SMU Commencement Honors Largest Graduating Class
SMU awarded degrees to a large graduating class led by Key Evans son of Evans who earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and Ann Manning daughter of Mrs. Ray Manning who earned a degree in Journalism. SMU president ey Lee announced the event as the largest class yet with several veterans of World War II among the graduates.
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Leonard Stu
Louist University
Key Evans
Evans
Ann Manning
Ray Manning
Ey Lee
SMU
Graduard High School
Manning
Inaugural North Texas stock car races thrill Denison crowd
The 1950 season opener at Twin City Speedway drew 383 spectators. A rollover by Bill Stapleton and several spins marked the event. Twelve cars competed under strictly stock rules with fenderless, glass-less sprint optional. Luther McKelva’s No. 13 Ford shed a ditch and radiator hole but he plans another run next week. his car is fast and likely to contend.
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Denison
Twin City Speedway
Bill Stapleton
Luther McKelva
Bonham
Court Asked to Stop Rock Throwing at Stamford Warehouse
A Stamford warehouse seeks a court order against Mr and Mrs Lupiane to stop their family from throwing rocks at workers. The dispute arose when workmen on the five story building allegedly trespassed onto Lupiane property and stones and bricks were hurled during wall construction.
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Stamford
Conn
Connecticut
Carmillo Lupiane
Lupianis
Alvis Vandyeriff Named Executive Secretary of SCEC
Alvis Vandyeriff, on leave from the General Lands Office, was elected unanimously as Executive Secretary of the Statewide Citizens Economic Committee. Eugene McElvaney named Treasurer of the 100 man group. The Austin meeting reviewed objectives and considered broadening SCEC scope to tidelands and other Texas industries after oil import issues are resolved.
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Austin
Alvis Vandygriff
General Land Office
Veterans Land Board
Citizens Economic Committee
General Lands Office
Vandyeriff
Scec Austin
Texas
Eugene McElvaney
Dallas
SCEC
Tidelands
Bill Steele Seeks Re-Election As Commissioner
Precinct 2 voters are urged to back Bill Steele for a second term as commissioner. Steele notes one and a half years of service, promising to use available materials and equipment to maintain roads and services and asking for support to justify voter confidence.
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Bill Steele
W. A .Bill Steele
Pol Adv
Jack Ramsey Listed as Charter Member of Physics Club
Jack Ramsey of Honey Grove is named charter member of the newly formed Physics Club at East Texas State Teachers College. The senior physics major aims to promote research and advanced study and to qualify for Sigma Pi Sigma. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Ramsey.
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Commerce
Jack Ramsey
Honey Grove
East Texas State Teachers College
National Society of Physics
Sigma Pi Sigma
Ramsey
Thomas Ramsey
Edinburg Clinic Sees Peak Polio Patients At Sixty-Six
Edinburg Polio Clinic reports 66 patients today the highest total this year with recent arrivals including a 16 month old, a one year old girl from Rio Hondo and a seven month old boy from Mercedes. In Corpus Christi polio year total reaches 45 after Memorial Hospital admits three new cases. A 23 year old man from Kingsville in an iron lung is in critical condition. Others include an 18 month old girl from Corpus Christi and a one year old girl from Port Aransas.
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Edinburg
Edinburg Pollo
Rio Hondo
Mercedes
Corpus Christi
Memorial Hospital
Kingsville
Guil
Pia ' Aransas
Wesels Receives BBA From SMU in June Commencement
William Loyd Wesels earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at Southern Methodist University during the June 3 commencement. SMU President Umphrey Lee delivered the address to more than 850 graduates, the university’s largest class to date. Wesels, a 1938 Honey Grove High School alumnus, previously served in World War I.
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Dallas
William Loyd Wessels
Southern Methodist University
H E. Wessels
Honey Grove
Umphrey Lee
SMU
Honey Grove High School
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