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Officers
James P 477 I LR TE President
y Rufus R Ed Vice-President
’20.... Executive Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Directors
b 15 Texarkana
£5 Beaumont
Port Arthur
Wash.
Bryan
Lawton,
Seiten,
H. Richards, ’
rles®E.*Richter, Jr., ’29............... Laredo
EJ A. Crites, ’22 Crane
Dr. J. aN. Burditt, '’21...............coeen. Abilene
Carl Miller, °’28 Amarillo
IE HOODEL, ’2B.......ccei-isiaressasnsis Plainview
. M. Gaines, 12 San Antonio
. D. Winters, ’16 Brady
moJd.f Ray, 218... St. Louis, Mo
yree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
WW. Egger, *21.......0....... Shreveport, La.
IB." Metcalfe," ’16.........-........ San Angelo
P. Dodson, ’11 Decatur
. W. Mohle, ’19 Houston
. M. Elwell, ’23 Austin
. H. Wood, ’23 Waco
ufus*R. Peeples, ’28....................
A. (Hop) Reynolds, ’
ajor R. N. Conolly,
*16....Camp Hood
aco
College Station
College Station
’28...San Antonio
243... Winnsboro
24... Majors Field
. Col. E. King Gill,
. G. McMillan, ’22 Lubbock
5 ’24 Austin
arleton D. Speed, ’26...Washington, D. C.
P. Hamblen, ’27 Houston
. B. Warden, ’03 Austin
rig. Gen. A. B. Knicker-
bocker, ’21 Austin
Student Loan Fund Trustees
mes. P. » Hamblen, ’27................0... Houston
Minu BF. “Mitchell, ’09....................... Corsicana
BE. "McQuillen, ’20............ College Station
epresentatives on the Athletic Council
Cx C.i5Krueger;, ’12...........0..... San Antonio
J. A. Reynolds, ’30 Dallas
Meet With Them
OTE: This column will be a regular
feature of the AGGIE and will endeavor
to carry up-to-date information about
meetings of A. & M. men and A. & M.
Clubs. To be effective such information
MUST be accurate, complete, and timely.
Since many transient A. & M. men will
use the information it must not be mis-
leading. For that reason only definite de-
tails of meetings can be carried. Clubs
having no definite meeting dates can not
be listed. When meetings have been ‘def-
initely arranged as to date, time, location
and other details the AGGIE should be
three weeks in advance, if possible.
operation of Club officers is es-
if the column is to be of service.
MARILLO-PANHANDLE Regular
meetings, first Monday night each month;
nner, 7 p. m., Capital Hotel; V. G. For-
ster, ’25, Box 1414, Pres.
AUSTIN (Capital City) —Bvery Monday
oon, luncheon, Driskill Hotel; T. B. War-
n, '03, Pres.
BEAUMONT—Regular monthly meetings,
. L. Robinson, ’21, Gulf States Utilities
0., Pres.
BRAZOS COUNTY Last Monday night
each month; Walter Coulter, ’95, Bryan,
Pres.
CORPUS CHRISTI — Last Wednesday
night each month. Pres. K. S. Moss, *31.
4 DALLAS—Every Friday noon, Adolphus
Hotel (see hotel: bulletin board). F. H.
Cunningham, '10, Otis Elevator Co., Pres.
FT. WORTH-—-Every Tuesday noon, Hotel
Westbrook Coffee Shop. Ardmore "Healy,
'28, Pres., David Thrift, ’39, Sec.
GALVESTON—First Thurs., evening each
month; Joe Boyd, ’40, Todd Dry Docks,
Pres: Ernest Conway, Jr., 814 15th St.
Secretary.
HOUSTON—Every Monday noon, Rice
Hotel mezzanine. Geo. Lacy, ’13, Gulf Oil
Corp., Pres.
4 PORT ARTHUR First Monday night
each month, 7 p.m. Dinner, Goodhue Hotel.
SAN ANTONIO— (Alamo) First and third
Thursday noons, Petroleum Club, 4th floor
Alamo National Bldg., Myron F. Ward.
#165: Pres,
TEMPLE—Temple Bell Co. Regular
meeting third Thursday night of each
month. Leon Stasney, ’24, President, Lad-
jes night, Dec. 16, at City Club House,
Belton.
WACO—Third Wednesday
) month. O. B. ‘“Sweede” Haney,
Textile Mills, Pres.
Out-of-State:
CALIFORNIA, (Southern Calif.)-—Sec.
ond Thursday night each month, dinner,
Clark Hotel, downtown Los Angeles, 1
p.m., special invitation to men in service
i and in defense work in that area; Weath-
i efor W. Touchstone, '22, 810 S. Spring
St. A., Pres
Sindy FIELD—CAMP HAAN: Second
and Fourth Wednesday nights each month:
Capt. B. A. Black, ’31, Pres.; Capt. H. F.
Bockhorn, Sec-Treas.
hi ila
night each
'23, Texas
jast Thursday night each
month, 7:30 p. m., Green Parrott Inn.
