Jackson county fair set at Huthmacher House
The Jackson County Fair will be held in September at the Huthmacher House in Grand Tower. Sponsored by cooperative extension units and the Huthmacher House Association, events include home canning, baked goods, needlework, garden produce and crafts for contestants aged. Entries are due by Sept. 15 with judging on Sept. 19 and exhibition all month during open hours 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays or weekdays by appointment. For details, contact Jeannette Needling at 565-2439.
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Jackson County
Huthmacher House
Grand Tower
Huthmacher House Association
Jeanette Needling
The
Washington County Historical Society
Fairgrounds
Nashville
Darlene Ostendorf
Addieville
Ill
Judy Jones
Richview
They All Go in Threes By Erma Bombeck
A humor column excerpt recounts Erma Bombeck reflecting on her mother’s superstition that “they go in threes” applies to the deaths and misfortunes of public figures. The piece explores generational certainty and the social urge to predict fate based on patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Bombeck
Mother
Bing Crosby
Elvis Presley
Widespread community notices fill regional paper
The page surveys local clubs and events from Carbondale to Marion and Carterville. Activities include charity drives by Jaycees and women's groups, fall meetings of Audubon and handcrafted fairs, a Breath of Life cystic fibrosis fundraiser, a penitentary auxiliary tea, family violence support groups, and a Nashville Historical Society handcraft days with a farmer's market. The notices list dates, locations, and contact details for attendees and participants.
Cancer clusters and geography spark cautious probes
Scientists note cancer is unevenly distributed and clusters like Rutherford New Jersey raise questions. CDC researchers say most clusters align with chance, while national maps show regional variations and links to industrial regions. Experts stress no single cause is found and multiple factors influence cancer patterns.
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Rutherford
Niles
Inl
Elmwood
Wis
Atlanta
Heath
National Cancer Institute
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida Panhandle
Charleston
S.C
Jacksonville
Fla
William J. Blot
Institute
Environmental Epidemiology
Barbara Kellerman to Wed John Ibendahl in 1979 Wedding
Barbara Jean Kellerman daughter of Barbara and Clifford Kellerman of Pinckneyville will marry John Ibendahl son of Nelson and Mrs Ibendahl of Oakdale. Miss Kellerman a Pinckneyville graduate works in accounting at Phelps Dodge Cable and Wire in Du Quoin. Ibendahl Nashville Community High School graduate and farmer. Wedding set for April 21, 1979.
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Clifford Kellerman
Pinckneyville
Barbara Jean
John Ibendahl
Nelson Ibendahl
Oakdale
Miss Kellerman
Pinckneyville Community High School
Phelps Dodge Cable and Wire Co
du Quoin
Ichendahl
Nashville Community High School
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Chester Women’s Club
A. Chester Women’s Club
Williaburg
Huntington
W.va
Williamsburg
Cascades
Colonial Williamsburg
King’s Arms Tavern
Christina Campbell
the Cascades
Robert L. Smith
Ann St
Chester
Carbondale Voters’ League
Carbondale League of
Women Voters
Illinois L
Unitarian Meeting House
Elm Street
University Street
Carbondale
Muriel Hayward
AAUW
American Association of University Women
Holiday Inn
E. Main St
Carbondale Jaycees
Kerry Virgil Jones
de Soto
Jones
Carbondale Fire Rea
Fire Department
Lola Ann
Robbie
Steve
Makanda Township
Hugh Charles
Stearns
Robert Priddy
Wit’s End
Clifford Manis
Ted Batteau
Jaycees
Murphysboro
F Ee Business and Professional Women’s Club
Veterans of the Wars
South 10Thtreet
Jim Scuras
Herrin Jaycee Auxiliary
United States
Audubon Society
Southern Illinois Audubon Society
Carbondale Savings and Loan
W. Main St
Shawnee
Cory Cather
Carol Long
Shawnee National Forest
Morning Etude Club
Ernie Fichtel
Illinois 13 West
Nancy Gillespie
Helen Vogler
Marion
Newcomers Club of
Ruth Pukall
Ritchey Drive
Helen Turner
Carterville Club
Carterville
Zeigler
Zeigler Woman’s Club
Six Mile Township
Circle Drive
Prison Ladies Auxiliary
U.S. Penitentiary Ladies Auxiliary of
Women’s Center
Edith Spees
W. Freeman St
Historical Society
By Warren E. Leary
Washington
N.J
Pierrepont
Federal Center For Disease Control
Clark Heath
Center
Bureau of Epidemiology
Barbara Kellerman
Humphrey
University Mail
Dreifus
Tiffany
New Rt. 13
Winson Co. Airport
Men
Christopher
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