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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
11
A housewife recounts a peaceful afternoon in the backyard with family pets and a nap to break fatigue. She describes simple meals with salmon, salads, and dessert, and notes the ongoing chores especially washing dishes. She muses on her "better self" as both a nuisance and a discipline aiding daily comfort.
Mrs. Ruby Welch of Blairsville travels to Baton Rouge to visit relatives including Mrs. Sutton and Alan Sutton. Several Blairsville families host or visit kin in Hurst Carterville De Soto and Carbondale. The Elders of Carterville depart for Indianapolis for a weekend with John L. Colp.
Community groups list a packed slate Tuesday through Friday with meetings at First Baptist and First Christian churches, Jehovah's Witnesses, Centenary and St. Peter's. Activities include dinners, circle meetings, choir rehearsals, quilting circles, Boy Scouts, and a Riverside Park steak fry.
The Herrin American Legion holds installation and banquet at 6 30 p m at the Legion home. Amoma class and circle meet at 7 30 p m at Mrs Bess Adams 721 North Eleventh Herrin. Friendly club at Edna Hamby home hosted by Larena Yando. Irma circle meets at Pearl McMillan 200 North Eighth at 7 30 p m. Loyal Women class of First Christian meets at Crab Orchard Lake for a noon pot luck with boat dock gathering. Public party at Legion home 7 p m sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary with prize donations.
Local notices show Murphyboro groups including Explorer Scouts First Baptist Church and Centenary Methodist Church hosting meetings at 7:00 to 7:30 p m. Various guilds and services such as Women’s Guild at St. Peter’s and Mrs Margaret Hardy’s Wesleyan service are scheduled in Murphysboro venues.
Johnston City Lion s club meets IOOF dining room at 6 30 p m Friendly Bible class at Washington Avenue Baptist church meets at Mrs M L Kee s home Burgess Avenue at 7 30 p m Rotary club gathers First Methodist church dining room at 12 00 noon Stitch and Chatter at Mrs James Benton s North Jefferson Avenue 1 30 p m CES meets Eastern Star hall 7 30 p m IOOF meets IOOF hall Lake Creek lodge A F and A M No 729 meets Eastern Star hall 7 30 p m I O O F lodge meets L O O F hall 7 30 p m Friday Elwood Rebekah lodge meets IOOF hall 7 30 p m
Chief Petty Officer William E. McCoy and family from San Diego are on a 30 day leave visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. William McCoy and Mrs. McCoy's mother Mrs. Nannie Snider of Murphysboro. They plan to move to a new home in Chula Vista after the leave. Chief McCoy has served at the Naval Air Base for 20 years and plans retirement in October.
The Philathea class met Thursday evening at Mrs. Merle Sims home on Pine Street Murphysboro for its monthly session. Virginia Sorrells led devotionals. Prizes went to June Card Helen Butcher and Ilene Elliott. Refreshments served to a long list of members. Hostesses included Helen Newsome Ina Mae Reiman Aleene Higgs and Merle Sims.
Mrs Albert Hoover of Marion Jesse Childers and Francis Childers of Johnston City visited in Mt Vernon Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ira Childers.
Betty Jane Pate a student nurse at Missouri Baptist hospital in St Louis spent the weekend visiting her mother Mrs Grace Pate at 1523 Grace street in the city
A notice indicates an event at the I O O F hall scheduled for 7 30 p m. The brief listing provides location and time for attendees.
The Royalton Catholic church hosts an ice cream social on the church lawn starting at 6 p.m. The Rotary Club holds a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the community house.
Elizabeth Jeffery of Carterville celebrated her 92nd birthday Sunday with a family dinner at grandson Virgil Barwick's home 1109 West Monroe street Herrin. Attendees included numerous Barwicks from Carterville Carbondale Joliet West Frankfort Herrin and Stonefort plus relatives from Herrin and Joliet.
Lucy Murphy of Herrin leading as state inside guard joined Herrin delegates Ruby Elder Alma Sadler Ola Mason Beaulah Hailey Esther Ly day and Inex Miller at the Eagles state convention in Decatur June 10 and 11 they planned to return home Sunday evening
Mr and Mrs K D Adams and their son from Seagrove Texas enjoy a two week vacation at the Carter Adams home in Carter. They are visiting Mr and Mrs Dick Carter and Mr and Mrs Arch Adams.
Mr and Mrs Milo Beltz of Wood River visit Mr and Mrs Lawrence Davis and son Paul in Carterville then plan to see other relatives before returning home. Mr and Mrs Gene Ford and children from Bellaire Texas arrive in Carterville for a two week vacation at Mrs Ethel Gowers. Mr and Mrs Leon Greer and daughter of Carterville leave for Hot Springs Arkansas for a two week vacation. Greer manages Kroger Store No 19 with Bud Bowlin of Christopher acting as manager during the absence.
McElvain family from Murphysboro vacationing in Texas. Mrs Ina Tinkler and her relatives visit Chicago family. Mrs Ray Bock and children return to Eldon Missouri after visiting Murphysboro. S Sgt Bock just back from Korea and Honolulu. Fred Bean visits Murphysboro from East St. Louis. A string of travelers, relatives, and a wedding in Murphysboro with Joe Noble and daughter visiting Paul Allen ahead of the Allen Koenigsmark wedding.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Hultz of Flint Michigan visit Carterville this week staying with Mr and Mrs Vernell Calvert and their children.
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