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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1956

Page

4

Miss Turok Visits Alton and Carbondale Notables

Miss Christine Turok of Carbondale returns from a weekend in Alton with Miss Janet Sparks and family. They visit St Louis and toured St Luke's Hospital. Mrs Douglas Fisher of California arrives to visit relatives and attend University School graduation. Evergreen Garden Club meets to discuss African Violets while Carbondale Garden Study Club plans a garden walk. Mona Deming hosts Boskydell 4-H. next meeting June 16 at Juanita Stearns home.

Christine Turok W. Pecan Carbondale Janet Sparks Nts Lester Parks Alton Turok Miss Sparks Mrs Sparks St. Louis St. Luke’s Hospital Douglas Fisher Chatworth Calif Noble H. Kelley Alan W. Chautauqua Fisher California London Ontario Canada Evergreen Garden Club C. G. Toler W. Freeman H. A. Hartwig C. J. Brasefield Carbondale Garden Study Club Wenesday Jack Day S. James Maude Fowley C. T. Jeffries Mona Deming Boskydell Hustlers Alice Elliott Linda Elliott Juanita Stearns

Chicagoans Visit in Christopher

Mr and Mrs Thomas Smith and daughters Greta Sue and Carol Kay and Roy Nance all of Chicago spent the weekend in Christopher with Mrs Smiths parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Smith.

Alton Residents Visit in Creal Springs

Mr and Mrs Carl Suit of Alton were visitors last week in Creal Springs. Mr and Mrs Delos White of Chicago spent the weekend with relatives in Creal Springs.

Alton Creal Carl Suit Creal Springs Delos White Chicago

Golden Wedding Lonsdales Of Johnston City

Golden wedding celebration for Mr and Mrs Jack Lonsdale of Johnston City at a Herrin restaurant. Married in England to span 49 years in Johnston City with relatives Gaston Hannebique Raymond Ray Janet Frielman George and daughter Mrs Ray as granddaughter.

Lonsdales Johnston City England Jack Lonsdale Herrin

Right Flavor Encourages Kids to Choose Toothpaste

Advice suggests giving children several small toothpaste tubes from different brands to try. Each child picks a favorite and uses that brand in the future, hoping tastier options improve brushing fidelity.

William Carrs End Visit In Murphysboro

Mr and Mrs William Carr of Tulsa Oklahoma return home after visiting Murphysboro with his parents Mr and Mrs Sherman Carr and family They were guests of Doug and Kenny Carr for a month In Southern Illinois the Carrs also visited Mt Vernon Indiana with his grandmother Mrs Nancy Jane Carr Mrs Carr 93 will move to Daytona Beach Florida to live with her son Charles Another son George W Carr also lives in Florida Bert Ozburn son of Dr and Mrs Glenn W Ozburn of Murphysboro heads home for summer. he will have knee surgery at Barnes Hospital St Louis Then he will stay with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Stanley Dorr The Wesleyan Service Guild of Centenary Methodist Church Murphysboro will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs Evelyn Harrelson Hostesses are Mrs Harrelson Mona Stevenson and Ruth Wilson Parone Barone of Brookfield Missouri visits Murphysboro with relatives and friends.

William Carr Tulsa Okla Murphysboro Sherman Carr Carr Doug Kenny Southern Illinois Carrs Mt. Vernon Ind Nancy Jane Carr Daytona Beach Fla Charles George W. Carr Florida Bert Ozburn Glenn W. Ozburn University of Missouri Ozburn Barnes Hospital St. Louis Stanley Dorr Wesleyan Service Guild Centenary Methodist Church Evelyn Harrelson N. 22Nd Street Harrelson Mona Stevenson Ruth Wilson

Murphysboro Girls Head To Peoria For Jobs And Events

Miss Marva Stearns travels to Peoria to begin work with Caterpillar Tractor Co. after graduating Murphysboro Township High School in 1956. Miss Jan Crombar visits Peoria with Murphysboro relatives after attending commencement.

