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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1981
Page
7
Erma Bombeck humorously describes a domestic standoff over 37 open cereal boxes. Attempts to purge the stash fail as family members debate flavors and brain a one size fits all box. The narrator crafts odd repurposed uses, shrinking to 33 boxes before her husband brings another box, leaving the battle unresolved.
Singing Sphinx of Southern Illinois will join the annual Share a Song and a Smile With Sweet Ade lines event Sunday through Oct 10. Under Kitty Mabus direction the week offers The Personaphonics and the chorus to hospital patients seniors shoppers and students. The group meets Tuesdays 7 45 to 9 45 pm at First Presbyterian Church Carbondale open to area women. Call contacts 457 2323 457 5042 or 687 1295 for more information.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hawkins of Bushnell announce the engagement of their daughter Diana L to Larry A Harre son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Harre of Nashville Miss Hawkins works at Pinckneyville Junior High School Harre is engaged in farming A wedding is planned for November 7.
Mr and Mrs James T Bryant of 1508 W Malden Marion mark sixty years together with a Sunday open house from 2 to 4 pm at Marion First United Methodist Church They were wed October 2 1921 Hilda Marble is from Mill Shoals They have three children Carol Biama Christina and Kenneth plus grandchildren and great grandchildren
Mr and Mrs Clarence E McPheron of Steeleville marked their 50th anniversary Tuesday. They wed Sept 29 1931 in Marion. He works for Southwestern Coal Co in Percy and plans to retire in Herrin. The couple have four children Clarence St Francisville La Donald Chester Ronald and Patricia Lockler Marion, plus 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Phil Henson of Will isville celebrate 25th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p m Sunday at Cutler Civic Center. They were married Sept 22 1956 in Mississippi. They have one son David and a granddaughter. Natives and friends are invited.
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