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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1955
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Keith Corson and children Michael and Patricia of Carbondale left for a two week vacation through the Smoky Mountains. They will spend a week in Salem Virginia with Corson sister and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin G. Rawson of East St Louis attended the 1 o clock dinner meeting of Egypt Branch of American Pen Women in the Lamar Hotel Herrin and the regular meeting at Mrs D Porter Travis home in Herrin Mrs Rawson is a past president. They were supper guests of Mrs Mina Hilton and visited with the Keith Car sons and friends.
Miss Martha Spear and Miss Imogene Huff man both of Carbondale sail on the SS Groote Beer from Quebec for Southampton to tour the British Isles and the United States in mid August. They are accompanied by Miss Spear’s mother and F B Spear of Carbondale and Jack Spear of Albany, N Y. Mrs Spear will visit her son in New York until the girls return.
Murphysboro residents travel home from Florida with Mrs. W P Bean and Mr and Mrs W P Bean accompanying. They visited former Murphysboro residents now living in Florida including Mr and Mrs John McDonald and Mr and Mrs G M Slusher.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Thomson and son Billy of Fort Worth Texas have returned home after visiting in Murphysboro with Mrs Grace Roberts and Mrs B B Butz. Their relatives Mr and Mrs R O Millikin of Hopkinsville Kentucky also visited in Murphysboro and Grand Tower last week.
Mrs Ethel Stevenson and her mother Mrs Sam Smith return from a week in Blandingsville and Gladstone with Mrs Stevenson's sons Floyd and Sherman and their families. Mr and Mrs Floyd Stevenson accompanied them to Murphysboro for the weekend.
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of Murfreesboro host a potluck supper tonight before the March 3rd business meeting at 8 p.m. Supper is served at 6:15, per Auxiliary president Mrs Betty Tattersall.
Cpl Donald R. Melvin son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Melvin of Murphysboro has received discharge from the U S Army He was stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas where he served as a stenographer in the adjutant office.
The Centenariettes class and the Wesleyan Service Guild of Centenary Methodist Church Murphysboro sponsor an ice cream social on June 24. It will be held on the church lawn and open to the public.
The Lake Murphy Beavers 4 H club met Wednesday at Sandra Geagins home in Murphysboro to discuss sewing project materials. Demonstrations were assigned to LaDonna Geagins Linda Butler Joan Boatman and Alice Evans. The next meeting is June 29 at the home of June and Joan Boatman. Refreshments served to 10 members by Alice Evans.
The Jackson County birthday party 8 et 40 was celebrated with a joint event honoring Mrs. Erickson of Chicago. Red rose theme with decorations and table favors. Dinner by Mrs. Araminta Bigelow. Gifts presented. Entertainment by Jessie Carr and Fat Trail with Edna Adkins.
Airman Bob Brown visits Zeigler with his parents after 18 months in Iwo Jima and Japan. Mrs George Earl and children spend the summer with their husband and father employed in Chicago. A Chicago visitor, Frank Swarz, spent a week in Zeigler with his father Mike Swarz. A June 14 pre wedding shower honors Miss Lorraine Green at Mrs Dale Rhodes home with Tony Mac Zivaly assisting. Luckies 4-H Club meets at Boyd Knob School planning June 30 and July 1 events.
Miss June Eisenhauer was guest of honor at a Murphysboro bridal shower at the home of Mrs. Dean Eisenhauer. She will marry July 2 to Milton Ebersohl of Vergennes. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Earl Eisenhauer and Mrs. Vernon Eisenhauer. Pink and white decorations featured a white wedding bell and a roses trimmed cake with a miniature bride and groom. Prizes in games were awarded.
Mrs Reba Whitehead of Vienna announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Joyce Whitehead to Ray Caraker of Vienna. The ceremony will be at 8 p m in the Vienna Christian Church with a reception in the church basement afterward. Richard Ford and Dorothy Lynn visited Creal Springs weekend with Elbert Ford and others.
Incumbent officers of the Percy American Legion Auxiliary were re elected Thursday night, President Mrs. Elmer Luehr reported. Topping for broiled tomatoes was prepared with fresh bread crumbs mixed with olive oil and grated Parmesan cheese.
Chicago reader Mrs P H Graus reports losing 35 pounds after using Rennel Concentrate at home. She credits the grapefruit juice based method for rapid, simple weight reduction and says she will keep Rennel on hand to maintain her figure.
Crab Orchard residents Miss Mate Hester and Virgil Hugh Motsinger wed June 12 at Shattuc Methodist Church. The couple, McKendree College graduates, plan to live near Quantico Virginia where he will serve with the U S Marines.
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