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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1949
Page
5
A housewife shares simple kitchen tips including yeast cake with beans to reduce gas without affecting nutrition or taste, plus a method for roasting beef to yield both well done and rare slices for family meals. The note emphasizes easy weekend dinners and practical, frugal home solutions.
The Ainad Temple Shrine Circus comes to Southern Illinois University stadium in Carbondale June 20 21 22 nightly at 830 with Prof George J Keller and nine big cats including lions tigers leopards pumas jaguars and a black panther The act features a rope walking tiger and a dressage rider Miss Bobbie Steele plus aerialists Lynn Linda Rietta The Great Berosini Rob Cimse Edmonde Zacchini and Tom Packs baby elephants Penny and Tommie The show supports Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children and other temple charities.
Dark La Tosca, famed for a costly wardrobe and rope act, headlines the Southern Illinois Shrine Circus at S I U Stadium Carbondale June 20 to 22. Evening shows start 8 30 p m.
Southern Illinois University summer term begins June 15 with an expected minimum enrollment of 2,000 students. Many are teachers from local schools taking 21 workshops including health education rural education and elementary education. Activities include Founder's Day July 2 Diamond Jubilee, Music Festival June 30, motion pictures June 15 20 29 July 13 20, plus lectures concerts and an historic tour.
Large crowds have patronized Giant City state park lodge this year, with far more out-of-state visitors than in years past. Concessionist Anna Cook of Royalton notes groups from abroad, including a delegation from India, spending time at the lodge this spring. Frequent out-of-state guests come from Ohio, Iowa, and Indiana.
Harold Hartley of Centralia receives the Henry Hinkley Memorial trophy as Southern Illinois University’s top athlete for 1948-49. The high jumper cleared six feet five and eight inches in his best effort as Hartley stands with coach Leland P. Lingle and Nu Epsilon Alpha member George Echard of Belleville presenting the honor.
Southern Illinois retailers paid 351575.91 in April for March occupation tax across 15 counties totaling 5825 taxpayers. Franklin County led in taxpayer count, Williamson second. Statewide liquor revenue totaled 859255.91 for beer wine and spirits with gallons broken down. beer consumption nears 9.97 million packages and 4.39 million drafts. Hartley named among S. L. A. lettermen at banquet hosted by Carbondale Business Men's Association.
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