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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
6
A Christmas scene in Bellingham Washington features an eight foot cross atop a tree. The cross will be decorated and the tree lighted later this week ahead of Santa's arrival.
University school plans its annual Christmas program Thursday at 3 p.m. in Shryock auditorium. The A Cappella choir, modern dance group, Madrigal singers, and University school chorus perform sacred carols, foreign tunes, and seasonal songs under Miss Margaretta Carey and Floyd V. Wakeland.
University school third graders under Mrs. Mad elyn Treece will perform Mrs Santa Visits the Toy Shop Thursday at 1 pm in the audit orium. The play features Mrs Santa Claus Mr Santa and their helpers preparing for Christmas Eve then Mrs Claus aids Santa before listening to radio reports and elves resting until next year.
Phi Lambda Kappa foreign language group at University School plans a Thursday night caroling tour of campus homes. They will sing Spanish French and Latin Christmas carols then gather for refreshments at faculty sponsor Mrs. Evelyn Rieke's home. Participants include Martha Morrison Eleanor O'Dell Carlton Sisk Sharon Talley Mark Hughes Sylvia O'Dell Mary Crawshaw Gerald Biggs Richard Hall Joan Lawson Joan Dwyer Caroline Reed Mary Dodge Herbert Rieke Bill Turner Bill Fox and student teachers assisting are Jeanne Gordon Ellen McCullough INa Baudison.
Illinois Public Health officials reported 1949 polio totaling about 2,900 cases with 233 deaths, surpassing 1946 figures of 2,554 cases and 171 deaths. The year’s per capita rate reached roughly 33.7 cases per 100 000, higher than 1946’s 31.2.
Dr. D. W. Morris president of Southern Illinois University will confer with Chicago architects from the State department of architecture and engineering tomorrow. The meeting will discuss final site development plans for the new training school on the campus area. Accompanying Morris are Dr. Charles Tenney Edward Miles and William Howe.
Ralph Sigwald, a 360 pound 26 year old janitor from Charleston South Carolina known as the Caruso of the South, earned a chance to perform with Horace Heidt after being heard singing The Lord's Prayer in a gym. He advances to the finals to be broadcast Sunday night and may debut at Carnegie Hall next year.
Atlanta broadcaster Bob Corley aired a plea from restaurant owner Ralph Stringer about his missing cocker spaniel. He whistled on WQXI to widen the search and, after the segment, found the dog scratching at the station door within an hour. Kabul’s streets were recently paved for the first time in Afghanistan.
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