Three Texas High Schools Put On Warned List Cleared
A state education report recommends removing four Texas high schools from the warned list after inspections by Mrs F E Dickison and 3 W O Ballin forms. The review notes improvements and added teachers but cites crowded science and physical education departments at Thomas Jefferson High and library gaps at Brackenridge. A separate program for blind readers will meet at 7 43 pm in the public library with interpreters.
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W. O'Ballinn
State Department of Education
F. E. Dickison
Texas Committee On
Thomas Jefferson
Ah Lorresse
Brackendider
Luia Grothaus
Pau Watmer
J. K. Beachy
W. W. McDonald
Singer Rosa Ponselle Cancels Concert After Cold
New York December 1 Rosa Ponselle forces cancellation of a concert due to illness. Rose Bampton substitutes but quits mid performance with a heavy cold. Audience told she would perform at a later date. A rep says Bampton may fill Chicago Civic Opera engagement next Sunday.
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New York
Rosa Ponselle
Rose Bampton
Metropolitan Opera
Torcer
Miss Bampton
Mise Bampton
Chicago Civic Opera
New members in frat probe to be named
A San Antonio school committee will name new members to review fraternities, sororities, and popularity contests in high schools. Superintendent J. C. Cochran chairs the 15 member panel, with nominations likely from the Pan-Hellenic council and sponsors. Contests at Brackenridge and Jefferson High schools resume under the suspension order, with Jefferson planning a senior frolic and Brackenridge hosting a senior jamboree on December 9.
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Lal
San Antonio
J. C. Cochran
Cochran
Pan-Hellenic Council
Thomas Jefferson
Brackenridge Seffley
Enus Gary
Brackenmidge
T. Guy Rogers
Jefferson
Rogers
Jefferson Besu
Gary
San Antonio Technical High School
Luther Burbank
Sidney la Mer
Jefferson Beau
Bellé
Last Rites Set for Mrs Ida LaChappelle
Last rites for Mrs Ida Hathett LaChappelle 39 of 1422 Monterey will be held at 2 PM from Hagy McCollum Murray chapel with Rev Marshall Doggett officiating. Interment in Mission Burial Park. A native and lifelong San Antonio resident she died in a local hospital Thursday. Survives sisters J C Kirkwood and Mervin El Price of San Antonio. brothers C Halred of San Antonio and R J Halred of New York City. and several nieces and nephews.
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Ida LaChappelle
Ida Hathett
Monterey
Prestley
Hagy-McCollum- Murray
Marshall Doggett
Mission Burial Park
San Antonio
LaChappelle
Oral
Westminster Presbyterian Church
J. C. Kirkwood
Mervin el Price
Halred
R. J. Halred
New York City
Nices
Public Buildings Renovation Plan Approved in San Antonio
A WPA project worth 27518 dollars to clean and renovate public buildings in San Antonio was approved by Mayor G K Quin after being received from Senator Tom Connally. The project aims to relieve shortage of suitable projects and will require little material. walls, woodwork, draperies and furniture will be cleaned and repaired, supplementing regular janitor service.
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San Antonio
G. K. Quin
Tom Connally
Quin
Jofflee
Vivid Clippings Highlight Local Figures and Odd Tales
The column catalogs a mix of light notes and local names, including Eleanor Dumble a theater date from Texas W W co ed and Dutch Rogers from Dilley. It also mentions Leona Hendricks visiting Dallas, Leona’s desk copper vanishings, and milestones for W W Holden OuidA Savage W J Tyner and other community figures.
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Eleanor Dumble
Texas WW
Dutch” Rogers
Dilley
Wew
Galveston
Deer Hunt
Harry Darby
Braniff
Corpus Christi
Howell W. Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Wright Titus
Dallas Finance Company
Finance Association
Leona Hendricks
Dallas
W. W. Holden
Ouida Savage
W. J. Tyner
Pearsall Chamber of Commerce
Merrie
Flight Across U S Costs Just Twenty Four Seventy Five
New York December 1 A young aviator Johnny Jones claims his nonstop transcontinental flight cost only 24.75 dollars, with fuel and oil for his small scooter plane far cheaper than a cross country car trip. He completed the 2785 mile journey in 30 hours and 37 minutes from Los Angeles to Roosevelt Field, noting he still had hours of fuel remaining.
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New York
Johnny Jones
Doug Corrigan
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Field
Jones
Bank Clearings Fall in Holiday Week Nationwide
Dun and Bradstreet reports a Thanksgiving week downturn in bank clearings across 22 centers. Turnover totaled 4.4835 billion dollars, down 18 percent from the prior two weeks and 31 percent from the same period in 1937.
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Reading
Stinson Field Hangar Project Moves Ahead at Tulsa
Hangar purchase by Jack H. Lapham of Hangar Ix aims to provide storage for 21-passenger DC-3s operated by Eastern Airlines. Foundation work starts next week. the facility 106 by 80 feet will be ready by January 1. Plans for Stinson field upgrade to No 4 airport have been filed with Washington, with four runways and major tie-ins costing over half a million dollars.
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Stin- Son Field
Jack H. Lapham
Star Manufacturing Company
Tulsa
Eastern Air Lines
Stinson Field
Civil Aeroprutics Authority
Washington
Maritime policy sparks concerns from naval architects
Joseph W. Powell, president of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, cautions that the maritime commission's push into government ownership has advanced so rapidly it alarms engineers who fear no permanent gain from such actions.
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New York
Joseph W. Powell
The
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Maritime Commission
Thas
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