First Baptist Choir Leads City Wide Song Service Tonight
The First Baptist church choir will lead a city wide song service this evening near Mackenzie State Park. The Recreation Department sponsors a week of activities including swimming, a movie, two day camp and storytelling with a focus on special numbers like Were You There and God So Loved the World performed by various choirs and groups from First Baptist, First Methodist, and First Presbyterian.
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Rex Wooster
First Baptist Church
Wage
Mackenzie State Park
Hesen
Webster Wall
Wil Direc
Burleyrd
Sibilus
RS Roverson
Anich
Paul Crouch
Way
Wesey Foundation
Cecil Mathews
R. Rutherfore
Amos Shape
Douglas Sedberry
Sur
First’ Methodist
Roo Short
Pioneer ‘Park
Arnett-Benson
Gladys Sims
Recreation Department
Arnett-Benson Addition
McWhorter School
Pioneer Park
Mackenzie
Chidren
Pioneer
Burns
Booker T. Washington
Death claimed Mrs. H W White widow of lumber yard manager
Mrs. H W White aged 72 widow of a Godley area lumber yard manager died last night at her daughter Mrs Ha Brown's home in Stephenville Born in Louisiana she moved to Texas at age two She was a native of Louisiana and had lived in Texas most of her life
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Stephenville
H.W. White
Godley
Dobson’ County
Ha Brown
Louisiana
Texas
Rural Electrification Week Proclaimed in Texas
Gov Beauford Jester proclaims July 13 to 19 as Rural Electrification Week noting Texas rural homes now 55 percent electrified up from 2.3 percent over 12 years. W G Newton says REA serves 2730 families in Lubbock and parts of Hale Crosby Lynn Hockley counties with 1050 miles of line and 300 miles under contract for 500 more homes. The statewide REA meeting in Austin Friday and Saturday caps the week with director attendance planned.
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Texas
Beauford
W. G. Newton
South Plains Electric Cooperative
Rural Electric Cooperatives of
Texan
Austin
Newton
C. W. Cook
REA
Lubbock County
Hale
Crosby
Lynn
Hockley
Ganz
Venezuelan consul to attend first Littlefield rodeo
Jose Aguillar, assistant vice-consul for Venezuela in Caracas, will see his first American rodeo at Littlefield’s annual Jaycee western show on July 25 26 27. He stays with cousin Morris Costello and officials boast the unique South American guest at a West Texas rodeo. Stock supplied by Autry Colbert ranch of Dublin.
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Jose Aguillar
Caracas
Venezuela
South America
Littlefield
Morris Costello
Senor Aguillar
West Texas
Autry & Colbert Ranch
Dublin
In distress signal flag system N over C described
An international flag code shows N over C to signal distress at sea. This arrangement indicates the vessel is in danger and requires assistance from nearby ships and authorities.
Water Meeting Set For July 25
Fort Worth reports Guy C. Jackson Jr of Anahuac announces the Texas Water Conservation association will hold a July 25 Houston meeting to begin a drastic revision of Texas water laws. The committee work will continue until the 1949 legislative session, with possible adoption of an advisory board system and a five man panel to oversee each water use category, plus a state water engineer and hired attorneys to study laws in Texas and other states.
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Fort Worth
Guy C. Jackson, Jr
Anahuac
Texas Water Conservation Association
Houston
Texas
Jackson
State Water Board
Dallas
Water Laws Committee
TWCA
Ed Easterlinn
Beaumont
N. D. Griswold
Freeport
Dave Evans
Angleton
Paul Weaver
Forrest Park
Lawnie Smith
Edinburg
Roland Harwell
el Paso
E. E. McAdams
West Virginia Men Held For Theft Of Abilene Auto
Corsicana police arrested two men from Charleston, West Virginia, last night for stealing an Abilene vehicle owned by John C. Christian. The 24-year-olds carried a .38 pistol, iges, brass knuckles, and were detained with water engineers in western states as Texas water shortages hinder industrial growth in the Fort Worth Dallas area.
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West Virginia
Corsicana
Charleston
W. Va
John C. Christian
Abilene
Diet Quality in U S Population Revealed in Federal Report
A federal report shows about a quarter of the nation has diets rated fair and roughly one third poor. The findings indicate widespread gaps in nutrition across the United States, highlighting the need for improved dietary guidelines and access to healthy foods.
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U. S
Resources of Belgian Congo Mentioned for Mining
The principal mineral resources of the Belgian Congo are copper, tin, tantalum, iridium, uranium, radium, gold, silver, iron, manganese, zinc and coal.
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Belgian Congo
Two Amateur Bull Fighters Die in Pamplona Drive
In Pamplona Spain on July 12 two amateur bull fighters died during the traditional street drive to the arena. Professional matadors later appeared with black armbands mourning the amateurs. The bull that killed the two was killed in the ring by Julian Marin, a professional toreador.
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Pamplona
Spain
Julian Marin
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First Baptist Choir
Rick Jones
PB Orlock
Car- Tse Park
Are We Mise
Eugenia Hopper
City Recreation Department
Bob Bryant
KFYO
Gui
Oxford
Hayfever
AL G. Braswell
Cook Health Institute
Avenue M
San Angudland
Odessa
Sam Abilene
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
Waco
Temple
South Plains Army Air Field
Chambray
Hanna-Pope & Co
Nelson-Paige
Lonsdale Oxford
Lonsdale
S & @ Clothiers
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