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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
7
Center of attraction for festive table features a Jolly Snowman centerpiece made from snack ingredients. Kids can help. the candy snowman uses corn syrup sugar water butter vanilla poured over popped corn shaped into three balls with gumdrops eyes nose and mouth a marshmallow hat licorice skis and candy cane poles.
Harrisburg residents at A L Bowen Children’s Center present a Christmas program titled Christmas Around the World. The event features the center band and five scenes from foreign Christmas traditions, with performances at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Giacomo of Pinckneyville announce the engagement of their daughter Nita Jean to Vernon Dale Baldwin son of Mrs Faye Baldwin of Marion He works at the Norge plant in Herrin Plans are for a December 21 wedding Miss Beckman plans summer wedding Mr and Mrs Clarence Beckman of Jacob announce a summer wedding Takamatsu Japan brown kuruma shrimp are grown to market size in six to ten months
In Marion at 2 p m the Woman's Club meets at the library with a potluck and program led by Mrs G B Barnes and hosted by Mrs G W Bayles. In Herrin the Music Department of the Woman's Club hosts a rummage sale at the Girl Scout Cabin Friday through Saturday. In Murphysboro the St Joseph Memorial Hospital Auxiliary holds a Christmas bazaar at 9 South 12th Street until 8 p m.
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