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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
2
Texas health officials report whooping cough rates near three times the seven year median. Dr. Geo W Cox urges vaccination and convalescent serum to protect infants and children, notes transmission by droplets, and warns against school attendance for infected children.
Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara star in The Homestretch a Technicolor romance set amid eleven world famous race tracks including Ascot Churchill Downs and Belmont The film follows a jet set jockey and a Boston socialite whose conflicting personalities spark a globe trotting love affair amid the sport of kings.
Lou Hubbard of City Dry softball hurled a no hit no run game Friday for Bald ridge Bakery vs Blue bonnet Laundry in Lubbock. He struck out 17 and won the game with a solo homer, the only run of the contest.
A Texas boy named H. T. Corky Wilson received honor as Texas Boys State selections were announced. The 10th annual American Legion program in Austin drew 318 high school juniors to learn municipal and state governance through elected offices, party caucuses, and simulated government. Sessions featured Governor Beauford Jester and Attorney General Price Daniel, with 27 counselors guiding the participants.
Wayland College at Plainview won approval to become a senior four year college. The Baptist General Convention of Texas endorsed the accreditation, placing Wayland among three Plains colleges and enabling extended study for students to pursue standard degrees. The move follows a decade of growth aided by Boys State programs and other activities.
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