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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
12
Murphysboro Girl Scout Troop 193 visited the Murphysboro Fire Department last week and delivered toys for distribution to needy children. The troop plans a Christmas party today.
A humorous portrait of Miami Beach detailing its hotels, prices from 40 to 100 dollars a day, opulent lobbies, bartenders earning high tips, and the city’s absence of a cemetery and several amenities. The piece highlights the surreal tourist economy and theatrical cityscape.
Robert Ward won first prize for selling the most flowers in the Brotherhood Day fund drive in Herrin for the blind and visually handicapped. Other prizes went to Earl Keeling, Doris Warren, and Donald Stampini. Workers who collected over three dollars received theater passes. Paper flowers were prepared by blind workers.
Mrs Minnie ApRoberts explains her Welsh surname meaning son of Robert noting her son Rob ert ApRoberts. The spelling issue shows Welsh naming traditions and family clarification.
The Illinois State Athletic Commission urged a five per cent tax on television revenues from boxing and wrestling. It cited low attendance in Chicago during 1956 and argued supervision costs exceed paid admissions, noting Illinois shows are all televised. The commission compared state receipts and peak 1947 totals to justify the proposal.
Rev. Dr. Robert Spike of the Congregational Christian Churches urged a church conference to inspect the internal life of congregations. He warned many churches are effectively dead, with only the involuntary twitching of muscle left.
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