Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 299, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 25, 1967 Page: 3 of 16
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Mrs. Grace Draper Dapre Honored As Earliest Gradeate
At Hath odist Alumni CoUbrotioa la Lebbock
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MRS. JOHN DUPRE was named the oldest graduate at 4* an-
nual alumni meeting held Saturday, June 17, at Methodist Hos-
pital. Graduating in 1930 from a class of six, Mrs. Dupre
later served as secretary and private nurse to Dr. M.C. Over-
Son for two years.
Mrs. Grace (Draper) Dupre
was honored as the earliest
graduate at the annual Metho-
dist Hospital Nurses Alumni
bald Saturday June 17 in Lub-
bock. Mrs. Dupre is a 1930
graduate of what was then known
aB Lubbock Memorial School of
Nursing.
Enrolling in the school in 1927
Mrs. Dupre was then living in
Taboka where she was reared.
She lived in Lubbock to attend
Classes as the highway between
Lubbock and T ahoka was at that
time unpaved and traveling was
tedious. Mrs. Dupre says, "I
would never have been able to
stay at home and attend class-
es, as it took too long to drive
the 30 miles.” She said she only
went home about twice a year
while she was in nursing school
because of the time required to
travel.
The 1930 class included only
six graduates they were, Grace
Draper, Odessa Owens, Marie
Gwynn, Olivia Coffey, Aleen
Moody and Bernice Chapman.
in those early days after grad-
uation Mrs. Dupre worked in the
office of Dr. M.C. Overton as
nurse and secretary. Overton
was one of the earliest doctors
at Lubbock Memorial along with
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ini Mrs. F.T, WhlUett, 214
jPot SC, Lev el land, also with
•» UJS. Army. Hunt return-1
•d home June 18.
BETTY HENDERSON NAMED
TO HONOR LIST
According to news received
from College of The Southwest
at Hobbs, Betty Henderson of
Le\elland has been named to the
honor list for the spring semes-
ter.
MRS. McMASTERS
HOSPITALIZED
Mrs. Eva McMasters is a
patient in Methodist Hospital
in Lubbock where she was hos-
pitalized to undergo a series
of tests about two weeks ago.
THF I EON GREEN family
just returned from Gillette,
Wyo where they visited Mr.
Green’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John A Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies H. Cur-
ry', Levelland are announcing
the marriage of their daughter,
Deborah, to KennethDearman of
—".of Mr. and Mrs.
and are vUiting Mra. P.lillpf’
P' rente, Mr. and Mra Jack R.
Blair and Mr, PiHUps’pzrenta,
Mr. and Mra. Ben F. Phillips,
Sr., of Levelland. I aat Tuesday,
they were accompanied by Mrs.
Ben PTilllpf., Sr. to see her
mother and the children’s great-
grandmother, Mrs. A. W.
Hamilton of Leroy, Texas,
While there, Mrs P'lllllps’sis-
ter and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs, Don A, Chaps'll of Hous-
ton met them for a short visit.
They returned to l evelland last
Friday evening and plan to fly
back to their home the middle
of this week.
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Lorry Huret
Lorry Horst
Hooio From
VietooM
MH AND MRS. TOVI MIL-
LER of Kingsville were recent
guests in the home of Mrs.
Miller’s sister, Mrs. Marvin
Green
MRS. CORA EVANS recently
returned from Marietta, Okla.
where she visited in the homes
of C.B. and Glenn Evans. Lisa
and Glenlta Evans returned
home with their grandmother
for a two weeks visit.
AT GRADUATION TIME—Photos show Mrs. Grace Draper
Dqpre at the time of graduation from Lubbock Sanitarium
Nursing School in 1930 and her husband, Dr. John Dupre made
in the 30’s shortly before their marriage.
Doctors A.R. Ponton, J.T, Hut-
chinson, and O.E. Peebler.
The twenty-five bed hospital
was chartered on Jan. 1, 1918
and when (he doors were first
opened, was called, Lubbock
Sanitarium. The training school
tor nurses wac chartered J an.
25, 1918 and was moved from
the Post Training School along
with superintendent of nurses.
Miss Mary Far well. The first
student was graduated in 1919.
