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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1979
Page
5
A 12 year old, Jeff Bowles, created a diaper moisture alarm using a clip attached to the diaper and a wire to trigger a home alarm circuit. Bowles, a seventh grader, tested the device on a doll and imagines other uses such as moisture sensing in freezers or basements.
The 51st Annual Illinois FFA Convention runs today through Thursday at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall Urbana Champaign. Neal Pepple of Mount Vernon is a Star Agribusiness finalist among five Illinois contenders. Star Farmer and Star Agribusiness will be awarded. Over 3,000 members expected, with addresses by National FFA secretary Kelly Grant, official Ray Sonnenberg, and a slide on Illinois FFA history The Past of Progress For the Trust of Tomorrow.
Herrin Teen Town opens Friday and Saturday evenings 7 to 11 30 p m with band nights until 11 45 p m West Frankfort Youth Center operates 7 30 to 10 p m Friday and Saturday nights The Adolescent Health Center at 306 West Main Street Carbondale in Memorial Professional Building provides care for youths 12 to 20 on a sliding fee scale Counseling medical care pregnancy testing and venereal disease treatment hours 1 to 9 p m Mondays and Thursdays and 8 30 a m to 5 p m Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays Call 529 2621 for more information.
The Marion Kiwanis Club awarded high scholastic achievement and citizenship honors at Marion Junior High School. President Robert Campbell presented, naming top seventh eighth and ninth graders for scholastic awards and announcing Citizenship Award recipients chosen by faculty.
John Dobbins named outstanding academic student at Johnston City High School graduation. Others honored include Judith Kee, Cindy Gaddis, Elizabeth Shoaff, Eileen Lee, Cindy Shaw. Dobbins won multiple awards and was valedictorian. Lee salutatorian.
The Benton Rotary Club awarded the top senior honor to Nada Williamson for Benton High School. She ranked in the top 10, will attend the University of Illinois on a Veterans Scholarship, and holds Illinois State Scholar status. She was senior class president, on the student council, and in the National Honor Society.
Nancy Henning of Herrin was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta at Murray State University for high first semester GPA. She is a business management major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Henning. Also listed are Southern Illinois students initiated into Phi Eta Sigma at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, including Patrick Morris Carbondale Holly Body Mount Vernon Karin Commermuth Murphysboro Patricia McDonald Spar ta and Chris McCormick Vienna. Members posted GPAs from 4.5 on a 5.0 scale for their early semesters.
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