Stamp drive eyed to ease transport gaps in Carbondale
Civic groups in Carbondale consider saving trading stamps to buy a station wagon for transportation to medical facilities and local stores. The plan involves Church Women United and JWCAA with details to be decided by the two groups. The project could involve two or three wagons serving Carbondale areas and rural zones. Further plans will be set at the JCAA June meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Women United of Carbondale
Jackson - Williamson County Action Agency
Jerry Lacey
JWCAA
Lacey
Church Women United
Carbondale
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
JCAA
JCCA
May Breakfast Highlights Jackson County Homemakers Event
Jackson County Extension Homemakers wrapped up the first week in May with their second annual May Breakfast attended by about 200 members and guests. Mary Howle led a slide show and demonstration while the Gibson County Choral Club of Princeton performed. Blue ribbon window display awards went to Buckles Underhill Seven and Town and Country and Campbell Hill units.
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Jackson County Extension
Harold Chew
Harold O’neil
Mary Howle
Gibson County Choral Club
Princeton
Ind
County Homemakers Council
Richard White
Bernard Nigg
Sidney
Kirsch
Buckles
Underhill
Town and Country
Campbell Hill
Lad Elliot
Floyd Hopkins
Spanish influence grows in kitchen decor trends
Interior designers note Spanish and Mediterranean motifs surge again as affordable, easy to decorate options. Kitchens feature mellow woods, wrought iron hardware, red and gold color schemes, and decorative arches or railings as room dividers.
Community meeting notices across six towns
In Carbondale Eastern Stars meets at the Masonic Temple at 8 p m. All members urged to attend. In West Frankfort Franklin County Homemakers Garretts Prairie Anna Gray hostess at 12 30 p m. In Jacob Fountain Bluff Home Extension at Mrs Lorene Twenhafel home at 1 30 p m. In Vergennes Vergennes Home Extension at Mrs Ann Vick home 1 45 p m. In Marion Ladies Association of Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club at 9 30 a m. In Herrin Past President Club and Herrin American Legion Auxiliary at 7 30 p m with Mrs John Berra and Mrs Willie Carnaghi hosting at Legion Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Eastern Stars
Masonic Temple
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Garrett’s Prairie
Anna Gray
Jacob
Fountain Bluff
Lorene Twenhafel
Vergennes
Ann Vick
Marion
Ladies Association of Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club
Herrin
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
John Berra
Willie Carnaghi
Aerosol safety tips from home economics expert
Dorothy Goss of the University of Illinois Extension warns caution with aerosol products. Store aerosols near use area and follow labels warnings about puncture heating and fire. Read labels before use and shake if required. dispose of containers by depressing propellant until harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Goss
University of Illinois Extension
Miss Goss
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