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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
11
A dense schedule listing programs across days with numerous shows and times from AP News to music and talk segments including The Great Gildersleeve Groucho Marx and Fibber McGee and Molly plus many local news updates and weather forecasts across morning, afternoon, and evening slots.
A long list of radio programs fills a daytime schedule with shows from World News and Arthur Godfrey to local talent like Captain Quis and Gabriel Heatter. Notable items include sports broadcasts Giants versus Cardinals and Parade of Sports, plus serials such as The Guiding Light and Romance of Helen Trent.
A detailed broadcast lineup for WCIL Carbondale from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM lists program names and host times including Roy Freeman Wake Up Time Morning News Rise N Shine and various music, news, and community segments with a 6:00 PM sign off. The schedule features guests like Sammy Kaye Guy Lombardo and Tennessee Ernie Ford and includes local features such as Jackson County News Farm and the Union County News.
University School will present its annual Spring Sing Thursday at 6 30 p m on the steps of the main building. Pupils from kindergarten through grade twelve will participate under the direction of Margaretta Carey vocal supervisor and student teachers Esther Jean Andres Margaret Walter and Frances Foreman.
A listing of daily programming on WSIL TV 22 in Harrisburg with shows from 5:44 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. including Sign On Front Page News Liberace Armchair Adventure Final Edition Family Playhouse Sign Off and late film blocks like The Visitor Victory at Sea and Golden Key Quartette. It notes early morning repeats such as Cactus Pete Lucky Leroy Show and Heart of the City with various times and titles.
A dense daily grid lists programs from 6:00 to 2:35, including baseball hall of fame segments, Dave Garroway shows, news, Weather, dramas like I Led Three Lives, films, game shows, and cooking features with multiple stations and time blocks. It notes familiar names such as Arthur Godfrey, Groucho Marx, Dinah Shore, Dragnet, and The Lone Wolf across the lineup.
Retail Clerks of Herrin will hold their annual dinner at 7 p.m. Monday in St. Marys School gymnasium. Jack Faulk, secretary of District 1 of the Retail Clerks International Association, will be principal speaker. Attendance last year was 113 but reservations are low as many members have not learned of the dinner. members may contact Mrs. Perrine by Friday.
A bull moose can weigh as much as 1,800 pounds, highlighting the impressive size of this species. This high weight reflects the animal's large frame and muscular build.
Women workers discuss the problem of an overfriendly boss in offices as Congress weighs Taft Hartley revisions. A poll at a drugstore shows mixed views with practical tips like asking for a raise and humorous remarks about marriage as a remedy.
Mrs. Sandra Berle, who guided Milton Berle's early career and backed his jokes with laughter, died Monday night in New York. Berle often said Mom was his best fan and would summon her from the audience to take bows with him.
Northfield New Jersey officials chose a do it yourself approach to raise the budget without increasing the tax rate. City hall painting costing 1500 dollars would lift the budget and the tax levy, prompting Mayor George Infield to back the plan.
Senator McCarthy announced he will resume investigation into Communist influence in the military after hearings in the Army dispute. He plans to summon Army Secretary Stevens as the first witness to probe why Major Irving Peress received preferential treatment despite an open Communist record.
City officials report councilmen did the painting themselves and the overall tax rate remains unchanged.
The 94th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States Southern branch voted to unite with the Presbyterian Church in the USA and the United Presbyterian Church to create a single denomination.
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