Dallas Firm Wins Vets Hospital Mech Contract at Shreveport
A Dallas firm, Farwell Inc., won the mechanical construction bid for a 450 bed veterans hospital in Shreveport Louisiana. The contract amount is 2 242 450 dollars. A separate general construction award for the same hospital was given last November to J W Bateson of Dallas. Also noting social item a YMCA event named Dudes and Janes dance tonight at 8 with Ted Lokey as president and Noble Fowlkes handling instruction and calls.
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Shreveport
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YMCA
Ted Lokey
Noble Fowlkes
Jaycee Drive Poll Tax Drive Shows Early Progress
Jaycee president C. T. Davis reports early results from Amarillo poll tax collection. Two teams are contacting businessmen and civic clubs, with $250 raised in one day. Veterans Hospital caller requests visits as patients seek to support poll tax donations.
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Jaycee
Bill Curry
Ed Storseth
Bill Andrews
Bob Parr
Mr. Davis
Amarillo
Civic Club
Veterans’ Hospital
Withhold Judgment On Cattle Vaccine
US members of the joint Mexican US Foot and Mouth Disease Commission say they will not judge a vaccine produced in Mexico to fight cattle disease until field testing is completed. The first dose was delivered to President Miguel Aleman yesterday but the vaccine has not been approved or designated official by the commission. No US veterinarians were invited to participate or consulted in its development.
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Mexico City
Foot and Mouth Disease Commission
Miguel Aleman
Joint Commission
Juvenile Problem A Major Postwar Illness
An editorial by Jack Coats argues postwar juvenile delinquency stems from wartime disruption. He urges parental supervision and home-based guidance to curb teen restlessness and restore respect for values, suggesting youths can reform with elder support and balanced life.
Ground Hog Dance Presented by Co-Ed Club
The Co-Ed Club will host a Groundhog Dance at 8 p m Saturday in the YMCA ballroom. Entertainment includes intermission square-dance lessons by Noble Fowlkes and a cowboy song number by James Bidwell and J W Walker with lighting to cast a shadow of the animal.
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YMCA
Noble Fowlkes
James Bidwell
J. W. Walker
Amarillo
Walker
Hearing Tonight on Amarillo High School Philosophy
One of seven Amarillo High School teacher committees holds a public hearing at 7 30 tonight in Room 115 to discuss the school's philosophy. Officials invite the public to observe the preliminary hearing and ask questions.
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Amarillo High School
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges
Night Traffic Fatalities Rise in Dusk to Dawn
Although night traffic is only one fifth of daylight, more than half of fatal accidents occur between dusk and dawn, highlighting higher danger during low light hours.
Between Semesters Period at College
Inventory for Amarillo College bookstore will be taken today and tomorrow, college president Dr. A. M. Meyer said. Examinations for the first semester ended yesterday. Registration for the second semester begins Monday morning and ends Tuesday afternoon. Classes start Wednesday at 8:30. Night class registration is Wednesday at 7 in the college library with explanations of new vocational courses.
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Amarillo College
A. M. Meyer
Elkhart Police Matron to Retire After 30 Years Service
Believes in good Elkhart Indiana police matron Bessie Kellogg will retire February 1 after three decades with the force. She says she spent her career seeking ways to do good rather than arrest criminals.
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Elkhart
Ind
Bessie Kellogg
Gladys Seymour to Receive Nursing Certificate
Gladys L. Seymour daughter of A. L. Seymour of 1616 West Sixth will receive her nursing certificate from Marquette University Milwaukee Wis next Wednesday Of 295 degree candidates at midwinter graduation exercises only 12 will receive degrees from the college of nursing.
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Gladys L. Seymour
A. L. Seymour
West Sixth
Marquette University
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Waukee
Wis
College of Nursing
Nebraska Hog Output Tops West in 1944
Nebraska produced more hogs in 1944 than all 11 states west of it, underscoring the state’s leading role in pork production that year and reflecting broader agricultural strengths across the region.
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