Governor Declares December 8 Sister Kenny Day in Texas
Governor Coke Stevenson proclaims Saturday December 8 as Sister Kenny Day in Texas as the 1945 Sister Elizabeth Kenny Infantile Paralysis Foundation Fund drive continues statewide. Texas aims to raise 250000 to support a clinical Kenny program and hire trained nurses and technicians in Dallas Fort Worth Houston and Corpus Christi.
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Austin
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Kenny
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Corpus Christi
Bing
I Give You Texas Parody on a Luke Theme
A brief verse evokes a Bible style parody about Texas life with a serious undertone. It resembles a modern sermon or reflection on place identity and belonging. The piece prompts readers to consider inclusion, community, and hospitality in a recognizable Texan context.
Texas Junior Grower Wins National Contest Award
Eighteen year old Johnnie J. Szymanski of Wallis wins the Texas award in the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association scholarship contest in Cincinnati. He earns 100 dollars from six thousand in scholarships and is named one of 24 outstanding Texas 4-H club boys for 1945 with further honors, including a two week trip to Mexico. Other Texas winners receive 25 dollar Victory bonds. James L. Ammon wins the national champion and top 500 dollar prize.
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Johnnie J. Szymanski
Wallis
Texas
National
Junior Vegetable Growers Association
Szymanski
Grant B. Snyder
Massachusetts State College
Cincinnati
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Lillian M. Roeder
Charl
Kram, Jr
Shiner
Frank Szymansk
Fort Ben County
Central Cotton Improvement Association
Orchard Future Farmers of America
Centra
Mexico
Jim Spell
Columbia
Miss
James L. Ammon
Albany
Ore
What Is Your Excuse in a Tulsa Church Service
A Tulsa Herald piece titled What Is Your Excuse? reports a church inviting all to worship while parishioners offer excuses for missing. Examples include work, rest, car trips, family demands, and past parental pressure, illustrating reluctance to attend.
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Tulsa Herald
Excuses Flourish as People Skip Church and Duties
The article notes many citizens offering clever excuses to avoid Sunday church and meals, while they bemoan war, crime, and corruption. It contrasts their refusals to act on moral issues with loud protests when evil flourishes.
Reenlistment Perks Highlight Army Service Benefits
A speaker outlines advantages of a three year reenlistment including branch choice Air Army or Service Forces, overseas options, mustering out pay and $50 yearly bonus per year served, full family allowances, GI Bill eligibility, comprehensive care, 200 skills training, 30 to 90 days furlough with pay, annual 30 day furloughs with pay, and rising retirement pay after 20 years.
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Moe
Army reenlistment terms before February 1 1946
Men now in the Army who reenlist before February 1 will be reenlisted in present grade. Honorably discharged men may reenlist within 20 days after discharge in the grade held at discharge provided reenlistment occurs before February 1 1946. You may enlist at any time for 114 2 or 3 year periods.
Raises for Overseas Service and Crew Pay
The notices outline a 20 percent increase for service overseas plus a 50 percent boost for flying crews and parachutists. It also specifies a 5 percent pay raise for each three years of service.
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