Zeigler Wedding: Louise Chamness Weds Charles Lee Smith
Louise Chamness daughter of Mrs. G C Chamness and the late Dr G C Chamness married Charles Lee Smith son of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Smith at First Methodist Zeigler Saturday December 9. Rev C W Sullivan officiated as pink gladioli decor and music highlighted the ceremony. The bride wore ivory satin with lace and seeds. maid of honor Suzanne Knight wore beige silk tafetta. A reception for about 150 followed at the Zeigler community house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Louise Chamness
G. C. Chamness
Wilcox Avenue
Charles Lee Smith
Thomas F. Smith
Ohio Street
C. W. Sullivan
Suzanne Knight
Juliet
Tom G. Smith
Donald M. Smith
James F. Brown
Mothers Approve Nursery Toys for early Christmas delight
The article highlights new baby toys made from plastics and soft rubber designed for safety hygiene and developmental play. It describes items like an adjustable corduroy bootie with a tin plastic dog, a crib gym with a ring pull, a roller toy that becomes a push pull, rubber animals for the play yard and a miniature lawn mower among others, all aimed at six to twelve month olds and walking toddlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Temperature and Moth Control in Homes
The article explains moth activity and insecticide effectiveness across temperatures. It notes that 70 to 80 degrees ideal for moths also yields best insecticide results, while 40 degrees keeps moths dormant and reduces insecticide impact. It warns that zero degrees for two days is needed to kill moths.
Autograph collecting values manuscripts with famed signers
Miss Mary A. Benjamin explains that autographs are the writing itself not just signatures. She cites Mad Anthony Wayne Audubon and historical documents like Louis XVI marriage contract and 1812 war letters as highly prized artifacts despite lacking signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Benjamin
Walter R. Benjamin
Autographs
New York City
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVIII
Winter diligence against moth damage with new insecticides
The article urges steady winter work to control moth damage and notes new insecticides like chlordane and DDT available to householders. It emphasizes using these products to fight pests just as actively as in summer.
Autograph Collecting Draws Wide Interest in History Lovers
The rise of Civil War era autographs and historical letters attracts about 5000 U S collectors, mostly professionals with modest means. Notable collectors pursue kings, scientists, musicians, and authors while values vary from one to several dollars for individual signed items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Benjamin
Daniel Webster
Andrew Lang
Maxfield Parris
John Drew
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mrs Poteete Honored at Johnston City Birthday Dinner
Mrs Roby Pete hosted a dinner on Friday on West Twelfth Street Johnston City honoring Mrs Poteete whose birthday was Saturday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Chester Lawrence with Mike and Sue and Mr and Mrs Sidney Tweedy with Larry. Mrs John Howell visited later that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roby Pete
West Twelfth Street
Johnston City
Bean Soup Recipe From Dolores Drive In Los Angeles
A recipe for Duncan Hines Excellent Bean Soup from Mrs. Ralph Stephen at Dolores Drive- In in Los Angeles. It covers ingredients for eight servings, including navy beans, water, onion, peppers, butter, ham hock, and ham trimmings, plus cooking steps and storage guidance. It also adds health tips about daily vitamin C from citrus juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Stephen
Dolores
Collector Discovers Ancestral Will at Parke Bennett Gallery
A rare auction find at Parke Bennett Galleries yielded a 1645 will listed as a Winthrop item. It was witnessed by John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts, and Thomas Dudley. The will turns out to be that of John Benjamin, the ancestor and first Benjamin to arrive in America in 1632. The collector notes the extraordinary stroke of luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke Bennet
Winthrop
John Winthrop
Massachusetts
Thomas Dudley
John Benjamin
Benjamin
America
Gonna Wheeler Six Crochet Edges Pattern Sale
Crochet these edgings from percent inch to four inches wide in Number 50 cotton. Laura Wheeler improves crochet and knitting with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents for pattern 945 to The Southern Illinoisan Needlecraft Dept. Include pattern number name address and zone. Twenty cents more for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with illustrations patterns and a free pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Southern Illinoisan
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Sausage and Rice Skillet Dinner
A pound of bulk sausage is pan fried with onion and drained. Add two cups cooked rice one and a half cups canned tomatoes and half cup chili sauce. Blend well and simmer on very low heat covered for about thirty minutes.
Frying Tips for Wire Basket Use and Pregnant Diet
Deep fat frying is aided by a wire basket with a diameter about two inches less than the fry kettle. Pregnant women should daily include a quart of milk citrus fruit vegetables whole grain cereal bread and an egg meat or fish with vitamin D.
Mosses and Payne Visit Relatives in Christopher and Nearby
Mr and Mrs H E Mosses of Christopher visited their daughter in Springfield with her husband Paul Summers last week. Mr and Mrs Earl Payne of Buckner visited Mrs Ann Hamilton in Christopher on Thursday. Ralph Adams of Christopher is seriously ill in Chicago at his son's home. Joe Binondo of Coello reports his son Joe Jr has arrived in Tokyo on Thanksgiving Day and another Coello youth, Dave Tucker, is also in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Moss
Christopher
Paul Summers
Springfield
Earl Paynes
Buckner
Earl Payne
Ann Hamilton
Ralph Adams
Chicago
Ralph “Tud” Adams
South Sinder Street
Coello
Japan
Joe Binondo
Joe, Jr
Tokyo
Dave Tucker
Coella
Florida
Pinckneyville
Max Major
Pensacola
Lena Stanton
Ed Malan
War Mothers Meet in Pinckneyville Centered Social and Gifts
Mrs. Mabel Kunz hosted War Mothers in Pinckneyville with a noon turkey dinner. President Mrs. Charles Guy led the afternoon business session followed by a social hour and Christmas gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Kunz
Pinckneyville
Charles Guy
Masonic Temple
K. A. Ivesbitt
Viola Ritchey
William Garner
R. O. Ervin
Wilma Riley
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Thomas Smith
Hawison
South Park Avenue
Herrin
Illinois
Dunbar Furniture Mfg. Co
Berne, Ind
Fun & Fortune
Auterren
Anthony Wayne
Audubon
Charles X
William Carroll
Tennessee Militia
Andrew Jackson
Carroll
Nashville
New Orleans
Gov
Johnathan Trumbull
Connecticut
William Williams
Turkey
Grace Methodist Church
Carbondale
Dubry
Miss Benjamin
John Balderston
William S. Hench
Mayo Clinic
Mme. Curie
Toscanini
R. E. Lederer
National Society of Autograph Collectors
R. Poteete
Neva Cobb
Detroit
Mich
Jim Cobb
C. H
Duncan Hines
St. Joseph Aspirin
United
Bob Stotlar
North Park Ave
Herrin, Il
Gonna Wheeler
H. E. Mosses
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Woodrow Maloney
Youngstown
Y Mullins
Helleny
North 14Th Street
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