Meeting on cooperation between high schools and colleges
About 90 Texas educators from high schools and colleges met at Monterey High School to discuss admissions orientation and cooperation. Officials from Texas Tech and Lubbock Public Schools planned the event, addressing problems in admissions standards testing and student orientation.
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Texas
Monterey High School
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Floyd Honey
W. P. Clements
Honey
Tedh
James G. Allen
M. L. Matherly
Plainview High School
Two Young Airmen Held In Burglary Of Company Here
Two 19 year old Reese airmen John Vernon Castle and Kenneth Laverne Swanson were arrested at 1 a.m. Saturday after officers found 161 cigarette packages and $40.35 in change. They admitted burglary of a cigarette machine at Investors Security Insurance Co. 2107 Ave Q. machine later found emptied and moved to 92nd St and Ave P. Bond set at $1,500 each. Bill Lamb praised Officers George Talbot and Donald Wright for their work.
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Justice Court of
D. W. Robertson
Reese Airmen
John Vernon Castle
Kenneth Laverne Swanson
Bill Lamb
George Talbot
Donald Wright
Quirt Ave
Investors Security Insurance Co
Ave. Q
92Nd St
Ave. P
District Attorney's Assistant to Resign
William R. Shaver assistant district attorney submitted his resignation effective April 9 He will return to private practice in Lubbock and join A W Salyars Shaver has served with the district attorney's office over three years His letter praised District Attorney Travis Shelton and staff while expressing regret at leaving No successor named as of Saturday He resides at 5109 41st Street
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William R. Shaver
Shaver
Lubbock
A. W. Salyars
Dist
Travis Shelton
Shelton
41St St
All Rooms Taken In Tech Women's Dorm
Texas Tech dormitory supervisor H L Burgess says Drane Hall has no vacancies for 1956 57 with a waiting list started Coeds on campus will have priority for Knapp and Horn Halls and vacancies filled from the waiting list Drane capacity is 314 The fall reservations request level matches last year Meanwhile funeral services are set for Lawrence G Dana in Canada Ford Pa He was 80 and won the Grand American Handicap in 1936.
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Texas Tech
H. L. Burgess
Burgess
Drane Hall
Tech
Drane
Knapp
Horn Hall
Canadford
Lawrence G. Dana
Dana
Eden, N. Y
Officers Named By Dietetic Group At Texas Convention
The 21st annual Texas Dietetic Association convention closed with new officers named: Nell Morris of Dallas as president elect for 1957, Jane Fisher of Houston treasurer, Sadie Kate Bass of Denton representative to the American Dietetic Association house of delegates, and Frances Low of Houston chairman of the nominating committee. Outgoing president is Dr. Mina W. Lamb of Lubbock. Margaret Johnson of Houston will be president elect next fall, and Shirley Schulz of Lubbock will continue as secretary for a second half of a two year term. About 85 members attended. Distinguished speakers included Dr. Eppright of the University of Texas and Dr. Eppright of Iowa State College. Elmira Blecha of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston also spoke. ADDRESSES FARM GROUP Myrna Thompson, 1955 State Farm Bureau queen from Dimmitt, was guest of honor and principal speaker for Bailey County Farm Bureau family night banquet in Mule Shoe. She repeated her Fort Worth state convention speech. The queen contest is open to girls ages 16 to 22 with a Farm Bureau father or brother.
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Texas Dietetic Assn
Texas Tech Student Union
Nell Morris
Dallas
Jane Fisher
Houston
Sadie Kate Bass
Denton
House of Delegates
American Dietetic Assn
Frances Low
Mina W. Lamb
Lubbock
Margaret Johnson
Shirley Schulz
Margaret Eppright
Department of Home Economics
University of Texas
Ercel Eppright
Department of Food and Nutrition
Iowa State College
Elmira Blecha
Veterans Administration Hospital
Farm Group
Myrna Thompson
State Farm Bureau
Dimmitt
Bailey County Farm Bureau
Muleshoe
Fort Worth
Farm Bureau
Pickup Overturns Four Times Near San Angelo
Two men are killed and a third injured in a four-time rollover crash four miles north of San Angelo. Victims are Odie Alexander, 50, of Carlsbad and Edgar Dunn, 47, of San Angelo. Fred Williams, 35, of San Angelo, was slightly hurt. The truck overturned after sliding onto the shoulder. all were thrown from the vehicle.
