Carbondale SIU Dames Club Fall Party Planned
Carbondale SIU Dames Club launches fall membership drive with an Oct 17 dessert and style show at 8 p.m. chaired by Mrs. Jennifer Klein. Assisting are several committee members. The drive targets new students on campus. The club organized this year with 100 members and aims to double. Stroup's will provide the style show with area merchants donating prizes. Previous social included a Giant City State Park picnic with sports and a kids balloons event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Dames Club
Jennifer Klein
Barbara Barger
Norma Clark
Pauline Cunningham
Susie Krawczyk
Betty Streckfuss
Pat van Horr
Mary Zima
Stroup’s
Carbondale
Taggarts
Hollywood
S & H Green Stamps
McGinnis
Ray’s Jewelry
Parkers
Bradley's
Ross Shop
Model Shop
Dames Club
Giant City State Park
Van Natta Couple Attends Illinois Funeral Directors Meet
Mr and Mrs Joe F Van Natta of Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale returned Thursday from Chicago where they attended the 76th annual convention of Illinois Funeral Directors. The four day convention was held in the Conrad Hilton Hotel with displays of modern funeral merchandise and convention features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe F. van Natta
van Natta Funeral Home
Carbondale
Chicago
Convention of
Illinois Funeral Directors
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Miss Claussen Weds Glen Bower In Ava Church
Patricia Ann Claussen daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Claussen of Ava married Glen Allen Bower son of Mr and Mrs Grover Bower of Ava in the First Baptist Church Ava on Saturday June 9 at 2 pm The ceremony was performed by Rev H G Knaub with music by organist Eldora Naub The bride wore a light blue ny lon over taffeta dress and a bouquet of white roses The groom’s man was George Speith and the matron of honor was Mrs Virginia Fritsche The couple planned a reception at the church basement and will reside in Ava where the groom works for Speith Brothers after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Claussen
Ernest Claussen
Ava
Glen Allen Bower
Grover Bower
First Baptist Church
H. G. Knaub
Eldoranaub
Virginia Fritsche
George Speith
Speith Brothers
Steeleville Party Visits in Texas
Mr and Mrs Herman Walte mate and son Herman and Mrs Lillie Lampe of Steeleville have returned from a Corpus Christi Texas visit with their son Yeoman 2 and Mrs Fred Lampe. Yeoman Lampe serves in the U S Naval Air Force in Corpus Christi. The Steeleville group also traveled to Mexico and visited Kingsville Texas with Mr and Mrs Louis Ehlers and to Saphira Texas with Mr and Mrs Charles Brandt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Waltemate
Herman
Lillie Lampe
Steeleville
Corpus Christi
Texas
Yeoman 2
Fred Lampe
Yeoman Lampe
U. S. Naval Air Force
Mexico
Kingsville
Louis Ehlers
Saphira
Charles Brandt
Anna Church Wedding Unites Miss Donna Biggs and John Chamness
Miss Donna Biggs daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Biggs of Anna wed John Chamness son of Mr and Mrs William Chamness of Jonesboro in the Christian Church Anna on Sunday May 27 at 2 pm in a ceremony attended by about 150 relatives and friends. The groom’s sister Lonie Chamness was maid of honor with Ted Spurlock as best man. The couple plan futures after high school with the bride employed at Union County Hospital and Chamness set to graduate in 1957 from AJCHS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Biggs
C. A. Biggs
Anna
John Chamness
Christian Church
William Chamness
Jonesboro
Harold Miles
Luther Davis
Carl Bishop
Roberta Stewart
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Union County Hospital
AJCHS
Murphysboro Residents Plan California Visit
Mrs. George Hassebrock and her granddaughter Joyce Ann of 2030 Hortense Street Murphysboro left for a month long vacation in California. They will stay with Mrs. Henry Jatho and family in Los Angeles and will also visit San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hassebrock
Joyce Ann
Hortense St
Murphysboro
California
Hassebrock
Henry Jatho
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cooper Weekend Visits Spotted in Murphysboro and Carbondale
Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Cooper of Kansas City Missouri visit Murphysboro to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. Heber Love and travel to Carbondale to meet his parents Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Cooper. Mrs. Cooper is formerly Wilma Love. Alpha Omega Beta of Kappa Delta Chi sorority initiates seven new members in Murphysboro Beauty School with President Davie Goins presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward Cooper
Kansas City, Mo
Murphysboro
Heber Love
Carbondale
P. P. Cooper
Cooper
Wilma Love
Alpha Omega Beta Chapter
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority
Davie Goins
Murphysboro Night Unit elects two officers in meeting
The Murphysboro Night Unit of Jackson County Home Bureau elected two officers at its Monday meeting in Mrs. Joe Klee s home. Mary Alice Weiss was named craft chairman and Jo Cox unit reporter to fill vacancies. A broiler meal demonstration followed by Mrs. John Feirich and Mrs. Jenny Jackson. The next meeting is set for Monday July 2 at Mrs. Thalia Strong s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Jackson County Home Bureau
Joe Klee
Mary Alice Weiss
Jo Cox
John Feirich
Jenny Jackson
Thalia Strong
Picnic Sunday for Murphysboro Visitors
