Carbondale VFW Auxiliary cited for 20 year members
Mrs Jean Eaton president of Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 2605 Carbondale accepted a citation recognizing 23 twenty year members at the VFW Posts and Auxiliaries Department Encampment in Peoria The event ran Friday to Sunday with headquarters at the Pierre Marquette Hotel in Peoria
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Eaton
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carbondale
Carbondale Auxiliary
VFW
Peoria
Spalding High School
Pierre Marquette Hotel
Percy Steeleville Women in California
Mrs. Martha Steiner of Percy and Mrs. Edith Fuhrhop of Steeleville spend a month in California with Mr. and Mrs. A. Brumleve of Huntsville Iowa. Brumleve attends guided missiles schooling while others visit relatives and tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Steeleville
California
Vergennes Home Bureau Sews Bias Facings Lesson
Vergennes home bureau members heard a sewing lesson by Mrs. Ethel McMahn at Mrs. Almy Parrish home on Wednesday. The topic was use of bias in facings bindings and decorative finishes. The group also held an auction with Mrs. Inez Blacklock as auctioneer while 19 members were served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vergennes Home Bureau
Ethel McMahn
Almy Parrish
Inez Blacklock
Parrish
McMahn
Loyal Women's Class Holds June Meeting at First Christian Church
The Loyal Women's Class of First Christian Church Murphysboro held its June meeting this week at the church with Mrs. Maude Ellis serving as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal
Loyal Women’s Class
First Christian Church
Murphysboro
Maude Ellis
Murphysboro Group Attends Junior Legion Auxiliary Convention
Murphysboro members of the Junior Auxiliary of the American Legion Post traveled to Springfield for the first Junior Legion Auxiliaries convention. State President Ruth McMackin led sessions at the Little Theater on the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Murphysboro
Springfield
Junior Legion
State Department
Ruth McMackin
Little Theater
Fairgrounds
Alice Faughn
Phyllis Sime
Barbara
Ruth Allard
Pat Snelland
Bernadine Wanstreet
Sue LeMarcher
Shirley McClure
Joyce O’guinn
Sandra
Janice Congiardo
Mileur Family Weekend Visit and Christening
Mr and Mrs Max Mileur and their daughter Gay and infant son Howard Frank of Belleville spent the weekend in Murphysboro with relatives. The Mileurs christened their baby boy Sunday morning at St Andrew s Episcopal Church in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Mileur
Gay
Howard Frank
Belleville
Murphysboro
Mileurs
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Carbondale
Dorcas Class Donates to Church Fund at July Meeting
Dorcas Class of boro contributed 50 to the church building fund at their Wednesday gathering hosted by Mrs. Roberta Parmley on Rt 2 Murphys boros Co hostesses were Mrs Dorothy Crain and Mrs Jerry Summers who led devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
First Christian Church
Murphysboro
Roberta Parmley
Rt. 2
Murphysboros
Dorothy Crain
Jerry Summers
Catherine Grider
Catherine Herron
Kathryn Counce
Helen Schafer
Mike Swaar
Steven Etherton
Riverside Park
Millett Boy Lands First Job By Persistence
A young boy lands his first real job after repeatedly asking a boss for work. He attributes the break to luck but shows steady persistence, hoping to tell his future son how perseverance earned him this entry into the business world.
Forgetting and holding his first real job
A reader discusses wedding gift etiquette and the burden on acquaintances. The passage then follows a young man starting a first real job, describing punctuality, pride, and saving money. It shows how early work reshapes identity from boy to working man and the value of earned wages.