Marva Stearns Ruby Herron Murphysboro Peoria Miss Stearns Caterpillar Tractor Co Murphysboro Township High School Jan Crombar Robert Crombar Pine St Edward Crombar Jackie George Crombar

Homemakers Meet in Southern Illinois Club Dinner Plan

Southern Illinois Homemakers Club schedules its monthly meeting for Wednesday at 6 p m in the home economics room at Southern Illinois University. A dinner will follow at University Cafeteria with Eileen Quigley of the home economics department as featured speaker. All graduate home economists currently working in homemaking are invited per Athylin Mathis, secretary.

Southern Illinois Homemakers Club Southern Illinois University University Eileen Quigley Southern Athylin Mathis

Visit with Parrishes in Johnston City

A group from Rock Island and Michigan City stayed in Johnston City last week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Parrish. Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Roth are sisters of Mrs. Parrish.

W. C. Wilkins Audie Rodden Clyde Rodden Rock Island W. P. Roth Michigan City Ind Johnston City Coy Parrish Wilkins Roth Parrish

Lewis-Ferketich Wedding Unites Zeigler Couple

Miss Phyllis Jean Lewis daughter of Mrs Otis Jones Benton and Robert Ferketich son of Mr and Mrs Mike Ferketich Zeigler were married May 26 at 10 am in Sacred Heart Church Zeigler Rev Louis Fellner officiated The couple will live in Carbondale with Phyllis employed by General Telephone and Robert planning SIU attendance.

Verona Gayle Roche Vernon H. Roche Rt. 1 Chester Daniel McAdams Jr Daniel McAdams Sr Branche St Peace Lutheran Church O. M. Meyer Phyllis Jean Lewis Otis Jones Benton Robert Ferketich Mike Ferketich Zeigler Sacred Heart Catholic Church Louis Fellner Benton High School General Telephone Co Ferketich Southern Illinois University U. S SIU Carbondale

New York Family Visited Cutler After 30 Years

Mr and Mrs James Jenkins and Betsy of Babylon New York spent a week in Cutler with aunt Mrs Dillie Landfried. It was Jenkins first Southern Illinois visit in 30 years. Mrs Allen Erwin of Cutler visited East St Louis with son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Charles Batson. She attended a Margie Dell Dancing revue featuring 227 Mrs Batson pupils.

New York Clater James Jenkins Betsy Babylon N. Y Cutler Dillie Landfried Jenkins

Ernfelt Patients Honor H O Cooks At Johnston City Home

Patients at the Nellie Ernfelt Home in Johnston City honored the Rev and Mrs H O Cook and family of Carterville with a surprise party. The Cooks provided devotional services on the first Sunday of each month for five years. The First Apostolic Church of Herrin arranged the program and served a 5th anniversary cake to about 100 attendees.

Ernfelt H. O. Cooks Nellie Ernfelt Johnston City H. O. Cook Carterville First Apostolic Church of Herrin

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Miss Turok of Kelleys Garden Study Club Day Deming E. Jackson WCIL Wings OF Song Miss Roche Virginia Matzker Donald Schroeder Miss Vera Miss June McAdams Audrey Rathert Miss Vera McAdams Mrs. Rathert Harold Bodeker Ralph Roche Toby Hoover International Shoe Factory William Carrs Casear Barones Brookfield Ruth Millett Southern Ilinois Club Parrishes Lewis-Ferketich Sacred Heart Church John Thomas Lewis Dorothy Markus Irene Mrogenski Virginia Lance McLeansboro Steve Lazar Fof Joe Lazar Eaton & Brown Appliance Co E. Main Carbondale Illinois Pr. S Westinghouse Carbon Sue McIntosh Bud McIntosh Paul Suilley Monroc Avenue Miss McIntoch Jack Westray Elva Turner West Frankfort Lois Baker Jackie Mathis Sue Robertson Mildred Dobroski Rennie Boilet Gene Suilley Marion John Lingle Herzin William Doedon Rockford H. F. Olehy Danville Sylvia Thurmond Gladys Cuthertson Arthur Doerr Sr Alvin Felts Canton Norman, Okla Arthur Doerr, Jr Walter Smith Oak Park J. O. Hayes J. W. Paden Sharon Kay Terry Ann Matthew John Oskaloosa Iowa Matt Paden West 8Th Street America Jose Aspirin Claid Beauty Dan River Zwick’s Zwick’s Ladies’ Stores Herrin and
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