Amarillo Urges Nurses Aide Program Amid Shortage
Amarillo faces a critical shortage with only one trained nurses aide. The Red Cross offers a Nurses Aide course to train volunteers for seven weeks, committing 180 hours and eight hours daily to meet disaster and epidemic needs. Mrs. John G. Getz Jr. discusses requirements and the war effort. The program involves local doctors and nurses and aims to prepare women for frontline relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
John G. Getz, Jr
Red Cross
Detroit
American Red Cross
Getz
United States
Arthur Ware
R. A. Duncan
M. L. Puller
W. B. Thomas, Jr
Don S. Marsalis
J. B. White
Potter County Medical Association
Rose Radcliffe
Northwest Texas Hospital
Sister Mary Vincent
St. Anthony's Hospital
Louise Mardis
Texas Nurses Association
Edra Branson
Potter County
Start Them Young to Keep Order in a Child's Room
A New York feature discusses designing juvenile rooms to foster order and safe play. It notes hard enamel finishes, light maple woods, and practical layouts with storage and step stools to reduce tantrums and accidents. Pictures should be simple and changeable, placed low for the child to view. A second item from Stockholm reports a 430000 ton cellulose fodder contract by the Swedish Industries Commission for 1942–43 production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Young
NEA
New York
Stockholm
Swedish Industries Commission
Bright Spots in the Week's News Highlight Fourth of July Events
The Amarillo Country Club hosts a July Fourth dance from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with buffet breakfast 8:30 to 10:30 for members and guests, followed by a children's bathing review, swimming meet, and flag golf. A disbanding unit dance occurs Wednesday at Herring Hotel by the Third Air Service Area Command, by invitation, marking an end around July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Country Club
Herring Hotel
Third Air Service Area Command
English Field
E. W. Sutton
Ralph W. Watson
Jack Berry
Ruth Altman
Jack ©. Altman
Philippines
F. S. Reamer
Sgt. G. Shippey
Air Service Area Command
First Baptist W. M
Calendar notes for Amarillo events and activities
The calendar lists tonight and Wednesday events in Amarillo including an annual violin recital by Robert Louis Baron pupils at Amarillo College auditorium and a piano recital by Marjorie Baskett at the Musical Arts Conservatory drawing room. Also shows meetings at English Field Herring Hotel Polk Street Methodist and Central Presbyterian venues, plus Red Cross Day and other community gatherings. It notes Fourth of July weekend plans and Barbados crop trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Polk Street Methodist Church
Red Cross Workers
Scott
Joe F. Coffee
Roswell P. Barnes
Robert Louis Baron
Philharmonic Orchestra
Amarillo College
Service Wives Club
Capitol Hotel
Musical Arts Conservatory
Marjorie Baskett
Conservatory
Polk Street Methodist W
Joe F
Red Cross
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Evelyn Boyd
First Baptist Church
Ellwood Park
First Christian Church
Jack Burgess
West Ninth Avenue
Mrs. Getz
SPORT
Oxfords
Denton
F. Leo Miller
Tyler Street
Lyle Montgomery
Ben Burkett
E. T. Skipworth
el Paso
J. D. Kerr
F. Q. Kelleam
W. W. Sharp
W. B. Stevenson
Macon O. Carder
S. B. Whittenburg
Wilson McKirahan
Nicol Rogler
van Bruner
Gaile Lynn Kenyon
Kenyon
Harrison Street
Robert Edward Doane
Brownsville
Doris Jane Roberts
Patricia Fern Kroffland
John Barnes McKnight
Barbara Jane Blount
Nancy Jean Bivins
John Randolph Makeig
Glen Philip McDavid
Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Miracle Book Club
Lincoln Street
River Road Home Demonstration Club
G. L. Cline
Wesleyan Guild of
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Joe Shields
Forest Street
H. P. Cochran
Spiritual Life Group
Christian Endeavor Room
Central Presbyterian Church
Happy Hour Sewing Club
Ernest Thrasher
van Buren Street
T. P. Club
Rainbow Hotel
Barbados
S&h
Polk
Miller
Rice O’neills
Daniel Green
Simplex
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