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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1960
Page
17
Helen Kayes Hudson writes for the Associated Press about a country Christmas. She describes snowy scenes, children’s play, pine tree hunting, simple decorations, gingerbread, and gifts within means. The piece emphasizes peaceful, unhurried celebration centered on Christ and the beauty of rural life.
Management humor sketch mocks corporate correspondence with Santa Claus. A formal yet playful business tone imagines Christmas deliveries at the North Pole, detailing arrangements for reindeer parking, chimney cleaning, labeled gifts, and substitutions if items are out of stock. The piece parodies standard office letters and holiday messaging.
A memorandum requests drafting a refined holiday letter. The speaker dictates a formal version replacing slang with courteous phrases and asks Miss Jones to prepare signatures and duplicates, then take the afternoon off for Christmas shopping. The tone aims for professionalism and seasonal cheer.
Carbondale Moose lodge 1214 hosted its annual Christmas gathering for members and husbands with a turkey dinner and gift exchange. Christmas carols were sung after the meal, followed by a dance featuring Tommy Miller's band. The lodge was decorated with lights and trees and the next meeting is at 7 30 p m Wednesday.
A birthday dinner in honor of the Rev. Ray Beastey was held at his Crab Orchard home Sunday. Thirty eight persons attended.
Sue Rog ers a 21 year old Southern Illinois University student serves as queen of the Cob sden Peach Festival and the Murphy sboro Apple Festival. She represented the two groups at the Southern Illinois Day exposition in Chicago and hosted exhibitors, distributed apple cider, and posed for papers. Governor-elect Otto Kerner and Sen. Paul Douglas attended events as Sue enjoyed a long day of duties and a Rogers and Hammerstein show in her rare free time.
Readers are invited to submit hamburger or ground beef recipes for the Southern Ilinoisan Recipe Contest. Send entries to Her rin Carbondale or Murphysboro before midnight next Sunday. Winner receives 5 dollars. Complete rules appear elsewhere in the edition.
Readable text notes a Friday gift shop event in Marion with attendees including Mary Taylor Benton 7th district publicity chairman Fenton W. Miller Joseph M. DiPietro hospital administrator Mars Adeline Baumler 25th district president and Mrs Helen Vansaghi Herrin, forming a local civic gathering.
A father notes his son treats December 25 as a birthday and Santa as real, prompting six months of shopping and party planning. He laments Christmas creeping into October, worries about family harmony, and recalls the boy’s ritual conversations with Santa.
The American Legion Auxiliary held its 10th annual Gift Shop at Marion Veterans Hospital recreation hall, opening at 9:30 a.m. Gifts totaling over 350 were donated and wrapped by Auxiliary volunteers from Carterville to Zeigler, with mailing, wrapping, and gift cart services provided free to patients and their families.
The Marion Civic Club met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Merrie weather at 1105 S Liberty St Tuesday night. The group scheduled a Christmas party for December 2 and set next meeting for December 2 at the Recreation Center.
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