Girl Scout Camp Sessions Open At Little Grassy Lake
Little Grassy Lake hosts two units at start of six week camp season. July brings four one week sessions with nine staffers led by Mabel Webb and King Coal exec director. Additional staff include local nurses cooks unit leaders from Herrin Marion Benton Harrisburg and more with German exchange counselor arriving late June. Early registrations show 36 from Carbondale and 25 from Herrin. Vacancies remain for July sessions and the primitive early session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy Lake
Mabel Webb
Benton
King Coal
Stewart Chandler
Carbondale
John Gualdoni
Herrin
Eleanor Tarn
West Frankfort
Cook
Hilda Wandling
Marion
Thomas Dunn
Anna Kasper
Doris Selase
Dorothy Hanagan
Marjorie Zimmer
Harrisburg
Judy Jack
Elaine Stanley
Barbara Taylor
Lawrence Feurer
Orew Drew
James Feirich
Edwin Berger
Rudolph Stahlheber
George Wolfe
Pinckneyville
Millage Stanton
du Quoin
Cecil Leonard
Johnston City
Hannelore Bleifeld
Germany
Webb
Johnston City Residents Host Birthday Party and Meetings
Mrs. William Moake hosted a 10th birthday party for Janice with prizes awarded to Melinda Engram Sharon Jent and Timmie Engram. Womans Society of Christian Service planned Harrisburg District meeting and devotional led by Florence Grider with a panel discussion attended by 20. Other items report visits, a church barbecue, and local family visits across Johnston City Metropolis Paducah and Graham Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moake
Johnston City
Janice
Melinda Engram
Sharon Jent
Timmie Engram
Pekin
Callie Kendrick
Womans Society of Christian Service
Johnston City First Methodist Church
Harrisburg
West Salem Church
Mt. Vernon
Florence Grider
William R. Warner
Bobby Cochran
Doug Chapman
Carol Stritzel
Ruth Ann Mallacurn
Katherine Chopp
Chicago
Fanny Chopp
Donald Lamb
St. Louis
Charles Lamb
James Hamby
George Gossett
Janet
Winnie Gossett
West Frankfort
Coley Chapel
Graham, Ky
First Methodist Church
William BR. Warner
Bob Cochran
Mary Moore
Lizzie Hard
Orville Bean
Metropolis
Frazier
Paducah
71st Annual Tilden Picnic Set For June 24 25
The 71st Annual Tilden Picnic will be held June 24 25 under the sponsorship of the Tilden Lions Club. Proceeds will go to civic projects. A weekend of visits follows with totals from Minnesota Ottawa Crystal City Joliet and Pontiac locals visiting Tilden families. Dale Keeler on leave from the U S Navy is noted among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Piketon
Ohio
Dale
U. S. Navy
Wilburn Hood
Pontiac
Mich
George Keeler
Joliet
Oma Bannon
Anna
Homer Keeler
Lesser woman ends visit in Indiana
Mrs Lenora Clampet returned to Sesser after a two week visit in Gary Indiana with her daughter Mrs Irene Ward. Mr and Mrs Walter Cordin and their son of Chicago spent a week in Sesser with Mr and Mrs Leonard Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenora Clampet
Sesser
Gary
Ind
Irene Ward
Walter Cordin
Chicago
Leonard Harris
Creal Springs Pair Visiting Relatives in Chicago
Mr and Mrs William Jackson and their daughter from Creal Springs are visiting relatives in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jackson
Creal Springs
Chicago
Creal Springs trio returns from Kentucky Dam trip
Mr and Mrs Elbert Ford and son Jerry and Mrs Gene Treece Elmer Hill and Verna Donelson have returned to Creal Springs from a trip to Kentucky Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Ford
Jerry
Gene Treece
Elmer Hill
Verna Donelson
Creal
Springs
Kentucky Dam
Herrin Couple Wed in Missouri Presbyterian Chapel
Herrin residents Mary Spiller and Clyde Newton were married Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Presbyterian Chapel in University City Missouri with Rev. Eldon Clay Frey officiating. Attendants were George Opper of University City. The couple will reside in Herrin and were later hosted at a dinner by relatives in Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Missouri
Mary Spiller
Clyde Newton
Presbyterian
University City
Eldon Clay Frey
George Opper
Tom Frattini
Newton
Mr. Newton
Will Atess
B. Newton
Local Couple Vacationing in Chattanooga and Smoky Mountains
Mr and Mrs John R Creek of 200 S Lt St Herrin Illinois are vacationing in Chattanooga Tennessee and the Smoky mountains during this period. The note mentions their travel destination and residence details in a brief social item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Creeks
Herrin
Tennessee
John R. Creek
S. Lt. St., Herrin
Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Smokyountains
Herrin Degree Team Conducts Convention Memorial Service
Herrin Eag les Auxiliary degree team attended the Illinois Eagles Auxiliary convention in Chicago June 17 19 and conducted a memorial service at the Morrison Hotel. The team marked its first selection for this duty with members Juani ta Garagiola Ola Mason Inez Miller Susie Pochie Katie Campbell Lucy Murphy Florence Shostrom Maud Vogel Mary Edwards ea by Benitone Elsie Ralls le Barnett Pauline Little Ruby Elders and Alma Saddler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Eagles
