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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1973

Page

13

Life saving tips for campers and RV owners from Wheels Afield

A Wheels Afield June feature by Jim Elder urges campers and RV owners to carry and deploy floatable items such as camp coolers jugs and even a spare tire as improvised life savers. It notes Coleman campaigns and pool tests show jugs buoyancy and easy throwing with handles to aid panic swimmers and rescuers alike.

Jim Elder Wheels Afield Magazine Elder Coast Guard Coleman Conmpany Wichita Kansas Eld National Outdoor Writers Coleman Company

White bass bonanza on Crab Orchard Lake burst with action

Anglers led by Lloyd Switzer and Elmer Brandhorst tallied a heavy influx of white bass during a Sunday tournament on Crab Orchard Lake. About 40 to 50 fish were boated as the crowd observed frenzied feeding, with fish weighing one to two pounds and a surge of surface disturbances. The Du Quoin Genergis fast Pitch softball team will play in Mt Vernon during the Fourth of July weekend tournament.

Art Reid Tlmdis Lunker Ladies of America Johnston City Lunker Crab Orchard Lake Elmer Brandhorst de Soto Lloyd Switzer Herrin Switzer White Brandhorst Illinois du Quoin Genergis Jefferson County Mt. Vernon DeSoto White Orchard Lake Ndt Reid

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