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ing the summer nths when issued Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Weir, ’13, Route The first Texas A. and M. Club
nthly, by the Ass@ciation of A Jrmer 2, Box 68, San Antonio, announce the to be organized in. the city of De-
Students of the Agricultural and Mechani- | arrival of their third child, Alice Elizabeth, ; ;
cal College of Texas, College Station, | on Nov. 11. This makes two girls and trols ing formed at Ap 21
Texas. >ne boy in the Weir family. uster last spring. A+B.
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Entered as Seeond Class Matter at
College Station, Texas
Officers
James P. Ha (141 (7S SOE President
128... Vice-President
’20.... Executive Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Direcwers
Whytey>14.................cccc vient Texarkana
Richard Carey, ’1l...........cccciivneivinnn Beaumont
" H. K. Deason, '16 Port Arthur
Roy D. Golston, Tyler
AD G. Pfaff, ’25 ) Tyler
John P. McCullough, ‘24... McKinney
Ausin C. Bray, ’29 Dallas
James W..» Williams, ’18........................ Dallas
Col. O. A. Sew-
ard, 0%. Ft. Lawton, Wash.
Walter Coulter, ’95 Bryan
George H. Richards, ’35................ Huntsville
Dr. Thomas P. Kennerly, ’34.......... Houston
RNR EM. Smith, "01................. East Columbia
Scottr Moore, '11........................0... Yoakom
Cavitt Love, ’99 Austin
W. E. Wade, ’30 Temple
S.J. Baker, ’27 Ft. Worth
Herbert Spreen, ’22..................... Ft. Wortb
George Moffett, ’16........................ Chillicothe
AE. "Hinman, ’25................ Corpus Christi
Charles E. Richter, Jr.,.’29................ Laredo
E. A. Crites, ’22 Crane
Dr. J. N. Burditt, 21 Abilene
Carl Miller, ’28 Amarillo
R. E. Hooper, Plainview
C. M. Gaines, ’
. D. Winters, ’16 Brady
maid. Ray, 218... le St. Louis, Mo.
ree L. Bell, Dallas
W. Egger, Shreveport, La. |
B-"Metcalfe, ’16............\....... San Angelo
P. Dodson, Decatur
Mohle Houston
. Elwell Austin
. Wood, ’23 Waco
fus R. Peeples, ’28.................... Tehuacana
A. (Hop) Reynolds, ’30.................. Dallas
ajore RB. IN. "Conolly, 1’37...cveeceiisans Waco
Major Gen. A. D. Bruce, ’16...Camp Hood
ubert G. Davis, ’22 : ....Waco
irgiltV. Parr, .’14................ College Station
rustR. Timm, ’34................ College Station
jor J. H. Blackaller, ’28...San Antonio
Dan R. Sutherland, ’'43........ ‘Winnsboro
Col. E. King Gill, ’24.._.... Majors Field
G, McMillan, Lubbock
~W. J. Lawson, Austin
Carleton D. Speed, °26..Washington, D. C.
ie J.3'P. Hamblen, ’27 Houston
T. B. Warden, '03 Austin
Brig. Gen. A. B. Knicker-
bocker, 221 Austin
: Student Loan Fund Trustees
go James: P. Hamblen, ’27.................. Houston
i Allin F. Mitchell, *09........................ Corsicana
E. E. McQuillen, ’20............College Station
Representatives on the Athletic Council
fC-EC. ‘Krueger, '12................... San Antonio
J. A. Reynolds, Dallas
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~~ NOTE: 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.
ia Since many transient A. & M. men will
~~ use the information it must not be mis-
i leading. For that reason only definite de-
tails of meetings can be carried. Clubs
~~ having po definite meeting dates can not
be listed. When meetings have been def-
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initely arranged as to date, time, location
and other details the AGGIE should be
advised three weeks in advance, if po sible,
"cooperation of Club *oificers
pr sential if the column is to be of service.
ve Texas:
: AMARILLO-PANHANDLE Regular
meetings, first Monday night each month;
Dinner, 7 p. m., Capital Hotel; V. G. For-
rester, ’25, Box 1414, Pres.
AUSTIN (Capital City)—Xvery Monday
noon, luncheon, Driskill Hotel; T. B. War-
den, ’03, Pres.
