Coat and necktie rule in Illinois Senate sparks fashion debate
David Felts notes a June heat sparked a rule requiring coats and ties on the Illinois Senate floor to preserve decorum. He recalls college attire, Yale honors, and stage glimpses of etiquette, reflecting on dress norms, theater reminiscences, and a few historical film mentions.
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Senate
Illinois General Assembly
Lowell
Springfield
House
University of Illinois
Harrisburg Hosts 3-State Historical Society Meeting
The Ohio Wabash Historical Society plans a Sunday gathering in Harrisburg at the Saline County area museum with attendees from Southern Illinois Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Tours at 1 p.m. and a dinner at 4 45 p.m. Reservations via Mrs Pat Scates Jr Shawneetown by Friday. Dr. David Orrahood president of the society will MC. Ronald Reed director of the tri state group.
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Ohio-Wabash Histrical Society
Saline County
Soll
Gateway Inn
Rt. 45 North
Pat Scates Jr
Shawneetown
David Orrahood
Owensboro
Ohio- Wabash Society
Ronald Reed
Marion
Tri-State Group
Fitness swimming planned at Oasis Park pool
An experimental fitness swimming period starts Monday at Oasis Park pool in Marion. James Powless says sessions run 7 to 8 30 a m Monday through Friday for two weeks with $3 registration. Coffee and doughnuts provided. If interest grows, the program may continue through summer. For information call the pool. Also registration opens for a Red Cross swimming instruction course July 3 14 with junior and senior lifesaving classes available alongside regular swimming lessons.
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Oasis Park
Marion
James Powless
Powless
Red Cross
Lfe
Toll free federal job information line opened in Chicago
Area residents can call toll free 800 972 8338 to reach the Federal Job Information Center in Chicago for details on federal job opportunities. The Civil Service Commission office can discuss application procedures examinations and related civil service matters. Messages may also be sent to Room 1322 219 S Dearborn St Chicago IL 60604.
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Federal Job Information Center
Chicago
United States Civil Service Commission
Federal
S. Dearborn St
Ill
Singing telegrams end in Illinois as Western Union exits
The Illinois Commerce Commission granted Western Union's request to stop singing telegrams in Illinois. The move ends the music service in Western Union offices across the state and marks the end of an era for the company’s Illinois operations.
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Springfield
Western Union
Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
July Fourth Music Show at Riverside Park Murphysboro
The Christian Lay Council sponsors a July 4 event from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Riv erside Park band shell Murphysboro. A chariot wheel button promotes the show while the Travelers Quartet of Carbondale is the only professional group. Other acts are amateurs. songs include Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Go Tell It On the Mountain. The finale features a patriotic medley with a sing along and a fireworks display afterward.
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Shell
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Christian Lay Council
Sweet Chariot
Travelers Quartet of
Carbondale
De Soto Homecoming Weekend Schedule Highlights
De Soto announces a Friday through Saturday homecoming with events for all ages. Activities include a Fireman's Circus at 3:30 p.m., a fried chicken dinner at 5 p.m., a teen dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., a 1 p.m. parade, a 1:30 p.m. baseball doubleheader against Boskydell, a 3 p.m. park dedication, and a Country Western Dance to close. The article also notes a historical aside about how Chicago got its name from the Indians' Chicagou term for the wild onions.
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de Soto
Boskydell
Chicago
Lakeside
Chicagou
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Hampton Court
Anne of the
Hever Castle
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