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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1958
Page
5
Williamson County Civil Defense seeks federal matching funds to buy radio gear totaling 3 054.49 dollars. Director Chet Townsend will submit the equipment list to the state CD office for approval. Half the cost would be county funded.
Day Camp in five counties offers Brownies and Intermediate Girl Scouts outdoor life and cooking, with units planning activities under adult leaders. Ten camps run May to August in towns like West Frankfort Herrin Carterville Benton Murphysboro Marion Carbondale DuQuoin Pinckneyville Harrisburg Eldorado, directed by local leaders. Miss Mabel Webb directs the program with Mrs Tena Morgan as field director, aiming to foster citizenship resourcefulness and self-reliance through nature.
Army PFC Edward B. Turner 20 son of Mrs Beatrice Turner Rt 3 Dongola qualified as expert in firing the carbine while serving with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany Turner entered the Army in 1955 and arrived overseas in March 1956.
Carbondale police were called to North Sinois avenue near Prairie Farms Creamery about 8:05 p m Tuesday to check four suitcases and a bedroll found on the street. Officers found nothing suspicious and no further action was taken.
Cletus R. Johnson a Navy radioman and son of Mr and Mrs William M Johnson of McClure and husband of Martha A Dixon of Wyatt Missouri completed training at the Radioman School Naval Station Norfolk Virginia during the period reported by the local paper.
Clyde D. Bean a Navy interior communications electrician fireman and son of Mr and Mrs Clyde N Bean of Lesser is attending a shipboard fire fighting course at the Fleet Training Center Naval Base Newport R I.
In Service Charles Finney, son of Mr and Mrs Charles G Finney of 204 23rd St Herrin, is serving at the Newport Rhode Island naval station. Finney is married to former Miss Mary L Clark of Baltimore Maryland and holds the rank of engineman first class in the U S Navy.
Miss Natalie Martha Kuehner of Herrin earned a bachelor of arts degree in education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was among 187 graduates at the Goodman Theater exercises.
Kenneth Dougherty and Zeigier have been inducted into the U S Air Force and sent to San Antonio Texas for basic training. Mrs Dougherty lives with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Warfel.
Claude A. Terry said 1958 Wheat Marketing Cards were mailed to eligible farmers on June 16. He urged any farmer who does not receive a card promptly to contact the ASC office in Murphysboro.
Jerry R. Pittman aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Dwight W Pittman Rt Elkville has completed basic engineer training at Fort Belvoir Virginia Pittman entered the Army in February and is a 1957 Elkville Community High School graduate
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