Annual Dinner in Metropolis Hears Secony-Vacuum Official
R G Shannon public relations director of Secony Vacuum Oil spoke on Metropolis business potential at the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. L W Sturgis acted as master of ceremonies, with humor enhancing the informative address on aggressive chamber duties and retailing. Music by Earl Harrison and Dan O Brien accompanied the event.
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Metropolis Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Shannon
Secony-Vacuum Oil Company
Metropolis
Shannon
L. W. Sturgis
Chamber of Commerce
Tiny third eye remnants in lizards traced to ancestors
Many lizards retain a faint central eye remnant in the head. Scientists suggest this structure was once a functional organ in remote ancestors, offering clues about vertebrate evolution and sensory development.
Percy Yule Program Set for December 23 at Grade School
Percy's annual Community Christmas Program will be held Tuesday December 23 in the grade school gymnasium. The Percy Firemen American Legion and Legion Auxiliary join in the program with participation from Percy churches presenting two brief numbers each. Treats will be given to children.
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Percy
Percy Firemen
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
First American President of English Speaking Union Named
William Howard Tait became the first American to serve as president of the English Speaking Union, an organization promoting cooperation among English speaking nations.
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The
Mounds Youth Shot To Death In Street Incident
LeRoy Wilkins a 16 year old hunter was shot on a Mounds street by a teenage hunter who said he was demonstrating how he killed a rabbit. The incident marks the 13th hunting fatality in the region this fall. Dr H J Elkins and Warner Blackamore both 17 of Cairo with Jack Griffin 15 also in Mounds from hunting.
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LeRoy Wilkins
Mounds
Hinoi
H. J. Elkins
Pulaski
Mrs. Hisong Dies in Tilden Resident Service Set
Mrs May Hissong longtime Tilden resident died at home Thursday Funeral services planned Sunday at 2 p m Lynn Funeral Home Tilden officiated by Rev Harrison East St Louis burial in Tilden Cemetery. Coroner's jury ruled the death accidental after a shotgun blast struck Wilkins in the throat, killing him instantly.
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Hisong
Tilden
May Hissong
Lynn Funeral Home
Mr. Harrison
East St. Louis
Wilkins
Brotherhood Day Drive Aids Blind in Carbondale
Funds campaign set for Saturday at Prince Hotel in Carbondale to support blind services. Mrs. John Daniels leads volunteers assembling artificial flowers for home employment and funds fund eye care glasses braille materials white canes and more. Thirty five percent goes to The Southern Blinds Association.
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Brotherhood
Carbondale
Prince Hotel
John Daniels
Southern Blinds Association of the Blind
Catfish Fry at Herrin VFW Post Tonight
The Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars post will serve catfish to members after the regular meeting today at 7 30 p m at the post home.
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Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
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Ait Metropolis
Music Was Provided
By Earl Harrison and
Dan O Brien
Bergen Dewees
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Percy Yule
All-Percelain
Herrin, N
Glenn
Murphysboro
Heckel’s, Inc
Carterville
General Motors
Pontiac
Hunter-Owens Motor Co
Illinois Ave
Carbondale, Illinois
Mezo Pontiac Co
N. Park Ave
Herrin, Illinois
Hallmark
Baptist Book Store
W. Main
Jeffrey Local
International and Board Members
William Patterson
Aki
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