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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1978
Page
6
Men’s wearables shift into Guess-Where stage as body awareness grows. Running and health trends drive a national phenomenon with more men pursuing varied sports. Designers rush in with game specific outfits from tennis to sailing, creating a cluttered closet era for the multi-faceted jock.
A new Guess-Where genre blurs lines between sport and casual wear as menswear moves beyond true-blue baseball jackets and football jerseys. The four piece terry cloth ensemble, with adaptable pieces and minimal motifs, demonstrates a versatile approach that stretches wardrobes across formal and leisure contexts.
Gamma Kappa Omega of Alpha Kappa Alpha will run a six week reading program named Summer Reading Plus Fun Equals Growing at the Emma Hayes Center in Carbondale. Tutor volunteers will work with 15 to 20 children from Carbondale Elementary School District 95 referred by teachers. The effort supports the national Right To Read project and is the chapter’s first participation. Norma Ewing coordinates the program with SIUC involvement. An assertiveness training group, hosted by the Women's Center, will meet six weeks starting Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at 408 W Freeman St. For more information call 529-2324.
A recipe for Mancil Allen's Texas Barbecue Sauce is printed, followed by upcoming Williamson County Christian Women's Club activities including a "Hot Weather Cooking" luncheon at Banks Family Style Restaurant with Thelma Malone as speaker and reservations needed. The Carbondale Hospital Auxiliary donated about $15,000 to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale for new medical monitors and equipment.
CHPSI will host a public hearing August 15 at Carbondale Community Center on a $270000 full body CT scanner proposed for Carbondale Memorial Hospital. EWM Associates would supply equipment and operate the unit under lease with Memorial Hospital. Comments may be given at meetings or mailed by August 22.
Erma Bombeck in a humorous column explores beach vacations focusing on renting a cabin near the shore. She contrasts family views of the beach with parental fantasies and the kids towel habit, noting humorous everyday behaviors and misperceptions that accompany seaside trips.
Mona Rae Howerton and Larry Thornton Hughes announce their engagement. The bride is the daughter of Ray and Mrs Howerton of Carbondale. the groom is son of Lavern Hughes of Makanda. She is a 1972 Carbondale Community High School graduate and a commercial teller at University Bank. He is a 1974 graduate of John A. Logan College and works for Ira Parrish Construction Co. in Carbondale. An August 26 wedding is planned.
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