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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
10
Benton City Council unanimously accepted a low bid of 20,208.50 from an Ohio firm to replace a 1946 fire truck with a 750 gpm 251 hp pumper. The deal includes a 44,000 trade-in for the old unit after an Illinois Bureau warning. Delivery is expected by June 1, 196L.
Inmates at Menard State Prison will celebrate Christmas with Protestant and Catholic services led in part by Salvation Army representatives from St. Louis. A fried chicken dinner features dressing potatoes and pie, followed by a movie. Each inmate will receive a pocket comb handkerchief orange apple and candy. The gift is funded by the Inmate Benefit Fund.
Hal Boyle notes quirky facts from Santa’s yak whiskers to White House plumbing gaps. The column collects curious trivia on illumination needs, garlicky transport rules, and miscellaneous quotable notables, painting a snapshot of early Americana whimsy and daily oddities.
The Rev. Jack Adams of Carbon- dale will be principal speaker at the Carbondale Lions Club meeting at noon Friday. The program includes holiday music by Edison High School students and a Christmas carol sing at guests' request, with a skunk world note and notes about marital tradition in the Dutch East Indies, plus installation of Lodge officers at Johnston City.
Two local agencies report sixty Murphysboro families need baskets this year. Fire Chief Ray Prather and Salvation Army Director Mrs. Ray Sheldon urge donors to bring baskets to the fire station or the Chamber of Commerce or to call for names and deliver the baskets themselves.
Jackson County milk plants in Carbondale and Prairie Farms Creamery received top ratings after an annual inspection by the Illinois Depart milk sanitarian. Dr Cassel praised equipment and facilities as adequate and in excellent condition as county health officers noted monthly inspections and planned gifts for needy children to be distributed this week.
Detroit police report a 9 year old girl Susan Hooker was shot and killed Tuesday night when a Christmas shotgun held by her 13 year old brother Michael Hooker discharged. The weapon was a gift from their father.
The Rolla Coulter family of Old Route 18 east of Carbondale hosted Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lence and their three children after the Lences lost their home in a fire early today. The Coulters had previously aided the Lences on November 22 when their house was heavily damaged and the family stayed with the Lences during repairs.
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