Area Girl Scouts To Travel For National Roundup
Twenty two area Senior Girl Scouts will pitch 4500 tents at Farragut Idaho for the National Girl Scout Senior Roundup starting July 15. They come from Carbondale Murphysboro West Frankfort Benton Du Quoin Harrisburg Vincennes Ind Centralia and Shagbark Council. The 9 000 senior scouts 144 foreign guides and 2 000 volunteers will live like Northwest pioneers with camp life cooking over charcoal and no hot water heat or electricity. The event features five day long tours in Kaniksu National Forest fire safety displays Indian village Lewis and Clark camp and frontier life exhibits. A nine forum program will be led by experts and a forest of 1084 pines will be planted as a memorial when the camp becomes a state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
Idaho
Joanne DiPietro
Anne Woolcott
Glenda Short
Marion
Cathy Korando
Murphysboro
Dorothy Brown
Elaine Edelman
Joellen Friel
Judy Heisler
Jane Huffman
Bell Marthe
Virginia McKeef
Jeve Sandy Rasche
Nancy Rahe
Adelle Renzaglia
Susan Lewis
Judy Harper
Carbondale
Pat Bayless
West Frankfort
Kathy McAfool
Benton
Nancy Montgomery
Kay Ellis
Vincennes
Ind
Centralia
Shagbark
United States
Northwest Pioneers
Kaniksu National Forest
Federal Forest Service
Northwest
Forest Service
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Radio City Music Hall
Quilting Tradition Carried By Southern Illinoisan Reader
Nancy Hodges profiles Joyce Williams of Carbondale preserving a family quilting tradition. Williams recalls learning from her mother, finishing her first quilt at five, and cherishes her grandmother Bill Bybee’s vibrant, multi piece quilts. The piece notes attitudes toward quilting and family heritage alongside a community Homemakers gathering in Johnston City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hodges
Joyce Williams
W. Elm St
Carbondale
Williams
Bill Bybee
Benton
Camouflage Principles Timeless From Ancient China
The article states that the fundamental principles of military camouflage have remained the same since 500 B.C., when the Chinese practiced it, underscoring enduring tactics and visual deception in warfare.
Ferges Homemakers Unit Plans Picnic After Flower Lesson
Ferges Homemakers extension unit met at Ferges School with Mrs. Carl W. Smith giving a lesson on flower arrangements. Mrs. Paul Beckus hosted, and members planned a family picnic to be held in Herrin City. The group discussed refreshments like pineapple with coconut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Williamson County Homemakers Extension Association
West Frankfort
James Goad
Gilbert Fletcher
Harry Adams
Agnes Shannon
Carl W. Smith
Ferges Homemakers Extension Unit
Herrin City Park
Ferges School
Paul Beckus
Gals Cookin In Old Days From A Cracked 1890 Compendium
Elizabeth McDonald recaps a quirky 1890 cookbook The Compendium of Cookery and Reliable Recipes. It blends wholesome dishes with oddities from embalming fluid to worm balls, and even a Secrets of the Liquor Trade section with cider champagne and various spirits. The book attributes cures for drinkers, whitening teeth, and beauty tips to two ladies from Chicago and Philadelphia, with noted recipes for breakfasts and eccentric methods that would shock modern homemakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth McDonald
E.C. Blakeslee
Chicago
Emma Leslie
Philadelphia
S.H. Hughes
Trends in marriage age say postponement may simmer down
Ruth Millett argues Census data shows a rising median marrying age peaked around 23 for men since the early 1950s, suggesting delays may ease. She cites school dropouts hurting labor prospects, examples of early marriages burdening young men, and the push for more education before marriage as key factors shaping the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Bureau of the Census
America
Sweet Sue
Corson-Gasser Vows Read At Murphysboro Church
Susan Lee Gasser and John Nathan Corson were married June 16 at First Methodist Church Murphysboro. Rev William B Lewis performed the ceremony with Jane Hill maid of honor and Jerry Alexander best man. A Logan House dinner followed. The couple plans to reside in Carbondale after a Kentucky wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lee Gasser
John Nathan Corson
First Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Joseph W. Gasser
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Reuben C. Corson
Pleasant Plains
William B. Lewis
Jane Hill
Jerry Alexande
Logan House
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Kentucky
Miss Sanson Engaged To Marion Youth
Mr and Mrs William Sanson announce the engagement of their daughter Brenda to Robert E Ashby son of Mr and Mrs Arleigh Ashby of 1905 W Warren St Marion The bride elect is a Marion High School senior Ashby is assistant manager of Ashby Welding Supply Co Marion Wedding plans are indefinite
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sanson
Rt. 1
Marion
Brenda
Robert E. Ashby
Arleigh Ashby
W. Warren Sr
Marion High School
Ashby
Ashby Welding Supply Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Area Girl Scouts
Ft. Sherman
Arena
Gem
Elgin
Emma Stonum
Elizabeth Campbell
Herrin
Mrs. Williams
Ferges
Lloyd's
Murdale Shopping Center
Cooperator
Owens Bros. National Heating and Plumbing
W. Willow
Gals
Corson-Gasser
Miss Sanson
Brenda Sanson
Hood
Joyce Lawson
Judy Bryant
Renz Absher
Stella Walker
West Walnut Close
Mondry
Herrin Rexall
Williams Store
Solinois
Goss
Illinois
Pharmacist
Hewitt
Peter Pantra
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