100th Birthday Celebrated for Eliza Erwin in Carbondale
Miss Eliza Erwin, a long term patient at Jackson County Nursing Home since 1943, observed her 100th birthday at a birthday party led by Murphysboro Rotarians. A cake was shared with fellow residents after the celebration. She previously lived in Campbell Hill and ran a rooming house with a sister. Her family history includes several centenarians and a large siblings group.
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Eliza Erwin
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Erwin
Miss Erwin
Sunset Haven
Carbondale
Eliza
Callie
Campbell Hill
Coffee in Bed and Kitchen Truths in a Humorous Trio
A humor column muses on husbands bringing coffee to wives in bed and the illusion of luxury. It blends personal anecdotes, a tongue in cheek survey, and playful recipes while contrasting imagined scenes with practical notes on kitchenware and safe stirring tools.
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Frances Killpatries
Jare
Newlyweds and Advice on Real Marriage Life
The piece critiques romance myths and urges couples to build lives as friends, not as perfect romantic ideals. It notes how cynics and optimists mislead engaged pairs, and argues mature expectations for marriage, citing Doris Crame’s engagement to Hugh Wright Jr. and a 1961 Murphysboro High graduate. The column, by Ruth Millett, cautions against overacting and emphasizes practical support in daily life.
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Ruth Millett
Frank S
Murphysboro
Doris
Hugh T. Wright Jr
Wright
Hugh T. Wright
Murphy
Shoro
Miss Craine
Murphysboro Township
Neal
Murhis
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
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Eggie
Rotary
Gene Sims
Vern Grissom
The
Murphysboro Club
Miss Eliza Erwin
Wea
Katherine Eberschl
Alfred Ebersohl
Bert R. Ruble
Rt. 4
Bert Ruble
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
de Soto
William West
Riverside Park
Eles
House of Willhunt
University Plaza Shopping
South Winds Avenue
Carbondale, Ill
Dons
Jowely
Herrin and
Dons. Jowelry
Herrin
East
Witness Ave
Gals
Delicio
Rotarians
NSA
Carbondale Area
National Secretaries Assn
Mary Ruth Beem
Mary Dohanich
Oho Ie Ee Ae
Lee Johnson
Ouldn Cannon
Luz Maria Pelaez
Doris Craine
Porter's
Arphysboro
North 16Th Street
Hunter
Dixie Belle
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