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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
9
Steeleville Lions voted Monday night to support a program distributing Christmas baskets to needy families. They will cooperate with local agencies to obtain names and prepare the baskets for distribution.
Cub leaders from Pack 15 Chester met at the Welges home to box peanut brittle for the holiday sale. The Christmas party is set for Monday at St. Marys School cafeteria with a movie planned. Several Den Mothers are needed.
A revival that began Sunday night at First Pentecostal Church of Herrin 1020 S 14th St will continue through the week with a potential extension. Rev R J Underwood pastor and evangelist Mary Ellen Peterman of Pulley’s Mill Church are leading the event.
A. E. Jordan was elected noble grand of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No 430 in Herrin this week. Thomas Boren and Leonard Kanady were elected for six month terms, with Lawrence Smothers Otis Dorris elected to one year terms as financial and recording secretaries respectively. Trustees named for one year were Mason Wallett Arthur Kays Aquilla Sandusky George Knowles and Tom Cox. Sandusky became degree captain and J H Frey lodge deputy. The officers will be installed at the first January meeting.
Bill DeWitt field representative of the Egyptian Council of the Boy Scouts of America spoke Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Murphysboro. He outlined starting new units and urged civic leaders to support scouting while praising Sea Scout Ship Three as one of the area’s oldest. Jackson County houses about 400 Scouts, all from Carbondale and Murphysboro, and DeWitt noted more than 20 million former Scouts nationwide. The Lions hosted Sea Scouts including Distral Serinces Bruce Hansom Wayne Chester Gib Stewart Bob Sellers and Skipper Bob Piltz after a Sea Scout film.
Nagging backache low energy headaches and dizziness may signal slow kidney function doctors say good kidney function is vital stress and strain can slow it Doan's Pills a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years promises relief by flushing waste from the kidneys get Doan's Pills today.
Donald Imhoff HN3 Marine Corps is on a 30 day furlough with wife Mary and his parents in Johnston City after 15 months in Korea He will report to Camp Pendleton California after the leave and has an 18 month remaining enlistment term.
Herrin Township High School band and choir members will raise all money for their planned spring tour through their own activities. Director William F. Wetherington stated the high school will not provide transportation or hotel expenses as had been mistakenly reported earlier.
The Metropolis City Council this week approved two new switchboard units for the Southern Illinois Telephone Co. to install at the Metropolis exchange. The equipment will be purchased and installed immediately to upgrade operations.
An election will be held in Golconda on Thursday to decide if a sanitary district should be established to finance a proposed sewage system and a treatment plant.
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