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Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 17

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Harlingen, Texas
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17
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December 14, 1947 MORNING STA IT, TEXAS Section Pogt Wvt Orrin Tucker To Play for Dances at Mission Fiesta announcement that Orrin Tuck and his orchestra will play at the Citrus, Vegetable and Style Show, Jan and 17, greatly increased interest and enthusiasm in this featured event of four-day eleventh annual Citrus Fiesta, according to Mrs. E. Montgomery, chairman of the style show committee -The great amount of money offered tan prises and the 120 to be awarded to each participant In the at vie ahow not receiving a prise should be a i si inducement to entires," aaid, f. and the recent announcement by exocutive committee of I PVsta that Omn Tucker mill furnish the music has stimulated JJ over, more jfl The style show will be judged by Valley women who have had actual in making one of the citrus vegetable, or flower drfsses. and style rts from Joske Rar.

Antonio Foley's. Houston, and Liehtenstrms of Corpus Christi. Tucker and his lationallv-famous orchestra will arrive Jan. IB to play for coronation of Queen Citnana XI, Mum Ann of Harlingen. He will aloo play for the hail following the coronation and at danceo both nights of the style ahow.

The dances will held in the Recreation building at Moore field and the coronation and style shows will be staged in the gymnasium ir Miss Marsh, perky vo- jj Uist of the Hit makers," will be featured at each.l. of tiie dances which are a part of the four-da celebration, has appe ared with the orchestra at ouch well-known spots as the Am-t hotel in Los Angeles, Waldorf Astoria hotel in York and the Palmer bouse in Chteagr OK li IN TKKEK 600 People Attend Hospital Open House Appmaimately 380 people viaited Valley Baptist hospital Friday for the final day of the Memorial dedication open house In posthumous honor of Dr N. A. Davidson, who died Wednesday morning. Friday visitors brought to tJbe number of people who visited the hospital dunng the two-dav oper; house.

More visitors were expected before the event began, but Walker, hospital administrator. said Friday the inclement weather had undoubtedly kept many people away. Even so, he oaid there was a large number of visitors from other Valley towns dunng the two days. Members of the Women Mis- union of the three local Baptist churches served as guides for the visitors. The visitors were Use first persons to take a public look at the hospital new surgery theater, diet and X-ray departments Begun several months ago.

only a fern electrical appliances remain to complete the construction. Walker said The new departments add three atones to the east wing of the hospital. Flowers were donated to the hospital rooms nurses and the guides during tbs two dsys by the Fletcher, and the A1 Meyer flonst shops TO Bt TEMPLE WACO JP Masonic officials Saturday construction would start soon on a $1,716,000 grand temple here. Schwellenback Offers Plan For Controls WASHINGTON UP Secretary of Schwellenbach has outlined to Congress specific proposals few price ceilings and roll backs as Republicans debated whether or not to place their own anti-inflation bill before the House Monday on a it or leave it" basis. Schwellenbach sent the proposed price control legislation to the House Banking committee with a note saying he will submit a wage control bill shortly.

But Chairman Wolcott (R- MichJ told reporters there will be no action at the special session on the Schwellenbach hill, or the one drafted by Secretary of Commerce Harriman asking pnority and allocation authority. Schwellenbach said price controls would be limited to those commodities that: basically affect the cost of living or agricultural and industrial production, and those to effectuation of the foreign policy of the United Hotel Remodeled EDINBURG The remodeled and refurnished Giddens hotel, formerly the Gateway Inn, will have its formal opening Monday, Mrs. J. L. Phillips, manager, announced The entire building la air-conditioned and eight guest rooms have been added.

All rooms have private baths and telephones. Mr. and Mrs C. A Giddens, formerly of St. Louis, are owners of the hostelry.

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