Next meeting 7:30 p. m., Dec. 30. Frank
M. Lyle, ’17, Pres., 317 U. S. Court House.
: MISSOURI, St. Louis—Regular, meetings,
ly mectings.
Twain Hotel. Pres. John F. Grace, 25, Ph.
Grand 2894 or Parkview 8147, or phone
Drexel Turner, Chestnut 9800.
NEW YORK CITY—First Tuesday each
month, lunch, 12:30, Bedford Hotel near
‘I''lmes Square and Grand Central Station
at 118 E. 40th St; A. Y. Gunter, ’25, Alco
Products, 30 Church St., New York City,
Pres.
North Carolina, Camp Davis— First
Tues. Evening each month: Officers Club:
Lts. A. O. Nance, ’43: D. B. Cofer, 43.
PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA —
First Thursday each month, 7:15 p.m., at
Michaud’s 1512 Walnut St., Philadelphia ;
Max Edgeley, °’24, 244 Congress Ave.
Lansdowne, Pa., Chairman, Ph. Decatur
2070. ‘Honorary officers in armed serv-
ices.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Regular month-
ly meeting; Third Wednesday evening
each month, 7:30 P. M; Dinner American
Legion Club, 2437-15th St. N. W.—C. A.
Burmeister, 08, Pres; Maj. J. M. Debar-
deleben, ’28, Sec-Treas.—Special invita-
tion to visitors, young or old.
SHREVEPORT, LA.—First Monday night
each month, 7:30 . M. Dinner, Caddo
Hotel : M. A. Abernathy, ’16, Pres.
NOTE TO CLUB OFFICERS:
Many Club officers have not re-
ported upon meeting dates and
plans of their clubs. Please do so
if your club has a REGULAR
meeting date. Please report well in
advance SPECIAL or CALLED
meetings. This column can only
be useful through your coopera-
tion.
. [alara,
“ ‘second ‘Tues. Evening each month. Mark
THE TEXAS AGGIE
Stover-Kennerly
Capt. Kenneth S. Kennerly, ’39, now
overseas and receiving his mail APO
356, ¢, Postmaster, New York, N. Y., sends
word of his marriage to Miss Dixie ‘Stover
at Hillsboro, Ohio, November 8, 1941.
Burns-Johnson
Mrs. Doris Burns, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur D. Moore, Dallas, and Lt.
Harry Bryan Johnson, ’40, Fort Sill,
Okla., were married recently in Dallas,
Texas. They will be at home at 5306 Colum-
bia, Dallas.
Harris-Walker
Miss Agnes Harris, Temple, and W. P.
Walker, Jr., ’40, were marr.ed Thanks-
giving day and are making their home
at 509 S. Carancahua, Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Ripley-Scott
The marriage of Miss Richie Ripley and
Lt. (jg) Jerry Sam Scott, ’41, Kansas
City, Mo., has bee nannounced. The couple
will reside at Kansas City, Mo.
Hallmark-Ellictt
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Hall-
mark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howell
H. Hallmark, Gadsden, Ala., and Lt. Jack
- Farrar Elliott, ’42, Dallas, took place
Octcber 30 at the home of the bride's
parents. The couple is at home at Nash-
ville, Tenn.
Farr-Heitkamp
Miss Ellen Elizabeth Farr, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Farr, San Angelo, and
Lt. R. L. Heitkamp, ’42, were married
on November 22, at the First Christian
Church, at San Angelo. Lt. Heitkamp will
be remembered as Editor of the Longhorn
in his senior year.
McCarver-Junge
Miss Rosemary McCarver, daughter of
Mrs. Hilda MeCarver, 3207% Lemmon,
Dallas, and Farley McCarver, of Corsicana,
became the bride of Lt. Edwin R. Junge,
’42, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Junge,
5331 Richard, Dallas, recently. The cou-
ple will make their home at Ft. Sill, Okla.,
where the bridegroom is stationed.
Adams-Mallard
Miss Lena Marie Adams, daughter of
Mrs. Geo. A. Adams, Sr., of Bryan, and
Pvt. Geo. K. Mallard, ’43, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Baskin, ’22, were married
on ®*ecember 24, at the First Baptist
Church, at Bryan, Texts.
Largent-Verschoyle
The engagement of Miss Catharine Lar-
gent to Lt. Hubert V. Verschoyle, ’43, has
been announced by Mrs. Leota Largent.
The wedding is to take place at the East
Dallas Christian Church.
Stutts-McChesney
Mrs. George Clinton Stutts, Sr., has
announced the marriage of her daughter,
Laura Virginia, to Lt. Earl Edward Me-
Chesney, ’43, November 26, 1943. Lt. Mec-
Chesney is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C.
McElroy-Boesch
Announcement of the engagement and
approaching marriage of Miss Curry Jo
McElroy has been made by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Curry J. McElroy, of Luf-
kin, to Lt. Gus Boesch, ’44, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Boesch, of Whitney. The
wedding will take place on December 9, at
the First Baptist Church in Mexia, Texas.