BEAUMONT—Regular monthly meetings,
E. L. Robinson, ’21, Gulf States Utilities
Co., Pres.
BRAZOS COUNTY Last Monday night
each month; Waltér Coulter, ’95, Bryan,
res.
CORPUS CHRISTI — Last Wednesday
night each month. Pres. K. S. Moss, ‘31.
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
onth; Joe Boyd, ’40, Todd Dry Docks,
Ss es’
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Cavitt, ’21, be-
came the proud parents of a daughter on
August 31, whom Mr. Cavitt named Nora
Cavitt, Jr., in honor of her mother. The
Javitts’ other two children are boys. Mr.
Cavitt is with the U. S. D. A. in the
Big Bend, Presidio, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Crawford,
’23, announce the birth of a son, Kenneth
Clarence Crawford, born May 13, at Wins-
low, Arizona. Mr. Crawford is associated
with the A. T. & S. F. Ry. there, and
their residence address is 423 Prairie.
A new daughter was born recently to
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. MecMillian, ’27.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowden Beaty, ’37, Box
574, Kirksville, Mo., have a new daughter,
Carole, born Sept. 26.
Capt: Als Schlafli,” Jr., 39, Box: 937;
Colorado City, Colo., reports the birth of
a new daughter in their home on October
16. She came as his birthday gift.
Capt. and Mrs. Paul A. Wofford, ’39,
want their friends to know about their new
daughter, Susan Earle, born Aug. 24. Capt.
Wofford is stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Capt. and Mrs. Pete W. Jacoby, ’40, an-
nounce the birth of Pete William, Jr., on
Nov. 22. Capt. Jacoby is with the 3538th
SU, ASTU, Univ. of Akron, Akron 4,
Ohio.
Lt. and Mrs. Roger W. Garrison, ‘40,
are the proud parents of a son, born
June 7. Lt. Garrison is on duty at the
Nashville (Tenn.) Army Air Center.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. “Tommy” Nelson,
’41, announce the birth of their daugh-
ter, Sandra Gail, on Dec. 14, 1943. The
Nelsons live at 602 N. 31st St., Waco.
Lt. Lee O. Weathersbee, ’41, reports
the birth of his son, Lee Oland Weathers-
bee, Jr., on Oct. 26 in Del Rio, Texas. The
baby’s grandfather is H. M. Cely, ’09,
Del Rio. Lt. Weathersbee is somewhere in
Latin Amercia, APO 839, % Postmaster,
New Orleans.
Capt. Alton E. White, ’42, writes that
he is anxious to get back to see his new
daughter, born April 21 and named Neva
Jean. He has been overseas 15 months at
APO 520, % Postmaster, New York City.
Lt. and Mrs. James A. Roming, °42,
are the proud parents of a daughter, born
in June. Her name is Judy Ann, and she
was six weeks old when her father went
overseas. His address is APO 464, % Post-
master, New York. Mrs. Roming and Judy
Ann are living at 61 Love St., San
Angelo, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Black, °’39,
announce the birth of W. H. Blick, Jr,
Mr. Black is Chief Engineer for Anaconda
Copper Co.. Clifton, Arizona.
Lt. and Mrs. O. Cantini, ’40, advised us
that Francis O. Jr., was born to them on
November 25, at Galveston, Texas. Lt.
Cantini receives his mail APO 90,
Angeles, Calif.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter E. Haberer, ’41,
announce the arrival of Sharron Elizabeth
on October 22. While Capt. Haberer is
overseas his family is living at 1628 EI
Monte, San Antonio.
MR“"MRS.
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Riley-Reed
Miss Rita Patricia Riley, of 3136 K St.,
San Diego, became the bride of Major
Ferdinand J. Reed, ’39, on the 14th of
Novembr. Major Reed is on duty there.
Webster-Biggs
Miss Vera Josephine Webster, daughter
of Mrs. Henry C. Webster of San Fran-
cisco, became the bride of Capt. Marshall
L. Biggs, ’39, AUS, of Ft. Worth, Oct. 17.
Capt. and Mrs. Biggs will make their home
at 1565 Pensacola St., Honolulu, T. H. As
cadet in A. & M., he worked in the
Texas Forest Service.
