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Amarillo Daily News from Amarillo, Texas • Page 22

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PAGE TWENTY-FOUR THE AMARILLO DAILY NEWS, AMARILLO. TSXAS "I hove the most wonderful system, I bet on the horses with the prettiest names." Amarillo Man Runs Colorado Project William H. Sweet, an employe of the US Bureau of Reclamation since 1941, has been named project engineer for the agency's San Luis Valley made by the bureaus Bobbins, of Amarillo. been acting engineer in charge of the agency work area since 1947, succeeds Don M. Forester, now in charge of constructing a reclama- tlon project at Lemon, South Da- triider Mr.

Sweet's administrative direction, the Bureau plans to begin construction next spring of Platoro Dam on the Conejos River, 45 miles southwest of Monte Vista, In an election on Jan. 11, property owners in the Conejos Water Conservancy District voted 969 to 34 In favor of contracting with the Federal Government to construct Platoro Dam. The Bureau will advertise on Feb. 15 for bids for the construction of the dam, which, according to Bureau officials, will Impound 60,000 acre-feet of water and ree- ulate the flow of the Conejos River to supply presently Irrigated lands. Mr.

Sweet, a native of Kansas City, Mo.7is a graduate of the Las Cruces, NM High School and New Mexico AM College, where he re- exco ceived a degree in civil engineering in 1933. Prom 1933 to the time he joined the Bureau of Reclamation in 1941 to direct investigations in the Arkansas River Valley, with headquarters at Pueblo, Mr. Sweet was employed by the state of New Mexico the US Forest Service, and the US Soil Conservation Service. He served with the Soil Conservation Serice both in New Mexico and Arizona as supervisor of planning, designing and constructing erosion control structures. Mr Sweet served as a lieutenant in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, His service with the armed forces included supervising construction of WILLIAM H.

SWEET depot" bases, maintenance equipment repair units. and In 1948, Mr. Sweet returned to the bureau staff and was stationed at Monte Vista in charge of field engineering on the San Luis Valley Project. He was appointed planning engineer on the project in 1947. Mrs.

Nannie Kiker Dies at Plainview PLAINVIEW, Jan. 20. (Special) --Mrs. Nannie May Kiker, 77 vears-old, widow of Milton Kiker, died o'clock this morning at a Crosbyton hospital. Mrs.

Kiker lived in Canyon for 20 years before moving to Crosbyton in Funeral arrangements were pending this morning. Rites will be conducted at the Crosbyton Methodist Church. Interment will be Canyon Cemetery beside the grave 01 Mr Kiker, who died in 1941. A native of Kentucky, Mrs. Kiker, the mother of L.

W. Kiker of Plainview, came to Texas about 75 years MrslulaGault Taken by Death HEREFORD, Jan. 20 (Special) --Mrs. Lula L. Gault, 70 years old, died of a heart attack at the home of her son, Howard Gault, here this morning about 6:30 o'clock.

Members of the family said Mrs. Gault, who was spending the winter with her son, had been feeling quite well when she retired last night. She awakened the family about six, and they summoned med- i ical aid, but her death came soon after the doctor arrived. The body will be sent to Buhl, Idaho, the family home, Friday night for burial there, Mr. and Mrs.

Gault will make the trip by train to be there for the funeral services, which will be held at the Methodist Church in Buhl. Surviving relatives besides the son are one brother, Dr. Ai E. Ricks, of Atchison, who is spending the winter in Buhl, and three grandchildren, all of Hereford. Miss Wischkaemper Takes Teaching Job DALHART, Jan.

20 Miss June Wischkaemper of a has been engaged as Kella Hill Junior Hi language arts instructor. She is a midterm graduate at West Texas State College, Canyon. She will succeed Miss JBertice Tankersley who leaves Feb. 1 to reenter Texas Tech at. Lubbock, to complete her degree work next Au- came to rexas auuiu cumpien; uci wum.

Her 77th birthday was on the gust. She plans to return to Dai- sixth of this month. She was a hart, Supt. V. D.

Armstrong said. member of the Methodist Church. Besides the son at Plainview, Mrs. Kiker is survived by three daughters Mrs. Fred Criswell, National City CaL, Mrs.

Glenford Fowler, Crosbyton, and Mrs. O. B. McNeely, Welasco; two other sons. Luther E.

Kiker, Floydada and Charles M.j Kiker, Amarillo; two brothers, Em-j mett McClusky, Tulsa, and W. McClusky, LincolnvUle, 1 and a sister, Mrs. Elmer i a StephenviUe. Twelve grandchildren survive. Mrs.

Kiker had been ill of pneumonia for the past few days. Texhoma Veteran Re-enlists in Army BE QUICK To Treat BRONCHITIS Chronic bronchitis may develop if your cough, chest cold, or acute bronchitis is not treated and you cannot afford to take a chance with any medicine less potent than Creomulsion which goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Creomulsioa blends beecbwood creosote by special process with other time tested medicines for coughs. It you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough, permit three years, Master Sgt. J.

G. Morrow, district recruiter in Dalhart, announces. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J.

L. Snider of Hennessey, Prior to being discharged Feb. 1946, he was a member of the World War II Infantry. He was in Battle Of Bulge. The late Gen.i George Fatten awarded to him on: the field a Silver Star for valor in; combat.

ting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back. (Adv.) Rites at Dalhart For Joseph Reed DALHART, Jan. 20 Funeral services will be held in Dalhart late this wsek for Joseph Resd, 73 years old, who died in a Dalhart hospital Tuesday. He was taken to the hospital Monday. He was a member of the Catholic church.

He had lived here several months. Survivors Include a son, Harry Reed, of Arizona. DALHART TEACHER RESIGNS DALHART, Jan. 20 a Latta, Kella Hill Junior Hi art instructor, has resigned effective Feb 1 to accept a position in the Lubboolc Khools. Supt, V.

D. Arm- itrong has not Announced a 6 Furnished Apartments For Rent Although furnished apartments are still pretty scarce, the ad below pulled 7 replies in days! That leaves 6 landlords who must be pretty anxious to rent, if they'll go to- the trouble of writing a letter to a prospective tenant. BUSINESS man and wife need 2 or 3 room lurnUhed apartment. South or southwest part preferred. No children, no pets.

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