Amherst Honors Valedictorian and Salutatorian of 1964 Class
Miss Virginia Floyd is valedictorian of Amherst High School’s 1964 class with a 94.9 grade average. Judy Tapley is salutatorian with a 94.6 average. Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Tapley. Virginia Floyd is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Odis Floyd.
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Amherst
Virginia Floyd
Amherst High School
Judy Tapley
Doyle Tapley
Miss Floyd
Odis Floyd
Monroes and Jackson Signatures Found in Old Land Papers
E S Wilson of Lubbock unveils two early American president signatures on land transaction records. Papers dated 1821 and 1831 reference James Monroe and Andrew Jackson, issued to Isaac N Wilson, great grandfather of the Lubbock man. Wilson, a real estate dealer, moved to Lubbock in 1930 after running a Illinois dry cleaning business.
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E. S. Wilson
Lubbock
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Wilson
Illinois
Luke Wilson
Flora
United States
Isaac N. Wilson
Iinois
Ave. Q
Willie Mae Walter Named Degree Candidate at Texas Lutheran
Willie Mae Walter daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Walter of Rt 2 Slaton is a candidate for a bachelor of science degree to be conferred May 31 at Texas Lutheran College Seguin. She majored in biology and minored in physical education.
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Seguin
Willie Mae Walter
W. H. Walter
Rt. 2
Slaton
Texas Lutheran College
Walter
Coal reserves would last centuries in UK high output
In London a report notes Britain produces about 190.5 million metric tons of coal annually. At this rate the vast coal reserves could endure for four to five hundred years.
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London
United Kingdom
Third Pageant Entry Brownfield in Miss South Plains 1964
Joy Luckie becomes the third contestant in the Miss South Plains Pageant sponsored by the Brownfield Quarterback Club. A Brownfield High School senior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Luckie, she joins Jane Weiss and Peggy Ferguson. The contest is open June 13 to entrants from Gaines Yoakum and Terry counties.
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Brownfield
Joy Luckie
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Miss Luckie
Brownfield Quarterback Club
Brownfield High School
John F. Luckie
Jane Weiss
Peggy Ferguson
Dean Murrphy
Gaines
Yoakum
Terry
Swimming Pool Course Slated In Lubbock
A one day swimming pool operators course will be held at 8 15 a m in the City County health department auditorium North Ave Q Dr and Jarvis St Speakers include Dr David M Cowgill Sam L Warrington Dr Richard Berger and others from the State health department Texas Tech and the City County health unit The course is hosted by the health department in cooperation with the State health department City recreation department and the Texas Tech physical education department All pool owners and operators are invited to attend.
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Lubbock
State Health Department
City Recreation Department
Texas Tech Physical Education Department
City-County Health Department
North Ave. Q Drive
Jarvis St
David M. Cowgill
Tech Rifle Team Wins First in Fourth Army Indoor Match
Texas Tech's Army ROTC rifle team captured first place in the Fourth Army Intercollegiate indoor match with 2,606 points out of 3,000. S. Sgt. Howard B. Alderman coached the team as they defeated rivals from major colleges in Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Texas Tech
Tech
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Howard B. Alderman
Fourth Army team members named from Texas towns
The squad placed sixth nationally last year and first in the Fourth Army area. Seniors Robert Taubert of Wichita Falls and David Pummill of Dallas, Charles Hamilton of Lubbock, and sophomores Bernard Funk of San Antonio and William Salmon Jr. of Lubbock lead the group with freshmen Autrey Bardin Dallas Billy Poteet Lubbock William Sharp Dallas Edwin Cox Muleshoe and Robert Marberry Lubbock making up the rest of the team.
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Texas Tech Army
Autrey Bardin
Dallas
Bernard Fun
San Antonio
Bill Poteet
Charles Hamilton
Lubbock
William Sharp
Robert Taubert
Robert Marberry
William Salmon
David Pummill
Edwin Cox
Pummill
Sharp
Marberry
Salmon
Taubert
Wichita Falls
Cox
Muleshoe
Tech
Bernard Funk
William Salmon Jr
Billy Poteet
Population of France Grows One Percent in 1963
The National Institute of Statistics reports France’s population rose one percent to an estimated 48,090,000 during 1963.
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Paris
France
National Institute of Statistics
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Fourth Army
General Motors
Frigidaire
Frigidaire Mobile
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