Spilcker-Elliott
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Eve Spilcker of Passaic,
N. J.,.ion. Dee 11 to F. B. Elliott, Jr., 40,
14 Mandeville Ave., Clifton, N. J.
Ripley-Scott
of Miss Richie Ripley,
Blum, Texas to Lt. (jg) J. S. Scott, ’41,
was solemnized on Dee. 5 at the Blum
Methodist Church. Lt. Scott is in training
at the Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas.
The wedding
Kohler-Skrabanek
The marriage of Miss Kathryn Kohler,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Kohler
xe , 4 15th St,
gies nest Conway, Jr. 814 15 of Bryan, to Ensign Robert L. Skrabanek,
HOUSTON—Every Monday noon, Rice | 42, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Skrabanek
Hotel mezzanine. Geo. Lacy, ’13, Gulf Oil
Corp., Pres. >
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,
’16. Pres.
TEMPLE—Temple Bell Co. Regular
meeting third Thursday night of each
mo~th. Leon Stasney, ’24, President.
- WACO—Third Wednesday night each
month. O. B. ‘“Sweede” Haney, '23, Texas
~ Textile Mills, Pres.
Out-of-State:
CALIFORNIA, (Southern Calif.)—Sec.
ond Thursday night each month, dinner,
Clark Hotel, downtown Los Angeles, 7
{ p.m., special invitation to men in service
and in defense work in that area; Weath-
erford W. Touchstone, ’22, 810 S. Spring
St.,. L. A., Pres,
MARCH FIELD—CAMP HAAN: Second
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of Snook, Texas,
1 at the Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San
Francisco.
ship operating with the Pacific Fleet.
was solemnized on Dec.
Ens. Skrabanek is aboard a
Kirkpatrick-Scofield
Of interest to their A. & M. friends is
the wedding of Miss Audrey Kirkpatrick,
daughter of Mr.
Hillsboro, Texas, and Lt. Vernon M. Sco-
field,
Scofield of Austin, which was solemnized
in November.
Petersburg, Va., while he is stationed at
Camp Lee.
A. L. Kirkpatrick of
’43, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
The couple will live in
Largent-Verscholye
The recent marriage of Miss Catherine
Largent, daughter of Mrs. Leota Largent
of Dallas to Lt.
Hubert H. Verscholye,
43, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Verscholye
of Dallas and Austin, has been reported.
oN and Fourth Wednesday nights each month: _ Cowsert-Yourg
Capt. B. A. Black, ’31, Pres.; Capt. H. F. Lt. Curtis F. Young, ’43, recently re-
Bockhorn, Sec-Treas. ported his marriage last May to Miss
MISSOURI, Kansas City—Regular month- | Helen Ruth Cowsert of Bartlett, Texas.
ly meetings. last Thursday night each | Lt. Young is stationed at Camp Davis,
month, 7:30 p. m., Green Parrott Inn.|N. C.
Next meeting 7:30 p. m., Dec. 30. Frank
M. Lyle, ’17, Pres., 317 U. S. Court House. ‘ Barton-Walters
MISSOURI, St. Louis—Regular meetings, The marriage of Miss Charlcie Barton,
second Tuesday noon each month. Mark | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Barton,
Twain Hotel. Pres. John F. Grace, '25, Ph. | Temple, to Lt. Ernest G. Walters, ’43, was
9 Grand 2894 or Parkview 8147, or phone | recently solemnized at the home of her
Drexel Turner, Chestnut 9800. parents, 1402 N. Main.
MICHIGAN, DETROIT Third Thurs-
day evening each month, 7:30 p.m. at
Olde Wayne Tlub. Ladies invited. Capt.
A. B. Muller, ’25, President; John M.
Winston, ’38, Secretary-Treasurer, 15052
Fairfield Ave., Detroit, 21, Mich.
NEW YORK CITY—First Tuesday each
" month, lunch, 12:30, Bedford Hotel near
‘I''mes 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 vicitors, young or old.
SHREVEPORT, LA.—First Monday night
each month, 7:30 P. 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.
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Jones-Rudasill
Miss Mary Frances Jones became the
bride of Lt. Robert H. Rudasill, 44,
stationed at Ft. Monmouth, N. J., recently.
