Graduation Night Crowds Witness Class of 1925 Diploma Day
Sixty three graduates, classmates of 1925, receive diplomas from W. T. Lofland as Dr C C Judd delivers a keynote urging lifelong learning and public service. The ceremony in the packed high school auditorium features applause, reflections on education, and notes on national support for higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Lofland
C. C. Judd
State College For Women
Denton
Woodrow Wilson
Judd
Dr. Judd
Leroy Anderson
Spotlight Gathers Notable Appointments and Incidents
Former Iowa representative Harry Hull is named Commissioner General of Immigration in a surprise appointment. Opera star Maria Jeritza reportedly quarreled with rival Olzewska on a Vienna stage, resulting in Olzewska’s discharge. Theodore Burton proposes a Geneva conference amendment to separate an arms control board from the League of Nations. English novelist Sir H Rider Haggard dies at sixty nine in London after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry &. Hull
Iowa
Mme
Maria Jeritza
Gigli
New York
Olzewska
Vienna Opera House
Theodore Burton
Geneva
Arms Control Board
League of Nations
H. Rider Hageard
London
Graduation list includes many names with unawarded diplomas
A group of graduates listed for ceremony with several students not yet receiving diplomas for incomplete coursework. The note explains they will receive diplomas at the end of swammer school. Names of graduates and others eligible for scholarships are mentioned along with colleges and universities considered for awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swammer School
Edna Welty
Mary Tom Laigi
Mina Rutledge
Gladys Walkes
Freda Williams
Helen Williams
Lena Edna ‘Thomas
Henry Rogers
Dayton Electric Fans West Texas Electric Company
Dayton Electric signs with West Texas Electric to supply power systems for regional lines. Agreement covers phono and related equipment, with planned deliveries and service terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apex Electric Cleaners
West Texas Electric Company
Phon
Dayton Electric Fans
Phono &10
Unclear excerpt from Texas college list
Fragmentary OCR reads Texas institutions Theolorent College Texas Woman's College Trinity University The University of Texas West Texas State Poachers College. No coherent event or full details emerge.
Local Man Leads His Company's Sales Force
J. Vo Gwen, local agent for United Life Insurance, heads the company’s April sales with the top overall sales force for the year. He is the sole member of the Three Hundred Thousand club and marks his fourth year with the firm, having won multiple contests and holding the most in-force insurance among 500 agents. Cars registered include several Fords, a Cadillac, Buick, and Chevrolet. Mrs Knox Kinard left for Rising Springs after learning her sister Miss Leo Walker died in Glenwood Springs Colorado. Walker to be buried in Lancaster Texas. Ant Destroyer ad promotes Cenol insect killer from Fergeson Deng Co. Sid Vaughn traveled to Dallas and Houston on business.
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J. Vo Gwen
United Life Insurance Company
Compan
Owen
Knox Kinard
Rising Springs
Miss Leo Walker
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Mr. Kinard
Glenwood
Texas
Miss Walker
Lanaster
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SFE
Empire Laundry and Cleaners
Main St
Vernon
Tore
Harry
Hay
Marie
Jeritza
Burton
Riderphaggard
Ing
Automobile Registry
Rose Jones
Ford
Bo M. Haney
Ford Tudor
Nancy Crownover
Sidney Bradley
Clint Patton
Traughber
W. W. Palmer
Cadillac Landan
Brewer Bros
Mrs. Kinard
Fergeson Deng Co
Cenol Agency
Ste
Sid Vaughn
Dallas
Houston
Farm and City Loans
Wilbarger County
Plains
Castro County
Hall & Moore
Farmers State Bank
Ford Motor Company
Dept
N-5
Detroit
Michigan
Fort /Motor Company
Phoenix Hosiery
van Kitfay
Chamber of Commerce
Perkins
Vernon, Texas
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