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KEEPING UP WITH THE EXES
Miss Nell Parmley, ex '20, who is popu-
lar as College Examiner, State Depart-
ment of Education, and as State Super-
visor of Public School Music, is much in
demand as a vocalist in Austin. She has
been called "Kate Smith" of Texas by
many who have heard her sing.
One of the busiest State officials at
the capitol is Johnny Winters, ex '21.
Hardly a day passes without some mention
of him is made in the Austin papers, ac-
cording to reports from the capitol city.
Mark P. Thomas, ex '20, is an official
at T. P. & L. His address is 704 N. 9th,
Temple, Texas.
Jim Jennings, B. A. '31, Abilene busi-
nessman, was renamed president of the
Taylor County Girl Scout Association for
1948.
Van Wiley Williams, Jr., ex of '46, en-
acted one of the leading roles in a play
given by the Yale Department of Drama.
Williams, who is a former Hardin-Sim-
mons student and University of Texas
student, is a first-year student at Yale.
A. B. Shelton, ex '37, publicity manager
for the Abilene Reporter-News, and son-
in-law of Bernard Hanks, the publisher,
donned an apron, helped turn outdated
pages and make up others, when the
local I. T. U. went on strike.
C. R. Kinard, ex '36, was installed as
the president of the Abilene Kiwanis
Club.
A very interesting write-up was seen
in the Abilene Reporter-News concerning
Miss Claudine McCall, ex '41, who is one
of Abilene's city government officials.
Her duty is that of tax assessor-collector.
Nat Williams, superintendent of Abi-
lene public school and ex '24, spoke on
'"A Challenge to Education, One World or
No Civilization" at the annual Christmas
banquet of the Mu chapter, Delta Kappa
Gamma, national honor society for women
in Taylor and Jones counties, which
was held in the Hotel Wooten ballroom.
The Texas Employment Commission an-
nounced recently that John Griffin, ex
'44, has been promoted to district super-
visor of the unemployment compensation
division of the T. E. C. in Abilene.
John W. Inzer, D.D., ex 1912, and former
pastor of the Citadel Square Baptist
Church, Charleston, S. C., is now minister
at large and enjoying his work. His ad-
dress is 100 Reynolds Ave., Sylacauga,
Ala. He is anxious for some news of
exes from classes 1910 to 1914. How
about it?
Chester and Bonnie O'Brien, classes of
'46 and '47, are both in the Seminary at
Louisville.
Mary Jane (Carp) McCoy wrote us a
newsy letter concerning her and her hus-
band, Floyd (Moose) McCoy. Floyd is
working for a Masters in Sacred Music
at the Southwestern Seminary and is
music director at the First Baptist Church,
Electra, on week-ends. "Carp" is en-
rolled in T. C. U. to finish her college
work and then plans to go to the Semi-
nary for a Masters in Religious Educa-
tion. They are both exes of '46 and their
address is Box 6245, Seminary Hill Sta-
tion, Fort Worth 10, Texas.
Mrs. Buff Douthitt, nee Lillian Cowan,
ex '43, sends her best regards to thefriends on the 40 Acres and over the range
from Route 4, Brownwood, Texas. She
regrets not having contacted the Ex-Stu-
dents Office in reference to her changeof address but can be assured of receiving
the Range Rider regularly now.
Vaughn Smith, ex '45, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Smith, 520 Graham, returned
to Abilene Sunday night with his dis-
charge from the Navy after 22 months
service.
Dr. Joanne Kenner, ex '44, who is in-
terning in St. Joseph's Hospital, Fort
Worth, is visiting her mother, Mrs. C. W.
Kenner, 1818 Belmont.
Bert Chapman, ex '30, automobile deal-
er, has been elected a vice-president of
the Abilene Kiwanis Club. His wife is
the former Reba Crowley, also an ex.
William E. Ragsdale, C1. '35, now re-
ceives his mail at 1246 Tyler Ave., Corpus
Christi, Texas. On the first of December
he assumed the position of director of the
laboratory at the Corpus Christi Nueces
County Health Unit. The laboratory is
one of the regional laboratories of the
State Department of Health.
W. L. Lewis, ex '36, is sales manager
for Fred Hughes Motor Company, Abilene.
Address: 1118 Amarillo Street, Abilene.
John Earl Seelig is youth director for
the Evans Baptist Church in Fort Worth.
He is also attending the Seminary.
Mrs. Hollis E. Bennett, Cl. '47, is teach-
ing in Eastland. Her husband is a gov-
ernment employee in that city.