Jones-Lehmann
The engagement of Miss Dorothy Jean
Jones and Pfe. Charles Lionel Lehmann,
44, was announced recently. The wedding
will take place December 23 at the High-
land Park Methodist Church, and a re-
ception will be held at the Dallas Country
Club. Miss Jones is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. I. Jones, 4332 Fairfax and
the bridegroom-to-be is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Val L. Lehmann, Brenham.
Moss-Bannister
v TEARTCI
Miss Nancy Moss, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Orlia J. Miss, Bryan, became the
bride of Lt. John Holland Bannister, ’44,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Howard Bannis-
ter, of Houston and Chance’s Prairie, on
November 27, at the First Christian
Church, at Bryan, Texas. After a short
wedding trip Lt. and Mrs. Bannister will
he at home at Ft. Sill, Okla., where the
bridegroom is stationed:
Robertshaw-Featherstone
Sally Jane Robertshaw, daughter
Andrew Dewing Robert-
Miss
of Mr. and Mrs.
shaw, became the bride of Ens. Ronald
Featherstone, ’44, at St. Mark’s Episco-
pal Church, in Houston, recently. After
a short wedding trip Ensign Featherstone
will report for further operational train-
ing at the naval base in Deland, Fla. He
received his commission at the Corpus
Christi Naval Training School on November
BIRTHS
Captain and Mrs. Harold Mayes, ’27,
announce the arrival of a daughter, Lou
#Wlizabeth, born August 22, 1943. They are
making their home at 1201 West 45th St.,
Austin, Texas.
V. W. Thalmann, ’28, 809 Ocean Drive.
Honolulu, Hawaii, "has sent a belated no-
ice of the birth of Robert E. Thalmann
last May. He and Mrs. Thalmann say that
resent indications are that he should
ye a yell leader when he gets to A. & M.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Alber, ’31, write
chat there is a new baby brother, born Au-
rast 16, named John Robert Alber, to
zeep their four year old daughter com-
»any. The Albers live in Negritos Via
Peru, S. A., where Mr. Alber is
with the Geophysical Dept., International
2etroleum Company.
Lt. Col. James D. ‘Jack’ Edgar, ’32,
writes from the Southwest Pacific that
ne and Mrs. Edgar have a fine baby daugh-
‘er that he is mighty anxious to see and
hopes it won’t be too long.
Mr. and Mrs. J. "H. "Griffin,: ’38, an-
ounce the arrival of James Edwin Grif-
fin, on October 31. Mr. Griffin is Supt.
»f Production Control, Styrene Division, of
he Dow Chemical Company, Freeport,
Texas.
Lt. (jg) Albert Wm. Clay, 40, and Mrs.
Clay are proud of Albert William Clay
III, born November 12. Lt. Clay is sta-
tioned at the U. S. N. T. S., Great Lakes,
Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Post, ’41, have
a ten months old son they expect to send
to Aggieland when the time coms. Julius
is with the Soil Conservation Service, with
headquarters at Floresville, Texas, where
he is Work Unit Leader of the Wilson
County District.
Lt. Ralph Parker, ’41, and Mrs. Parker
have announced the arrival of a baby girl
born October 21. Lt. Parker is in North
Africa but hopes to be home soon to see
the new addition to his family.
Lt. and Mrs. John Wesley Ward, Jr.,
44, have announced the birth of a daugh-
ter on November 9, in Australia. Mrs.
Ward and the little daughter expect to come
to Houston in a few months to reside. Lt.
Ward is the son of Mrs. J. W. Ward, 2519
Ralph, and the late Doctor Ward.
SILVER TAPS
Arthur B. Whittet, ’08
Arthur B. Whittet, ’08, age 58, Head
Ordnance Engineer in the War Depart-
ment and one of the leading specialists
in designing and developing field and
coast artillery material, died at his home,
3721 Van Hazen, N. W. Washington, D.
C., on November 27. Burial was in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
After graduation, with honors in Me-
chanical Engineering in 1908, Mr. Whittet
was appointed draftsman in the Ordnance
Department in Washington. He served
there for thirty-five years and was especial-
ly interested in the design of mobile artil-
lery. He was regarded as one of the top
experts of the world in the ordnance
field. In addition to various social, frater-
nal, and professional organizations, he
was an active and charter member of the
National Capitol A. & M. Club. Surviving
are his widow, a daughter, two sons, one
a Lt. in the U. S. Army, a sister and two
brothers, Chester S. Whittet, ’15, 1501
S. 8th Ave., Birmingham, Ala., and Har-
ry E. Whittet, 09, Poteet, Texas.
