Franklin County Homemakers Plan Busy Schedule This Month
Franklin County Homemakers arrange a busy month with lessons by Dr. John Shultz on helping youth face problems and training sessions at the Benton office. District meetings for extension advisers and 4-H leaders occur in Benton, plus a December 14 advisory council dinner at Akin School gym and a tri state program in Evansville Indiana. A side note recalls New York Citys first experimental underground subway by 1870 using compressed air, which failed financially.
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Franklin County
John Shultz
Shultz
Cooperative Extension
South Main Street
Benton
Franklin County Advisory Council
Akin School
Evansville
Ind
New York City
Lower Broadway
Plan Commission Reviews Codes for City Adoption
The Benton Plan Commission reviews five codes including building plumbing electrical fire and housing for city adoption to qualify for federal funds. Chairman J W MacDonald says a final study meeting is planned next Tuesday. Ava Shirley Kilpatrick was fined $16 for speeding.
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Benton Plan Commission
Commission
J. W. MacDonald
MacDonald
Missing Girl Found After All-Night Search
In Carpentersville AP reports 9 year old Lynn Reher missing since Tuesday afternoon was found unharmed in a ravine near her home after an overnight search. Police say she hid there without giving a reason as more than 100 officers and volunteers searched the area.
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Carpentersville
Lynn Reher
Holiday Homes Tour Tickets On Sale In Carbondale
Carbondale Hospitals Auxiliary announces a Holiday Homes tour Sunday with five homes on Kent Drive Pinewood Drive Freeman Street and more. Tickets cost 2 and may be bought at three banks Gift Shop at Doctors Memorial Hospital and on tour day. Tea event at Gift Shop follows tours.
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Carbondale’s Hospitals
Auxiliary
Carbondale
Eugene Simonds
Doctors’ Memorial Hospital
James Crowner
Kent Drive
Richard le Fevre
Ralph Gray
Pinewood Drive
John S. Rendleman
W. Loren Taylor
W. Freeman Street
Paul Brown
Lewis Rossiter
William T. Felts
M. P. Boulden
John Lewis
Pourers
Archie Stroup
Blanche Wilhelm
Lewis
John Mars
Dan Foley
John McDermott
Marion Junior Woman's Club adds five new members
Five new members joined the Marion Junior Woman's Club this week at Mrs. Barney Pulley's home. The initiates were Mrs. Gary Culbreth, Mrs. Bob Coonce, Mrs. John Fisher, Mrs. Bill Stapleton, and Elizabeth Welch, each receiving the club pledge and a rose. A program on hand-made Christmas ornaments and decorations was given by Mrs. Paul Tepovich, Williamson County Home Extension crafts chairman, who demonstrated several finished pieces.
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Marion
Barney Pulley
Gary Culbreth
Bob Coonce
John Fisher
Bill Stapleton
Elizabeth Welch
Tom Redickas
Paul Tepovich
Williamson County Home Extension Crafts
Frank Manfredo
Secretaries Plan December Meeting in Marion
The Carbondale Chapter of the National Secretaries Association will hold its December meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the Ramada Inn Marion. A guest student from SIU Vocational Technical Institute will attend, invited by Margaret Garrison. Reservations by Jackson County members to Hilda Born or after hours to 687-1267. Williamson County members call Madeline Neilson. The group voted to donate to the Marion Christmas Lighting Committee and to buy gifts for Anna State Hospital patients, with delivery and wrapping assistance on Dec 13. An upcoming bake sale and a Christmas party are planned, and the next meeting is Jan 8 at Mrs. Mike Oreskovich’s home. Cameron W. Meredith of SIU will speak at the Wabash Valley School Health Conference in Terre Haute on Friday. Also notes All India Radio began commercial advertising on Nov 1 1967 with a synthetic sweetener product.
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Carbondale
National Secretaries Association
Ramada Inn
Marion
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Margaret Garrison
Jackson County
Hilda Born
Williamson County
Madeline Neilson
Christopher
Anna State Hospital
Redickas
Coonce
Lee Chamness
Tempo
Marion Ramada Inn
Mike Oreskovich
Cameron W. Meredith
Southern Ilinois University
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Inc
Marion Teen Plans March Wedding to SIU Student
Marion, Illinois engagement announced for Carol Diane Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook. She will wed Patrick Milburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Ray Milburn, both graduates of local high schools and SIU students. Milburn works at Central Publications.
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William Cook
Laura Lane
Marion
Carol Diane
Patrick Milburn
D. Ray Milburn
E. Seminary Ave
Hoopeston
Miss Cook
Marion High School
Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute
Milburn
Hoopeston High School
SIU
Central Publications
Christmas tree safety tips from local fire officials
Area firemen warn the yuletide season is highly dangerous due to dry needles and decorations. Fire Chief Almont Crawshaw stresses water in the receptacle, keeping the tree away from heat, and removing it before it dries. The public is urged to check lights, avoid overloaded circuits, and use noncombustible decorations.
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Nation Safety Council
Carbondale
Almont Crawshaw
Fraternity Turkey Shoot Planned at SIU Old Main
Alpha Kappa Psi members plan a turkey shoot at the rifle range on SIU campus Old Main fourth floor. Hours are Thursday 5 9 p m Friday 1 10 p m and Saturday 1 4 p m.
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Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity
Old Main
SIU
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amy
Amy Vanderbilt
New York
Curtis Kellar
Plan Commission
Ava
Shirley Kilpatrick
Southern Illinois
Philco
Sandy
Murdale Shopping Center
Holiday Homes
Marion Club
Meredith
India Radio
Bombay, India
All India Radio
lowSawyer
EF Derado
East Main
New York Metropolitan Opera House
Samuel Barber
Vanessa
Salzburg
Austria
Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc
U. S
NFO
Washington
Justice Department
National Farmers Organization
Ramsey Clark
Fraternity
Nelson
Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Company
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