Religion: INFORMER V. BINGO

BINGO TONIGHT, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. . . . BINGO SATURDAY—HOLY NAME. . . . BINGO TOMORROW, SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY. . . . Scandalous and shocking to many a U. S. moralist has been the spread, under the auspices of churches of Christ, of Bingo, the gambling game in which participants pay 5¢ or more, stand to win from $1 up by placing counters upon a numbered board, the numbers being drawn, called, and five in a row on the board winning the game. Chief Bingo operators are cinema houses, clubs, and Roman...

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