Illinois Eagles
Chicago
Morrison Hotel
Herrin
Juanita Garagiola
Ola Mason
Inez Miller
Susie Pochie
Katie Campbell
Lucy Murphy
Florence Shostrom
Maud Vogel
Mary Edwards
Ea By Benitone
Elsie Ralls
le Barnett
Pauline Little
Ruby Elders
Alma Saddler
Herrin Girl to Represent Auxiliary at Girls State
Miss Mary Alice Carnaghi daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Carnaghi 216 S 10th St Herrin has been chosen to attend Girls State at McMurray College Jacksonville June 21 29 She was selected from Herrin Township High School junior class for character and leadership and will report on her return at a future unit meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Keller
Anna - Jonesboro Community High School
Illinois Girls State
McMurray College
Jacksonville
Towsend F. Dodd
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary Alice Carnaghi
Pete Carnaghi
S. 10Th S
Herrin
Carnaghi
Herrin Township
Dorcas Shrine Holds Meeting in Herrin
Past worthy high priestesses and past watchmen of shepherds night gathered Friday at Dorcas Shrine 61 in Herrin for an annual event. Mrs Pauline Avis and Virgil Avis welcomed guests including district chairman of material objective Mrs Bessie Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Shrine
Herrin
Pauline Avis
Virgil Avis
Shepherds
Bessie Nealon
Material Objective
Florence Felts
Harry Sutherland
Jessie Bruton
Sam North
Martha Perrine
Catherine Kennedy
Treassain
Lurg North
Florence Wallace
Freda Diez
Fred Treece
Jervie Pillow
John Perrine
John Absher
Florence Abs
Chicago Family Hosts Herrin Visit Two Weeks
Mr and Mrs John Bailey and their children from 604 N 30th St Herrin hosted two weeks of guests from Chicago Mr and Mrs George Minton and children Larry and Karen The visit featured a TV appearance by Larry an accordion player and a Bryant Street Baptist Church Mary Martha class meeting with plans to aid a needy family and support Sunbeams Prizes were awarded to Theda Jeffrey Ona Dean and Tygett Sixteen members and one guest Phyllis Warren attended July hostesses named for next meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther McDonald
Stella East
Faye Stankard
Bethany
Bryan Street Baptist Church
Herrin
Mary Smith
Rosetta West
Baptist Home
Brazil
East
Ruth Steger
Bess Ferguson
Vincennes
Ind
Betty Jo Steger
John Bailey
N. 30Th St
George Minton
Larry
Karen
Chicago
Bailey
Minton
Harrisburg
WSIL
Mary-Martha
Bryan Street
Betty Waugh
Joyce Robinson
Olga English
Ann Tygett
Mission Program
June Popham
Jeanette Minton
Theda Jeffrey
Ona Dean
Tygett
Phyllis Warren
Cecil Lee
Mary Robinson
Chester Auxiliary Elects New Officers
Kathryn Tindall elected president of the Chester American Legion Women’s Auxiliary at the June meeting. New officers include Claudia Schultz, Georgia Malone, Melba Yankee, Harriet Mueller, Mabel Hoppe, and Peggy Duensing. Delegates to Springfield convention are Tindall, Brinkman, Yankee, and McGuire. Also notes relatives visiting and local residents vacationing in Eagle River and Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Tindall
Chester American Legion
Claudia Schulte
Georgia Malone
Melba Yankee
Harriet Mueller
Mabel Hoppe
Peggy Duensing
Springfield
Alta Brinkman
Corinne McGuire
Ross Randolph
Ronald
Menard
Eagle River
Wis
Lucille Meidil
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Carbondale Vfw
Royal Neighbors of America
Ioof Hall
Buckles Bluebirds 4-H
Bluebirds
Buckles School
Harold Wolfe
T. 2
Sula van Cleve
Betty Smith
Elline Crain
Judy Sudheimer
Pat Adans
Becky Jeffries
Presbyterian Women’s Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Circle 1
C. E . Howe
W. Elm
Circle
Clyde Brooks
W. Main
Circle 3
R. A. Stanley
W. Jackson
Martha Steiner
Edith Fuhrhop
Harry Gant
Men’s Council
Percy Baptist Church
Jan Hogan
Green Lake
Howard Stephens
Tune Downen
Kansas City
United Nations
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Percy Methodist Church
Dolly Winning
Marie Osborne
Miss Keller
Carlis Keller
National Honor Society
National Thespians
Order of Rainbow
Anna Jonesboro
Christian Church
Wiggs Studio
Vergennes
Murphysboro Group
William W. Kelly Sr
Malden, Mo
Tony Stevens
Los Angeles
Calif
Las Vegas
Steven
Joe Wilson
Mickey McCann
Mileur
Luth Millett
Lirie
Pho
W. Monroe
Pauline Smith
Little Grassy
Donna Gibbons
Judy Williams
Handy Boys
Larry Fearer
Tommy Williams
Johnston
Orraw
Ayds
Ben Franklin Store
Gamble Hewitt Rexall! Drug Seibert’s Drug Store
Corinme
VICK
HERRIN _. Boren’s
IGA Market Bracy Food
Herrin Rexall Store
Schaffner Hardware the Family Market
Bill & Gene's Market
Hart Pharmacy
Huffman Variety Store
Stoker Drug Store
Indiana
Illinois
Red Goose
Carbondaie
KODAK
Hewitt’s Drug Store
Rexall
Carbondale, Ill
Chester
James Gregory
Long Beach
Gregory
First State Bank
West Main ST
Weller Plumbing & Heating CO
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