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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1973
Page
6
The narrator is named Sunshine chairman of the Home room Mothers Association and jokes that the post is the end of the line in succession. She mocks the hidden duties and the farcical chain of events needed to reach the presidency, offering humorous tips for those who come after.
The piece lampoons the need for better funding to send greetings and flowers for celebrations and condolences, criticizes a long tenure, and jestingly criticizes the sun shine definition while noting the overbearing oversight of sergeants at arms and a meter reader anecdote.
Lambda Beta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi prepares toy soldiers as favors for 200 children attending Saturday morning breakfast at Carbondale Community High School East. The event features coffee donuts orange drink a Christmas cartoon puppet show and magic act with Santa. Proceeds benefit March of Dimes and other sorority service projects.
The Illinois Department of Public Health warns consumers not to use two dietary supplements Aprikern and Bee Seventeen due to hydrogen cyanide risks. FDA reports five Aprikern capsules can poison a child, twenty can kill an adult. two Bee Seventeen packets could poison a small child. Manufacturer General Research Laboratories has not recalled the products, complicating withdrawal. Public action is urged to remove them from outlets.
AMI President Richard Lyng urged removal of meat price controls to restore producer confidence and expand output for 1975. He told John T. Dunlop the Cost of Living Council controls hinder livestock expansion and risk future supply shortfalls. A Christmas Kitchen Korner fundraiser at First Christian Church Marion runs 4 to 7 30 p.m. with baked goods and proceeds supporting CWF work.
Friday events include Herrin Senior Citizens decorating the Christmas tree at 100 S Park Ave, Carterville crafts 9 30 am to 4 pm at the Civic Teen Center, Carbondale church board meeting 9 80 am at First Christian Church and a Senior Citizens bazaar with ham and bean lunch 11 am to 2 pm at Elm Street center. In Harrisburg the U S Forest Service Wives hold a pot luck and gift exchange at 6 30 pm at Bank of Harrisburg on Walnut and Main.
An ad promotes OD RINEX as a tiny tablet taken before meals to curb appetite and promises weight loss of 5 to 20 pounds quickly. It guarantees refunds if not satisfied and lists Hagler's OK Drug Store in Murphysboro Illinois with mail orders offered.
Dr and Mrs Richard B Morgan Urbana announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Lorraine to Michael V Frost son of Mrs Betty B Frost Carbondale and the late Carl V Frost A March wedding is planned Nancy is a Urbana High School graduate and a Southern Illinois University Carbondale student Michael is a Carbondale Community High School graduate and a sophomore at John A Logan College Carterville
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