Open Garden Week Draws 300 Tourists in Carbondale
About 300 people toured 30 Carbondale gardens during Open Garden Week sponsored by five local garden clubs. The week's climax features a Southern Illinois University campus tour led by William Marberry of the botany department, with tea in the Little Theatre afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Gardens
Carbondale Garden Clubs
Ilinois University
William Marberry
Botany Department
Little Theatre
Loren Taylor
May Dorsey
Carbondale Garden Club
Garden Study Club
Evergreen Garden Club
Amateur Garden Club
Egyptian Garden Club
Anna-Jonesboro High Honors Day Celebrates Student Achievements
Honors Day at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School recognized 24 Girls Athletic Association members and seven Student Council directors. Valedictorian Phyllis Lord and salutatorian Carolyn Davis led a program awarding National Honor Society members, Legion and Elks prizes, and teaching and leadership honors to 1950 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
Ruth Esther Hill
Girls’ Athletic Association
National Honor Society
Karlene Cruse
Deloris Dillon
Lois Ferrell
Pat Foley
Bob Kimbro
Betty Nordmeier
Charlotte Mattheis
Jim Wahl
Carol Lee
Martha Scheffler
Teachers’ Club
Paul Reese
Scott Grant
American Legion Auxiliary
Arlynn McCree
O. K. Loomis
Phyllis Lord
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Roy Ide
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
George Lord
Jonesboro
Miss Lord
Readers
Carolyn Davis
Coming Events At Local Clubs And Meetings
A list of community gatherings for Sunday and Monday includes the Federated Garden Club tea at Little Theatre from 2 to 5 p m, a Phi Mu Alpha concert at 8 p m, League of Women Voters at 7 30 p m, sewing and past matron activities, and Eastern Star and Women’s Council meetings. Also notes Moscow visit hints on Egypt recognizing Peiping China and a brief potato shipment mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Garden Club
Little Theatre
Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia
League OF Women Voters
Jay Etherton
South University
Sewing Club
T. W Abbott
South Thompson
Asby Snyder
Hiostess
Oracles Club
John Flynn
North Renfro
Royal Neighbors
Oracles
Eastern Star
Masonic
Moscow
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Egypt
Peiping
China
Pattern 9446 Children Dress Outfit Advertisement
A vintage pattern notice promotes pattern 9446 for sizes 2 through 10 with a sundress jacket and contrast fabric. It includes a Sew Chart and step-by-step guidance. send 25 cents in coins to MAR IAN MARTINI at the Dail Free Press Pattern Dept in New York with name address zone size and style number.
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Marian Martini
Dail Free Press
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Home Bureau Hears Lesson on Cancer
The Carbondale Day unit of the Home Bureau met at Mrs. H. V. South’s home with hostess Mrs. A. R. Dickey. Mrs. South presided as vice chairman while Miss Jeannette Dean gave the lesson on Cancer Control. Refreshments followed for attendees including Mrs. John Burger and others.
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Carbondale
The
Home Bureau
H. V. South
Rawlings Street
A. R. Dickey
Marissa
South
Jeannette Dean
John Burger
Emma McNeil
Paul Jones
Frank Grady
Rose Eaton
Producers aim at freezing friendly vegetables
Producers row develop many vegetables adapted for freezing. Sour milk can be made for recipes by adding two tablespoons of vinegar to each cup of sweet milk.
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Producers Row
Foreign Language Club Style Show and Picnic
Members of the university Foreign Language club hosted a style show at 3 p m in Allyn 304 with five models Mary Crawshaw Joan Dwyer Eleanor O Dell Sylvia O Dell and Carolyn Reed. A field meet and picnic followed at Carter's playground supervised by Mrs Evelyn Rieke and student teachers Ina Baudison Jeanne Gordon and Irene Oberhou.
