Levelland Educator T. O. Petty Retires After 44 Years
longtime school administrator T. O. Petty retires after 44 years in Hockley County education. He helped found South Plains College and served as tax assessor collector. Petty held roles from county superintendent to school leader, with military service in 1918 and community involvement across civic groups. He was born in Marquez, Texas, in 1896 and has four children including Olen Ray Petty and Gyn O. Petty.
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Texas Tech
Absentee Voting Set For November Elections
Absentee voting for the general election and the bond election opens Wednesday in the county clerk’s office on the second floor of the new courthouse. Voting runs through November 2. Eligible voters out of county or hindered by health may vote absentee. Bond election adds a property ownership requirement listed on county tax rolls.
Air Force Seeks Graduates for Officer Training
The Air Force aims to recruit college graduates as officer trainees to replace retiring World War II officers after 20 years of service. Eligibility opens to seniors 210 days before graduation with rising quota needs from 1960 to 1963, with recruitment info available at Air Force recruiting stations.
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Floyd Deputy Quits For Precinct Post
Floyd County Sheriff Walter Hollums to announce a replacement for the Lockney area. Deputy Lowell Bilbrey resigns effective Nov 1 and will work for Pct. 2 Commissioner Bob Jarrett. Bilbrey has one year as deputy and five years as a Lockney city officer.
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Legal Secretaries To Observe Week In Lubbock
Lubbock legal secretaries observe Legal Secretaries Week proclaimed by the Texas governor. They sponsor a legal education course with Lubbock attorneys as speakers and hold a luncheon at 12 noon Wednesday in the Red Raider Room of the Pioneer Hotel. Reservations by calling PO 5-8512 by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Wednesday night, legal secretaries meet at 3114 Fourth Street.
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Mill opens new facilities at Plains Co-Op Oil Mill
The Plains Co-Op Oil Mill unveiled its new addition located south of the old plant, now the world’s largest mill after the first cotton seed load was unloaded on Saturday. Shown are Charlie Hunter, Acuff Co-Op Gin manager, and J B Sherrod, Acuff gin board president.
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