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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1956
Page
11
A dense schedule lists Saturday to Monday programming across WSIL TV stations with cartoons, Westerns, variety shows, news, sports, religious programs, and feature films. Notable titles include Gunsmoke, Loretta Young, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Burns and Allen, Father Hour specials, and late news plus weather segments.
A survey of 625 teens and 750 teen girls shows Santa largely fulfills requests for radios phono graphs and pen and pencil sets. The study notes gender differences with cars cosmetics sports gear and watches as notable outcomes and highlights higher success for boys in money and musical instruments while girls win more with sports items and cosmetics.
Marion Fellowship Lodge No. 89 AF and AM installed officers Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. Clyde Young became Worshipful Master, with Clarence Kobler Senior Warden, Carl Raybourne Junior Warden, Bob Travelstead Treasurer, R E Lawrence Secretary, J T Webb Chaplain, Raymond Wilkins Senior Deacon, Gene Summers Junior Deacon, Noel Ollis Senior Steward, Kenneth Borum Junior Steward, Oscar Richerson Marshal, Grant Newton Tyler, Sneed presented a Past Masters pin. Rev. Lael Smith admitted as a member.
Cpl. Gary Ashman stationed at Fort Carson Colorado is in Murphysboro on a holiday furlough to spend time with his wife Mrs June Ashman and his parents Mr and Mrs Garrett Ashman.
Mrs. Ethel Ellet suffered a facial cut Thursday night after falling on bleacher steps at Grand Tower Grade School gymnasium during a student Christmas program.
Illinois Power Co. filed a petition on Thursday to raise steam heat rates on a temporary basis in Galesburg Champaign Urbana Danville and Decatur.
A Duluth Minnesota home fire killed six, including mother Lola Clark and five of her daughters aged 6 to 14. The blaze started from a heater explosion spreading flaming oil in the dining room. The father and oldest daughter 15 escaped with the paternal grandmother who was seriously burned.
Marion Unit 2 pupils started Christmas break after the regular day. Classes will resume Jan. 2, noted Sept. Robert McKinney.
Gov. Stratton announced Paul S. Cousley of Alton as a member of the Mississippi Scenic Parkway Commission. He fills the vacancy after the death of Howard W. Trovillion of Godfrey.
A firefighter, identified as Clark, was taken to a hospital in deep shock after attempting to re-enter a burning home. He was driven back by smoke and flame as crews fought the blaze.
Burglars smashed two safes at a Chicago post office substation on Friday and stole about $20,000 worth of postage stamps.
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