Lt. (jg) George Lawrence Leger, ’41
Lt. (jg) George Lawrence Leger, ’41,
U. S. Navy pilot, was killed in a plane
crash while on maneuvers near San Diego,
Calif., about November 26. He attended
A. & M. for four years, after which he
received his flight training at Corpus
Christi Naval Air Station, and had served
overseas for a year before returning to
the United States for dive-bomber training,
n which he was engaged when killed. Lt.
Leger is survived by his wife, the former
Miss Elaine Sweatmor, of Henderson, a
four-months old daughter, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leger, of China,
Texas.
1st Lt. John E. McCrary, ’41
1st. Lit. John E. McCrary, 41, U.«i8S.
Marine Corps fighter pilot, was killed on
November 27 when his plane crashed
afier colliding with another at El Centro,
Calif. Lt. McCrary attended A. & M. from
1939-1940 and received a Master’s Degree
in Chemistry, having previously attended
East Texas State Teachers College. He is
survived by his parents Lt. and Mrs.
J. W. McCrary, of Commerce, Texas.
Lt. Clyde W. Beatty, Jr., ’41
Li. “Clyder \W. “Beatty, Jr. 41.
Texas, son of C. W. Beatty, was
in the Pacific Area, ac-
cording to War Department release on
December 4. Le. Beatty has previously
been reported as missing in action. During
his three years at A. & M., Lt. Beatty
majored in Cotton Marketing.
1st. Lt. John Peter Gilreath, ’42
1st. Lt. John PFeter Gilreath, ’42, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gilreath, of Mem-
phis, Texas, was killed in action in Italy,
November 8. Lt. Gilreath received his de-
gree in Agricultural Administration in
1942 and was sent to Africa last spring.
He received his promotion to first lieuten-
ant since going overseas.
1st.
1st.
Bishop,
killed in action
1st. Lt. Foster L. Lemly, ’42
1st. Lt. Foster L. Lemly, ’42, previously
reported as missing, has been killed in
action, according to a report received just
recently, He was a graduate of ev H,
Adamson High School, Dallas, and at-
tended A. & M. majoring in Agricultural
Administration, and trained at the Dallas
Naval Air Station. His wife is living at
810 North Bishop, Dallas.
Lt. Virgil Dewey Fugler, ’
Lt. Virgil Dewey Fugler, ’42, was killed
in action somewhere in the Southwest
Pacific recently, according to word receiv-
ed in this office He attended A. & M. from
1938-41 and was majoring in Electrical
Engineering.
Lt. David Lee Braunig, ’42
Lt. David Lee Braunig, ’42, bombardier
with the American Air Forces in England,
died in an American hospital in England
on November 15, as a result of severe
wounds received while on a bombing raid
over Germany. He is survived by his pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Braunig, Mec-
Allen, and his wife, Mrs. D, L. Braunig,
of Yorktown. While at A. & M. from
1938-1939. Lt. Braunig majored in Agri-
cultural Administration, and was also
in the Infantry Band.
Lt. James Edgar Bragg, ’43
Lt. James Edgar Bragg, ’43, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bragg, of Bonham,
Texas, died at Dunja, India, in November.
He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in
1942 and was commissioned at Hondo Jan-
vary 1, 1943 and had been in India four
months before he did. Two brothers,
Weldon and Richard, are also in the
air force training.
Lt. John Delamater, ’44
Lt. John Delamater, ‘44, son of Col.
and Mrs. B. F. Delamater, 05, died at
Lawson General Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., on
November 29, from injuries received in a
parachute jump several months ago. He
is survived by his wife, the former Miss
Peggy Dewey, of Bryan, Texas, his pa-
1ents, one brother, Capt. Ben Delamater,
Jr., ’37, and one sister. Burial was at
Bryan, Texas, on December 2. Lt. Dela-
mater attended at A. & M. from 1940
to 1942.
Pvt. Raymond A. Emery, Jr., ’45
Fvt. Raymond A. Emery, ’45, son of
Mr. and Mrs, R. A. Emery, 403 Monte
Vista, Dallas, Texas, died at Basra, Iraq,
in November, 1943. He joined the ground
forces of the Army Air Corps last Jan-
uary and after graduation from an aero-
nautics school at Kansas City, in June,
he was sent overseas.
August F. Dahme, 04
August F. Dahme, age 61, died from a
heart aitack at his home at Yorktown,
Texas, November 29. He is survived by
his wife, two daughters, one brother and
one sister. At the time of his death he
was engaged in the oil brokerage business
at Yorktown.
Shortly after graduation, in Civil En-
gineering in 1904, Mr. Dahme became
connected with the Illinois Central Rial-
way and other Railroads for several years.
He then became Parks Commissioner for
the City of Chicago where he planned
several of that city’s outstanding parks.
He later supervised construction of a large
dam on the Snake River in Wyoming. Re-
turning to DeWitt County, his old home, in
1913, he became County Surveyor and en-
gaged in the real estate business. He was
married in 1916 to Miss Freda Nau. For
the past fifteen years he has devoted his
time and energy almost exclusively to the
oil brokerage business. His efforts were
greatly responsible for the development of
the western end of DeWitt County as an
oil producing center. He was regarded as
one of Yorktown’s and DeWitt County’s
outstanding citizens.
