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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1949

Page

22

Zeigler Baptist Young People Elect New Leaders

The Zeigler Baptist Young People department held a Friday meeting at Rev E H Moores home to elect officers for the Vota Vita class and the Young Men group. New presidents and officers named, with gifts given to guest Betty Walker from Carbon dale. A church supper followed with a prayer and carols.

Zeigler Baptist Young Peoples First Baptist Church E. H. Moore Vota-Vita Jean Cross Joann Moore Selma Wilson Wallie Flack Cecil Sandefur Percy Pavloff Ray Bagwell John Gamby C. H. Jeenings

Christmas Pot Luck Held by Daughters of Ruth Club

The Daughters of Ruth Sunday school at Zeigler First Baptist met at Mrs. Clara Howell’s home for their annual pot luck and Christmas party. Tables featured a Christmas motif with candle Santa Clauses and festive napkins. After a delicious dinner, Vice President Roberta Readhead led the meeting with Christmas carols.

Bethlehem Maxine Sheffer Dorothy Christy Fred Gray Lucy Jo Belcher Roberta Readhead Frances Belcher Marguerine Pavloff Bernice Sheffer Daughters of Ruth Zeigler First Baptist Church Clara Howell

Families Gather in Illinois and Indiana for Weekend

Mr and Mrs Gene Parks and children of Carrier Mills and Mr and Mrs Jesse Southerland of Evansville Indiana spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Herman Norman Jones.

Gene Parks Carrier Mills Jesse Southerland Evansville, Ind Herman Norman Jones

U S Tea Imports Reach Record 88 Million Pounds

The United States consumed and imported tea in large volumes, totaling around 88 million pounds, signaling strong demand and widespread tea use across the year.

U. S

Zeigler Coming Events

Girl Scout meeting at 1 30 at the community house. Rotary Club will meet at Christopher for a joint gathering. No meeting on December 15. Helpers for the community Christmas tree project urged to meet at the high school at 6 30.

Rotary Club Christopher Christopher Club

Leftovers Help Boost Canned Soups with Veggies

Readers learn practical tips to enrich canned soups by adding leftovers and vegetables. Green peas or snap beans pair well with tomato soup, while carrots boost cream of mushroom, offering simple enhancements.

Beach hat doubles as baby bed on Miami beach

Sand and sun draw attention to a giant four foot wide beach hat. The novelty headpiece is pitched as versatile gear that can also serve as a makeshift baby bed for use on the sand.

Miami

Cost of decent living rises for Chicago elderly couple

The Federal Security Agency office reports an elderly Chicago couple now spends about 1740 dollars annually to live decently and participate in community life. This reflects increases of 102 dollars since 1947 and 301 dollars since 1946.

Chicago Federal Security Agency

Beans Grow Big in Axtell Kansas

Mrs. Gus Preaches keeps a unique hobby of growing giant guinea beans in Axtell. Plants produce beans over a yard long and up to 10 pounds. She says they are delicious when rolled in eggs and flour and fried, with a taste similar to eggplant.

Preaches

Street of Fame on Chestnut Street Beacon Hill

Boston residents of note have lived on Chestnut Street including Julia Ward Howe John Singer Sargent Francis Parkman and Edwin Booth. Amherst College policy allows college driving only for seniors and juniors with at least 75 percent average per President Charles W. Cole.

America Chestnut Street Boston Beacon Hill Julia Ward Howe John Singer Sargent Francis Parkman Edwin Booth Amherst Mass Amherst College Charles W. Cole

Dogs Easier To Fight For Than Divorce In Spokane

In Spokane Washington a woman sought a divorce but feared starting proceedings. She worried her husband would demand custody of their two dogs, making the pets central to the dispute.

Spokane Wash Jim Cook

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