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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1960
Page
18
Ann Landers answers readers about a spoiled 11 year old with expensive tastes, a mother overwhelmed by gifts, and a family budget strained. She argues parental limits and balance prevent spoiled behavior, advising firmer rules and accountability. The column also covers a daughter dating rule and curfew guidance for worried parents.
The Unitarian Women hold a Holiday Goodie Sale Saturday at 9 30 at the Mardale Laundromat featuring candies cookies breads rolls jellies and other specialties. Proceeds support alliance projects and help avoid costly gifts for long lists of relatives.
A 1950s style holiday section highlights space age and Western toys for all ages. Prominent items include Erector sets expanding to air craft engines and radar scanners, Whirling Worlds Mobile, Flamenco Guitar, Strum Fun Getar, and Outdraw the Law disk game. Doll Chatty Cathy and Let’s Do the Dishes kitchen kit target girls with home life toys.
In Garbendate at 10 a.m. SIU Women's Club and Creative Cookery group meet at Mrs John Cochran s home with a program on coffee cakes. Handcraft classes at Community Building. HAC Club Christmas party and gift exchange at 2:30 p.m. at Beulah Marberry s frame 606 W Walnut. Unitarians Women s Alliance at Mrs David McIntosh s 910 S Elizabeth St at 2 p.m. Egyptian Garden Club at Mrs Ralph Swick s 902 Skyline Drive with gift exchanges. Members to turn in Holiday Homes money today at the Herrin home 7:30 p.m. Brown-Vesperatte.
The Pleasant Grove Home Bureau unit met December 7 at Mrs. Frank Etherton’s home. A Christmas pot luck dinner and gift exchange followed. Twenty four members and former member Mrs. Joe Etherton attended. The unit voted five dollars to the Christmas Angel project.
Me and Mrs REV Rendra have returned to Johnston City from Lincoln where they visited her brother Harry Motsinger and family.
The Carbondale Newcomers Club schedules two Christmas events at the Elks Club this week. A 1 PM Tuesday afternoon party features a Christmas program and gift exchange. An 7 PM Friday evening buffet includes dancing to Dave Schaffer’s orchestra and card games. reservations are due to Mrs Ruth Grindle or Mrs Crouch.
The Holiday Homes tour in Carbondale runs today from 1 to 8 p.m. about 1,400 visitors are expected. Guests may start at any of five homes, donation is $1. Proceeds aid beautification projects library books and sending a child to conservation camp. Special guests include 24 visiting foreign teachers from SIU, per Mrs John Mars. Homes listed at 605 W Walnut WW Carter St 1200 W Chautauqua 800 Taylor Dr and 908 Taylor Dr.
Carolyn Marshall of Herrin was elected president of the King Coal Scout Council Senior Planning Board at a Marion Scout Cabin gathering Saturday. New officers include Li j Struz Carbondale vice president Nancy Harm Murphys Ibora secretary and Martha Laymon t West Frankfort treasurer.
Tena Rinehart of Herrin and James Rinehart of Sacramento announce the betrothal of their daughter Marie Rinehart to David Joe Samuel, son of Floyd and Samuel of Carterville. Miss Rinehart is a 1980 Hers Township High School graduate and a freshman at Southern Illinois University. Mr Samuel is a Carterville Community High School graduate and works as a truck driver. Wedding plans are indefinite.
Mrs John Biely and daughter Marilyn lead Friendship 4-H Club members from Johnston City Menlay recorded a program to be aired on KMOX St Louis. They were guests of KMOX and Robertson’s Farm Supply East St Louis. Ted Manger announced the farm program and interviewed them for the Dec 3 35 broadcast from 7 1 to 8 am.
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