Carbondale News Briefs Include Races and Visits
Two Carbondale couples watched a 500 mile speedway race in Indianapolis with Rocky Peebles piloting from the air. A Welcome Wagon party is set for June 5 at 8 PM hosted by Mary Mars with co hostesses.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1951
Page
3
Two Carbondale couples watched a 500 mile speedway race in Indianapolis with Rocky Peebles piloting from the air. A Welcome Wagon party is set for June 5 at 8 PM hosted by Mary Mars with co hostesses.
The Carbondale First Baptist Church plans a Sunday evening 7 30 talk by Rev W L Reppenhagen on When Christ Disturbs followed by a reception honoring sixteen new members. Light refreshments will be served by the Board of Deaconesses.
Ester Rebuffe, 28, an Italian hat designer from Fontanile Asti, travels via air mail to Sydney to marry Bob Boronio, an Australian man she has never met. Boronio, 38, left Italy two decades ago to seek fortune and reportedly is well off.
Miss Barbara Swartz of Carbondale presented a senior piano recital in Brown Chapel at Muskingum College New Concord Ohio. She is a first flutist and alto singer in student ensembles and has earned top Sigma Alpha Iota honors as both a sophomore and senior. After graduation she will return to Carbondale then attend summer session at Southern Illinois University and begin Florida State University studies under a music theory fellowship.
Dr. Earl E. Harper of the Iowa State University School of Fine Arts will speak at the educational banquet during the 128th Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church at Mac Murray College in Jacksonville. His topic is Religion and The Fine Arts.
A featured recipe outlines devilled mackerel prepared by splitting the fish, oiling, broiling briefly, and wrapping in oiled brown paper with devilled sauce. The sauce combines tarragon vinegar onions parsley bay thyme garlic and ketchup with mustard and Worcestershire to a smooth paste.
Miss LaDonne Lane became the bride of Howard Lambert Jr of Carbondale in a May 19 double ring ceremony at the Lane home in Marion. Rev Thomas W Nelson of First Baptist Marion officiated. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents at 106 N Buchanan Marion after a reception following the ceremony.
Mr. Lambert, a member of Kappa Delta Alpha fraternity in Carbondale, works as an advance salesman for the Jewell Tea company. Mrs. Lambert will continue her role with Thurmond Monument company.
Vacation Bible School runs June 4 to June 15 at Savior Lutheran Church Carbondale. Daily sessions start 9:00 a.m. and end about 11:15 a.m. for ages three to 15. Men’s club picnic Wednesday 5:30 p.m. in front of the church. Ladies’ Aid Thursday 7:30 p.m. basement. Sunday school teachers meet Tuesday 7:30 p.m. in the church office.
Mrs. W F Williams departed Wednesday night for El Monte California after visiting Murphysboro and St. Louis due to her father Grant Young's illness. Wichita Kansas residents Lewis Valentin and family returned home after Memorial Day visit with Murphysboro relatives including Kessel and Downen families. California visitors and St. Louis guests are listed with Murphysboro connections.
Steeleville Grade School eighth graders held commencement in the high school gym on Tuesday May 29. Rev E W Belter delivered the address. Valedictorian Phyllis Bass and salutatorian Myrna Bierman received top honors. American Legion awards went to Monte Fullerton and Myrna Bierman. Diplomas were presented to a list of graduates including Bass Bergfield Bierman Bixby Bridges Draves Fiene Gill Hartel Heine Henderson Hornbostel Hubert Kaitschuck Knop Messerli Meyerhoff Res Robinson Ruebke Runge Runge Schwenke Smith Stark Stewart Welton.
M. C. Winn of Peoria spent Wednesday in Campbell Hill with Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Donnell. His wife and son who have visited Campbell Hill the past two weeks accompanied him. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hogansen of Chicago are spending a few days in Campbell Hill with her brother W. H. Fuhrhop and family.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Centenary Methodist church will meet Thursday at 7:30 p m at 2221 McCord street Murphysboro with Miss Lucille Brown as co hostess. John Brown son in law of Mrs Wilson P Coker will speak about his recent round the world tour.
Mrs. George Herring of Springfield spent Memorial Day in Murphysboro with friends. A former resident, she visited her sisters Mrs. W. N. Glenn and Mrs. Randolph Dale. Mr. W. R. McDowell and daughter Shirley of Belleville were guests. Mrs. McDowell stayed through the weekend.
Members of the Presbyterian Women's Association of Murphysboro heard John Louis Brown discuss his world round trip Operation Prayerlift. Brown, son-in-law of Murphysboro residents Mr and Mrs Wilson P. Coker, spoke during the association's regular monthly meeting in the church parlors. Deovotions were by Mrs Frank Crewa Jr and Homer J Cleland presented the Year Book of Prayer.
Family gathering at W. D. Maclin residence route three Murphysboro on Sunday May 27 included basket dinner on the lawn. Attendees came from Tamaroa Maroa Mt Vernon Decatur Du Quoin Christopher Ava and Murphysboro. Children rode Barbara Jean Maclin nearly Trigger horse during the afternoon.
Bobby Weil of Peoria spent the Memorial Day weekend in Murphysboro with his parents Mr. and Mrs Adolph Weil of 1912 Pine Street. Mrs Cora Rollo of Murphysboro is improving after recent surgery at DePaul hospital St Louis. Mr and Mrs Jack Hardy of Springfield visited Murphysboro for Memorial Day with relatives and friends.
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