Children of Divorce Face Split Worlds and Loyalties
A child’s life is split by parental divorce with loyalties torn and two homes. Experts say most impact comes from home instability, not fault of one parent alone, and children may be blamed or sheltered from conflicts. Encourage acceptance and discourage generalizations about the future. In two-home families insecurity can rise, but many children adjust well with harmony and support. The article notes 49 percent of U S overseas trade value and nearly one million passengers pass through New York port annually.
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Michael Zunich
Southern Illinois University
Zunich
Zurich
U.S
New York
Bund Yen Clendenin Reunion Held at Herrin Park
The twenty fourth annual Bund yen Clendenin reunion will be Sunday at Herrin City Park. A basket dinner will be served and drinks will be furnished.
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Herrin
Visits Florida with Mrs Willhite and family
Mrs Kenneth Willhite and her son Mark are visiting Florida for two weeks. They are spending time in Jacksonville with Mrs Ina Oden and Mrs Margaret Dennard, enjoying the trip and local sights.
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Florida
Kenneth Willhite
Mark
Jacksonville, Fla
Ina Oden
Margaret Dennard
Barbecue Sauce Camouflage Wins Woman a National Contest
Mrs Virgie Leach of Du Quoin won a berth in a national chicken cooking contest in Salisbury Maryland in the senior division sponsored by Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc and the Poultry and Egg National Board. She placed 12th of 119 entries after cooking Chicken With Charm using barbecue sauce as a key flavor. Her prize included an electric blender and a silver platter for the chicken. She joked about missing a golf tournament and her skillet sight at 1 a.m. in mastering the dish.
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Marie Volkert
Virgie Leach
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc
Poultry and Egg National Board
Salisbury
Leach
Maryland
Nest
Che Eaid
Busy Women Group elects Mrs Porter in Murphysboro
Maude Porter was elected president of a Murphysboro senior citizen housing group at its organizational meeting. Other officers include Mary Cherry as vice president Josie Conditt as secretary and Nettie Reiman as treasurer. A get acquainted session and pot luck dinner is set for Aug 6 in the community building on North 17th street with a bake sale Aug 7. The group plans its first regular meeting late in August to provide recreation entertainment and education for residents of public housing units. A convention delegate from Marion Jack Richey was chosen to attend the Delta Theta Tau sorority convention in Dayton Ohio July 16 to 20. Gamma Lambda chapter member Mrs George Green of Metropolis was elected to the national coordinating committee.
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Maude Porter
Murphysboro
Mary Cherry
Josie Conditt
Nettie Reiman
North 17Th Street
Porter
Bridgewood
Murwood
Atlasta
Jack Richey
W. Boyle
Ward
Marion
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Dayton
Ohio
George Green
Metropolis Gamma Lambda
Look In The Mirror By Ruth Millett
Ruth Millett argues against ads urging women to “come as you are” and warns drive in customers will judge women by appearance. She chides casual dress, urges housewives to dress neatly when leaving home, noting social scrutiny in suburban shopping areas.
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Ruth Millett
Remembering Joes and the Korean War’s distant echo
Narrator Nancy Hodges recalls hearing news of Americans killed in Korea and the long shadow of war. She reflects on Joe, the G I Joe from her town, drafted despite fear, returning scarred and hopeful for college basketball. The piece links Korea to Vietnam and notes 1953 armistice and unending memories.
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Nancy Hodges
Neutral
Joe
G. I
G.I. Joe
Korea
Draft Board
State Official To Address Beauticians
William Sylvester White director of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education will speak Friday at the final dinner meeting of the ninth annual School of Advanced Cosmetology at Southern Illinois University. The event honors beauticians completing their third year with certificates. The school staff features A F Willett, Ganella A Meyer, Leonard Shotola, and Mrs George Wilcox. Fifty five beauticians from seven states are enrolled. White is the second Negro in an Illinois cabinet post, appointed by Gov. Kerner in 1961.
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William Sylvester White
Illinois Dept. of Registration and Education
George Wilcox
Silvis
SIU
National Association of Hairdressers
White
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Engagement announced for Marilyn Kay Fink and Ernest Russell
Mr and Mrs Doyle Fink of Mill Creek announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn Kay to Ernest Russell of Anna. Marilyn is a Southern Illinois University junior majoring in home economics while Ernest attends STU Vocational Technical Institute in training with Transcraft Corp Anna. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rayburn Russell of Anna. Wedding plans are incomplete.
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Doyle Fink
Mill Creek
Marilyn Kay
Ernest Russell
Anna
Southern Illinois University
Russell
STU Vocational Technical Institute
Transecraft Corp
Rayburn Russell
Major Mikals to Retire After Air Force Service
Major Julia M. Mikals leaves Carbondale for Walter Reed Hospital Washington DC to begin retirement procedures. A U S Air Force physical therapist she served three years in Japan and visited family in Carbondale. Mikals is a former West Frankfort teacher now ending a notable military career.
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Mikals
Maj
Julia M. Mikals
Carbondale
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Louis Petroff
Rt. 4
West Frankfort
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