Malcolm L. Peterson, ’35
Malcolm L. Peterson died nearly a year
ago at the Scott-White Hospital, at Tem-
ple, Texas, according to word just re-
ceived. He graduated in Petroleum En-
gineering and his home address was 1119
Lawrence St., Houston.
Among
A & M MEN
1929
Lt. Cor. B. H. Pochyla
Benjamin H. Pochyla, is exe-
cutive officer in the Signal Sec. of Gen-
eral Douglas MacArthur's Gen. Hdars.,
staff somewhere in Australia. This section
has the problem of maintaining wire-radio-
and telephone communications between all
bases and troops in the vast Southwest
Pacific area. After graduating in M. E,,
Col. Pochyla went with the Southwest
Bell Telephone Co. in Dallas, and was
Divisional Development Engineer at Hous-
ton when going on active duty in May,
’41. Mrs. Pochyla lives in West Arlington,
Lt. Col.
Va.
Texas,
Coast Artillery at Ventura, Calif.,
‘present in school,
HARRISON C. GIVENS, JR., 63 Frost
Ave., Frostburg, Md., has been with
Celanese Corp. of America’s Chemical and
Rayon Plant at Cumberland, Md., since
1934. He is now asst. plant manager ...
CAPT. HERSHEL E. BURGESS is Squad-
ron Intelligence Officer of the 333 Bomb.
Gp., Dalhart, Texas. He mentions that two
Aggies who are very helpful to him are
CAPT. M. W. FAULK, ’40, Squadron
Operations Officer, and LT. W. E.
CHURCH, ’38, Flight Bombardier Instruc-
tor. Lt. Church recently returned: from
England and North Africa, where he flew
more than 50 missions over enemy terri-
tory.
LT. COM. JOE HYLAND was on the
campus for the Thanksgiving Day game.
He is with the Inspector of Naval Material
in New York City and reported that his
brother, JACK C. HYLAND, was now lo-
cated at the Detroit Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio,
while CAPT. G. G. HYLAND is at Edge-
wood Arsenal, Edgewood, Md. These 3
brothers are the sons of Sgt. Hyland, who
was connected with the Commandant’s
office at A. & M. for a number of years
and was a well known figure to A. & M.
men of that period.
LT. COL. CLYDE R. NICHOLS is an
instructor at West Point, Quarters 262.
He received his promotion recently and re-
ports that PIERRE H. HONNELL, ’30
also has received his promoticn to LT.
COLONEL. MAJOR LUTHER E. JOHN-
SON, ’35, completes the Aggie representa-
tion in the Department of Electricity at
West Point at thi stime.
LT. CHARLES A. ROWLAND is sales,
purchasing and contracting officer at the
Red River Ordnance Depot, Hooks, Texas.
He was formerly at Camp Lee. Prior to go-
ing into the army he was engaged in the
real estate, loan, and insurance business
at Kerrville, where his family still resides.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE ORTOLANTI is
in an Area Engineers Office, APO 649,
% Postmaster, New York, Y:
1930
KERMIT E. VOELKEL, 6000 Velasco
St., Dallas, 6, sends a gift to the Develop-
ment Fund. He has just completed his
12th year with the Food Distribution Adm.,
Cotton and Fiber Div., and working under
J. R. KENNEDY, °’28, Chief of the South-
west Region HERMAN LOUPOT,
203 N. Barnett, Dallas, 11, is the father
of a four-year-old son . . MAJOR
MARK C. EASTERLING, U. S. Engineer
Equip. Depot, 30th and Sprague Sts.,
Omaha, 11, reports that CAPT. CURTIS
L. ARTHUR is also in the Mo. River Divi-
sion with him . A W. NEIL MAR-
SHALL, Seaboard Life Ins. Co., College
Station, and ALLEN NEWSOM, Box 410,
Beeville, send gifts to the Development
Fund in memory of their friend and class-
mate, MARVIN LYLE HARRIS, who died
in Bryan in 1935. Mrs. Etta B. Harris,
Marvin’s mother, lives in Llano, Box 177.
ANTUM CUTHRELL is back in the
U. S. after a number of years in South
America with the Humble Oil and Refining
Company. He is uncertain what his new
location will be, but will get his mail ¢%
the company at Houston . . . HOLLIS
BIBLE, Houston consulting engineer, has
been commissioned a lieutenant (jg) in
the U.'S. Navy." ' CPL: VOT RALILUS,
APO 502, ¢% Postmaster, San Francisco,
Calif., is in the agricultural line of work
for the Quartermaster.
1931
Proud Papa—John L. Alber.
LT. DAVID W. SHERRILL, 0-283184,
has been in Oahu, Hawaiian Islands for
19 months. Aggies with him there are
CAPT. WM. O. CULBERTSON, JR., ’38,
Dalhart, and LT. GEO. OGDEE of San
Benito. Mrs. Sherril lives at Levelland,
Texas . A recent promotion to Lt.
