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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1981
Page
7
Humorist Erma Bombeck ponders modern tech limits and medical mysteries while noting that children's feet seem to grow faster than shoes. She recalls watching feet on X rays and laments repeated shoe fitting woes, calling out the endless cycle of new sizes as kids walk from store to car.
A writer recalls a boy who never walked, his feet always propped in view, shadows of a quirky obsession. The piece muses on why children may run away, blaming sore feet and the neglect of scientific care for tiny flipper feet. It blends comic observation with a plea for attention to foot health.
An engagement and March 14 wedding are announced. Bride Donna Jones is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Jones of Murphysboro and a John A. Logan College graduate now attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Mark Fager, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Philip Fager of Murphysboro, is a 1972 Elverado High School graduate employed by Fager Bros. Construction Co.
Consumer guidance on exercising rights with utilities stresses following state service commission procedures, obtaining the rules, keeping a detailed record of all interactions, and ensuring the utility also adheres to the established complaint process. It urges documenting issues to support potential regulatory review.
West Frankfort couple announces engagement of Marla Smothers to Mike Glodich. Miss Smothers, a 1979 Frankfort Community High School graduate, works at First Community Bank. Glodich, a 1977 graduate, is employed by Glodich Honda. Wedding plans are indefinite.
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