A luck picnic for Mr and Mrs Robert Atkins of Fort Pierce Fla will be held in Murphysboro Sunday in the mess hall at Riverside Park. They have visited Collinsville with daughter Mrs Wanneta Kinsey and come to visit his brothers Walter and Worley Atkins. Mrs Atkins is the former Disy Cornett. All relatives and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Atkins
Fort Pierce
Fla
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Murphysboro Residents Return From Kentucky
Mr and Mrs Arley Lipe Mr and Mrs Nelson Ulrich Mrs James Sweatt and daughter Vicky have returned from Louisville Kentucky where they were called due to the death of their sister in law Mrs Kenneth Lipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arley Lipe
Nelson Ulrich
James Sweatt
Vicky
Louisville
Kenneth Lipe
Sparta Wedding of Wanda June McChristian and Robert Lucas
Miss Wanda June McChristian and Robert Stanley Lucas wed in a candlelit double ring ceremony on June 3 at 4:30 p m in the First Methodist Church Union City Tennessee. Rev Hastings officiated. The bride, Cairo High School graduate, works for Illinois Power in Sparta. The groom, Sparta Township High School graduate, also works for Illinois Power in Granite City. They live at 106 S 4th St Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Miss McChristian
Robert Lucas
South
First Methodist
Union City
Tenn
Comer Hastings
Cairo High School
Illinois Power Co
Sparta Township High School
Granite City
S. 4Th St
Steeleville Couple Weds In Vernon Texas Church
Miss Ruth Marie Karcher of Steeleville and Glenn Mueller of Steeleville were married June 9 at 5 pm in St. Pauls Lutheran Church Vernon with 200 guests. Rev Otto C Hintze officiated. Reception followed in Vernon Civic Auditorium. The couple will reside in Steeleville after a California wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Auditorium
Vernon
California
Steeleville
Ruth Millett Kitchen table dinner plea five clever ploys
Ruth Millett offers five light hearted schemes for wives to coax husbands into dining out. From staging a no dinner plan to arranging social invitations and subtle hints, the tips aim to spark weekly dinners with playful, practical logic.
Methodist Youth Ice Cream Social at Energy Church
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of First Methodist Church Energy will hold an ice cream social on Saturday. Food will include sandwiches cake pie and drinks and be served from 4 30 to 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Methodist Church
Energy
Pineapple crochet pattern No 216 offered by Martha Madison
Reader notice advertises a pineapple crochet pattern labeled No 216 with full directions. Send 25 cents in coins to Martha Madison at Southern Illinoisan 367 W Adams St Chicago 6 Ill to obtain the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Madison
Southern Illinoisan
W. Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Buttered potatoes with peas side dish note
Boil small potatoes in skins then peel and toss with butter. Douse with more butter and arrange in serving dish. Spoon green peas over the potatoes. A good accompaniment for ham burgers or meat loaf.
Steeleville Couple on Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Prange of Steeleville and Mr and Mrs Bud Smith of Brentwood Missouri spent a week on a fishing trip in the Ozarks Mrs Prange and Mrs Smith are sisters Mr and Mrs Everette Bierman of Steeleville have returned from a week's vacation in Florida The Past Matrons Club of Steeleville Chapter of Order of Eastern Star held its June meeting in the home of Mrs Myrtle Mumbower in Steeleville The business session was conducted by Florence Jacoby president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Prange
Steeleville
Bud Smith
Brentwood
Ozarks
Prange
Smith
Everette Bierman
Florida
Order of Eastern Star
Myrtle Mumbower
Florence Jacoby
Zeigler Couples Visit Chicago and Nearby Friends
Zeigler residents Mr and Mrs Joe Marcinak left Sunday for Chicago to visit relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Walter Weiss and son of Evergreen Park returned Sunday after a week with Mrs Anna Arankovich of Zeigler. Mr and Mrs Jack Bean of St Louis came home Monday after a three day visit with her mother Mrs Myrtle Marco and the Beans' parents. George Hickey, Zeigler worker at Richmond Indiana, spent the weekend in Zeigler with his wife Dorothy and children Pete Edith and Maudie Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Chicago
Joe Marcinak
Walter Weiss and Son
Evergreen Park
Anna Arankovich
Jack Bean
St. Louis
Myrtle Marco
James Bean
George Hickey
Richmond
Ind
Dorothy
Pete
Edith
Maudie Lee
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SIU Dames Club
van Nattas
Miss Claussen
Lonie Chamness
Ted Spurlock
Dale Brooks
Jack Baker
Mr. and
Mrs
Mrs. Cooper
Sorority
Home Bureau
Klee Home
Kentucky
Hugh McChristian
Wanda June
Robert Stanley Lucas
Stanley Lucas
Muellers
Ruth Marie Karcher
Ernest Karcher
Glenn Mueller
William Mueller
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Otto C. Hintze
Stephanotis
Bernice Karcher
Melba Ruth Joost
Janis
Elaine Schoppa
Ralph Mueller
Edgar Blockberger
Chris Krebs
Bride
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Vernon High School
St. John’s College
Winfield
Kan
St. Mark’s Lutheran School
Steeleville High School
International Shoe Co
Ruth Millett
Hubby
Tucker
Toinner
NEA
Methodist
DOILY
Ben Franklin
Rae
S. Illinois
Tom Sawyer
Omnnis
Jackson
WCIL
Wings OF Song
Asta Orsi
Paes
Merle Norman
State Hotel
Marion
Room
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