Col. came to EARL J. BERRYHILL. He is
eexcutive officer, Bomb. Gp., Army Air
Base, ‘Rapid City, S. D..../. J..T.. VAN-
TINE, JR., is still with the Soil Conser-
vation Service located at 135 N. Hatton
Ave., Lebanon, Tenn. He says: “Our latch
string is out to any Aggies ever in this
vicinity.”
O/C W. D. BENTLEY, is stationed in
the First Plat. Co. C-49, Officer Candi-
date Regiment, Ft. Belvoir, Va., arriving
there on Thanksgiving day . . . . JOHN
L. ALBER has been made Head of the
Geophysical Department for the Inter-
nationel Petroleum Co., in Peru where he
has been employed as a Geophysicist since
1938. He would like to hear from some
of his old classmates and friends, Geophy-
sical Dept. International Petroleum Co.,
Negritos Via Talara, Peru, S. A.
CAPTAIN WILLIS E. COLLINS has
been appointed Ass’t. Base Sanitary Offi-
cer, Station Hospital, Drew Field, Tampa,
Florida. He was with the City Health
Department of San Antonio when called
to active duty last September. At that
time he was President of the Alamo A. &
M. Club. He has moved his family to Flo-
rida and purchased a home at 5906 Otis
Ave., Tampa. He would like to get in touch
with other A. &M. men in that area and
reports that they are all looking forward
to the Orange Bowl game.
MAJOR T. B. KETTERSON,
known as ‘Tony’, writes an interesting
letter to Bryan friends about some of hs
experiences in the Sicilian and Italian
campaigns. His address is APO 469, %
Postmaster, New York City.
MAJOR JACK N. NAHAS, APO 1758, %
Postmaster, New York City, sends to the
campus the first war souvenirs, in the
form of several Italian hand grenades. He
reports running across classmates CAPTS.
R. L. ALLEN and W. G. CHALKEY. He
reports Capt. Allen has been through all
the campaigns in the Mediterranean, while
ae and Chalkley worked on plans for the
Sicilian campaign. He sends regards to
all his friends.
CAPTAIN WALTER SWANK is ‘“‘camp-
ing out” at the present and is getting his
mail at Fort Benning, 33rd, Engineer Bat-
talion CAPT. E. L. TAYLOR
Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dal-
‘as, was a visitor on the campus Thanks-
giving and reported a grand time. Seeing
some of his classmates and old friends
helped to make the day a most pleasant
one
PAUL WILSON has been discharged
from the army after serving since Sep-
tember 1942 and at present is working at
the Cactus Ordnance Plant, near Stratford,
which is his home.
1932
Proud Papa —Lt. Col. James D.
Edgar.
MAJOR T. R. QUALLS, assigned to the
is at
OAC No. 8, Ft. Monroe,
Va. . . .MAJOR LAWRENCE M. COOK,
is with an Avn. Engrs. Unit somewhere in
Italy, according to word from his w.fe at
3847 Maryland St., Shreveport.
MAJOR LAWRENCE M. COOK com-
manded the ground unit of the North-
west African Air Service which laid out
and constructed an air field in twenty-
four hours immediately following the Sa-
lerno landings. During the construction,
‘a small group of engineers worked steadily
despite the bombs and machine-gun bullets
‘of German aircraft. Major Cook studied
airports and airport designs when a stu-
dent at A. & M., devoting the major part
of his work to studies and research in
that field, and was awarded a fellowship
in Architecture in 1932-33. He was com-
pany commander of engineers when in
College. While Major Cook is over-seas,
his wife is making her home in Shreve-
port, L. A. . . . MAJOR AL O. SAEN-
GER has been transferred to Supply
Division, SAASC, Kelly Field, San Antonio
HARVIE D. POOL is Acting Coun-
ty Agent at Levelland, Texas.
CAPTAIN S. J. “BOW” FLOOD is at-
tached to the M. P. Staff of the 6th Ser-
vice Command in Chicago. Brother J. H.
“Pie” Flood is building destroyer escorts
with the Brown Ship Building Co., Hous-
ton. Other ’32 men with the Brown Ship
Building company include GEO. L. EU-
BANKS, D. P. TABER, and JACK WIN-
TERS.
ALFRED M. PENDLETON has been ap-
pointed Federal Extension Cotton Ginning
Specialist for Texas and Oklahoma, with
headquarters at Dallas.
AUSTIN
BRIDGE COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS
CONTRACTORS—BUILDERS
DALLAS, TEXAS
Roads—Bridges—Road Machinery
better |.
“Jack” |
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1943
W. 8th St., Santa iAna.Calif \. a. tLT,
JOHN T. WHITFIELD is attending the
Infantry Sevhool, in the Motor Maintenance
Course, Fort Benning, Ga., but after
February 1 he will be sent to Camp Adair,
Oregon. 1938 /
Proud Papa--J. H. Griffin.
