown Weds Robert Parks in Herrin Ceremony
In an evening ceremony at First United Methodist Church Herrin Patricia Jean Brown married Robert David Parks July 31 The Rev Ira Thetford officiated before an altar with candelabra and gladioli The bride daughter of Leon and Mrs Brown wore a daisies embossed voile gown The couple reside in Herrin after both taking jobs in Carbondale and Herrin respectively
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Jean Brown
Robert David Parks
First United Methodist Church
Herrin
Parks
Doris Perry
Clifford Parks
Mascoutah
Ira Thetford
Alton
Leon Brown
Michael Brown
Max Jones
Senior Citizen Discussion Group and Home Extension Meetings
In Herrin at 1 30 p m Wednesday Margaret Shelby leads a senior citizen discussion group. In Murphysboro at 1 p m Wednesday Nedra Johnson hosts Pleasant Grove Home Extension Unit. In Sparta at 2 p m Wednesday Plum Creek Home Extension Unit meets at Mrs Laura LaPla.
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Herrin
Margaret Shelby
Murphysboro
Sparta
Plum Creek
Laura LaPla
Mississippi River Festival hits new attendance record at SIU Edwardsville
The six week Mississippi River Festival at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville drew over 141000 attendees for symphony and folk pop rock concerts, a 17 percent rise from last year. The season featured Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra concerts and events headlined by Ike and Tina Turner and The Who, with two acts accounting for 44 percent of attendance. Total box office and final figures await reports from outlets. Contributions from Illinois and Missouri arts councils plus local donations surpassed $120000, helping the festival stay in the black with a $14000 fundraising target to cover potential deficits.
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Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Peter Pastreich
Pastreich
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Who
Mississippi River Festival, Inc
Missouri
Illinois
Illinois Arts Council
Missouri State Council On the Arts
Health Office Closes for Holiday Weekend
Jackson County Health Department will be closed Saturday for the holiday weekend. No tuberculosis skin tests will be given Wednesday as results require three days to read, making Saturday the test result day. The clinic will operate 1 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays for immunizations.
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Jackson County Health Department
Lose weight this week with Odrinex tablets
Ad promises rapid fat loss with a tiny tablet saying no dangerous drugs or special exercise needed. It notes 12 years of use, prices of $3.25 and $5.25, money back guarantee by druggists, and sales by multiple Rexall and OK Drug stores with mail orders.
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Hewi Itt’s
Rexall Drug Store
Carbondale
Herrin Rexall Drug Store
Hagler’s
OK Drug Store
Murphysboro
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John A. Hughes
Noah Ave
Ill
Necchi Sewing Center
West Monroe
Herrin Man
Westrich
Parrigin
Robert Parks
Tim Parks
Eunice Nesler
J. C. Penney Co
Norge Fedders
Murphysboro, Ill
Miller’s Home Supply
Marion
Bath Boutique
W. Main
Atlas Tires
Jack’s Standard Service
National Assembly
Bart Lik
Bank of Horiin
Herrin, Illinois
Times
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Ferdinand Marcos
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