St Louis Carol Singers Raise Charity Money Across City
About 40 000 carolers in St Louis cover blocks on Christmas Eve while 45 charities share in more than a quarter of a million dollars raised since 1924. Wil lam H Danforth of Ralston Purina chairs the effort, which funds crutches dental work eye glasses dental braces and summer camps for needy children.
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St. Louisans
Bethlehem
Willam H. Danforth
Ralston-Purina Feed Company
Union Station
Turner
Danforth
Christmas week activities expand with TV carolers
Churches fraternities sororities and clubs register with the association for singing assignments. Hostesses include debutantes and Junior League members. A volunteer committee of housewives executives bankers professors met monthly from October through January to plan the season. This year carolers appear in a week long series of television broadcasts.
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Bankers Steraymen
Nail aids corn cutting on a nail driven through board
A method to cut corn from the cob uses a nail driven through a cutting board so the nail extends above the surface. Press the ear onto the nail and slice kernels downward with a steady knife stroke.
Smock Seeks Higher Highway Fees in Pennsylvania
Atlantic City reports Ray F. Smock, Pennsylvania secretary of highways, says only 32.5 million dollars a year from current revenue will cover modernization of the state highway mileage, far short of an estimated 167 million per year needed over the next five years. He spoke to the Associated Constructors of Pennsylvania, outlining the gap and the department's funding constraints.
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N. J
Ray F. Smock
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Smock
Associated ‘Constructors of Pennsylvania
Highway Department
Road funding debate cites motorist costs in Pennsylvania
Smook argues for higher motor vehicle fees or gasoline taxes to fund roads. He says taxpayers must accept responsibility to fund an adequate highway system or risk an antiquated network. He notes the average annual cost to a PA car owner is $46 or less than a pack of cigarettes daily.
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