Marine battalion on Guadalcanal.” His
report: “The action wasn’t much different
from any other right we were on Guadal-
canal.” An all-conference end at A. & M.,
he went into the Marine Corps upon grad-
vation as a second lieutenant. He saw
service in China and Iceland before going
to the South Pacific. He and Mrs. Murray
have two sons, William Franklin (age
31%) and Michael (5 months), whom Col.
1933
T. W. WALKER is at the F. A. School,
Ft. Sill, ~-Okla."' . MAJOR C. G.
BROCK is somewhere in England. His ad-
dress is APO 560, 9% Postmaster, New
York *City . "7. ‘IT. J) ED. MOELLER
is still connected with the Chicage Ord-
nance District as Special Metallurgist to the
Cartridge case section, U. S. Army Ord. 4 ENS. BOB S. SMITH has moved from
38 S. Dearborn, Chicago . . MAJOR | Murray hasn’t yet seen. 1239 Lawnview Pl, Jackson, Miss. to 521
JOSEPH B. MIMS, son of Mrs. J. H. 1936 E. 6th, Belton, Texas . . . . LT. WIL-
Mims, 304 Prairie Ave., Cleburne, has ‘ LIAM G: PAYNE, formerly at Will Ro-
CAPT. F. A. HUNTER is at Ft. Sill,
. CAPT. E. J. EFFENBERGER
been procmoted from the rank of captain gers Field, Okla., is now with a Bomb.
at Randolph Field, Texas, where he is | Okla. . . ; Gp., at APO 520, % Postmaster, New York
assigned to the surgical staff if the Cen- |is with the Engineers, APO 929, 9% Post- (cjty . . . . DR. PAUL M. TURMAN,
tral Flying Training Command. His wife | master. He says building roads and landing | Box 1016, Tyler, was among the Kyle
strips in New Guinea is vastly different
from building roads in Texas
Another Aggie in the New Georgia sector
ih LT. THOMAS J. MOORE, JR., APO
Field crowd Thanksgiving day. wn
G. L. SEITZ is employed by Cotton and
Fiber Branch of Food Dist. Adm., with
headquarters at 419 Wilson Bldg., Dallas
a resident of Universal City, Texas
. CAPT. C. E. PRAEGER, JR, in
the Engr. Section, APO 306, % Postmaster,
New York City, has been in Iceland, Scot-
is
land, N. Africa, Sicily, and Italy. “% Postmaster, San Francisco . . _ A. P. KING, JR., is Division Sales
CAPT. EARL T. SHEPHERD was called MAJOR C. M. LAMKIN, who has been Supervisor Yor: Lever. BROS. Mig. ‘Con
to service October 29, 1941, and has been | on maneuvers in California-Arizona area, | 1307 Petroleum Bldg., Houston. He and
overseas 15 months. At the present time |is at Ft. Bliss, Texas . . . .- Back from | pg King saw the Thanksgiving game
he is with an Engr. Aviation Regiment | foreign duty, LT. JOHN L. SANDLIN, | = CAPT. J. S. BRACEWELL, JR.,
somewhere in England. His mailing ad-|is now with the 5th SAW Tng. Bn. at| pccently transferred to Has. Third Army,
dress is 2110 Procter St., Port Arthur, | Drew Field, Fla. . . . Mrs. M. A. Moses- | ives at 327 Wildrose Ave, San Antonio, 2
Texas. man, 706 N. 33rd, Waco, reports that . . MAJOR R. B. BOETTCHER, JR.,
MAJOR MAX A. MOSESMAN, on duty
in the Southwest Pacific, is feeling well,
eating lots, and sleeping fine except for
the hours when “‘Charlie’’ is above. Mo-
sends regards to his friends, from Black-
land Army Air Field. He lives at 2603
Trice, Waco JLT." PRENTICE TA.
1934
MAJOR CECIL O. DALTON of Camp
Robinson, Ark., is attending the Com- : : % CARAWAY is regimental communications
mand and General Staff School, Ft. Lea- | Sesman’s address is APO 453, % Postmas- | officer of an Inf. Regt. at Atlantic Beach,
venworth, Kans. His wife and son, Bill, | ter, San Francisco. Fla. . CAPT. WILLIAM G. MC-
LT. FRANK RICHARDSON is with an
Engr. Outfit, APO 871, ¢% Postmaster,
New York City, N.
937
NEILL is an air liaison officer with" the
Navy, stationed somewhere in Alaska,
where he participated in the Kiska opera- ’
tion. His home address is Box 507, Sey-
are with him.
LT. SULLY S. WOODLAND, USAF, is
stationed at Independence, Kansas. He
entered the service from Tyler, where he
was in the sporting goods business . . mour, Texas CAPT. HARRY 'V.
