Murphysboro woman explores world via shortwave radio
Diane Levesque of Murphysboro, 25, has listened to international broadcasts for six years using a secondhand portable shortwave radio. She began after finding an old wood cabinet receiver and tuning into Radio South Africa, fueling her global interest without leaving home.
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Bonnie Johnston
Russia
South Africa
Israel
Germany
Diane Levesque
Murphysboro
Ms. Levesque
Radio
Etude Club to mark National Music Week in Carbondale
The Morning Etude Club schedules a 9 30 a m piano ensemble at Edina Marberry 103 S Maple St Carbondale to observe National Music Week sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs. Pat Redden will perform in Springfield at the Illinois Federation of Music Clubs convention with Junior clubs from several towns participating in a children skit. Marie Bernhardt was elected Morning Etude Club president with Marilyn Juhlin Mona Miller and Annette Courts elected to key posts.
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National Federation of Music Clubs
Edina Marberry
S.maple St
Carbondale
Pat Redden
Illinois Federation of Music Clubs
Springfield
I.F.C
Marion
Metropolis
Carterville
Murphysboro
Marie Bernhardt
Morning Etude Club
Marilyn Juhlin
Mona Miller
Annette Courts
Carbondale clubs elect officers. community notices given
Carbondale hosts elected officers naming Emilyn Morris Nora Bramitt Flor ence Camp Jewell Truelove and Mary Wright. Richard Henley named exalted ruler succeeding Cleburt Cox with 1978 79 officers listed. Mary Walker elected president of Carbondale Parents Without Partners. Little Egypt Chapter 436 schedules family night at Carbondale Pizza Inn and a Macro-mai discussion. Williamson County Extension to sponsor Town and Country Amateur Art Show in Marion with deadline details. Handyperson How-to session at Carbondale Women’s Center. DX listening practices and experiences shared by Ms Levesque including stations BBC VOA Radio Moscow and Radio Havana and monitoring duties.
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Federated Woman's Club
Emilyn Morris
Nora Bramitt
Florence Camp
Jewell Truelove
Mary Wright
Carbondale
Parents
Little Egypt
Porky Dillon
N. Springer St
N. Madison St
Marion
Williamson County
Lions Club
Voice of Nigeria
Greenwich
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Voice of America
Radio Moscow
Radio Havana
Coalstrike Settlement
Carter
Ms. Levesque
Radio
Havana
Radio Israel
Dominican Republic
Laur ie Ann Ferguson to Wed Jerry Clark in June
Anna Mrs Loren W Ferguson announces the engagement of daughter Laurie Ann Ferguson to Jerry Dale Clark of Anna. Laurie is a senior at Anna Jonesboro Community High School while Jerry is a 1972 graduate of the same high school and works at Champion Furnace Pipe Co. in Peoria. A June 24 wedding is planned.
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Loren W. Ferguson
Anna
Laurie Ann
Jerry Dale Clark
Ray H. Clark
Miss Ferguson
Anna-Jonesboro
Clark
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Champion Furnace Pipe Co
Peoria
Woman Turns Shortwave Hobby Into Career Plan
Ms. Levesque details using a simple portable shortwave radio to follow world events, learn languages, and engage in broadcasts. She plans to study electronics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this fall to pursue becoming a radio broadcaster on international stations.
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School of Technical Careers
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Someday you'll thank me for this explained
A reader asks what the phrase means and Erma Bombeck recalls a Des Moines housewife who used it as a last resort to discipline a difficult child. Bombeck notes the line’s humor and imperfect memory of its origins, ending with a playful contact tease.
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Erma Bombeck
California
Gayley S
San Francisco
Gayley
Des Moines
Iowa
Collect
Male teacher unique in kindergarten class
In Houston Texas AP John Druary Jr. is one of few male kindergarten teachers in the Houston Independent School District. Students say he helps with small problems like a tight Thermos bottle and the kids sometimes call him Daddy. He says he fell into child development while pursuing a psychology degree at the University of Houston.
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Houston, Texas
John Druary Jr
Houston Independent School District
Druary
University of Houston
Start Losing Weight Today Plan Promises Quick Results
A weight loss pitch promotes the Extra-Strength SUPER OCRINEX tablet as a kickstart to dieting. It claims willpower boost, reduced appetite, and conversion of food to energy, with a clinically proven plan and a money-back offer.
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Etude Club
Mary Walker
Herrin Ellis
Henley President
Richard Henley
Herrin Ellis Lodge
Cleburt Cox
David Jordan
Steve Carrasco
John Waltz
Paul L. Davis
Dan Brown
Roscoe Holder
Esquire
Dan Woodward
Tyler
Dean McGuire
Myrell Griffin
John Hoague
Denzil Walker
Hal Norment
Clebert Cox
The
Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service
C & EI
West Main Street
Women’s Center
W. Freeman St
Laurie Ferguson
Oxer
Radio Cairo
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