Ceremony For Nurses Is Set At Lubbock School
Chaplain Wayne Cook will deliver the principal address at the graduation and capping ceremony for the fourth class of Lubbock Vocational Nursing School at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Asbury Methodist Church. Corine Lattimore will present caps, Dr. G. G. Hamner will issue certificates, and Verdell Barnhart with Arnold Maeker will lead prayers and sing. Graduates include Mary Brittingham Lora Hodge Mary Dougle Carol On Syble Pendley Destine Stark Blanche Wadley. Capping class members listed with Barnhart Bonds Brooks Click Dever Dunn Garnett Greer Haynie Hefner Henderson Kelton Simer Smith Stargel Vessey Whitefield. The 12-month program started with preclinical work and hospital practice, opening paths to employment in hospitals and clinics. Lattimore will begin new classes in September and February Jr open to ages 17 and up with two years of high school. Applications may be sent to the Lubbock Vocational Nursing School at George M. Hunt School, 17th St and Ave M, Lubbock.
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Wayne Cook
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock Vocational Nursing School
Asbury Methodist Church
Corine Lattimore
G. G. Hammer
Verdell Barnhart
Arnold Maeker
W. P. Hodge
Carlos Reynolds
Mary Brittingham
Lora Hodge
Mary Dougle
Carol
Syble Pendley
Destine Stark
Blanche Wadley
Barnhart
Joanne Bonds
Annie Lois Brooks
Pauline Click
Porgie Dever
Mary Dunn
Alma Garnett
Fiona Greer
Lorena Haynie
Ida Hefner
Catherine Henderson
Omega Kelton
Hazel Simer
Gertie B. Smith
Jo Stargel
Sibyl Vessey
Hettie Whitefield
Lubbock Public Schools
West Texas
Methodist
Lubbock Vocational
Denton Sweepstakes Speech Tournament To Feature 100 Teams
More than 100 debate teams from 27 high schools across Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana will compete January 14 and 15 in the Denton Sweepstakes Speech tournament. Prizes include first and second place trophies in boys and girls debate and medals in 11 individual events with a sweepstakes trophy for the top high school in points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Dallas
South Oak Cliff
North Dallas
Crozier Tech
Sunset
Adamson
Hill
Lubbock Builders Headed to Chicago Convention
A delegation led by L. T. Foster will leave for Chicago to attend the National Association of Home Builders convention January 16 to 20. Plans for the first Lubbock Home Builders Association Home Show to be staged in September were outlined, with prize awards including a new home.
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Lubbock Home Builders
L. T. Foster
Lubbock Home Builders Association
Chicago
National Association of Home Builders
Foster
Southwest
Church Youth Group Ends Meeting Here
The El Paso Presbytery Youth Fellowship wrapped up its conference with the theme Showing Our Love for Christ. Glenn Rogers of Big Spring led the morning worship and presided at a noon luncheon and business meeting. Six study groups addressed practical applications of the theme for about 150 youths from a dozen West Texas and New Mexico towns.
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Christ
el Paso
H. P. Watkins
Marietta Thompson
Troy Jarvis
Jim Gilbert
James Gilbert
Tom Henry Gunn
George Oldham
West Texas
New Mexico
Blackwood Quartet Kick Off Cochran Dimes Drive
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet will perform at Morton County Auditorium at 8 p.m. to launch Cochran County 1955 March of Dimes campaign profits go to the polio drive. Ed Howell chairs the county fund drive with Jack Wallace as permanent chair.
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Blackwood Quartet
Cochran
Morton
Cochran County
Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Gospel Singers
Morton Junior Chamber of
Comerce
Ed Howell
Jack Wallace
AIME Unit Auto Company Here Promotes Salesmen Will Meet Tuesday
The Student AIME unit at Texas Tech will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday January 11 at 730 pm in the Petroleum Engineering Building. A Western Company representative will discuss perforating and logging while Naylan Vendl presides. Plans include promoting Earl Dietering Sr and Robert A Berrier to assistant sales managers at Kuykendall Chevrolet Co.
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Aime
Auto Company
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Petroleum Engineering
Tech
Western Company
Midland
Bob Barnett
Naylan Vendl
Earl Dietering Sr
Robert A. Berrier
Kuykendall Chevrolet Co
Ralph E. Penney
Kuykendall
Yea Dietering
Lubbock
Hobbs Trailer Co
Geo. P. Livemore Inc
Police Seek Man Behind False Alarm Funeral Stampede
In AguaCalientes Mex December 8 authorities hunted a man blamed for a false alarm that caused a panicky stampede in a movie house killing five children and injuring 23. The dead were Jesus Morales Victor Cruz and Wenceslao Escalante. two other boys unidentified. Police called the alarm unjustified and said patrons fled the exits en masse. Local groups including the Church Masonic Lodge and Lubock Lions Club are mentioned in connection with the tragedy.
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Aguscalientes
Mex
Jesus Morales
Victor Cruz
Wenceslao Escalante
Petersburg First Baptist Church adds new auditorium
Construction started on a 123000 addition and remodeling project for Petersburg First Baptist Church. A 500-seat auditorium and two story educational building will be added, with the existing auditorium converted into classrooms. The project features brick exterior, exposed arches, oak paneling, and acoustical ceiling. heating and electrical systems will be updated. Building committee is chaired by Shorty Robinson with members Scarbrough, Fullingham, Eason, Gregory, Alford, Williams, Sell, Kelley and Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg Church
Petersburg First Baptist Church
Petersburg
H. R. Bundock
Lubbock
Butler-Kimmel Co
Lubbock Plumbing Co
Electric Co
Shorty” Robinson
Bob Scarbrough
Bunch Fullingham
Ray Eason
Snooks Gregory
John Alford
M. J. Williams
J.B. Sell
Grady Kelley
Roe Grace
Public Address System Planned for New Educational Wing
The Rev J Harvey Scott says a large assembly room will be on the lower floor of the new educational wing and will include public address and hearing aid outlets for the deaf as part of the facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harvey Scott
Texas Architects Pick Houston for 1955 Convention
The Texas Society of Architects chose Houston for its 1955 convention to be held November 2 through 4. Directors installed Grayson Gill of Dallas as president, succeeding Edwin Carroll of El Paso.
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Austin
Texas Society of Architects
Houston
Grayson Gill
Dallas
Edwin Carroll
el Paso
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Woody Williamson
Dick Walden
Cecil Jenings
H. C. Lewis
Harold Blank
J. B. McPherson
S. §. Forrest Jr
Mark Hailey
Land Feyne
Clendon’ Miler
The
Lubbock Builders and Suppliers
National Association
Washington
Har
Staggers
Department of Peace
House
Eolemae Tie
Colgate Hlerophryl
Amarillo
American Petroleum Institute
Bertram
Texas Tech
First Baptist Church
Lubbock Lions Club
Chevrolet
Berrier
Waxahachie
Cook
Cook’s Paints
Col
Peli Hae
Willys
Willys Bermuda
Willys Custom
Willys Motors
Toledo 1
Ohio
Tex and
Hom
Era
Texas Ave
Cole Motor Co
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