Texas Tech Homecoming Draws 8000 Alumni
Eight thousand Texas Tech exes attended the homecoming program at the college with parades, dances, and club entertainments. The event featured a luncheon bid by regional bus lines, decorated gymnasiums, and music by Burl Hubbard’s orchestra. The Ex-Students council updated by laws, added members to the executive board, and set the Loyalty fund as its fund raising agency.
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Lubbock Bus Company
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Alpha Phi Omega
Burl Hubbard
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Ex-Students Association
Floyd Wooldridge
Houston
Kenneth Leftwich
Lubbock
Texas Technological College Board of Directors
D. M. Wiggins
Teller Committee
Ex- Students Association
Athletic Council
George Langford
Election May Be Melancholy For Women Seek Congress Posts
Martha Kearney reports that about 30 women running for the House expect a poor showing on election day with many facing defeat after primary contests in 15 states. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine is set to win a Senate seat, while Edith Nourse Rogers and Mary Norton are favored incumbents. Other female candidates span Utah, Connecticut, Ohio, New Jersey and New York with varied party tickets and outcomes anticipated. Excavators in Cyprus unearthed a Bronze Age city.
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Martha Kearney
INS
Washington
House of Representatives
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
Chase Going Woodhouse
Connecticut
Woodhouse
Utah
Smith College
Germany
Army
Kenneth Royall
Ing
Reva Beck Bosone
Bosone
Massachusetts
Edith Nourse Rogers
Congress
Mary T. Norton
D-N. J
Frances Bolton
Ohio
Katherine St. George
R-N. Y
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Calif
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Ana Rice
Georgia Lusk
New Mexico
Lusk
Mother Of Lubbock Man Dies At Abilene
Rosa F. Hill 72 of Abilene died early Saturday in an Abilene hospital after pneumonia. Services set 2:30 p.m. today at O'Donnell Church of Christ with Rev. Arthur Golden officiating. Burial in O'Donnell cemetery. Survivors include three sons Ed Hill Brownfield Frank Smith Oklahoma City T O Smith Lubbock one daughter Mrs Noble Wynn Post one sister Mrs Lillie Dodd Muleshoe eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers: Roy Gibson Cliff Lambert Will Ed Treadway J J Schornberg Billy Joe Haire Hawton Haire.
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Rosa F. Hill
Abilene
Plains Funeral Home
Plains
O’donnell Church of Christ
Arthur Golden
O’donnell
Ed Hill
Brownfield
Frank Smith
Oklahoma City
Okla
T. O. Smith
Lubbock
Noble Wynn
Post
Lillie Dodd
Body of man in women's clothes found in Mississippi River
The body of a man dressed in women's clothes was recovered from the Mississippi river at New Roads La. and identified by officials as James Bruce. He was believed connected to the slaying of a state prison captain's wife. Deputy Sheriff Harold Bona venture and Superintendent Roll O. Lawrence announced the positive ID.
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New Roads
Mississippi River
James Bruce
Harold Bonaventure
Pointe Coupee Parish
Roll O. Lawrence
State Penitentiary
Bruce
T. H. Martin
East Felican Parish
Athletic Director at Bradley U Dies
J Robertson athletic director of Bradley University Peoria Ill died at St Marys hospital Rochester Minn of a liver ailment He led Bradley athletics nearly 29 years relinquishing coaching of football and basketball this year after 28 years as a coach He was born 1891 in South Haven Minn and played at Minnesota Carleton College and Montana He coached at Georgetown College and Hays State Teachers Surviving are Mrs Robertson two daughters and two sons.
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Rochester
Minn
U.P.A
Robbie
Georgetown
College
Hays
Kan
Bradley
Robertson
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Farmers of America
Kemas Club
Future Teachers of America
Kappa Alpha Mu
W. O
Boswell
PSN
Reeves
Texas Technological College
Broadway
Texas Ave
Centaur Club
Cyprus
Whitfield Davidson
U. S. District Court
Northern District
Fort Worth
Democratic Executive Committee
Jim Wells County
Zapata County
Duval County
Coke R. Stevenson
Lyndonb. Johnson
United States
H. L. Poole
A. G. Johnson
F. A. Harkrider
Hugo Black
U. S. Supreme Court
Davidson
U. S. District Court At
Jack Porter
U. S
George
L. E. Douglass
Bradley U
Tex
Avalanche- Boy
Schenectady
N. Y
Richard McCaughan
Lake George
Richard
Bombi
Fifth Avenue
Wylie Drug
Texas Dial
Wylie
Elgin
Jewelers
DIAL
Friden
Corel
Tae Ae Rea
Tubbeck
Midland
Baker Company
14Th End
Hiltae Harel
Lubbock End
West Tenes Avenue
Hudson
New Hudson
Kerr Hudson Sales
Main
Lubbock, Texas
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