Wright-Miller
Miss Evelyn Wright and Cpl. J. W.
Miller, Jr., ’44, were married Nov. 26 in
Temple, Texas. He is stationed at Tinker
Field, Oklahoma City, where the couple
plan to reside.
Bralley-Drake
The engagement and approaching mar-
riage of Miss Betty Bralley, Dallas, to
Cadet Paschal O. Drake, Jr., ’45, has been
announced by Mrs. Jewel Rattan-Bralley,
mother of the bride-to-be. Cadet Drake is
in training in the naval air corps and is
stationed at Corpus Christi.
Cody-Carrell
Miss Grace Cody and Lt. D. M. Carrell,
’36, were married at the St. Paul’s Metho-
dist Church, Abilene, Texas, on November
28. They are living in Florida and receive
their mail Box 127, Flexible Gunnery
School, Fort Myers, Fla.
Sanders-Handley
Miss Bertie Lee Sanders and Ed M.
Handley, ’38, were married last September
2, according to word just received in this
office. They are living at Portales, New
Mexico, and receive their mail ¢% Po. O.
Box 599.
Ripley-S-ott
The approaching marriage of Miss Richie
Ripley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Ripley, Blum, and Lt. (jg) Jerry Sam
Scott, ’41, son of Mr. and Mrs, H. A.
Scott, Frost, was announced recently. The
marriage is to take place in the Blum
Methodist Church. The bride-eleect was
graduated from the North Texas State
Teachers College, Denton. They will be
stationed at Kansas City, Mo.
MULLER, ’25, heads the club as
president; JAMES A. TRAIL, ’29,
is vice-president; and JOHN M.
WINSTON, ’38, is secretary-treas-
urere.
Regular meetings of the Detroit
chapter are held on the third Wed-
nesday evening of each month at
the Old Wayne Club. Dinner is
served at 7:30 p.m., and ladies are
invited to all meetings. Any resi-
dents or visitors in the Detroit
area are urged to attend meetings
of the club and to contact Capt.
Muller at the Buhl Building offices
of the Detroit Ordnance District,
whose home is at 2970 Parkwood
avenue, Trenton, telephone Tren-
ton 0842; or John Winston of Vick-
ers, Inc., 15052 Fairfield Ave., Uni-
versity 1-2167.
The enrollment of the club at
last report consisted of: MAJORS
SAM P. McCLUNEY, ’32, and
JOHN T. ELROD, ’36; CAPTS. J.
E. COPELAND, ’40, GEORGE
A. CUSHMAN, ’31, HORATIO
DURST, III, ’33, JOHN H. GILL,
’30 and ALBERT B. MULLER,
24; LTS. ALBERT C. BARKER,
’38, and CLIFFORD G. CHAP-
MAN, 28; and TOMMIE ANDO,
42, JAMES A. LEE, 24, WALTER
A. MOSTELLER, ’23, JOSEPH
“JUG” T. REESE, ’23, and JOHN
M. WINSTON, ’38.
Carlile-Hancock
Miss Kathryn Carlile, daughter of Ar-
thur Carlile, of Temple, became the bride
of Capt. John B. Hancock, ’42, son of
Mrs. Nina Hancock, of San Antonio, on
December 18. The young couple will make
their home ati Temple.
Patterson-Webb
Miss Doris Patterson, of Dallas, and G.
A. Webb, Jr., RM 2/c, ’42, were married
last July according to word just received
in this office. G. A. is now aboard ship
and his permanent address is 2010 Seevers,
Dallas, Texas.
Washington-Beard
Miss Margaret Ann Washington, daug-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. William C. Wash-
ington, ’12, was married to Lt. James
Hanover Beard, 43, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Beard, of Bryan, at the bride’s home
in Williamsburg, Va., on Dec. 20. They
iy be stationed at Fort George G. Meade,
Bullock-Lenert
Miss Cleota Ann Bullock, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bullock, became the
bride of Lt. August Lenert, ’43, son of
Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Lenert of College Sta-
tion, at the Oaks, on December 27. They
will be stationed at Elgin Field, Fla.
