Easter Seal Society displays at University Mall event
Easter Seal Society plans a display at Carbondale University Mall during National Handicapped Awareness Week May 14 to 20. The exhibit highlights barriers faced by wheelchair users and others with limited mobility including stroke and heart patients, pregnant women, and seniors.
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Easter Seal Society
University Mall
The
Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Carbondale University Mall
Outstanding Homemaker of 1978 recognized in Franklin County
Betty McDowell of Ewing elected Outstanding Homemaker of 1978 by the Franklin County Extension Service for year long achievements in extension programs. A 16 year member of Better Homes Unit she serves on the county Homemakers Extension Council and participates in quilting, Waist Watchers, and church activities. Married 36 years with four grandchildren, she receives a silver tray and relish dish from the 1977 honoree.
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Betty McDowell
Ewing
Franklin County Extension Service
Maryland
Homemakers Plan Lesson On Over Counter Drugs
The Dennison Homemakers Extension Unit of Williamson County will meet Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. at the Williamson County Country Club with Fannie Mae Parrish as hostess. The major topic is Over The Counter Drugs and the minor topic Add Accessories for Variety. The group meets monthly and invites inquiries to Marie Harris at 993-6173.
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Dennison Homemakers Extension Unit
Williamson County
Williamson County Country Club
Fannie Mae Parrish
Dennison Homemakers
Marie Harris
How straw hats are made at Makins New York
New York feature on Makins on West 39th Street shows Marsha Akins guiding workers through straw hat production. Blockers steam and shape bodies, trim hems, sew sweatbands, add ribbons, hot block for final shaping, with daily output about 300 hats by hand.
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Ellie Grossman
New York
NEA
Makins
West 39Th Street
Marsha Akins
Blocker
Akin
Ms. Akins
Jimmy Carter Also Works at Home Parody Essay
Erma Bombeck humorously compares working from home to President Carter’s life. She notes the perks of private space and desk security, but highlights constant interruptions from pest control, family, and calls about ordinary domestic tasks. The piece laughs at balancing professional work with household chaos and the idea of a private Camp David workspace.
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Erma Bombeck
Carter
President Carter
David
IRS
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Pinckneyville
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Cindy Helvey
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Debbie Prather
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Cynthia Coleman
Cindy Rice
du Quoin
Mildred Y. Fitzgerrell
Lesser
Lesser Woman’s Club
Venita Dale
Janet Mygatt
Mable Page
Mollie Atchison
Bess Lazzares
25Th District of Illinois Federated Woman’s Clubs
Carbondale Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
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Iliary
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Jaycees
John M. Smith
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Jim Dimitroff
Jim Kirkpatrick
Charles Sickler
Ron McNulty
Mike Bragg
Bob Bartosh
Bob Morgan
Parents Without Partners
Little Egypt
Carbondale
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Judy Heck
Tamaroa
Herrin Newcomers
Herrin Newcomers Club
Lymar Manor
N. 14Th St
Herrin
Kathy Brandon
Debbie Garbo
Carol Barrett
Woodland Ave
Sue Snider
Mildred Fitzgerrell
Southern
Hat Blocker Works
Control Data Corporation
N. University Ave
Credit Life
Jimmy Carter
Wit’s End
Dave
Tuttle
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Murphysboro
W.cherry
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