Nine Named in Queen Race for Brady Jubilee Queen
Nine girls have been nominated as candidates for the title of queen of Brady's 1948 Jubilee. Virginia Ann Killer Mary Verner Queen Alice Owens Beverly Jordan Patricia Todd Eva Nell Roper Anna Baker Marguerite Hicks Tommye Helen Burns are listed as finalists. Balloting closes June 26 with ballots costing 1 cent per vote and available at square drug stores.
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Brady
Iris
Virginia Ann ‘Killer
Mary Verner
Alice ‘Owens
Beverly Jordan
Patricia Todd
Eva Nell Roper
Anna Baker
Marguerite Hicks
Tommye Helen Burns
Melvin
Rochelle
Lohn
Fife
Hilliard
Bob Carmichael
Optimist International Plans Week Ahead at Convention
Optimist International leaders including President Lucien L. Renuart meet in warming sessions to lay plans for a full week of activity culminating in the eth Annual International Convention opening Wednesday. Delegates from 40 states five Canadian provinces and five nations are expected. The citizenship theme stresses programs for Junior Optimist members.
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Wamer
Optimist International
International
Lucien L. Renuart
Miami
The
Optimists
Russell F. Meyer
St. Louis
Leslie M. Holtz
Cyrus D. Mercarion
Santa Monica
Califf
Milton Morris
Denver
Wiliam W. Smythe
Welland
Ont
Franklin A Steinke
Washington, D. C
Ed EF. DeWees
San Antonio
Texas
Motorized Tortoise Tale Highlights Hospital Bed Shortage
A San Antonio father recounts an hour and a half trek to three hospitals in search of care for his seven year old daughter Elida who died in his arms after failed attempts to secure a bed. He traveled from Baptist Memorial to Robert B Green and then Santa Rosa, with no isolation facilities found at private hospitals. Local inquest notes the death as natural causes due to measles, with hospital officials citing full capacity and isolation limits.
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San Antonio
Pan-American Optimist Club
Bernardo Villalobos
Perosst
Elida
Alonzo Perales
Villalobos
Perales
Ben
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Robert B. Green
Orden
Sydney
Johnson
Melbourne
ePace
Frank Vaughan
AL K. Brown
Politicians Take Over Where Statesmen Left Off
Washington June 21. Lawmakers closed the 80th congress with sharp partisan verdicts ahead of November elections. Republicans hailed the session as productive while Democrats blamed it for stagnation. Final actions included farm price supports extended to 1949 with a permanent plan by 1950, and a peacetime draft for 19 to 25 year olds.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
GOP
Congress
Martin
R.mass
Sen
Foreign Aid Bill Clear. Congress Passes Key Provisions
Congress approved the foreign aid bill in the early hours, passing 819 to 62 in the House and by voice vote in the Senate. The measure funds more than 6 billion dollars over 15 months, with presidential authority to use the money within 12 months. Senator Vandenberg and Secretary Marshall praised the settlement. The package includes housing finance provisions and raises federal employee pay, plus mail rate increases.
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House
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Capitol Hill
Marshall
Taft-Stllender-Wagner
Walcott
Federal
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