Bride and groom wed in Carbondale ceremony
Jerry Rushing daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee W Rushing wed Jack Travelstead son of Mr and Mrs Earl Travelstead Friday June 16 at Grace Methodist Church Carbondale. The candlelight double ring ceremony featured white satin gown bouquets and a reception. The couple will reside in Napoleon Indiana after a Bloomington/Carbondale stop. Mr Travelstead is pastor at the Napoléon Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Rushing
Lee W. Rushing
Makanda
Jack Travelstead
Earl Travelstead
Crab Orchard
E. L. Hoffman
Lebanon
Grace Methodist Church
Carbondale
Miss Rushing
William Arensman
Beulah
Vandra Rushing
Charlotte Watson
Winona English
Charles Springs
Lindell DeJarnett
Joseph Evers
DeJarnett
Arensman
James Baugher
Eldorado
Jesus
de von Wade
Lee Rushing
Beverly Baine
Sue Williams
Carterville Boy Returns to College in Paducah
Shannon McNeil, son of Mr and Mrs Louie McNeil of Carterville, returned to Paducah Kentucky Sunday to continue studies at Paducah Business College. Mrs Mike Galeno of Chicago was called to Carterville due to the illness of her mother Mrs Marion Bennett who has suffered two strokes and is in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon McNeil
Louie McNeil
Carterville
Paducah
Paducah Business College
Mike Galeno
Chicago
Marion Bennett
Cartervill
Bennett
Sensational New Permanent Wave Miracle Ad
Advertisement touts Eska Protein Wave as a superior permanent waving method. Calls Madelon’s Beauty Shop in Herrin at 317 N 17th St with phone 6036 for longer lasting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eska
Madelon’s Beauty Shop
N. 17Th St. Herrin
Craver Helleny Marriage Celebrated at Murphysboro
Esther Jane Craver and Taffie Helleny wed at First Methodist Church Murphysboro in a June 18 ceremony. The couple with families and friends from Anna Carbondale Herrin Webster Groves Cape Girardeau Lesser East St. Louis Ollwin Iowa attended. The couple will reside in Herrin.
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Anna, Carbondale
Herrin
Webster Groves
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Lesser
East St. Louis
Ollwin
Iowa
Honor California Girl Visiting at Energy
A surprise birthday party was held in Herrin Memorial Park Saturday for six year old Leslie Jean Bolen of North Hollywood California. Leslie and her grandmother Mrs Lester Bolen are visiting Energy with Mrs John Stauder and with Mrs Bolens mother Mrs Mary Newton and sister Miss Rada Newton 40 North Seventeenth street Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Memorial Park
Leslie Jean Bolen
North Hollywood
Calif
Leslie
Lester Bolen
John Stauder
Betrothal Told Of Murphysboro Girl at Party
Mr and Mrs R L Morgan announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to Richard Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs James E Kennedy Brilliant Ohio An engagement party was held at the Morgans Murphysboro with guests noting the couple’s initials Dick and Joan dated Aug 19 1950 They met last year at Milligan College Johnson City Tennessee Kennedy will be a senior at Southern Illinois University this Fall
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R. L. Morgan
Spruce Street
Murphysboro
Joan
Richard Kennedy
James E. Kennedy
Brilliant
Ohio
Morgan
Milligan College
Johnson City
Tenn
Kennedy
Southern Illinois University
Reed-Sheley Nuptials Read At Pinckneyville
Miss Patricia Reel and John A. Sheley of Pinckneyville wed at St. Bruno's Catholic Church on Saturday June 17 in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Fr. J. A. Munier. The couple will live north of Pinckneyville on Highway 127.
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St. Bruno’s Catholic Church
Patricia Reel
John A. Sheley
Pinckneyville
J. A. Munier
Steve Reel
L. B. Sheley
Sheley
Joan Bommerscheim
Miss Bommerscheim
Dean Smith
Matt @heley
Paul Reese
David
Dean
Jim Braun
Ross Rees
Hotel Sherman
Bake Sale Saturday June 24 At Murray's Home Furnishings
Presbyterian Women's Association hosts a bake sale on Saturday June 24 at 9 30 a m at Murray's Home Furnishings. Proceeds benefit church missions and community programs.
