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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1971
Page
6
At the Du Quoin State Fair farm and home exhibit Elkville residents share simple lessons in knitting crochet sewing and tatting. The piece notes the cost saving of sewing your own clothes and explains basic needlecraft techniques before listing Army Reserve vacancies at Marion with contact details.
The Aug 15 ceremony at St Peter Lutheran Church Campbell Hill united Campbell Hill couple Valla Joy Liefer and William Richard Klettke. The bride wore an organza gown with Chantilly lace and yellow floral decor lined the altar. The Adirondack trip follows and they will reside in Danville after Sept. 1. The bride will work at the Danville Veterans Administration Hospital while the groom studies at Concordia Seminary. Senior Citizens Club Marion enjoyed a Little Egypt String Band picnic at Oasis Park Marion. SIU will train a Brazilian graduate in rehabilitation counseling starting September under Partners of the Americas.
Thursday events include Home Extension council at Farm Bureau room 9 a.m. in Murphysboro Newcomers Greeting Club at Atlasta Community Center 7:30 p.m. Sally Logan Public Library Board and Ava Twirlighters unit meet at 7:30 p.m. In Sparta South Sparta Home Extension at Mrs Ross Slavens 1:30 p.m. Bremen unit at St John’s Parrish 8 p.m. Herrin Senior Citizens bowling at 1:30 p.m. and Masons meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Herrin Johnston City rummage sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mrs Pulsford 717 W 5th St proceeds for Forerunners 4H Club. William L Yost chief petty officer aboard USS Hunley in the Pacific is Marion High School graduate married to Betty Kelton and son of William Yost Jr.
Registration for basic adult education and GED courses at Marion Junior High School runs 6 30 to 9 30 p m Thursday. Classes begin Sept 7 covering reading arithmetic social studies English science and U S and Illinois government. Tuition books and supplies are provided. Classes meet Monday and Thursday evenings 6 30 to 9 30 with holiday exceptions. Transportation available for public assistance recipients. Contact Wilbert Boatright director at 993 2625. 16 3 million television sets registered in West Germany.
Catherine Della Smith and James Milton Stephenson plan a November 27 wedding at First Presbyterian Church Carbondale. Miss Smith, a Southern Illinois University graduate, teaches special education in St Louis. Stephenson, SDSU alumnus, works as field service manager for Xerox in St Louis. The note adds that steel is used in producing bobby pins.
The annual Hock and Bullock reunion will be held all day Sunday at Herrin City Park with attendees gathering to celebrate longstanding ties and reminisce about shared memories.
Gardeners club plans an auction of garden products both fresh and canned at the September 28 meeting hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Morris following a recent patio picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Taffie Helleny.
An advertisement claims Odrinex tablets help slim quickly without starving or special exercise. It pledges a money back guarantee via local drugstores in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and offers mail orders with prices of 3.25 and 5.25 for economy size.
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