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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
11
A dense schedule of radio and television broadcasts notes program names, start times, and station blocks. Entries cover news updates, quizzes, music shows, dramas, sports, and variety programs across multiple days, with occasional weather and special event mentions.
A brief summary note lists music and ports items with page references and times. It mentions a selection titled Fifty of the Finest and indicates page and section placement among the day’s schedule.
Fragmented OCR reads a noisy radio style schedule with times and program names including News Summary News Roundup Coffee Time and various blocks. The readable items show city or region mentions and generic program labels without clear events or outcomes.
A fragmented log lists a television lineup with assumed show names and times, including Cactus Pete Lucky LeRoy Show Front Page News and Family Playhouse. The text resembles an old station timetable with gaps and unclear titles.
A weekend search for 78 year old Frank Baneky of West Frankfort ended Sunday morning at a rural church south of Christopher. A daughter reported him missing Friday and about 25 volunteers joined authorities in a hunt through creek bottoms and brushland. A volunteer sighted Baneky at the church. he appeared unharmed.
Marion officials announce Jack E. Parent son of Mr and Mrs Marshall Parent 2110 N 13th St Herrin has reenlisted for six years He now reports to the Navy receiving station Washington D C for assignment He previously served at Pensacola Fla in charge of clothing and small stores issue
Mama sells the long cherished ten room white house that held family life for 34 years. She resisted leaving but finally listed the home and sold it quickly to a young veteran. The move ends a lifelong feud with the old barn and she does not look back.
Bobby Billingsley of Goreville and George W. McDonald of Tex as pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Johnson County Court Vienna. Each was fined 200 dollars and 33 dollars costs plus three days in jail by Judge Robert E. Porter. An information against Hallie J. Longworth, 15, of Vienna for driving without a license is pending. A June 10 wreck near Vienna injured Lee Simmons of Glendale.
A truck carrying 14 tons of cucumbers crashed into a concrete culvert three miles south of Marion on Rt 37 Saturday night. The Montgomery Alabama driver said loss of control occurred after sliding on a muddy shoulder. No serious injuries reported.
Dr. Conrad Bergendorf president of Augustana College criticizes a proposed merger of American Lutheran and Evangelical Lutheran churches as a backward step. He argues unity should come from shared faith and openness to all Lutheran bodies. He noted Augustana once joined talks but withdrew seeking broader inclusion.
Thirteen senior high school and piano students of Mrs. Ruel Bracy performed a recital Monday night at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Marion. The program included Jimmy McEvers of Herrin, a young organist at Herrin Fire Methodist Church.
An estimated 23 damage occurred at the home of C. A. Green 200 S. 23rd St Herrin at 1030 a m Saturday in a fire blamed on a faulty stovepipe firemen reported.
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