The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current, August 01, 1936, Image 4
John R. Strange, ’22, recently completed a two month’s visit to the States, accompanied by Mrs. Strange. He is superintendent for the United Fruit Company at San- ta Marta, Colombia, South Amer- ica. He visited his home in Okla- homa and also visited his brother, W. T. “Tanlac” Strange in Big Spring. Johnnie has been with the United Fruit in South America for a good many years. F. N. Palmer, ’24, is with the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and gets his mail at 7814 Spruce Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. R. H. “Bill” Rogers, ’26, is on active duty as camp commander, Company 1813 CCC, at Ardmore, Oklahoma. He plans to return to Del Rio when his tour of active duty is up. H. L. Williams, ’27, was recent- ly named cotton control assistant of Wichita Falls in the office of County Agent G. D. Everett, ’15. Among the new army officers who have moved to the campus is Major Ralph E. Hill, ’17, who was formerly stationed at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Mrs. Hill was formerly Miss Majorie Bittle, of Bryan. Ma- jor Hill is looking forward with a great deal of pleasure to the op- portunity of seeing many of his old A. & M. friends when they visit the campus during the next few years. R. M. Dixon, ’28, whose marriage the AGGIE erroneously reported some months back, writes that all is forgiven and that as a matter of fact, he appreciated the honor. Dixon is sanitary engineer for the Resettlement Administration, whose headquarters are in Dallas, but his work carries him all over both Texas and Oklahoma. E. O. Staffel, Jr., '82, is with the Humble Oil and Refining Com- pany at Overton, Texas. Alex Bateman, ’13, county agent at Hereford, Texas writes that Mike Balenti, ’10, lives at Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, where he is an accountant. He also works in a large number of football games each fall and is a very popular of- ficial. Bateman also says that James M. “Sig” Flinchum, ’10, is Federal Land Bank Inspector for the Federal Land Bank of Wichita, Kansas and that his address is 515% N. W. 19th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All three of these men played football together at A. & M. 0. H. Eichblatt, 02, of Houston, has attended many A. & M. meet- ings and gatherings on the campus but he probably got a greater thrill out of his visit this past year than ever before. The reason was the graduation this past spring of Owen Hugh Eichblatt. Clyde C. Crane, "22, who lives at 9837 Damen Avenue, Chicago, is with the Republic Steel Corpora- tion as a metallurgist in the Wire Division, Grand Crossing Works. Landon V. Davis, ’10, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, is a candidate for the office of district clerk of Hop- kins County. Since his return from the World War, he has been in the compress and warehouse business at Sulphur Springs. Dean E. J. Kyle, 99, is erecting a brick building at the North Gate of the campus and opposite the Aggieland Pharmacy. The build- ing will house a drug store, cafe, and offices. It will be across the street from the new federal post- office building on which bids were recently asked. This location just north of the campus has become the business center for the College Sta- tion community. C. E. Johnson, ’33, is with the Gulf States Utilities and lives at 1539 Sullivan Street, Beaumont, Texas. Edward F. Kipling, ’30, is with the U. S. D. A. Bureau of Ento- mology, at Valdosta, Georgia. He is assistant entomologist and at present is working on a screw worm research project. He reports that Dr. L. O. Ellisor, ’32, is doing the same type of work but is lo- cated at Uvalde, Texas. Dr. Daniel C. Peavy, 23, of Cuero, was recently elected presi- dent of the Guadalupe Valley Den- tal Society. ANODET0 AN A. & I. EX'ES WIFE By Mrs. H. E. ‘Hubie” Braunig, '14 FR, W— She may be a hustling young mother Or maybe a blushing newly wed, A matron whose hair is greying With tendencies toward the middle age spread: You can find them in various stages These A. & M. Ex’es wives, Who thrill at an Aggie uniform And enter definitely into their lives. She makes a date with the neighbor An evening of cards they will try, But Papa Ex comes marching home With a twinkle in his eye, She knows there is something brewing She can tell by the way he explains A pretty nice story he tells her— Of the Directors’ meeting that was changed. She cancels her bridge engagement, She lays out the young man’s clothes She silently wonder to herself— Does the sap think I really don’t know? “In case we get through early, honey, and our business, we won’t prolong, I wish you’d hunt my poker chips, Charley asked me to bring ’em along.” She