MclIntyre-Buttrill
Dr. and Mrs. William Wallace McIntyre,
of Petersburg, Va., announce the engage-
ment and aprpoachinb marriage of their
daughter, Margaret to Lt. Walter Virgil
Buttrill, Jr., ’43, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Buttrill of Houston. They will
be stationed at Camp Lee, Va.
Brogdon-Robinson
Miss Mary Brogdon, of Lancaster, and
Lt. B. P. Robinson, ’43, were married
Dec. 6, at the Presidio Post Chapel, San
Francisco, Calif. Lt. and Mrs. Robinson
will remain in San rancisco until the
briedgroom -eceives his overseas orders.
Ch’lek-Mudd
wiliss Tellie Chilek, Yoakum, and Lt. J.
E. Mudd, ’43, were married December 6.
At present they are stationed at Camp
Reyrolds, Greenville, Pa.
SILVER TAPS
Hicks E. Thompson, ’09
Hicks E. Thompson, ’09, age 57, widely-
known Texas oil man, died at Dallas, in
December from a heart stroke. At the
time of his death he was Assistant Super-
intendent of the Right of Way and Claims
Department of the Magnolia Petroleum
Company. He had been with that company
since 1918. Burial was at Kilgore where he
was born. Survivors include his wife, a
daughter, two sisters, a brother and two
grandchildren.
Col H. A. Wear, ’14
Col. H. A. Wear, ’14, died at his home
in Gainesville, Fla., on December 8, fol-
lowing a lingering illness. Befire becoming
ill he was stationed at Camp Blanding,
Fla., as Finance Officer. He is the son
of Mrs. J. Wear, of Rogers, Texas,
(Carroll Gaines
New President
Of Alamo Club
Carroll Gaines, ’12, Attorney,
Las been elected President of the
Alamo A. & M. Club, at San An-
tonio, succeeding Myron F. Ward,
’16. Other new officers include:
W. W. Flannery, ’33, Vice-Presi-
dent; Leon Braskamp, ’29, Secre-
tary; C. J. Stromberger, ’26, Treas-
urer; and Myron Ward, A.M. Mec-
Neel, 25, and A. H. Preston, ’24,
Directors.
The Alamo Club meets regularly
on the first and third Thursday
noon at the Petroleum Club, 4th
Floor, Alamo National Building. A.
M. men in San Antonio and vis-
itors to that city are extended a
cordial invitation to attend the
club’s meetings.
President Gaines has been an ac-
tive member of the club for many
years. He practices law and has
offices in the South Texas Bank
Building. He is also a member of
the Board of Directors of the As-
sociation of Former Students.
He is the father of Lt. Carroll
M. Gaines, ’43, located at Bates
Field, Mobile, Alabama.
An interesting item in connection
with the Alamo Club officers is
that the Club has had only two
treasurers during the past 15
years, Captain W. M. Howerton,
27, and the second, Chris Strom-
berger who has been annually re-
elected since Howerton went into
military service. The Club’s treas-
ury is in excellent condition.
AMONG
A. and M.
0000000 AERA E
O00 000
THOMAS D. BEALL, 99, 5 de Mayo y
Jose Maria Ponce de Leon, Chihuahua,
Mexico, is operating ranches at Rio Verde,
Matachie, and GoLaguna, Mexico. A son
is attneding San Marcos Academy, San
Marcos, Texas, and a daughter, Margaret
Ragsdale, lives with her parents in Chi-
huahua City . ... WALKER C. CONNOR’s
'91, new San Francisco address is 1800
Broadway, Apt. 606 . . . W. E. GIESECKE,
’94, is at Hotel Arizpe-Sainz, Box 106,
Saltillo, Coah., Mex., assiciated with the
Rubber Development Corp., working with
guayule. He is interested in contacting
Aggies in the vicinity. p
Dr. Hines Clark, ’95, gets his mail in
Box 47, Crowell, Texas.
1900
JOS. E. ABRAHAMS writes from Box
425, New Branufels, Texas.
