Southern Illinois Hunt Club Ball and Fox Country Ride
Dr and Mrs John McGowan of Carbondale attended the Southern Illinois Hunt Club Ball at the Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club. Herbert Hint of Glen Ellyn and Walker Schwartz of Makanda discussed the ride as guests filled the candle lit buffet. Riders planned a Sunday hunt chasing a Reynard across hills woods and fields as the hounds waited for the blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club
John McGowan
Carbondale
Herbert Hint
Glen Ellyn
Murphysboro Cub Scout Den Mother Volunteered
Bonnie Bateman, 21, became den mother for Murphysboro Pack Three, Four after her brother urged participation. Her mother Mary assists, brother Bob is den chief, and the group meets weekly at St. Andrew's cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMaris Berry
Bonnie Bateman
St. Andrew’s Catholic School
Miss Bateman
Mary
Bob
Mrs. Bateman
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s School
Forget shots rise in polio alarms USA
Polio cases rose 70 percent in 1966, though polio should be nearly extinct in the United States. Surgeon General William H. Stewart says complacency is to blame as many families fail to keep immunizations up to date. Immunization of children age one to four fell from 74 percent in 1965 to 70 percent in 1966, and one in five under fives had never been immunized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S
National
February 10 Wedding Planned for Verkamman and Smith
Clasina Charlotte Verkamman of Vienna and Leslie Kendal Smith of Mt. Vernon plan a February 10 wedding at 2 p.m. in the Vienna Methodist Church. Verkamman is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Matthew Verkamman of Vienna. Smith is the son of Mr and Mrs Homer Bagby of Mt. Vernon. Verkamman, a Herrin High School and SIU graduate, teaches in Libertyville. Smith serves in the Army at Ft. Rucker Alabama and attended SIU before joining the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clasina Charlotte Verkamman
Vienna
Leslie Kendal Smith
Mt. Vernon
Vienna Methodist Church
Matthew Verkamman
Southern Illinois University
Libertyville
Cleaning grease from kitchen wall tiles with bleach solution
A simple cleaning method uses a few sprinkles of chlorine bleach beads added to warm water in a pail. Apply the mixture with a sponge or cloth to remove grease and soot from kitchen wall tiles.
Foreign mission theme guides Johnston City church women
The Johnston City First Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Society held a meeting with the theme More Foreign Missionaries Now. A panel by Mrs. James Goad Mrs. Clyde McCormick and Mrs. Laura Bell discussed three Southern Baptist churches Adeline Texas Richmond Virginia and Okmulgee Oklahoma focusing on how local churches can support missions. An all day circle meeting was announced for January 30 at 10 a.m. Tray favors for hospital patients will be made by members. On February 23 at 7 p.m. Mrs. Bill Pyle will lead a mission study from Trumpets in Dixie.
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Women’s Missionary Society
Johnston City First Baptist Church
James Goad
Clyde McCormick
Laura Bell
Southern Baptist
Adeline
Tex
Richmond
Val
Okmulgee
Okla
Hosea Hill
Missionary Action
Valentine’s
Bill Pyle
Dixie
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Southern Illinois Hunt Club
Mahon
Walker Schwartz
Reynard
Tommy Davis
Hunt Club
Den
Missouri
Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute
Rosemary DaCosee
Germany
Robert Bateman
Illinois Ave
Jae Steele
Kevin Shields
Rick Dobbs
Jim Brown
Joe Bastien
Bill Bateman
Sonotone
Ee Ier
Missouri Ave
East St. Louis, Il
Roy Deihl
Franklin
Clasina
Charlotte Verkamman
Baptist
Electric
Illinois
Illinois Electric Cooperatives
Electric Cooperatives OF
State Farm
Insurance
State Farm Fire and Casualty Combe
Bloomington, Ines
Charles Partler
Don Smith
Herrin
Dwight B
Robert Bahr
Surance
Insurance Companies
Bloomington, Ill
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