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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1954
Page
11
A dense schedule of radio and television programs across stations KSD and KXOK with shows from AP News weather sports and various music and variety programs. Highlights include Morgan Beatty News Heart of the News Dawn to late night lineup and multiple orchestras and talk shows reflecting a bustling 1940s era broadcast slate.
A weekday radio lineup lists segments from 9:00 Louella Parsons through 12:00 Record Bar with programs including My First 50 Years and The Harry Fender Show. News at 10:00 features Lindley Hines and Music Mart airs at 9:30.
A detailed listing of morning and afternoon radio programs and hosts including Sien Rise and Shine AP News Market Reports Coppi's Corner Weather Forecast Frank Elders AP News Breakfast With the Duncans Moments With the Bible Swap Shop Southern Illinois Farm News and more.
A long station guide lists programs from early afternoon to late night including The Tennessee Ernie Show, Stan Daugherty Orchestra, Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts, World News with Rex Davis, Perry Mason, and The Guiding Light among many others. The lineup features news updates, soap operas, game shows, and comedies across multiple time slots.
Daily on air lineup lists Roy Freeman hosting programs from 6:00 to 7:15 and again at 7:00 and 7:45 with various news music and farm shows through the afternoon. Other featured hosts include SIU Farm Show Wake Up Time and The Clockwatcher plus programs from Sammy Kaye Bing Crosby and Guy Lombardo.
A dense listing of radio programming across the day includes News at various hours, musical programs such as Parade of Sports, Blue of Evening, Music for You, Noro Morales Orchestra, Capitol Commentary, and Song Parade. It also features sports notes like Cardinals vs Pirates and regional shows like Farm News and Barnyard Jamboree.
Four Union County 4-H Club members depart Monday for a Lake West Frankfort camp returning Friday. The group includes Mary Jane Wiggs and Linda Lamer of Jonesboro, Flo Ella Corzine of Dongola, and Mickey Williams of Anna. Accompanying adults are Farm Adviser Stuve Pierson, Home Adviser Margaret Vancil, and summer youth assistant Hugo Gartner.
The schedule lists multiple programs from 5:44 PM to 10:00 PM including Sign On, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cactus Pete, Lucky LeRoy Show, Front Page News, Ford Theater, Inner Sanctum, Art Linkletter, Boxing Fights, Salad Master, With the Girls, Final Edition, Family Playhouse, Sign Off, Adventure in Sports, Play of the Week, Cases of Eddie Drake, Danny Thomas, and Family Playhouse again.
A dense list of daily programs with times across television lineups including morning to late evening shows such as Today Dave Garroway, Arthur Godfrey, Dinah Shore, Kraft Kitchens, and The Tonight-style fare plus soap operas and news segments. The fragment reflects a mid-century station schedule with varied entertainment, sports and public affairs blocks.
Four Illinois weekly newspapers earned honors at the National Editorial Association convention. The Evanston Review won first for best use of photographs and third in classified advertising. Naperville Clarion took first for excellence in typography and Genevieve Towsley of the Clarion won third in best column. Mendota Reporter won first in special issue, Chicago Sunday Booster placed third for best feature story.
Arnholt Camp along with Royal Neighbors of America hosted a family night Centennial picnic in the yard of Mrs. Jetta Boswell on Spring Street. Nora Cochran led the meeting with games and readings by a guest. about 25 persons attended.
Building permits were issued to Mrs Hilda Schmitt of 311 South St and Harry H Lott of Anna. Schmitt received a permit to construct a $500 two car garage using concrete blocks and wood. Lott received a permit to construct a five room $16 000 frame house.
Paris notes reflect on European dining and American tastes as travelers praise crusty French bread with Normandy butter while US Army garrisons in Europe stay insular. An officer urges more social mixing beyond postwar routines to forge friendships outside the military community.
Benjamin A. Dickson, 57, a Paoli Pennsylvania retired colonel and former chief intelligence officer on D day, recalls a battle plan lost at sea that Germans recovered during the Normandy landings. He describes the document as an intelligence agent’s dream and notes its completeness.
After weeks of rationing many of over 20 southern Illinois communities restored normal water use as heavy rains in early May filled reservoirs. Benton and Sparta received emergency piping and pumps from the Civil Defense Office to avert disaster, while Du Quoin and Lesser also secured equipment before the rains reduced demand.
The text notes that many primitive societies killed mentally defective children and that organized care and training for the feeble minded did not begin until the 16th century, marking a shift toward more humane approaches.
The Anna Kiwanis Club discussed shifting weekly meetings from Wednesday to Tuesday at noon at Anna Cafe with a July 6 start. Centennial activities were planned with committees named for the July 25 Centennial by President Leon Whitney.
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