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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1981
Page
7
Consumers Union editors tested five crayon brands including Crayola K Mart Scribbler Snoopy and Wish Off. Crayola and K Mart performed best for color evenness and durability with Crayola slightly pricier at about 1.03 per box of 24 while K Mart averaged 78 cents.
Mr and Mrs Leland Taylor of Ewing observe their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married in St Louis Missouri on July 1 1921. The couple has two sons Lloyd at home and Bernard of Ewing and one grandchild Debra Taylor.
Patricia Melliges and Kevin Jay Childers announce their engagement. Miss Melliges, daughter of Arvil and Patsy Melliges of Marion, is a 1980 SIU Carbondale graduate and works as a SIUC researcher and part time at Creditthrift in Herrin. Childers, a 1979 SIUC graduate, studies at Indiana University Optometry School and works for Clari da Engineering in Marion and as an Indiana University instructor. An Aug 1 wedding is planned.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Evans of Benton celebrate their 50th anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 pm at the Community Building 226 N Main St Benton. They were married June 27 1931 in Benton. Roscoe a retired Baptist minister and coal miner. They have three children Charles Klamath Falls Ore Eva Mulcahy Romeoville and Dora Knight Melbourne Fla, 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Guests welcome and gifts declined.
Mr and Mrs Joe Clover of Grand Tower will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p m at their home. They were married June 30 1956 in Grand Tower. He works at Central Illinois Public Service Co power station and she at Juniors General Store in Grand Tower. Children Doug Wolf Lake Cindy Carbondale and Kim Clover at home Seth requests no other details.
Consumer Reports finds saving about 25 cents per 24 crayons by buying at K-Mart instead of Crayola yields a comparable product. Shoppers should compare prices in several stores as exact size and brand crayons varied by 23 cents depending on location.
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