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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
4
Chet Townsend Carl May ers and Gib Wallace finish erecting a Red Cross fund drive sign at Herrin City hall for a campaign to raise 4500 dollars. Williamson County faces loss of disaster fund blood bank and home services from the Red Cross if the drive fails.
The American Red Cross blood mobile will visit Herrin on Tuesday from noon to 6 p m at the First Baptist Church basement. Williamson County residents 18 to 21 may donate with parental permission. The 170 pint goal tops Herrin’s 89 pint record. Publicity chairman Jim Walker says blood is urgently needed and warns the county bank may close if donations don’t rise.
American Legion Home in Centralia was entered early Wednesday and robbed of $1,290.35. It followed the prior day’s break in at the new Legion home in Carlyle, where $600 was taken. Entry in Centralia was through a restroom window, with coins totaling $700 among the loot.
Tatamagouche hosts the Nova Scotia festival of arts from August 17 to 20 to boost the Northumberland shore tourist base. The event expands from a two day debut last year.
Crew members on boats hunting seals off the Atlantic Coast are paid according to their catch. They aver age each about five dollars per day.
The seventh annual Indian Guide Pow-wow is set at the SIU camp on Little Grassy Lake, with 220 attendees expected. The event runs 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday and features an induction ceremony, games, Indian Trail hunt, and a nature hike. Participants include leaders Harold Pennock Jr and E V Heisler, with Cecil Franklin directing. Cities represented include Chester, Herrin, Carbondale, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Marion, Murphysboro, and Robinson.
The article notes that the hard tusks of a walrus can be used to craft fine ivory tools if encountered, highlighting their value as a material.
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