just gets caught up from the Meeting and hours of lost sleep, When the phone rings on a busy morn And Papa Ex’es voice she greets— “Honey, would you mind baking a ham or two, Ten pounds of salad and be sure of the brew, The Engineers are coming to town, And the old Exes, wanta show ’em around. So poor little wifie calls the girls, Cooks and stews and goes out and serves They kid her along and say she’s swell She grins and takes it, and feels like— Oh well— So on and on her life goes With tales of barbecue and suds that flow Mac and Homer are here on a trip, Won’t be home, must give ’em a tip— She wonders when her time will come To celebrate with barbecue and buns Some day the Aggies will be sure and extend An invitation to wives, families and friends, And then she’ll get at least a taste, And nary a bite will she waste. News goes out the time has come When Aggie Ex’es want some fun. The Mama Ex’es and the kids Are asked to help kick off the lid. No supper to cook, no dishes to wash— That good old barbecue too, by gosh— Then a card the postman brings Ex’es secretary also rings ¥ She wonders if she’s in a daze, Her eyesight bad, her ears too, Did she understand, no barbecue— Oh, she can read alright—at least It’s going to be a watermelon feast. - Isn’t it strange, but mighty true What these old Ex’es can do to you When the stork has passed And left a boy— And Papa Ex kneels by your bed, Clasps your hand and strokes your head You cuddle close this bunch of joy And thank the Lord it was a boy For won’t he be the bestest yet On Aggie soil with pig skin wet— The captain of the team he’ll be A cadet-colonel too, we’ll see— A mama Ex some day he’ll find Then she realizes all this time That her life will be a repetition And this new Papa Ex will phone the Same old petition For barbecue and poker chips And directors’ meeting with plenty of zip— And won’t his Mama Ex be a smarty If she rates more than a watermelon party. (The above poem was written by Mrs. Braunig and de- livered as a feature of the recent Ladies Night Watermelon Feast of the Beaumont A. & M. Club. The AGGIE is of the opinion Mrs. Braunig’s Ode will be of interest to other “Aggie Wives”, and reproduces it especially for the ladies). E. 0. Oglesby, '19, is a member of the firm of Hills and Oglesby Company, 263 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. The firm is engaged in the wool business and is one of the most extensive buyers in the United States. Oglesby was reared on a ranch at Murchison, Texas and has been in the wool business since 1920. Texas representative for the firm is Farris Baker, ’24, formerly of Fort Stockton and formerly with the National Wool Marketing Cor- poration. Walter S. Higgins, 07, was a member of the committee at Vie- toria which raised the necessary funds to finance that city’s Texas Centennial Celebration recently. He is superintendent of the Viec- toria division of the S. P. Lines with headquarters at Victoria and has been following his railroad career since his graduation at Tex- as A. & M. Several A. & M. men are con- nected with the Financial Depart- ment of the Union Central Life | Insurance Company in Texas. Roy Brewer, ’19, who has been with the Union Central for several years, was recently transferred from Bel- ton to Dallas, where he has been named appraiser of new loans for the state of Texas. His headquar- ters are in the Republic Bank Building. ; B. F. “Reveille Brown, ’23, is with the same company with head- quarters at Waco and 5. F. Clark, ’15, occupies a similar position with headquarters at Greenville. W. E. Jones, 28, is also located at the Dallas office with the com- pany, which is in the Republic Bank Building. These men are all engaged in the handling and sale of farm lands owned by the com- pany and in making new loans on Texas property for the Union Cen- tral. Eddie Dreiss, ’13, San Antonio druggist and captain of A. & M.'s first basketball team, will have a son entering A. & M. in Septem- ber. Young Dreiss is a very prom- ising hurdler and basketball play- er. He will be following in the foot- steps of his father when he comes to A. & M. Edwin R. Caveness, '26, who is an auditor with the Texas Com- pany, sends in his dues from Syd- ney, Australia. Caveness’ work in | the past several years has taken him to every continent in the world and almost every country. Lem Adams, 08, chief engineer of the Oxweld Railroad Service Company, Carbide and Carbon Building, 230 North Michigan Ave- nue, Chicago, was a visitor to Tex- as during the spring but at the last moment was unable to come by the campus as he had planned. He will be back sometime during the year, however, and at that time will stop for a visit. W. J. Douglas, Jr., ’35, recently - purchased the J. M..Ferguson In- surance Agency in