Tech To Award 120 Degrees At Summer Commencement
Texas Technological College will award 120 degrees at a Wednesday night commencement in the administration building green with 110 bachelor degrees and 10 master degrees. O B Ratliff, longtime Tech director and Lubbock lawyer, will be the speaker. Final exams are set for Monday and Tuesday, with a full list of graduates in attendance including numerous Lubbock and West Texas names.
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Texas Technological College
Ratliff
O. B. Ratliff
Tech
Lubbock
Coke Stevenson
A. H. Lehdigh
Division of Agriculture
Brown C. Welch
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Lubcock
Abernathy
Angelina Kveton
Jerry M. Moorhead
Amarillo
Doris Marie Higley
Austin
Inez Clift
Ballinger
Gladys Annette Hill
Big Spring
Mery
Olive Rackley
Brownfield
Smith Hawkins
Horace Max Perry
Ruth Elizabeth Lisht
Camp Springs
Oma
Beatrice Barousett
Childress
Helen Nacine Hodges
Clarendon
Wesley Powell
Cleburne
Betty Ann Watt
Clovis
N. M
Helen Jo Hunton
Copperes Cove
Arnold Robert Mathias
Crospyion
Jean Sherwood
Halbert
Dallas
Maris Ellis
Deleon
Corinne Isabel Stinson
Elbert
Evelyn Earl Hodres
Esterline Quentin Adams
Flioydada
William Battle Harris
Joe Elis Ericson
Arvo Goddard
Eloise Nettles Griffin
Bryan W. Hars
Ardath V. Head
Elizabeth Hendrix
Maxine Pearl Hyde
Lester L. Kuilpatrick
Sarah LaNell King
James P. Lattimore
Jackie Cross Luckett
Harold Jeon Masser
Allen A. McArthur
George Lee Millis
Cecil T. Overler
Alma Odom Pinkston
Clarence A. Powell, Jr
Nancy Jo Sharpe
Mary Elizabeth Shorles
Ava Ruth Stange
Maxine Barnett Tarbox
Wisie Tro
W. Nan Abbott Tudor
Tin
Bismarck H. Turner
Miriam Louise Turrentine
Ernestine Gibson Wheelock
Winona Anne White
Mackin — Elmer Ellsworth
Mineral Wells
Louise Lowe
Morton
Special Exams At Senior High For Missed Terms
Examinations for Senior High students who missed term exams due to illness will be held Thursday. Principal's permission is required. requests may be made in the principal's office Monday to Wednesday between 9 and 12 and 1 to 4. The schedule lists 8 a.m. commercial subjects, 9 a.m. English, 10 a.m. history, 11 a.m. mathematics, 1 p.m. science, 2 p.m. languages, 3 p.m. all other subjects.
Albanians Described as Europe’s Oldest Southeastern People
A historical note claims Albanians constitute the oldest race in southeastern Europe, asserting their long continuity in the region and tracing roots through ancient populations and local traditions.
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Southeastern
Europe
Cotton Market For Week Ended Firm
New York Aug 23 cotton prices finished the week firmer after erratic fluctuations from international tension and securities declines. Nearby positions rose as textile ceilings anticipated, India lifted export embargo, and carryover may drop toward 4 million bales.
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New York
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
United States
India
Former WACs Eligible for Pacific Theater Assignment
The U S Army recruiting station announced former Women Army Corps members may be enlisted for Pacific theater duties. Eligible MOS codes are 055 general clerk 405 typist clerk 213 stenographer and 502 administrative non commissioned officer. Apply by October 1 through the Lubbock recruiting station in the Federal Building.
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Women’s Army Corps
U. S. Army
Lubbock
Federal Building
Earliest Surgical Operation Images Carved on Tomb Stones
Ancient stone carvings near Memphis Egypt dating to about 2500 B C depict surgical procedures. The engravings illustrate early medical practice and tool use, offering insight into ancient Egyptian medicine and anatomy. The artwork marks some of the oldest known visual records of surgery.
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Memphis
Egypt
MacArthur Publishes 505 Japanese Plants to Be Removed
General Douglas MacArthur releases a list of 505 plants across eight industries in Japan slated for potential removal as Allied reparations. The plan covers ball bearing and munitions facilities, shipbuilding capacity, sulphuric acid plants, and half of power generation and machine tool sectors, with several plants allowed to continue until further orders. No removals have occurred yet.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
J. Z. Reday
Allied Powers Industrial Division
Red Cross Sponsors Slaton Swim Course
The Lubbock Red Cross chapter partners with the Slaton chapter to offer a condensed swimming course at the Slaton pool starting Monday at 9 am for one week. Classes cover non swimmers beginners intermediates and advanced lifeguard categories with age limits 12 to 15 for advanced and 16 plus for lifesaving. Mrs Julia Cane leads as water safety instructor and registration requires name address age and sex.
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Lubbock
American Red Cross
Slaton
Red Cross
Slaton Pool
Julia Cane
Lubbock Red Cross Chapter
Doolittle Raider To Be Jap Missionary
Jacob D. Deshazer, a 33 year old Doolittle raider captured and tortured by the Japanese, announced he will return to Japan as a missionary after marrying Florence Matheny, 25, then attempt to convert the former captors to Christianity.
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Doolittle Raider
Seattle
Jacob D. Deshazer
Japan
Deshazer
Florence Matheny
Not All Federal Jobs Are For Life
Washington Aug 24 Thousands of government workers are laid off monthly as wartime staffing shrinks toward peacetime size. The piece answers questions about civil service, exams, preferences for veterans and widows, pay scales, promotion, retirement at 70, and benefits including pensions and vacation.
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James Marlow
Washington
James. Marlaese Q
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Fence to Enclose Booker T. Washington Park in Carver Heights
City park department ordered 1181 dollars of wire mesh fence to surround Booker T. Washington Negro Park. The five foot high fence will have three strands of barbed wire and two entrances east and west. Purpose is to curb foot traffic and worn grass paths. City commission delayed approval two weeks but voted to proceed.
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Booker T. Washington Negro Park
Carver Heights
C. D. McGehee
McGehee
K. N. Clapp
City Park Board
City Commission
Traffic Safety Drive Set In New Mexico September 1
State Police Chief Homer Ledbetter announced a statewide traffic safety drive beginning September 1. All cars will be stopped for inspection to verify lights and brakes and display inspection stickers.
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New Mexico
Santa FE
U.P
Homer Ledbetter
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Lula Mae Cook
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National Rifle Association
Southern Association
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