Herrin Girl Wins Four Year Radio Scholarship
Jeanine Harland, 17, Herrin Township High School graduate, won the 1950 Girl Scout Radio scholarship contest sponsored by WJPF. She receives a four year Southern Illinois University Carbondale scholarship for leading roles in radio plays by the Girl Scout Radio Players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanine Harland
Herrin Township
WJPF
Jeanine
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Thomas Herland
South Nineteenth Street
Herrin
The
Girl Scout Radio Players
Link Perrine
Bob Coover
Southern
Virginia Marmaduke
Sun-Times
Girl Scouts of America
Brewster
Roscoe Cook
Phyllis Owen
Patty Williamson
Louie Pollack
Tone Venegoni
HTHS
Larry Keen
Radio Players
Carlene Bonds
Diane Peak
Charlotte Dungey
Delores Mitchell
Marian Ranchino
Joyce Simpson
Tom Abbott
Fred Lingle
Edna Travis
Miss Harlan
Pollack
Swain-Coulson Vows Read
Mr and Mrs Paul Eli announce the marriage of their daughter Jean Alice Swain to Jack Coulson of Johnston City. The ceremony was in Piggott Arkansas Friday night with attendants Joy Sue Hepler and Joe Watson. The bride is to graduate this year. Coulson, a Navy veteran, works at Carter’s tin shop in Johnston City. They will live with Jean’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Eli
Johnston City
Jean Alice Swain
Jack Coulson
Robert Coulson
Piggott, Ark
Miss Joy Sue Hepler
Joe Watson
Miss Hepler
Coulson
Navy
Carter's Tin Shop
Local Social Roundup From Murphysboro and St Louis
Mr and Mrs O M Roper of Springfield spent the weekend with their son Martin Roper in Murphysboro. Emma Butcher hosts visitors from East St Louis and St Louis including Della Calvin and Hershel Stanfield. Meetings at First Baptist Church and First Methodist Church announce activities. Mrs Calvin injured in a fall and hospitalized. Margaret Perlich and Charles Ronzio wed in St Louis. John Bauer visits St Louis for wedding events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Roper
Max
Springfield
Martin Roper
Pinestreet
Murphysboro
Linda Kay
Nancy Ann Roper
Missouri
Hershel Stanfield
East St. Louis
Della Calvin
St. Louis
Emma Butcher
South Ninth Street
Mur
John Bauer
Margaret Rose Perlich
Charles Ronzio
Pine Street
Rendlemans Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Ava
Mr and Mrs Ora Rendleman of Ava observed their 50th wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner for kin and friends. Mrs Rendleman sister is H C Wilson of Murphysboro and they are grandparents of Mrs Joe Graff and others in Murphysboro and Dallas. The couple wed June 6 1900 at the home of Rendleman’s parents near Anna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Martin Rendleman
Ava
W. Hess
J. D. Hartline
Rendlemans
Rendleman
G.M. & O. Railroad
Floyd Whitson
Ralph Smith
Belleville
J. C. Allen
Dallas
Texas
Joseph Whilson Rendleman
Joe Graff
Murphysboro
Ronald and
Linda Sue
Community Events and Club Meetings Schedule
A dense list of local gatherings for Wednesday and Thursday including Teen Town Board at 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Midweek service at 7:30 p.m. and Book review American Freedom and Catholic Power. Choir rehearsals at multiple churches and various society meetings scheduled through the week in Murphysboro and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
American Freedom
Catholic Power
First Christian Church
Rockhill Baptist Church
Jehovah Witnesses Theocratic Ministry
First Methodist
Church groups schedule meetings and events this week
WSCS of the First Methodist church meets at 613 South Twentieth Street at 1 30 p m. A public party runs at the Legion home at 7 p m sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary with prize donations. Catholic Women's club gathers at 1 30 in the school basement hosted by Mary Murray and Della Colombo. Pocahontas plans an election and true friend night at Redman hall 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
First Methodist Church
Christopher B P W club to hold monthly meeting
The Christopher B P W club schedules a monthly meeting at 6 30 p m at the Rebekah hall in Christopher. The Christopher girls softball twilight game is slotted at V F W ball park in Christopher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher B. P W
Rebekah Hall
Christopher
V.F.W
V.F.W Ball Park
Finland guest leaves for Chicago Rotary meeting
A visitor from Finland, Johnny Waris of Helsinki, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bevel in Carbondale, left Tuesday for Chicago to join his father at the Rotary convention where he serves as Finland district governor. Waris is a Georgia Tech classmate of Orville Bevel Jr. Weekend visits include Mrs. Owen Craig and others in Drury and De Soto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Waris
Helsinki
Finland
Orville Bevel
RFD
Carbondale
Chicago
Johnny
Orville Bevel, Jr
Georgia Tech
Eagle Auxiliary Takes First At State Meet
Carbondale's ten week old Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles won first place in ritualistic competition at the State Convention in Decatur June 10 and 11. They claimed the Class C trophy and earned the right to represent Illinois at the National Eagles Convention in Minneapolis in August. The team scored 97.2 to Decatur's 97.1, defeating the previous state and national contenders. Members listed include Jewel Smit, Merline Brewer, Alma Hall, Margaret Breeden, Rachel Treece, Leona Bain, Alma Ruth Hankin, Frances Rich, Frances Temple, and Maude Reynolds with candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Order of Eagles
Decatur
Illinois
Eagles
Minneapolis
Minn
Herrin
Jewel Smit
Merline Brewer
Alma Hall
Margaret Breeden
Rachel Treece
Leona Bain
Alma Ruth Hankln
Frances Rich
Frances Temple
Maude Reynolds
Local Visitors Return from Georgia Trip
Mrs and Mrs Mack Lannon of Carbondale Route 3 returned last weekend from a week in Warm Springs Newnan and Rocky Mount Georgia. They visited Lookout Mountain Chattanooga Tenn on the trip. Miss Thelma Phillips of Centralia spent the weekend in Drury with her parents Mr and Mrs Thos Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McLane
Charlotte, Mich
Rudie Holland
Drury
Jonesboro
Mack Lannon
Carbondale
Warm Springs
Newnan
Rocky Mount
Georgia
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tenn
Thelma Phillips
Centralia
Mrs
Thos. Phillips
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clyde Brewster
Swain-Coulson
J. W. Milligan & Son
S. Beveridge Carbondale
Sil
Physboro
Victory Circle
Sorosis Guild
Riverside Park
Cc. A. Cooper
Riverside
Joe F. Comstock
West Linden Street
Cooper
Harland
Ropers
Ava Home
Sheba Shrine
Shryock
Brotherhood of Walnut Street Baptist Church
Rebekah Lodge
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Centenary Methodist Church
Loyal Chapter of
War Mothers
Mae Meyer
St. Ann's
AVIS
Avis Portrait Studio
Herrin Supply Co
Christopher Wednesday
Owen Craig
Fay Clauseen
DE Soto
Allie Wright
Raymond Wright
Golconda
Francis H. Holland
Ivy Mowery
Sunday
Russell McCommons
Dongola
Wolf Creek
Willie Crowell
Leo Collins
George Scott
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Francis Holland
Edna Crowell
Carl W. Waeckerle
William Waeckerle
Hanson
Park
Scuicx
Schick
Wolff Bros
Eagle Auxiliary
Mr. C. Champion
Niagara
Eta
Vic Buz
Herrin, Marion and
Floyd P. Bracy
North Park Ave
Herrin, Ill
Ugh
INCS
Rman
Elles Store
Carterville
Ross
Formfit
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