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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
6
A set of remarks from notable women including pilot Sheila Scott about a 34,000 mile NASA flight, Dr. Virginia Canale on sharing illness facts with children, singer Joan Baez on being cut off in Paris, and actress Virginia North on feminine approaches to achievement.
In New York City Junior High No. 167 a reading laboratory uses individualized teaching machines and a calm instructor to help illiterate teens like Diane and Dennis improve reading. Students work in private booths with headphones and screens while other high-tech tutors reinforce grammar, phonetics, and word recognition, yielding a reported success rate over 60 percent.
Johnston City announces Susan Lavon Sanders to Jerry E. Starrick with a June 26 wedding planned. Susan, daughter of Clyde and Susan Sanders, is a Belleville East High School graduate and John A. Logan attendee. Starrick, Crabb Orchard High School 1969 graduate, works at Wlorge in Herrin. Carbondale couples Polly Irene Andrew and Dennis Holbrook plan an August 22 ceremony. Polly Irene is Polly Irene Andrew, daughter of Gregory Andrew. Dennis is son of Barney Holbrook, 202 Hewitt Street.
World Service Organization, a new student group at Southern Illinois University, is collecting books to be sent overseas. The effort aims to support libraries abroad and broaden educational access.
In Herrin a Saturday rummage sale runs from 8 a m to noon at Scout Cabin and a party time gathering is set for 7 30 p m at 121 W Monroe Street. West Frankfort hosts a Franklin County Coin Club meeting at City Hall Building Sunday noon with an auction at 2 p m. Murphysboro hosts Sherman S Carr Barracks 1026 and Auxiliary at Paul Stout Post 127 American Legion Home at 2 p m Sunday with refreshments and invited Buddies and guests.
Forbes reports tickets for the 1971 72 Southern Illinois concert series are sold out. Alexander of Murphysboro heads the organization with Morgan Sweeney and others as officers. New directors include Mrs Haines, Mrs Hiller, Belle Longbons, and Stephen Hamilton. The Spanish RTV Symphony Orchestra opens at Shryock Auditorium with duo-harpists Longstreth and Escola, Berkshire Chamber Players, and Dorothy Kirsten among artists. Dates for November to March to be announced.
May 2 ceremony at Chevy Chase Methodist Church near Washington D C joined Miss Jewel Lyn Moeller is daughter of Clifford and Berta Moeller of Carbondale Illinois while Benny Hayes McKee is son of Onnie and children of Woodbridge Virginia The event drew 65 guests with a white organdy gown and matching ribbon for the bride Jean Marie Moeller served as maid of honor Teresa May McKee and Shelley Ann McKee were bridesmaids and flower girls Warren Jernnigan was best man Wayne Barrett groomsman Following a Fireside Room reception the couple planned a Bahama Islands honeymoon The bride is a Southern Illinois University interior design graduate and the groom an accounting graduate of the University of Hawaii
Care and management of Christmas trees to be covered at a Shearing and Management meeting at Marion High School June 10 at 5 p.m. Bob Nelson and Glen Campbell will demonstrate shearing methods and discuss forestry practices. Open to all growers in the Marion area.
Lambda Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi elected and installed officers at a recent meeting held at Mrs. Gary Stagen home. Officers named include Mrs. Charles Daugherty president and Mrs. Donald Wagner vice president with other roles filled by Mrs. Stagen Mrs. Donald McDonald Mrs. David Lee and chapter advisors Mrs. Dick Smith and Mrs. Harold Dycus. An alien woman must petition for naturalization to become a U.S. citizen.
Garden expert Gerald Courts of Southern Illinois University urges planning before planting. He recommends rough site sketches, a sequence of blooms from spring to frost, and testing unfamiliar plants in a separate plot for one season. He advises grouping by height and blossom color for cohesive borders.
The Messengers Quartet will sing at 1 30 p m Sunday at Adams Street Baptist Church in Carterville. Calvary Unity Quartet of Kingston will lead a gospel sing at Nazarene Church in Carterville at 7 30 p m Saturday.
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