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San Angelo
Odie Alexander
Carlsbad
Tex
Tom Green
Edgar Dunn
Fred Williams
Alfred Allee
Local Recruits Assigned to Camp Chaffee Artillery Regiment
Pvt Neal W Welch husband of Mrs Wanda Welch and Pvt Donald T McEntire son of Mr and Mrs J C McEntire, both of Lubbock, have been assigned to Battery B 3rd Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Training Regiment Camp Chaffee Ark for common basic training in the United States Army. After eight weeks training they may be reassigned to another post or stay at Camp Chaffee for further training in their military occupational specialties.
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Camp Chaffee
Ark
Neal W. Welch
Wanda Welch
Colgate
Donald T. McEntire
J. C McEntire
Lubbock
2Nd Field Artillery Training Regiment
Denton Court to Hear Criminal Cases Monday
Denton 99th District Court Judge James G Denton will call criminal docket cases at 10 am Monday with about 125 jurors to report Tuesday for prospective service. Notable charges include murder linked to Nora Lee Long 30 of 206 18th St rear and other counts such as robbery by assault burglary and forgery with several defendants named.
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99Th District Court
James G. Denton
Nora Lee Long
18Th St
Willie Sparks
James Arthur Columbus
Ivory
Ernest Jones
Ave. B
Denton
Eddie Grundy
51St St
Shirley Grundy
Norman Cooper
56Th St
Donald Roberts
Hub Homes
George E McPherson Services At Post Today
Funeral services for George E McPherson 74 will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Post with Rev Holmes J Pill of El Paso and assisting pastors from local churches officiating. McPherson died Friday at Garza Memorial Hospital after a long illness and had served as county road superintendent in El Paso County for 11 years before returning to Post in February. Burial will follow in Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home direction.
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Terrace Cemetery
Mason Funeral Home
Six-Week Summer Course Aims to Aid Gifted Texas Teens
The University of Texas announced a pilot six-week summer program for gifted high school students between their junior and senior years. 25 chemistry students will be invited to campus for the 1956 project, covering living costs while UT provides instructors. selection will involve cooperation with participating high schools. Dr. L. D. Haskew outlines the plan to push beyond normal high school levels and accelerate college progress through specialized exams. Dr. Robert E. Eakin will lead the group with two high school science teachers to assist.
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Austin
University of Texas Today
L. D. Haskew
College of Education
Ity
University
Robert E. Eakin
Biochemical Institute
Norman Knouf Family To Leave City For Michigan Resort
Mr and Mrs Norman Knouf of 2311 B 16th St will leave soon for Tamarac Lake near Detroit Lakes Michigan to build and operate a resort camp He has been manager in Maxey Lumber Cos hardware department Mrs Knouf has served as advertising secretary of the Avalanche Journal She is daughter of Mrs I E Barr of 2311 A 16th St Their son Robert E Smith and his family from White Sands NM are visiting over the weekend from the Proving Ground where he is employed in civil capacity
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Norman Knouff
16Th St
Tamarac Lake
Detroit Lakes
Mich
Maxey Lumber Co
Knouf
Avalanche Journal
I. E. Barr
Boy Struck and Killed in San Antonio Traffic Death
A three year old boy, Federico Flores, was struck by a car while crossing a street in San Antonio. He died Friday, becoming the 12th traffic fatality in 1956.
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San Antonio
Federico Flores
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Tech Women
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Dietetic Group
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Texas U
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City
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