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Foreign Language Club
Allyn 304
Mary Crawshaw
Joan Dwyer
Eleanor O'Dell
Sylvia O'Dell
Carolyn Reed
Evelyn Rieke
Ina Baudison
Jeanne Gordon
Irene Oberhou
Returns from Visit in Aurora and Nearby News
Mrs E N Neber returns from Aurora Ill visiting daughter Mrs J Donald Walker and family. Mr and Mrs Robert L Corcoran announce birth of daughter Karen Lynn May 13. They have son Robert Jr three and a half. Mrs Corcoran is former Mary Ludeen Robertson of Carbondale. Mrs Calvin Covell returns to Reno Nev after a month with her mother Mrs Fiona Holmes and relatives. Mrs Lulu Hooker returns from Pekin visit with Norma Lou Brown. Miss Brown teaches PE at Pekin Junior High. Families visit various hosts in Blairsville Carterville Cambria Sparta and Sparta. Rev Clyde S Clark to deliver Bacalaureate at McKendree College. Totatoes introduced to North America by Irish immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Corcoran
Block Island
R. L
Karen Lynn
Robert, Jr
Calvin Covell
Reno
Nev
Fiona Holmes
West Oak Street
Lulu Hooker
Norma Lou Brown
Pekin
Miss Brown
Pekin Junior High School
Rockingham County Potatoes Planting Report
The report notes potato planting in Rockingham County New Hampshire and mentions poison ivy sensitivity among people with varying reactions.
Breezy Spring Hats By John Frederics Designer
Open air straw hats for spring by Fred of John Frederics promise easy wear yet secure fit. The forward moving “flight 50” silhouette rises and flares, honoring the season’s millinery evolution.
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Fred
John Frederics
New York
R P C W Club Meets With Mrs Miller
The R P C W club met Friday at Mrs E Miller Sr s home 804 West Pecan street with 14 members present Mrs Leonard McArthy Marion vice president presided in the president s absence Mrs Roy Simpson Mrs Lloyd Patheal led the program and Mrs Walter Kenney co hosted
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R.P.C.W. Club
Leonard McArthy
Marion
Roy Simpson
Walter Kenney
Russian Fishing Boats Anchor Off England
Sixteen Russian fishing trawlers and tugs plus a mother ship anchored in English waters off Falmouth with unclear fishing targets. Reports also noted up to ten additional Soviet craft in or near the English Channel in the past 48 hours.
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England
Falmouth
English Channel
W C T U Meeting At Mrs Waller’s Home
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union gathered Friday at Mrs. Elbert Waller’s 311 West Main Street. Lively program included Alice Milligan’s talk The Lighthouse on Skid Row and a solo by Lois Farley. Grace Dona from Waukesha brought greetings.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Elbert Waller
West Main Street
America
Corinthians
Alice Milligan
Lois Farley
Elizabeth Sanders
Mrs Freeman Shower Honors Frances Freeman Friday
A breakfast stork shower was given in honor of Frances Freeman Friday at 8 30 a m at the home of Mrs Harold Wolfe R F D 1 An imitation radio breakfast featured Louise Johnson as mistress of ceremonies Prizes were awarded to Mrs G E Goforth oldest lady Doris Allen and Mildred Beigler youngest mothers Frances Freeman good neighbor Those present included Mrs G E Goforth Pruella Crane Elsie Blythe Fiona Hall Nell Robinson Opal Rich Mildred Widdows Flo Golliher Pearl Freeman Margaret Freeman Helen Turner Mildred Bigler Maxine Reeves Carrie Turner Virginia Lingle Réva Dillinger Cora Freeman Doris Allen and Ethel Dillon Sending gifts but unable to attend were Nina Davis Hazel Robinson Helen Dillinger Lee Demister Hostesses were Louise Wolfe Helen Goforth and Louise Johnson Also a quick chili con carne tip uses the canned kidney beans and their liquid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Freeman
Harold Wolfe
Louise Johnson
G. E. Goforth
Doris Allen
Mildred Beigler
Pruella Crane
Elsie Blythe
Fiona Hall
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South America
Span
Iw Ds
Charles Cutler
West Pecan Street
Cutlers
Tlarian Masti
North Illinois Ave
Owen Brothers
Winkler and
Sunbeam Gas
University School
Carter
Just Call
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
Aluminum
Venetian Blind Co
Carbondale. Ill
Aurora
E. N. Neber
South Forest Avenue
Aurora, Ill
J. Donald Walker
Luther Potter
Ermina Hadfield
Blairsville
Barney Cox
Henry Duboise
Carterville
Charles Homberg
Charlene
Cambria
Albert Hesse
Marvin White
John
J. D. Lyle, Sr
Sparta
Paul Brown
Miami
Fla
Clyde S. Clark
First Methodist Church
McKendree College
North America
Rockingham County
N. H
Roy S. Huffman
Illinois
Io Murphysboro
Telephor
R. P. C. W. Club
Lloyd Patheal
Presley
N. Allyn
London
Sloodworth Motor Sales
N. I
Grace Dona
Waukesha
Wis
Mr. Farley
Mrs. Freeman
Southern
Christopher Herrin
Johnston City
Murphysboro
Zeigler
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