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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
6
A simple guide from The Southern Ulinoisan Paper shows how to craft a decorative holiday caroler using a folded magazine frame, a styrofoam ball head, yarn hair, and a felt or construction paper face. Follow steps to color, assemble, and add a festive bow for a Santa or angel variant.
The Chester Woman's Club sponsors a community Christmas program at Chester Community Grade School on Wednesday. Churches and schools including St. Mary's Catholic, St. Jonah Lutheran, Calvary Temple, Baptist, First Christian, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Peace Lutheran, and United Methodist will participate. The Grade School second graders directed by Florence Mann, the Chester High School Band under John Bieller, the Cholateers, Millie and Maida Vickers, and the five McQueen sisters will perform. The Christmas Story will be read by Mrs. A. L. Gilsier. the event is open to the public.
The first Swiss Team competition in Southern Illinois combined rubber bridge and duplicate play. Hillcrest Duplicate Club captured the trophy with Jane Spackman, Bill Lindgren, Evelyn Goldsmith, and Bob Giles. Second went to Fran Abrams, Grace Weshinsky, Sherwin Abrams, and Jack Surman. Other prizewinners included Lilly Zwick, Dick Carl, Carole and Harold Emme, Pete Dreese, Dick Gruny, and Maury Myer. Next week features at 7:30 p.m. Hillcrest Drive. Ray Wiley is the contact at 549-1435.
A reader asks about enamel wear from erosion and abrasion and how to prevent it. Advise includes fluoride treatments for shallow EA, fillings for deep depressions, and avoiding excessive gum damage.
Beth Ann Stumpe of St Marys Catholic School in Chester won first place in the Chester Woman's Club art contest for seventh and eighth graders. Nancy McQueen of Chester Community School took second and Timmy Gremmels of St John Lutheran School third. Equal cash prizes were awarded. Art Chairman A G Koopman noted many entries, displayed at the club's November meeting.
In Carbondale on Wednesday multiple extension units meet at venues such as the Ramada Inn Peggy Nacks and the American Legion Hall. Senior citizens attend arts and crafts at Teen Center and Grandcote events are listed. In Herrin a Christmas luncheon is noted. Bradley University in Peoria hosts a one man sculpture show by Thomas Walsh opening Dec 11 for four weeks featuring 35 sculptures and 25 drawings.
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