In 1925 it became necessary
to enlarge the hospital as pat-
ients were drawn to the hospital
from over the entire South
Plains. Again in 1928 the build-
ing was enlarged to a 100 bed
capacity and became known for
its specialists in medical and
surgical fields with specialists
in diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, and also in obste-
trics and pediatrics.
In 1942 the hospital was again
enlarged, and with it the clinic
was expanded to provide offices
tor a Urge staff of doctors.
The hospital then became known
as Lubbock General Hospital.
On Oct. 1, 1945, Lubbock
Memorial Hospital leased the
building and equipment and took
over management of the same,
including the school of nursing.
in 1947 the hospital was the
Urgest in Lubbock, having a
capacity of 121 beds and plans
were in the making for enlar-
ging and moving to a new site
where Methodist Hospital now
stands making its name as one
of the best known and best staff-
ed in the United States.
Mrs. Dupre worked for two
years as private nurse and sec-
retary to Dr. Overton and dur-
ing the time of her senior train-
ing, served as first assistant to
Dr. J.T. Kreuger in Major Sur-
gery, in the absence of Dr.J.H.
Styles.
During her work with Dr.
Overton, Mrs. Dupre helped in
researching Dr. Overton’s
book, “Your Child and You” and
also helped compile it for the
first edition which came off the
press in 1931. Mrs. Dupre
has one of those first editions
autographed by Dr. Overton.
In 1931 Grace was married
to Dr. John D. Dupre who was
at that time serving in the
UJS. Peace Time Army. They
moved toSpokane, W ash., where
they lived until 1938 when they
made the decision to come to
Levelland where Dr. Dupre and
Dr. John Phillips established
Phillips- Dupre Hospital, now
known as South Plains Hospital.
The hospital, chartered in
1938, and not yet staffed, was
the birth place of the Dupre’s
first child, Ann, born Sept. 3,
1938. In recalling the date,
Mrs. Dupre said Dr. EuellHunt
now on the staff of W est Texas
Hospital, and a long time friend
of the Dupres drove from Lub-
bock to deliver their firstborn,
also the first child born in the
new hospital.
Ann is now living in Scotts-
dale, Ariz., and is married to
Carl Griffith. They have four
children.
The Dupres also have one
son, John P., a math teacher
in high school in the Andrews
School System. He is a stud-
ent at Tech this summer. He
was married this summer to
Frances Galloway of Lubbock.
The Dupres are members of
the Austin Street Church of
Christ and live at 304 12th St.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1957 —
MINOR LEAGUES HOLD
OPENING FOR NEW PARK
Levelland *s Little League Mi-
nors played under the lights for
the first time as their new park
was officially opened Monday
night. The opening ceremonies
were held between games of the
double header.
During the ceremonies, mem-
bers of each team and team
sponsors were introduced and
Mayor Spencer Ellis threw out
the first ball of the second
game.
Malcolm Lyons pitched the
Cubs by the Lobos with a per-
formance that proved to be as
impressive or more so than
the opening ceremonies. Lyons
allowed the Lobos only one hit.
Larry Bowman, the losing pit-
cher, collected the Lobo’s only
hit as they fell before the Cubs
10-2.
In the night-cap the Colts
downed the Eagles behind the
fine pitching of David Whitsett.
Way ne W illmon was the losing
MRS. DORA SMITH of Ard-
more, okla. is visiting In the
W.B. Fullen home, the C.A,
Reeves home and the L.H. Scar-
brough home,
MR. AND MRS. BEN F. PHIL-
LIPS, JR. and children, Becky
Mike, Mandy and Rusty, of Sut-
ter, California arrived June 16
AGE BIT NOT SAGE
Nobody really knows the age
of the human race, but all qgree
that is old enough to know
better.
Onawa Sentinel, Iowa
BUMBLING IS BELIEVING
Experience is a wonderful
thing. It enables you to recog-
nize a mistake when you make
it again.
Democrat, Davenport, la.
NEVER-NEVER LAND
After reading the epitaphs
in a cemetery, you wonder
where they bury the sinners.
