Open To Texan Composers In Statewide Contest
Texas Federation of Music Clubs and Houston Symphony Society announce a contest for symphony or choral works by native Texans with Texas residence. A Houston Symphony Orchestra performance will climax the Texas Creative Arts Festival in March. Top prize is 250 dollars. judges include nationally known authorities. major Eastern conductors may consider merit for further exposure. Submissions must be orchestral and under 10 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Houston Symphony Society
Dry Ice Rainmaking Drenches Colorado Back Yard
Amateur flier W. J. Black claimed success with rain making using dry ice at 17,000 feet. He said 4 pounds of dry ice produced 20 minutes of showers over a one square mile area including his own yard triggering wife ire.
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LA Junta
Colo
W. J. Black
Black
Call for unsigned compositions for 1948 contest
Mrs. Few Brewster in Austin invites unsigned, ink written compositions with a short biographical sketch. Submissions must be received before January 15, 1948 and may include more than one entry. Each manuscript will get an identifying number before judging.
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Few Brewster
Enfield Road
Austin
Mrs Coble Visits Daughter in Pasco Washington
Mrs. Edgar Coble of 609 Tennessee visits her daughter and son in law, Mr and Mrs Rodney Glasscock in Pasco Washington. She traveled to the area by plane.
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Edgar Coble
Tennessee
Rodney Glasscock
Pasco
Wash
Coble
Training Wild Animals Takes Steady Nerves
Article discusses Ringling Bros circus wild animal training generalities including the need for nerve and mental focus, cautions against alcohol beforehand, and the dangers of maintaining control in a multi-species cage at performances in Amarillo at the Tri-State Fair grounds next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Amarillo
Tri-State Fairgrounds
United Nations Chairman Faces Global Diplomatic Challenge
From continents near and far the international effort demands steady diplomacy and firm leadership by the UN chairman. The task centers on balancing competing interests while pursuing peace and cooperation amid rising tensions across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Accidentally Shot in Foot at Canyon Near Fort Worth Sailor Hurt
Norman E. Stevens 19 of Fort Worth suffered a minor foot wound when a .22 rifle discharged after being placed against a parked car near Canyon. He was rushed to Neb litt Hospital in Canyon where the bullet was removed and he was released. Stevens, a Navy seaman on leave, was with Mrs. J A Watson and Mrs. Lloyd Pope, relatives of Stevens, on a trip returning to Amarillo.
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Norman E. Stevens
Fort Worth
Canyon
Stevens
J. A. Watson
Kentucky
Lloyd Pope
Stroud
Okla
Neblitt
Amarillo
D. R. Stevens
Wat Son
Navy
Paris International Sample Fair Draws 214 American Firms
A total of 214 American firms attended this year’s Paris International Sample Fair, showcasing products and services to international buyers at the event.
Loss estimates incomplete in Corpus Christi blaze
Damage estimates were incomplete after a fire at the Montgomery Ward department store in Corpus Christi. The blaze, discovered before 8 PM, burned for about four hours. The store covered about 60,000 square feet and the fire origin was undetermined. Officials were unavailable for comment.
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Corpus Christi
Montgomery Ward Department
Texas
Women drivers give buses back to men in Lewistown
MEN MAN BUSES LEWISTOWN PA. Four women who drove buses in a test program have turned the routes back to men, citing ongoing staffing and scheduling issues.
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Lewistown
U.P
Postpone Concert To Aid Negro Youth
The Federation of Negro Civic Organizations postpones the Sept 9 concert to Sept 15 at the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets cost 1.60 for lower floor 1.10 for balcony and 0.60 for students at Corner Drugs Tolzien Music Store or from federation members. Proceeds fund a Negro youth recreation center. Chorus directed by Katherine Oliver Hines.
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Federation of Negro Civic Organizations
Municipal Auditorium
Corner Drugs
Harrison
Tolzien
Polk
Katherine Oliver Hines
Wainwright Joins Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright became the first of nine members named to the Texas Good Neighbor Commission. Gov. Beauford H. Jester announced Wainwright accepted the post offered Sunday at the Corregidor hero’s retirement ceremonies in San Antonio. Terms of all current members expire Sept. 4.
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Austin
Jonathan Wainwright
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Beauford H. Jester
Wainwright
Good Neighbor Commission
Jester
San Antonio
Vacation Plans of DeSHazo and Crasson Group
Dale DeSHazo an accountant for the International Harvester Company leaves Saturday for a two week vacation to Miami Beach Florida He is accompanied by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Crasson and their daughter Ann of San Marcos and Lubbock They plan to visit New Orleans on the return trip to Amarillo and Lubbock in mid September.
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Dale Deshazo
Hughes
International Harvester Company
Miami Beach
Fla
Lawrence Crasson
Ann
San Marcos
Lubbock
New Orleans
Amarillo
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News-Globe
Bill Elliott
GUN and Key Shop
East 10Th
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West 7Th Street
Smith & Sons
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Butane
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Whiteway
Colorado
National Adservice
Peaches
Fancy Thompson Seediess
East
S. Fillmore
N. Buchanan
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