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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
7
Dear readers share guidance on a 25-year-old moving from home after a humiliating encounter with a father’s odd humor and a lazy-sounding date. A heavy smoker faces a $100 bet after quitting for a tragedy, and a reader derides an ESP claim, sparking a sharp reply about seeking money and influence.
Brisbane report says Fisherman Frederick Nash wrote a desperate note before drowning. The sealed bottle contained 10 Australian pounds and a confession that his 42-foot launch hit a reef off North Queensland and sank in darkness. He said he could not last more than half an hour and intended the money as a Christmas box for his brother Ernest and his family.
SIU home economist Miss Anna Carol Fults begins a five month sabbatical visiting Japan, the Philippines, Greece, and several other regions to lecture and train home economics teachers. She will meet colleagues and former SIU graduates, including Sister Mary Tolentino in Kyoto and Amparo Olano in Naga. The trip includes Athens for a month, visits to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Calcutta, and Cairo, and ends with a Rome stay before returning to New York May 5 aboard the S S Cristoforo Colombo.
Geraldine Wettig daughter of Mr and Mrs William Wettig Chester Rt 1 wed Roger L Rinne in a private ceremony at St Mark s Lutheran Church Chester Rev Alvin Maack officiated bride wore a white street length dress with jeweled crown veil carried a white orchid nosegay Attendants included Mrs Donald Alms matron of honor Afterward guests were hosted at St Mark s Lutheran School Cafeteria The couple left for a Tennessee honeymoon They reside at 602A W South St Steeleville and he works for Egyptian Electric Co op.
In 1963 Oswald Jacoby recounts a failed three no trump contract in a men's pair game. He explains how a blocked club lead, a wrong diamond finesse, and stubborn play caused him to go down despite a potential line to make five odd.
Five Chester Woman's Club members visited the Anna State Hospital ward adopted by the group. A Christmas party was held for about 60 patients with a playlet The Spirit of Christmas, songs, and gift bags. Thirty additional gifts donated by Chester members were delivered as part of Operation Christmas Angels.
The meat and poultry sector in the United States employs a payroll totaling about 1.5 billion dollars annually.
Ruth Millett notes advice aimed at busy housewives from Washington State Health Department. The guidance urges scrambling work, taking frequent short rests, and not sitting long, but Millett argues interruptions from children negate such cautions and that rest is rare in a busy home.
Crop production per acre in the United States has risen by about seventy percent compared with the 1919 to 1921 period. This substantial gain reflects advances in farming efficiency, technology, and practice across the nation.
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