DR. CARL H. WINKLER is located at Mrs. Horace Staples, Ennis, recently re- | PERCY is with a Service Gp. at APO
913 Welch St., Little Rock, Arkansas. ceived a message that her son, H. | 1227, ¢% Postmaster, New York City . . . .
LT. HARRY N. DUNCAN is Commanding
his outfit, the 1st Filipino Inf., Camp
Beale, Calif. All enlisted men are Filipinos
.% .'CAPTS. GROVER \C. WHITE, JR.
and P. M. HUTCHINS, ’39, are in the
Hawaiian Islands, APO 958, A Postmaster,
San Francisco.
LT. RICHARD A. GRIMMER, JR. is
serving with an Engr. outfit, APO 923,
“TUBBY” STAPLES has been promoted
to major. He has been in England for
sixteen months i LT WM. A
MIDDLETON, JR. APO 45, % Postmaster,
New York City, ‘is somewhere in Italy.
Bryan is his home town . . WALLIS
H. AIRHART, still in Mineral Wells,
writes that his brother, CPL. C. T. AIR-
HART, has been in the Air Corps since
1935
Silver Taps-—Malecolm L. Peterson.
CAPT. LOUIS M. THOMPSON, College
Station, was recently promoted to major.
He is in the advance class No. 44, First
Tng. Regt., Ft. Benning, Ga... S.
J. MARWIL is in Off. Sch. Det. at "Ft.
Ord, Calif., in an officers’ replacement | gq 4 “"g40 and is stationed at Del Rio, |%, Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif
ook, de. requests that {Those Jerky Jrom | Tergel | 4 Carr HW. “HERB” | MAJOR W. ALVIN BEINHORN, JR.,
€) Aggie an Pi i Th 4 Marshal, HARTUNG, "APO 2, ¢ Postmaster, New | APO 942, ¢, Postmaster, Seattle, Washing-
as ome a roost oO CRAMER York City, says he is surrounded by Ag- | ton, reports seeing lots of A. & M. men
ia asst. aL officer at Tinker gies in Northern Ireland LT. | some time back when he made a trip thru
Biol, Oklalbrs eity He, was. tormerly-in JORGE J. LLUY is on foreign "duty at | the Aleutian Islands . re LT. WIL-
Pharr, Toxas. the SH OL Mr and Mrs. APO 638, ¢% Postmaster, New York City | LIAM R. BLAIR, JR. is attached to the |
Heavy Equipment School, as an instructor,
at Geiger Field, Wash. He and Mrs. Blair |
are making their home there . .
CAPT. GEO. O. THOMAS, JR., APO 627,
% Postmaster, New York, N. Y., "says
“to keep the AGGIE coming.”
WM. ROLAND WHITE has completed
basic training War Eagle Field, Lancaster,
Calif., and is now receiving final training
LT. EUGENE P. KISER, APO 709,
% Postmaster, San Francisco, reports that
“WNBL” has already been to his area
of the Pacific.
CPL. JOHN W. BLACK, JR. is with
an Airdrome Sqdn. at A. A. B., Herington,
Kansas. Before entering the service he
was with Upjohn and Co., at Dallas.
RODNEY F. CHAMBLESS, Sheriff of
C. B. Cramer of that city.
Madison County, Madisonville, was ac-|as Army Air Cadet at Douglas, Arizona.
quitted by Federal Jury in Houston .on MAJOR TROY P. WAKEFIELD is on
charges of aiding in the escape of a |sick leave at his home, Madisonville, Tex-
Federal prisoner last May. The case at-
tracted wide attention and both Chambless
and another defendant were acquitted by
the jury after only 30 minutes deliberation.
CAPT. C. U. FORREST is Area Engi-
neer- at Atlanta, Ga.,'P. O. Box"1226"'.""..
MAJOR EMMETT D. GIFFEN is with the
Radio Production Unit, AAFWFTC-1104
SAMSCO
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INDUSTRIAL & WATER SUPPLIES
.
as. He has been stationed at the AAF jo WE A
Redistribution Center, Atlantic City, N. J. u
He has been on active duty two and a
helf years.
CAPTAIN GEO. R. BURCH is attached
to the U. S. Medical Corps, in Iraan. He
was engaged in the practice of Veterinary
Medicine before going on active duty.
Cesar Clavell
Clavell was recently pro-
moted to that rank, and is depot veterina-
Captain
Cesar
FIVE COMPLETE STOCKS
Capt.
rian, APO 846, ¢ Postmaster, New York
City. His asst. veterinarian is LT. JULIO
A AY 08 JORDON A "56, SAN ANTONIO
asst. veterinarian, APO 850, ¢% Postmas-
MACHINE & SUPPLY CO.
Waco - Austin - Corpus Christi - Harlingen - San Antonio
ter, New York City. Capt Clavell went on
active duty from his home in Cacique &
St. Cecilia, Santurce, Puerto Rico.
LT. COL. RAYMOND L. MURRAY,
USMC, has been awarded the Silver Star
for ‘“conspicucus gallantry and intrepedity
in action against Japanese forces while ser-
virg as the commanding officer of a
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