Changing Times
pitcher as his team took a 13-3
shellacking.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1957 —
ROTARY OFFICER
INSTALLATION SET
Dr. William H. Gordon, Lub-
bock, will be principal speaker,
and Rex Webster, also of Lub-
bock, Rotary District Governor
will conduct the installation and
charging of new officers at the
Levelland Rotary Club installat-
ion Tuesday night at 7:30 in the
San Andres Hotel.
Retiring vice president, J.G.
Stacy will be installed as presi-
dent and retiring secretary HJt.
Joplin will take office as vice
president. R.M, Carothers is in-
coming secretary.
Bishop Keeling is retiring
president.
Introduction of Dr . Gordon
will be by Dr. James G. Rene-
gar.
MR. AND MRS. W E. FREY
are spending several days at
Lake Buchannan.
GARY LINDSEY of Midland
sp?nt the week In the home of
hi* aunt , Mra. Benny Frey.
Tech Saddle Tramps
Started In 1936
The Saddle Tramps became
a men’s service organization
in 1936 and have since worked
tor the betterment of Tech in
many ways. When first initiat-
ed, the Tramps’ work center-
ed mainly around supporting
the athletic events at Tech.
Their activities have since ran-
ged from raising money for
Tech’s first band uniforms in
1938, to planting 20,000 trees to
beautify the Tech campus, to
recently initiating a fund drive
and collecting $50,000 to be
used to construct a monumen-
tal fountain at Tech’s entrance.
Hundreds of Tramps have
served Tech since 1936 and af-
ter leaving college have moved
to points around the world. The
1967 Tramps are planning a
giant reunion for all Ex-Saddle
Tramps to be held on Oct. 14th
during and after the football
game of Tech vs A&M. There
will be a bar beque the afternoon
of the game at which time all
the Tramps (present and ex)
can get together for informal
visitation. The activities of this
reunion promise to be exciting
if the Tramps can get some
assistance in obtaining address-
es of ex-Tramps for notificat-
ion purposes.
Anyone who knows the name
and address of any ex-Trampis
urged to write to: Saddle
Tramps Box 4263, Tech Stat-
ion, Lubbock, Texas 79409; As
this information is needed right
away, please write today if you
have any information which
-would be of help. All ex-T ramps
will be interested in attending
this reunion and any assistance
given in helping the Tramps
make notifications will be great-
ly appreciated.
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THE G.M.A.’s of Fifth Street
Baptist Church have decided
that they should do something
to keep busy this summer and
have hit upon the Idea of baby-
sitting, They work through their
councelor, Mrs. W.B. Fullen.
Pvt. Larry Don Hurst, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hurst, 117
Elm St., Levelland, returned
recently from Vietnam
after a year in that vicinity.
He joined the army Jan. 6,1966
at Amarillo and was sent to Ft.
Bliss in El Paso for his basic
training. Hurst was then sent to
Ft. Ord, Calif, for AIT where
he trained in the transportation
division.
June 19, 1966 he was sent to
Vietnam, twelve miles south of
Bien Boa, where he was in the
Delta Company 169 BN engineer
construction, The company was
in charge of clearing jungle
country so that buildings could
be constructed.
While there, his company
built roads and the second lar-
gest hospital in the area. The
construction of the hospital be-
gan in the early part of July
and was completed in April.
While in Vietnam, he served
with Tom Whitsett, son of Mr.
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Hospital Hows :
SOUTH PLAINS HOSPITAL
ADMISSIONS: Claud Scotes, ;
Mrs. R.W. Cook, Steve Kuyken- ,
dall.
LEVELLAND CLINIC
ADMISSIONS: M.M. Seay, r-
CJT. Blair
DISMISSALS: Bryan Roberts
Angie Thom peon.
Ceramic Party
Set June 29
A ceramic painting party willlj:
be held Thursday, June 29, be- A'-
ginning at 10 a.m. at the Farm "
Home Community House. All “
wishing to attend are asked to -
bring a covered dish,
Mrs. Louie Jurcak of Plain- *
view will be the instructor for-'-
the party. Mrs. Frances Reed “
and Jeanne Whitely will be hos-
tesses. Everyone Is cordially"1'’
invited to attend.
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Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 299, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 25, 1967, newspaper, June 25, 1967; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1136861/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.