Bryan and is operating that business. E. K. “Lefty” Martin, ’30, who is teaching in the public schools at Palestine, Texas will play baseball in the East Texas League after June 1. He has been one of that league’s leading first basemen for the past several years. At a recent conference of soil experts from Soil Conservation Service Projects held in Fort Worth, several A. & M. men were present. Among them were: Har- vey Oakes, ’32, Temple; W. T. Moon, ’35, Garland; C. A. Rechen- thin, ’35, San Angelo; and T. C. Reiteh, ’35, Dublin. Ralph Dodson, ’35, has moved around almost every month re- cently but advises that he has set- tled down again in Schenectady where he is living at 2154 Fair- view Avenue. He is with the GE, of course, and is the son of C. P. Dodson, ’11, district manager of the Texas Power and Light Com- pany, Decatur, Texas. Louis H. “Preacher” Durst, ’28, is with the Brown & Root, Inc. Contractors, and is living in Shreveport, Louisiana at the last report. His work keeps him on the move quite often as his company has many big highway paving jobs in the Southwest. James E. Booth, ’28, designed and is supervising the installation of a lighting system for the Great Longhorn Cavern located near Bur- net, Texas. He is with the U. S. Department of Interior, National Park Service. Major T. R. Shearer, ’12, recent- ly visited the campus. He is trans- ferring from Quantico, Virginia to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Mit Dansby, ’24, was recently made a director in the First State Bank of Bryan. Together with his brother, Norman Dansby, ’26, he is a member of the firm of Mec- Culloch-Dansby Furniture Com- pany, Bryan, Texas. Wilmer R. McCullough, ’25, is a party of the firm of Sanders- McCullough Mortuary, Bryan, Tex- as. A new member of the Associa- tion is W. C. Connor, ’88, Pacific Coast Agent for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Company, whose office is at 481 Monadnock Building, San Francisco, Califor- nia. Dr. E. W. Ramsey, 35%, is as-| sistant state veterinarian at Brady, Texas. Joe B. Gershovitz, ’35, is with the Parade Gasoline Company at Henderson. D. B. “Dusty” Schultz, ’27, is with the Burroughs Adding Ma- chine Company and working a ter- ritory from Corpus Christi to Mon- terrey, Mexico. His headquarters are in Laredo, 1819 Piedro China Street and when in Monterrey he stays at the Hotel Monterrey. He delights in showing his friends the sights down there if he runs across them. Schultz made a great record in 1935 with his company, being the 18th highest producer in the Service Department over some 1,250 men. I. M. Bethel, ’25, is an officer in the U. S. Marine Corps and is now on duty in China. He was a mem- ber of the U. S. Marine Corps’ Rifle Team that fired at the na- tional matches at Camp Perry, Oklahoma, last year. E. A. McClendon, ’35, is with Phillips Petroleum Company at Kaw, Oklahoma. George Schear, ’32, is research engineer for Phillips Petroleum Company at Shideler, Oklahoma. C. C. Young, ’85, is practicing veterinary medicine at Nacogdoch- es. James S. Copeland, 16, who is president and owner of the J. S. Copeland Electric Company of Houston, was recently low bidder on a contract for replacing the power line at the naval radio sta- tion at Galveston. Jack Finks, '25, believe it or not, has caught the Texas Aggie in a mistake. He reports that he is only Vice President and Cashier of the Citizens Industrial Bank at Beau- mont and that Wade F. Guion, ’25, of Port Arthur, is the bank’s Pres- ident. Since Finks and Guion were roommates at A. & M., they should get along nicely in their new bus- liness venture. Guion is still with the Texas Company at Port Arth- ur—Finks being in active charge of the bank. The many friends of Horace E. Wilson, ’25, will be glad to know that he is improving nicely follow- ing a long illness. He is at the pres- ent time located at 229 West Ave- nue C, San Antonio, Texas. C. W. Boren. 19, is manager of Winston and Clements, Snyder, Texas. Marshall F. Stiles, Jr. 386, is in the Production Department of the Shell Petroleum Corporation, Hobbs, New Mexico. H. A. Fitzhugh, ’33, has been named county agent at Menard, succeeding Frank Newsom, 27, who was transferred to Mason where he succeeded R. B. Tate, 27, who was transferred to Sweet- water as county agent. Fitzhugh has been teaching vocational agri- culture at Bronte. Lieutenant Cris O. Steinman, 29, is president of the Dallas Chapter Reserve Officers Association. John T. Massingale, ’32, is an engineer on the Red River Dam Survey at Denison, Texas. Prior to that connection, Massingale completed a nine month’s active army duty with the CCC in East Texas. He was married June 15, 1935 to Miss Hazel Welch, of Sher- man. 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