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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1956
Page
2
A Marine Buddy Platoon will depart St Louis on January 10 to join the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego California. The program aims to engage teens with dancing and community activities while handling refreshments and ham sandwiches at the event.
Area residents who desire to enlist in this unit will be sent to St Louis prior to Jan 10 for mental and physical examinations. Interested persons can contact the Marine Recruiting office in the Wood Building Benton.
The Carbondale Elks selected a new teen leader by popular vote from eight candidates. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Halstead of 102 South Graham, Carbondale.
Mrs Sophia Lutker a 99 year old Sparta resident died in Sparta Community Hospital She was born in Evansville in 1857 and married Edward Lutker in 1888 She leaves two sons Michael and Edward Jr and two daughters Helen and Elizabeth with funeral services at Our Lady of Lourdes Church and burial in Evansville Cemetery
The Southern Illinoisan is a successor to local papers and is published in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It carries second class matter at multiple post offices and receives AP news dispatches for republication.
Raymond McCormick commissioner of public property announced a furnace has been bought from School Unit 3 Crab Orchard for 50 dollars to replace fireplaces and stoves. Installation is planned for early January.
The Grand Tower group raised $67 for Hungarian relief, delivered to the Jackson County Red Cross in Murphysboro by Jesse Grammer. Committee leaders in Grand Tower were Mrs. L. K. Jackson and Mrs. Stacy Wilson. The Red Cross is conducting a nationwide drive for Hungarian refugees.
John K. Patterson son of Mrs. Lora Patterson of 1016 S 13th St Herrin receives promotion to machinery repairman third class and serves aboard the frigate USS Norfolk.
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