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Carolers and Pageants Brighten Christmas Season
Groups sponsoring living Nativity pageants spread holiday cheer in Southern Illinois. Herrin and Murphysboro groups visited nursing homes and hospitals, with 22 members singing for patients Tuesday night. Girl Scout Troop 194 from Murphysboro sang at Jackson County Nursing Home. officers are Lincoln and Longfellow School pupils. Marion First Baptist Church staged a Nativity pagent on alternating nights as crowds watched in the cold. Church choirs offered Christmas and religious music. page photos show the groups in caroling and Biblical drama.
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