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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
4
The Eagles Lodge in Carterville will sponsor a Christmas dance on Saturday at 9 p m at the Eagles Hall. The program will include both square and round dancing for attendees.
More than 350 people at a Wabash Valley meeting voiced support for constructing dams on the Wabash River to aid navigation and flood control. Officials from Illinois, Indiana, and U S Army Engineers discussed a plan to create navigable pools from the Ohio River to Terre Haute, protecting about 41,000 acres of farmland and consolidating river projects under the WVA.
Sponges render housekeeping easier by replacing piles of cleaning rags with a few washable sponges that can be cleaned quickly.
Lt. Danny Cox son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Cox has graduated from Air Force primary flight training at Moore Air Base Mission Texas He is now in basic pilot training in single engine jet at Greenville Mississippi The Cox family resides at 124 E Moore St Greenville
Explorer Post 16 of Herrin becomes the first Egyptian Council unit to enroll for Philmont Scout Ranch in 1958 per Tom Busch council camping chairman. Twelve members from Herrin Presbyterian Church sign for a 12 day July expedition led by Leon Wilcox.
Robert D. Kelley son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kelley 714 W Broadway Johnson City completed 12 weeks of training at the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May N J Kelley assigned to Fleet Sonar school Key West Fla also notes 6000 area persons received surplus food in Southern Illinois during November with Franklin Williamson Jackson Perry Alexander Pulaski Massac and Johnson counties listed with recipient counts.
Private Glenn L. Robinson, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Robinson of Route 1 Carterville, completed the recovery and evacuation course at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. He entered the Army last May, finished basic training at Fort Carson Colorado, and previously attended Herrin High School and worked for Black Crystal Coal Co in Marion.
Otto McClure and Anna McClure file a $20,000 dram shop action in Union County Circuit Court against Adolphus Casper operator of Shepard's Tavern Anna alleging Eddie Lee bought liquor and became intoxicated at 110 E Davie in Anna on May 28 1957 and jumped on McClure causing a broken left limb.
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