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Murray's Home Furnishings
Presbyterian Women’s
Mrs McGraw Hosts Willing Workers Club Meeting
Mrs Lara McGraw hosted the Willing Workers club of Olivet Free Baptist church in Carbondale on Monday June 19 at 7 p m. Thirteen members attended. A hot dinner was planned and one new member was admitted. A weiner roast was set for Friday June 23 at 6 30 p m on the church lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara McGraw
North Marion
Carbondale
Willing Workers Club
Olivet Free Baptist Church
S I U Women Feted Thursday in Carbondale
Carbondale branch of the American Association of University Women hosted a June coffee hour on the SIU campus lawn for graduate and August graduate women in summer school. About 85 attendees enjoyed garden furnishings and flower decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
American Association of University Women
Southern Illinois University
S. I. U. Hone Management House
Caroline
van Mason
Gladys Babock
A. H. Black
Dorothy Heicke
Maud Mayhew
Jewell Trulove
Gerald Webb
Janet Chadwick Honored With Party At Home
Janet Sue Chadwick of Carbondale was guest of honor at a home party on Monday June 19 for her fourth birthday with 21 guests attending. Registered Nurses club members in Carbondale are invited to a dinner at the Dr. Tate home near Thompsonville on Monday June 26 at 5 pm, with RSVP requested by Saturday morning. Sheba Shrine No 63 of Carbondale will hold its final summer meeting Friday June 23 at 7:45 pm in the Masonic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Sue Chadwick
Carbondale
Registered Nurses Club
Dr. Tate
Thompsonville
Lacy Turner
Glenn Rendleman
Sheba Shrine No
Masonic Hall
Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
North Sixteenth Street
Herrin BPW Club names chairmen of committees
Herrin BPW president Mrs Mary Robbs appointed committee chairmen Tuesday night nine members met at her home for the business meeting. Chairmen include Mrs Mamie Vallett education and vocation Miss Eda Montana health and safety and Mrs Lucille Phillips finance and parliamentarian. Plans for Herrin s 50 year anniversary in August were discussed and a dinner next week will finalize details. The group endorsed the Joppa Metropolis site for a US army academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Robbs
Herrin Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mamie Vallett
Lucille Phillips
Eda Montani
Rose Gualdoni
Lee King
Bertha Goodrich
Mary Galli
Josie Stein
Louisey Hamilton
Irene Stucker
Susie Chamness
Betty Rogers
Herrin
Joppa Metropolis
Thelma Stearns
Raglands Return to Flint After Carterville Visit
Mr and Mrs Harold Ragland and daughters Sandra and Michael of Flint Michigan returned home after a few days in Carterville visiting Raglands parents Mr and Mrs Otis Ragland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ragland
Sandra
Michael
Flint, Mich
Carterville
Ragland
Mrs
Otis Ragland
Marion Family Visits Carterville Friends
Mr and Mrs Hubert Barnes and their children from Marion spent Wednesday in Carterville visiting with Mr and Mrs Otis Ragland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Barnes
Marion
Carterville
Otis Ragland
Sgt Armon Baker and wife vacation in Zeigler
Sg t Armon Baker and his wife from Fort Worth Texas are on a one week furlough visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs George Herack and relatives in Zeigler They will return to Carswell air base Texas at week’s end Mrs Baker formerly Dorothy Weaver of Zeigler a 1944 Zeigler Community High School graduate Also noted visitors from St Louis include Mr and Mrs Alfred Roberts Mr and Mrs Adolph Frida and children with Mrs Raymond Forrester and George Roberts.
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Armon Baker
Fort Worth
Texas
George Herack
Harry Turton
Zeigler
Armon
Carswell Air Base
Baker
Dorothy Weaver
Zeigler Community High School
Alfred Roberts
Adolph Frida
St. Louis
Raymond Forrester
George Roberts
Mrs Noe Hall Family Vacation at Golconda Ohio River
Mrs Noé Hall and her children from Zeigler spend the week at Golconda enjoying a fishing and swimming vacation along the Ohio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noé Hall
Zeigler
Golconda
Ohio River
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Mendelsohn
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Seymore
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Johnston City
Ranzo Arnold
Rennel
California
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Reed-Sheley
Evansville, Ill
Frank B. Sheley
Joseph Kupferer
B&b Shoe Store
Mrs. McGraw
Carbondale Club
Janet Chadwick
Nurses Club
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Mabel Ashman
North Fourteenth Street
Herrin American Legion Auxiliary
Crab Orchard Lake
Pearle Grady
Mary Will
Helen Vansaghi
Herrin Vfw
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Illinois Ave
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Illinois
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Murphysboro, Il
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