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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1947
Page
27
Regular sessions start at 7 with instruction for beginners and advanced dancers at the Youth Center San Jacinto under director Wm Paul Bradford. Classes run to 8 followed by a general square dance to 9 30 with Miss Dorothy Marabel directing both classes and teaching periods.
Mr Bradford addresses both young folks and adults inviting participation. Admission charges are 25 cents per person. The note emphasizes inclusive outreach and a small entry fee to encourage attendance.
Matfield England reports railways test radar signaling to guide trains through fog rain and snow. The system aims to maintain schedules by providing clearer visibility for drivers in poor weather.
Potter County Tuberculosis Association promotes the 1947 Christmas Seal showing oxen pulling a load of trees in a rural farm scene designed by Raymond Lufkin of Tenafly New Jersey. The goal is $25 000 with seals distributed to 11 000 residents and 4 000 responses already received. A stand on hoof and mouth disease appeared at this year’s Harvest Fair in Xochimilco Mexico.
About 35 people waited in line at the post office this morning as the Christmas mailing surge begins. Postmaster W. D. De Grassi warned lines will grow and urged shoppers to mail gifts early for out of state delivery. The post office will stay open all day Saturday to accommodate customers and door attendants will help with large packages. The rest is up to the senders.
The Amarillo Shop Safety Clubs of the Santa Fe Railway shops host a turkey dinner and entertainment tomorrow night at 7 in the master mechanic's office building committee room. An active shopmen committee and presidents J. T. Pritchman and G. H. Gately organized plans for 300 to 500 attendees including Santa Fe officers and their wives.
At the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting in Dallas a national survey shows about 75 percent of pediatricians work in cities above 50 000. Isolated rural children receive fewer skilled diagnostic and treatment services, exposing a neglect in pediatric care. The two year study cost over 100 million dollars to guide improved child health programs.
Members and alumni of Kappa Sigma fraternity attend an annual Founders Day dinner at 6:30 PM in the Silver Grill Cafeteria. Morris A. Lively, chaplain at Veterans Hospital, oversees arrangements.
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