SIU Women’s Club Dinner Dance Christmas in Colonial America
The SIU Women’s Club hosts a Christmas in Colonial America dinner dance on December 13 at the SIU Carbondale Student Center. Buffet at 8 p.m. with dancing to the John Birchler Orchestra until midnight. Cost is 14.75 per couple. reservations due by Sunday. Carterville Club Plans Auction Bazaar Saturday. Williamson County Historical Society holds 2:30 p.m. meeting at Carterville Women’s Club Building focusing on an old fashioned Christmas. officers to be elected.
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SIU
America
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
John Birchler
Yvonne Brandon
Herrin
Southern Repertory Dance Theater
Carterville
Tri-C
Carterville Civic Center
The
Williamson County Historical Society
Women’s Club
East Mlinois Street
The $100,000 Child Investment in Witty Parody
Erma Bombeck argues raising a child costs about 100000 dollars. The piece humorously itemizes expenses from ketchup to hair care and transport while treating a child as a long-term, nonfinanced asset. The dialogue contrasts parental perceptions with the value of a child as a family invest ment that does not yield collateral or tax shelter benefits.
Pre-Holiday Eggnog Recipe From a Reader
A reader contributes a traditional eggnog guide. Separate eggs and beat whites with sugar to stiff peaks then fold into yolks with half and half and brandy. Gently fold in whipped cream and serve with nutmeg. Yields about 3 cups for 4 to 6 servings.
ODRINEX weight loss plan advertised in Illinois
An advertisement from Hagler's OK Drug Store and Herrin Rexall Drug promotes ODRINEX as a new weight loss plan. It claims a hunger taming tablet helps people eat three meals daily with fewer calories and promises safety when used as directed. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back is offered.
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Hagler’s OK
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Ill
Herrin Rexall
Aca
Herrin
Land fraud victims pay far more than property worth
In East Phoenix a stranger sells blank real estate contracts for temporary cash, using Peterson as a signature bearer. The schemes spread via mortgage brokers, with buyers like Virgil Nass in Minnesota losing $3,300 as contracts yield no payments. Investigators later link cases to the Great Southwest Land and Cattle Co. and pursue charges in Arizona.
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Allen Nacheman
Associated Press
Gigi
East Phoenix
Ariz
John Peterson
Peterson
Great Southwest Land and Cattle Co
Hutchins
Minn
Virgil Nass
Nass
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Great Southwest
Johnson
Arizona
Phoenix
Gila River
Montezuma Development Corp
Land fraud victims span social classes in US swindles
The piece profiles victims from varied backgrounds in nationwide land fraud schemes. It notes deceptive pitches, promises of booming Arizona land and refunds, and how many victims never report losses. It cites regulators in Washington Nevada Utah and Florida detailing dubious registrations, remote plots and costly mortgages, with emphasis on middle class retirees and older widows harmed.
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Gordon Johnson
Virgil Nass
Conrad Goodkin
Wisconsin
Washington
Real Estate Division
RED
Ross Baker
Angus McLeod
Nevada
U.S
December weddings planned for regional couples
Bette Flory of Austin and Glenn H. Paulsgrove of Rock Falls announce the engagement of their daughter Teresa L. Paulsgrove to Jerry M. Berman. Teresa, a Carbondale native and Carbondale Community High School graduate of 1971, teaches as a student at West Frankfort Elementary. Berman, SIUC graduate and current East Tennessee State University graduate student, is set to wed at 4 p.m. on December 2 at Carbondale First United Methodist Church.
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Bette Flory
Austin
Tex
Glenn H. Paulsgrove
Rock Falls
Carbondale
Teresa L
Jerry M. Berman
Max Berman
Roanoke
Paulsgrove
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
West Frankfort
Berman
SIUC
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
Tenn
Rye light bread made with mixer
Rye light bread recipe from Cecily Brownstone lists 3 cups white flour, rye flour, yeast, milk, water, butter, salt, sugar. Dough is mixed, kneaded, risen, shaped into two leaves, baked at 375 for about 45 minutes to yield two loaves.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
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Utah Red
Robert Blakey
Bernhard Benn
West Allis
Wis
River Ranch Acres
Fla
Florida
Gerald Lewis
Lewis
Elizabeth Butler
Hialeah
First United Methodist Church of
Sharon Barclay
Sharon C. Barclay
Raymond L. Loeb
Geneva Barclay
Royalton
William R. Barclay
Robert Loeb
Zeigler
Miss Barclay
J. C. Penney’s
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Murdock
Teresa L. Paulsgrove
Jeri Lynn
West Main
Mt. Vernon
Alex Smith
Evans & Black
Carpet World
Precision Eng
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Shawnee
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Thurs
Bernina
BankAmericard
S. Wiineis
Southgate Shopping Center
Ally Carbondale
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NTA
Ann Irwin
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Uum
Samuel Music Home Office
Effingham
le Microwave
E. A. Kraft, Inc
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