Illini Girls State delegates from Southern Illinois gather at MacMurray
Southern Illinois girls selected by the American Legion Auxiliaries attend Illini Girls State at MacMurray College in Jacksonville. Delegates include Carmen McGinnis Carbondale Joann Nargle Johnston City Shirley Jones Vienna Susan Easterday Metropolis Beverly Williamson Ava Ruth Edwards Murphysboro and others. Susan Easterday of Metropolis elected 1957 Illini Girls State governor. A tea followed the ceremony as relatives gathered in the nurses residence rumpus room. The article also covers AHEA convention sessions in Kiel Auditorium St Louis focusing on consumers working wives housing and synthetic fabrics with speakers from universities and major firms.
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Southern Illinois
American Legion
Illini Girls State
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Front Row
Carmen McGinnis
Carbondale
Joann Nargle
Johnston City
Shirley Jones
Vienna
Susan Easterday
Metropolis
Beverly Williamson
Ava
Ruth Ed
Susan Sondag
Murphysboro
DePaul Hospital School of Nursing
St. Louis
R. F. Sondag
Tom
American Home Economics Association
Kiel Auditorium
Chicago Guests Visit Johnston City Friends
Mr. and Mrs. John Avery of Chicago were weekend guests of his brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Barham in Johnston City They also visited their daughter Paulette staying with Mrs. Bessie Engram on Washington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Avery
Chicago
Hubert Barham
Johnston City
Paulette
Bessie Engram
Washington Avenue
Visit By Jent Family Returns From Kansas Trip
Visit by Mr and Mrs George Jent and daughters Sharon Neela and Le tetia of Johnston City ends after a 10 day stay with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Elmer Mitchell in Eldorado Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jent
Sharon
Neela
Letetia
Johnston
City
Elmer Mitchell
Eldorado
Kan
Southern Illinois Girl Named Governor for 1957-58
Miss Easterday becomes the second consecutive Southern Illinois girl to hold the post succeeding Miss Ann Morgan of Marion. Morgan was 1956 governor and later elected president of Girls Nation. Easterday will attend 1957 Girls Nation and preside over 1958 Illini Girls State until her successor is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Miss Easterday
Ann Morgan
Marion
Girls Nation
Illini
Rennel Recipe Helps Woman Lose 43 Pounds Quickly
Mrs. M. M. Taylor of 131 Wren Long Shore reports dropping from 193 to 150 pounds using Rennel, going from a size 44 dress to 16. She praises ease, energy gain, and staying on weight loss without a strict diet while vitamins are sold at druggists.
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Phurla
Iil
The Time Never Comes When Parents Can Stop Worrying
Ruth Millett reflects on perpetual parental worry from infancy to adulthood. A grandmother notes the never ending responsibility and fear, while Millett urges acceptance of a child’s autonomy and faith to reduce fret. Even so, worry remains a lifelong habit without total relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Entertain Guests at Hamburger Fry Near Johnston City
Mr and Mrs Claude Wiseman hosted a hamburger fry Saturday night with guests from Marion West Frankfort and Johnston City including Mr and Mrs Wallace Foster Mr and Mrs Charles Studaker Mr and Mrs Lige Huntley Mr and Mrs Harry Richardson and Mr and Mrs Ed Wiseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Wiseman
Johnston City
Wallace Foster
Charles Studaker
Marion
Lige Huntley
West Frankfort
Harry Richardson
Ed Wiseman
Queen of Jobs Daughters Miss Lane Named
Miss Georgina Sue Lane was installed honored queen of Job's Bethel 24 Belleville on June 19 at the Belleville Masonic Temple. Daughter of Mrs Dempsey Phegley and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Roxie Stanley she will be a Belleville Township High School junior and a member of Sigma Theta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgina Sue Lane
Job
Bethel 24
Belleville
Belleville Masonic Temple
Miss Lane
Dempsey. Phegley
Windsor Drive
Roxie Stanley
Godier Drive
East St. Louis
Stanley
Ethel Hagler
Carbondale
Belleville Township
Sigma Theta
SIU Short Course to Cover School Lunch Problems
At Southern Illinois University a two day short course on Problems of the School includes sessions on The Food Freezer and the School Lunch led by Miss Alice Powers in Springfield at 8 p.m. Equipment and kitchen layouts with Joseph Vasquez of Southern Equipment Co. at 1 p.m. A field trip to Thompson's Paine Cafeteria with Charles Lukens of Woody Hall SIU as instructor follows at 2:30 p.m. Source Materials for School Lunch Personnel also at 2:30 p.m. in Anthony Hall dining room. Friday features talks on food spoilage and sanitation films plus a meat utilization demonstration at 1 p.m. for school lunch workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Alice Powers
Springfield
W. H. Jones
Blakeslee and Co
St. Louis
Joseph Vasquez
Southern Equipment Co
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Nikki Chambers
Carterville
Mary Jane Burnett
Zeigler
Pat Freeman
Benton
Jane Tripp
Anna
Janet Huie
Lesser
Barbie Hughes
Sparta
Mary Alice Carnaghi
Herrin
Mary Keith
Anne
Stanley Brown
Araminta Bigelow
the Legion Auxiliary
Washington, D. C
AHEA
Elizabeth Dyar
Alice In
Mrs.Consumer In Wonderland
Mary B. Wood
New York Extension Service
Consumer
Wonderland
Persia Campbell
New York
Marilyn Dansing
University of California At Davis
Kathryn S. Weitzel
Western Reserve University
Acrilan
Fiberglas
Dynel
Vicara
Verel
Arnel
Fortisan
McCall’s Pattern Service
Jane Cornish
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Virginia Thabet
American Home Magazine
Margaret Davidson
Ladies Home Journal
Rose White
Corn Products Refining Co
James S. Fish
General Mills, Inc
Charlotte Will
Reidan Sweeney
Quaker Oats Co
Kansas
Southern
Illinois
Southern Illinois Landscape Service
H. B. Hartline
West Main
Couron
Murphysboro, Ill
Ars
Clan Mills
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Jobs
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Dotty
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