Clifford L. Horn, ex '38, moved from
Brownfield to accept a position in the
McAllen High School, McAllen, Texas.
Ethel Brown, ex '28, is teaching in the
Union High School, Phoenix, Ariz.
Lloyd Stone and wife, the former Mary
Lois Sadler, both exes of '43, are living
in Dexter, N. M. Stone was discharged
in November of 1946, after which time he
started farming out from Dexter.
S. E. Smith,B. M. '40, who received his
Master of Music degree in August from
the University of Texas with a major in
Musicology, has been elected as head of
the music department at the University
of Corpus Christi, a Baptist university.
His address is Box 2025, Corpus Christi.
Lt. George Wilcox and wife, the former
Halouise Mason, who are both attending
Columbia University, live at 616 W. 116th
St., Apt. 72, New York 25, N. Y.
The former Joyce Landers McCasland
and husband, I. G. Upton, are living at
567 Tanner Ave., Willimantic, Conn. Up-
ton, a native of that state, is a student
in the University of Connecticutt. His
wife works in the office of the University
of Connecticutt.
We wish to thank the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ross H. Pressley, and family for
their gracious letter thanking us for send-
ing our quartet.
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. DuBose, exes of
'38, '39, have moved to Sacramento, Cali-
fornia, where Rev. DuBose is pastor of
the First Southern Baptist Church of that
city.
Mrs. Dorris Haglewood, the former
Dorris Hamphrey, sends her address as
No. 11 Pigalle, Vet. Village, Stillwater,
Oklahoma.
Lt. Dub Johnson, ex of '43, left for San
Francisco enroute to Tokyo where he will
be assigned to the 43rd weather wing as a
meteorologist. Dub played football three
years for the university.
Mr. and Mrs. James Harold Stowe of
Sweetwater, Texas recently visited withJudge A. K. Doss.
O. Z. Porter, B. A. '31, Superintendent
of Blackwell schools, was master of cere-
monies at a Thanksgiving service for the
churches of Blackwell.
J. C. Bruce, B. A. '46, English teacher
and class sponsor, directed a Junior class
play, "The Hillbilly Courtship," at Black-
well High School where he is teaching.
A memorial service for Norvan Maurice
Presley, ex of '35, killed in action in World
War II, June, '45, was held in the First
Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas.
His body, being the first returned to
Wichita Falls was used in the service to
commemorate the returned war dead. The
male quartet of H-SU and Ted Smith,
organist with Hardin College A Cappella
Choir, sang requested numbers. Rev. Lan-
des, pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Wichita Falls, conducted the service. All
business houses of Wichita Falls closed
for the occasion.
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In this day of modern lingo
With its hep-cats and "new look"
You'd look better on a chair
Than hanging from a hook.
IN MEMORIUM-
LT. ORAN RICHARDSON
Shortly after the death of Lt. Richard-
son in a plane crash, Sept. 11, 1947, his
wife, Mrs. Jean Richardson, gave to the
Hardin-Simmons University library a fund
to be spent in his memory. The fund
consisted of money, above flowers, which
his air force buddies gave to Mrs. Rich-
ardson is expression of their sympathy
and Mrs. Richardson's own contributior
to a memorial of her husband, along witi
that of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F
Richardson. She wanted to make a gifi
to his alma mater. She was receptive tc
the suggestion that library material be
bought in the major subject of her latE
husband. He majored in business ad-
ministration. The librarian consulted witl
Dr. Rich, head of the business adminis
tration department, and they concludec
that an appropriate gift would be a fill
of the back issues of the Harvard Busi
ness Review, to which the library cur
rently subscribes. It was believed tha
the publication would have a wide rang(
of usefulness to history and economics a:
well as business administration students
Consequently, the librarian searched fo:
the 23 volumes which the library needec
to complete its file. Recently, they have
been delivered.
To make the material most serviceable
each volume needs to be bound in a per
manent binding. That will cost approxi
mately $2.50 per volume. Perhaps ther
are classmates and friends of Oran wh<
would like to contribute a binding to thi
memorial gift. The bound volume wil
have in it an In Memoriam gift plate
listing Mrs. Richardson's name and the
name of the classmate or friend who pro
vides the binding.
Lt. Richardson received his B. S. de
gree from Hardin-Simmons University ii
June, 1940. During the summer of 1931
and the 1939-1940 academic year Oral
worked on the student library staff. H
worked in the binding department whic]makes binding an especially appropriate
memorial to him.February, 1948
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