Tech pledges 131 men to national fraternities
Texas Tech announces 131 men pledged by ten national social fraternities. Sigma Chi led with 22 pledges, Alpha Tau Omega 18, Sigma Nu and Phi Kappa Psi 13 and 14 respectively, plus multiple chapters listing names from Dallas, Houston, Abilene, and other cities. The report ties to ongoing campus Greek life and mentions notable local and regional enrollees.
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Texas Tech
James Whitehead
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Alpha Tau Omega
Sigma Nu
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Delta Theta
Pi Kappa Alpha
Kappa Sigma
Tau Delta Tau
Phi Gamma Delta
Eicht
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Alpha_Tau Omera
David Eugene Atsa
Ali Baze Jr
Wichita
Idreags
Bly Warne
Norean Smith
Hewan
Charies Dow Lyne
Sudan
de Micke Andrew Victor Herbert Rand
Gerald Simif Borger
Charles Willam
Rogera Gainesville
Phi Gamma_ Delta
Pst
Henry Rosth
Ronald Debs Davis
Fred R. Andenv
Kenneth Wayne Warren
Dallas
Eddie Calahan Claston
Odessa
Gordon Eugene Joiner
Midland
Fred Allen LeBeau
Lovington
Wiliam Lewrim
John Swain Carter la
Gary Marvin
Edwin
Jerry Lee
Delta Tau
Charles Calven Knowles
Hens Dean
Pete Raish
Fort Worth
Jonni Jordan
Monahans
Norman Pusae Loose
el Paso
Gary Dae Meyer
Forest Dwight Rose
Jean Pesta Rauchishbad
N. ML
Charlies
Martin Willams
San Angelo
Bisma Alpha Epsilon
Prip Gomion Falsom
Charles Peaies
Donald DaVault Holt
Forstockton
Jan Ogden
Brady
District 7 VFW to Hear State Officer Address
Doyle Willis of Fort Worth senior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will speak at a VFW District 7 meeting in Brownfield. A hospitality hour and dance preceded the event. Delegates and officers outline Sunday sessions, a memorial service, and a barbecue at Veterans Hall. Willis served in World War I in the Air Force Pacific theater and held multiple VFW posts statewide.
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Brownfield
Specelal
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
Veterans of Foreign War
VFW District 7
Willis
Texas Senate
Veterans Hall
N. T. Connor
Dist. 7
Ladies Auxiliary
Jack Aalidrup
Hand Brothers
VFW
Velasquez as Painter of Portraits and Landscapes
The 17th century Spanish master Velasquez is noted for portraits, landscapes, and religious works, reflecting a versatile oeuvre across genres.
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Velasquez
Area Hi Y Fellows Prepare for Austin Pre-Legislative Program
About 530 Texas HI Y members from the West Texas area met at Texas Tech for the 11th annual Youth and Government Pre legislative Conference. Delegates learned procedures from Texas Tech students and elected candidates for the Austin model legislature. Morris Sheats, Gary Trott, Jim LeBus and Mary Ann Bohannon were chosen for key posts.
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Hi-Y
West Texas
Texas Hi-Y Fellowship
Texas
Austin
Morris Sheats
Lubbock
Jim LeBus
Wichita Falls
Mary Ann Bohannon
el Paso
Reading
Gary Trott
Plainview
Cttzena
Texas Tech
Cecil Johnson
College
Texan
Austin Dee
HIFY
Stym
Ellen Hammack
Ted Ferguson
Jim Carter
Disttrict
George Gilkerson
Burglaries Probed At Church and Auto Supply
Police investigate Friday night burglaries at First Presbyterian Church and McKissack Auto Supply Co. A filing cabinet was broken into at the church and about 10 dollars stolen. Intruders also stole 174 gallons of anti freeze valued at 286 dollars from a shed behind the auto firm. A 10 year old Steiner violin was reported missing from Charles Hageman’s home between February 1957 and Saturday. no value was listed.
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First Presbyterian Church
McKissack Auto Supply Co
Tom B. Anderson
McHissack
1702
Ave. H
Stiener
Charles Hageman
45Th St
Four-State Debate Meet Showcases Wits From Nine Colleges
Debaters from nine colleges and universities contested at Texas Tech in a two day meet. Five teams earned superior ratings after five of nine rounds, led by Jim Young Leland Cole Hutchinson Junior College Virginia Bray Lynn Thompson Miles Schulze Gaynelle Babb Jo Ann Castilla Marcie Montgomery Bill Snead Robert Hanna and others.
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Texas Tech
Jim Young
Leland Cole
Hutchinson
Kansas
Virginia Bray
Lynn Thompson
Tech
Wits
Miles Schulze
P and Gaynelle Babb
North Texas State College
Jo Ann Castilla
Marcie Montgomery
University of New Mexico
Bill Snead
Robert Hanna
Defense Contractors Reassured On Pay Timing
Major defense contractors worried about Pentagon stretchouts on arm payments heard assurances that the government will pay its bills on time. Commerce Department officials and top aides noted Air Force contractors had been told the Pentagon would cap monthly payments at about 73 to 80 percent of contract figures, prompting industry concerns over cash flow during government funding gaps.
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Sfrings
Pentagon
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
Secretary of Commerce
Air Force
Tagon
West Texas State College hosts two day meet
Bruce Vaughan and Tommy Reagan led events with forty two students at the Tech speech department sponsored two day meet featuring Ley Morgan and Helen Taylor from West Texas State College.
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Ley Morgan
Helen Taylor
West Texas State College
Bruce Vaughan
Tommy Reagan
New Mexico
Tech Speech Department
Pyongyang Vivid With Red Flags For Korean Soviet Friendship
Radiol Peiping reports Pyongyang the North Korean capital is decked with red flags and strings of lights to celebrate Korean Soviet friendship, amid city streets shining for the occasion.
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London
Radin Peiping
Pyongyans
North Korea
Sonth
Hot Bicycle Ring Nabbed by Police and Juveniles
Police, sheriff deputies and juvenile officers broke a hot bicycle ring suspected of stealing about 50 bicycles. Two Latin American boys ages 12 and 14 were picked up riding a possibly stolen bicycle and admitted taking 15 bikes and selling them for small sums. The case remained under investigation with juvenile authorities handling action.
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A. R. Mason
Willia Clark
Aces
Public debut of The Rainbow Tribe by Josephine Baler
Josephine Baler introduced her eight adopted children in Paris during the presentation of her new children’s book The Rainbow Tribe. The kids aged 11 months to five years hail from Japan Finland Colombia Terra Renee Ivory Coast and North Rica.
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Paris
St. Louis
Josephine Baler
Japan
Finland
Colombia
Tera
Renee
Ivory Coast
Northrica
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