Tech Prepares for Record 29th Homecoming at Texas Tech
Texas Tech students and alumni gear up for the 29th annual Homecoming on Friday and Saturday. Hotels fill, events include queen coronation, parades, dances, reunions, and a Tech Arizona Border Conference football game. Virginia Carr of Lubbock chairs the student committee guiding arrangements.
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Tech
Tech-University of Arizona
Jones Stadium
L. C. Walker
Lubbock Auto Co
Furr Foods, Inc
Dunlaps
Texas-New Mexico- Oklahoma
Forum
Double-T Assn
Student Union
Avalanche Journal
KFYO
Burl Hubbard
Esquires
Assn
Plainsman Hotel
Jack Maddox
Hobbs
Hart Shoemaker
Abilene
Ralph Blodgett
Spearman
J. P. Smith
Panhandle
Paul New
Caprock
American Institute of Architecture
West Engineering
Dairy Industry Club
Dairy Industry
Delta Delta Delta
Journalism
Agriculture Division
Aggie
Future Teachers of America
Rudd’s
Red Raider
Lettermen’s Association
Luby’s
Home Economics
Lubbock
Kappa Alpha Theta
Casa Linda
Delta Sigma Pi
West Hall
Kappa Kappa Gamma
First Christian Church
Kappa Sigma
Pi Beta Phi
Pi Kappa Alpha
Klapp
Phi Kappa Psi
Loon Youth Among Winners in Nationwide Livestock Judging
Seagraves October 29 Special Jerry L Hunt Loop FFA member son of Mr and Mrs R L Hunt received an award certificate and a 25 saving bond for being one of 192 winners in the third annual Pfizer livestock judging contest Photos of animals were sent to entrants in the nationwide contest Jerry was one of two Loop FFA boys who entered Notification of the award arrived last week Jerry is 17 Loop FFA advisor is Robert Becker.
Damages Suit Over Auto Crash Filed in Local Court
Richard W. Crow of Lubbock sues J. W. Glasgow of Lubbock for 28000 in Judge Robert H. Bean's 140th District Court claiming injuries to head back and shoulders from a August 19 collision at Paris Ave and 15th St. Crow seeks judgment total 28000 plus 0 unspecified costs.
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Richard W. Crow
Lubbock
J. W. Glasgow
Robbert H. Bean
Paris Ave
15Th St
Crow
Glasgow
Group of teachers tours Lubbock Agricultural Experiment Station
Seven vocational agriculture teachers two farmers and a supervisor toured the Lubbock Agricultural Experiment Station on Saturday morning in the third annual tour. Walter Labay Plainview area supervisor led the visit with Elmer Hudspeth agriculture engineer guiding the group through cotton and grain sorghum variety tests on dryland and irrigated plots.
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Lubbock
Walter Labay
Plainview
Elmer Hudspeth
Agricultural experiment station tour notes acreage and treatments
Tour participants from various Texas towns visited the experiment station to review irrigated acreage and fertilization tests on cotton land with commercial fertilizers and cotton burrs. The group also examined irrigation tests on sesame, soybeans and castor beans, defoliant plots, legumes in cotton and equipment used on site. Participants included Marvin Lasater and R H Cooksey Whiteface, Bill Whitfield and Robert Conway Levelland, David McVey Anton, Co T McCormick Ropesville, Ed White Sundown, and J O Rushing.
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Hockley County
Lubbock Experiment Station
Elmer Hudspeth
Walter Labay
J. O. Rushing
Smyer
R. K. McCoy
C. T. McCormick
Ropesville
Marvin Lasater
R. H. Cooksey
David McVey
Anton
Ed White
Sundown
Hudsbeth
Bill Whitefield
Robert Conway
Levelland
Whiteface
Bill Whitfield
Co. T. McCormick
Local sailors s paraded amid nationwide service notes
Glynn Blair, a ship service man third class, serves aboard USS Roanoke which arrived at Puget Sound for a four month overhaul after departing Norfolk. Other service members include Pvt William J Redden in Kaneohe Bay and Cpl William G Boyce bound for Korea. A 33 year old Hale Center resident faced child desertion charges with a $1000 bond. A hospital corpsman received a commendation in Japan. A Monterey High School sportsmanship plaque honors the Steers versus Lubbock game. Recruits Robert A Taylor and Rupert Triplitt attend postings in Parris Island and Acapulco with family ties noted. Local court fines totals and a robbery case with Robert Edward Oliver bond are reported.
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Glynn D. Blair
USN
E. B. Blair
Rt. 2
Anton
Roanoke
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Norfolk
Atlantic
Rodman
C. Z
San Diego
Long Beach
San Francisco
Calif
Localists in Black and White Face Off
Smyer and R. K. McCoy join Labay and Hudspeth in a white face matchup.
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Marine Corps Air Station
Kaneohe Bay
Hawaii
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Pvt
William J. Redden
Estel J. Norton
Levelland High School
Marine Cpl
William G. Boyce
Lawrence W. Smithers
Ave. C. Lubbock
Korea
Marine Air Group 12
1St Marine Aircraft Wing
Group 12
Pohang
South Korea
Hale Center
Mike Luna Ravis
Justice of the Peace
D. W. Robertson
John M. Huskey Jr
Boyd. J. Jackson
12Th Marines
Camp McNair
Japan
John M. Huskey
Slaton
Huskey
12 Marine Regiment
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Big Spring High School
Mack Robertson
Monterey
Big Spring
Steers
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Robert A. Taylor
R. A. Taylor
Elizabeth A. Williams
Collingswood
N. J
Iwo Jima
Philadelphia
Rupert Triplitt
Acapulco
Roy Hobbs
30Th St
Mexico City
Corporation Court
Robert Edward Oliver
Black Joe
Ave. A
George H. McCleskey
Oliver
Frank Villalobos
Rondo
Percales
Orion
Gay Decorator
Accor
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