Open House Planned at New Scout Camp Site
Southern Illinois Boy Scouts host an open house at Little Grassy Lake on the camp’s first anniversary. From 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Egyptian Council troops showcase Scoutcraft, waterfront safety, and boat handling, with the Tsun Ga Ni Indian Society presenting an Indian pageant each evening at 7 30. H L Kunz, council president, says the event thanks supporters who helped make the camp possible.
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Southern Illinois Boy Scouts
Little Grassy Lake
Boy Scout Camp
Tsun
Eva Phemister Dies at 67 in Carbondale
Eva Phemister 67 of Rt. 3 Carbondale died at home after a year of illness. She leaves husband Ervin daughters Mrs Clifton Greer and Mrs Gary Peters a brother Robert Hampton four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Huffman Funeral Home with Rev James Howerton officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery Carterville. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Huffman.
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Eva Phemister
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Carterville
Phemister
Carbondale Township
Drury Christian Church
Ervin
Clifton Greer
Gary Peters
Detroit
Mich
Robert Hampton
Marion
Huffman Funeral Home
James Howerton
Oakwood Cemetery
Carterville Sailor Serves Aboard USS Manchester in UN Patrol
Clell Jeralds Jr. of Car terville serves as a fireman on the light cruiser USS Manchester in the Far East UN Peace Patrol. The ship was among the first Americans to observe Easter after crossing the International Date Line, with Easter Sunday falling the day after Good Friday.
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Carterville
Clell Jeralds Jr
Burke Jeralds
Rt. 1
Manchester
Sidewalk Repair Proceeding on Herrin Street
Mayor Dave Miller said the 500 block of North 8th Street in Herrin will see completed sidewalk repair next week after a mine sink tore up the area. City workers have leveled the ground and will pour new concrete walks in the coming days.
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Herrin Street
North 8Th Street
Herrin
Dave Miller
Miller
Garden Tractor Stolen From Poplar Ridge Farm
The Jackson County Sheriff's office reported a theft Saturday at a Poplar Ridge farm. Deputy Robert Wright said thieves took a garden tractor a cultivator and a mower from a garage on Vernon Schultz’s property. Schultz works in St. Louis and farms near Murphysboro only on weekends.
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Poplar Ridge
Jackson County
Robert Wright
Vernon Schultz
Wright
Schultz
St. Louis
Murphysboro
Percy Men Win Prize in English Derby Pool
Vernon Gerberding of Percy won 700 pounds from an Epsom Derby pool ticket he held with Ed Runge. The two Percy men will receive the prize money in about three weeks, per late telegraph information.
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Vernon Gerberding
Percy
England
Gerberding
Ed Runge
Hearing impairment estimates in the United States
An American Hearing Aid Association estimate places about 15 million Americans with some degree of hearing impairment. The figure highlights the scope of hearing loss in the population and the potential demand for assistive devices and services.
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United States
American Hearing Aid Association
Florence Williams Dies in San Antonio Hospital
Dr. Florence Williams of San Antonio Texas a sister of Roy V Jordan of Carbondale died Thursday after a fall in a hospital where she was treated She was the first woman graduate of a St Louis medical school and leaves a son Calvert J Truscott of San Antonio and several nephews and nieces Services are set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Cisne with burial at Bunker Hill Cemetery near Rinard
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Florence Williams
San Antiono
Tex
Roy V. Jordan
Carbondale
San Antonio
St. Louis Medical School
Calvert J. Truscott
First Methodist
Cisne
Bunker Hill
Rinard
Heavy rains flood Steeleville homes and streets
Steeleville faced flooding as midweek rain overflowed the drainage system with basements more than four feet deep in some homes. Several streets flooded, halting traffic, and the town reported nearly 2 percent inches of rain Wednesday night.
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Steeleville
Delaware State Bird The Blue Hen of Colonial Days
The blue hen is noted as Delaware’s state bird, famous for its role in colonial days as a cook ing progeny symbol.
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Delaware
The Christian Science Monitor Address Listing
The Christian Science Monitor located at One Norway Street Boston MA lists its office address in the United States. The note identifies the publication's base and contact location for readers and contributors.
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Free World
THE
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Monitor
Norway Street
Boston 15
Mass
U.S.A
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