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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1950

Page

9

Murphysboro Residents Head Off for Summer Visits

Robby Shadron of Murphysboro leaves for Compton California to spend the summer with his uncle and aunt Charles and Mrs Saylor and visit relatives in Phoenix Arizona and Alhambra California. Other locals travel for visits including Mrs Elmer Gill and Mr Gill in Steeleville and Ray Thompson and son Jerry of Huntington Beach California visiting Murphysboro Carbondale area.

Robby Shadron Robert Shadron Murphysboro Compton Cailif Charles Saylor Phoenix Ariz Alhambra Calif Elmer Gill Steeleville E. S. Tinsley Warren Steve Tinsley Mr. Gill Ray Thompson Jerry Huntington Beach Carbondale Thompson Ruth Hughes Jennie Glasser Jana Kay Jimmy Mississippi

Love Circle attendees at Murphysboro church meeting

Nine members and one guest gathered Tuesday at 1833 Elms Street Murphysboro for the Love Circle of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Marcella Brumfield led prayer and Eleanor Blaise delivered devotionals.

Love Circle The First Baptist Church Mary Baker Elms Street Murphysboro Marcella Brumfield Eleanor Blaise Faye Williams Near East Panorama Edna Pieron

Jeanette Dean Teaches Temperature Control in Murphysboro

Jeanette Dean Jackson County Home Advisor of Murphysboro led a Wednesday afternoon lesson for 16 members and one guest of the Triad Home Bureau Unit at the Community Rooms. Joy Fry and Lavina Phelps from Southern Illinois University presented accompanying lessons on First Aid and Quantity Cooking. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Will Wanstreet and Mrs. Fred Oehlert.

Jeanette Dean Jackson County Murphysboro Triad Home Bureau Miss Dean Joy Fry Lavina Phelps Southern Illinois University Carbondale Miss Fry Miss Phelps Will Wanstreet Fred Oehlert

Clems of Herrin Return From Missouri

Mr and Mrs Luther Clem of 391 South Fourteenth street Herrin return from a Missouri vacation visiting Cape Girardeau and Bell City. They were guests of Walter Bradshaw in Bell City and later dined with Frank Windeknecht near Cape. The trip included a visit to a government park by the St Francis River where Big Springs flowed eight and a half million gallons in 24 hours.

Luther Clem South Fourteenth Street Herrin Cape Girardeau Bell City Clem Missouri Frank Windeknecht Cape Government Park St. Francis River Big Springs

Herrin Woman Hosts Carbondale Sewing Club Gathering

Mrs. C. W. Edleman of Herrin entertained Carbondale Dixie Sewing club members at a noon dinner with co host Mrs. Fred Hight. Gifts and birthdays were observed, a business session closed till fall, and new year names drawn. Visitors included Glenda Sue Downen and Miss Emma Walker with local grandparents.

C. W. Edleman North Eighth Street Herrin Carbondale Dixie Sewing Club Fred Hight Edleman Ira Cavness Lester Barnes Clarence Baker

Herrinites Attend Veterans Reunion in Willisville

Mr and Mrs Alva Jackson of Herrin along with six World War I veterans attended a Sunday reunion at Community Lake park Willisville Illinois Families of attendees joined the veterans for a dinner. Meanwhile Earl Tregoning and Frank Modetz Herrin residents left for Bloomington for the weekend Eagles convention Modetz is a past president Tregoning district president.

Willisville Jackson Earl Tregoning South Twentieth Street Herrin Frank Modetz North Eleventh Street Bloomington Eagles Modetz Herrin Eagles Tregoning

Mrs Kilbreth and Family Visit Chicago This Week

Mrs Dorothy Kilbreth and her children of Energy are visiting this week with Mrs Kilbreths sister Mrs Eva Luck in Chicago.

Dorothy Kilbreth OP Energy Children of Energy Mrs. Kilbreth Eva Luck Chicago

Mrs Pena Shookman Honored by Herrin Sewing Club

Mrs George Shookman formerly Pena LeVan of Herrin was honored by the Dirty Heart Sewing club at her sister’s home in Herrin. A noon dinner preceded a gift presentation and individual tokens. The Shookmans, married May 24 in Nameoki, stayed at 112 South Thirteenth Street for the week.

George Shookman Nameoki Pena LeVan Herrin Dirty Heart Sewing Club Mary Murray Madison Street Shookman Celeste Johnston Celeste Eovaldi Mrs. Shookman South Thirteenth Street

Charlotte Barnes Visits Decatur This Week

Miss Charlotte Barnes of Energy is visiting in Decatur this week. Memorial services were held for an unidentified person and will be scheduled at a later date.

Charlotte Barnes Decatur Energy

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