1903
J. M. ISBELL, Box 97-A, Route 1,
Wichita Falls, sends gifts to the Develop
ment Fund for himself and his son, A/C
JAS. M. ISBELL, Class 44-2, A/C Det,
Deming, N. M. 1904
ADOLPH G. SATTLER, after twenty-
eaght years with the Gulf Oil Corporation,
Houston, will retire January 1. Before en-
tering the service of Gulf, he was in the
Bridge Eng. Dept., Southern Pacific Rail-
009
C. L. R. WIGNALL lives at 444-5th Ave.,
Port Arthur.
1910
F. H. CUNNINGHAM, ¢ Otis Elevator
Co., 1822 Young St., Dallas, reports that
greetings go from each weekly Dallas A.
& M. Club meeting to Dallas Aggies in the
armed services, each greeting being signed
by the membership in attendance at the
meeting . . . W. R. YEARY’S residence ad-
dress is Denton, 809 N. Locust.
1911
C. A. MARTIN, Menard, is the father of
C. A. MARTIN, JR., ’40, serving in the
U. S. Infantry overseas.
1912
COL. C. L. FENTON, Commandant of
A. & M. in 1911-12, as a First Lieutenant,
U. 8. Coast Artille#y, is now a professor
in the Department of Chemistry and Elec-
tricity, at the U. S. Military Academy,
West Point, New York, N. Y. Several A.
& M. men are in the same department.
1913
SAM E. BOWLER, 54 Everit Ave., Hew-
lett, Long Island. N. Y., is an official of
the Long Island Lighting Company and
ends his gift to the Development Fund
and his regards to all his A. & M. friends.
Aggies of his day still regard him as one
of the great all-time tackles in Southwest
football history.
R. AND MRS. NORMAN A. BROWN
and daughter, Hazel, of 330 Southern St.,
Corpus Christi, recently visited the son of
the family, NORMAN A. BROWN, JR.,
45, who is an Aviation student at Finn
College, Cleveland, Ohio . . . MAJOR
W. W. CARDWELL is still with the Luling
Foundation, Luling, Texas Y. MIT-
CHELL LANGDON wishes mail to be
directed to him at P. O. Box 45, Hutchins,
"Texas.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN F. JOPLIN of
Rusk, Texas have a son, LT. J. C. JOPLIN
who is navigator on an A. A. F. bomberf
‘n England. 1914
MAJOR GROVER C. McGOWN, former-
and is also survived by his wife and son,
two sisters. and two brothers. Burial was
in the Arlington Cemetery, Washington,
D. C. Col. Wear entered the army in 1917
and remained in the service until his death.
He studied architecture at A. & M.
W. Pickett Stephenson, ’32
W. Pickett Stephenson, ’32, age 32, a
native of Floresville, Texas, died at the
home of his brother, George W. Stephen-
son, ’28, in Corpus Christi on December 1.
Burial was at Floresville. He was with the
Air Reduction Company, at Corpus Christi,
at the time of his death. He was also a
brother of Clayton Stephenson, ’33. In
addition to his brothers he is survived by
his wife, and his father, W. O. Stephenson,
of Edinburg. Both of his brothers live at
Corpus Christi.
1st. Lt. Robert S. Roddy, ’41
Ist. Lt. Robert S. Roddy, ’41, was killed
last May 29 in an American Flying Fortress
raid on St. Nazaire, France. He was pilot
of the fortress and had previously been
listed as missing in action. He has been
posthumously awarded the Purple Heart
medal. Lt. Roddy was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Roddy, of Bells, Texas, and is
Aso survived by his widow, formerly of
ells.
Captain Daniel R. Chamberlain, ’41
Captain Daniel R. Chamberlain, 41, son
of Mrs. James Chamberlain, of McMahan,
Texas, was killed in Hawaii on January
"a, 1093 He attended A. & M. from
1938-1940, majoring in Petroleum Engineer-
ing. No details of his death have been
received.
Sgt. James W. Mabry, Jr., ’43
Sgt. James W. Mabry, Jr., ’43, aerial
gunner of a Flying Fortress based in
England, was reported killed in action
by the War Department. No details were
given. Sgt. Mabry had been in the ser-
vice for about 18 months and went over-
seas last August. He attended A. & M.
from 1939-1941, majoring in Agriculture.
Sgt. Mabry is survived by his father, Mr.
James Mabry, two brothers, Mack and
Bobbie Mabry, and two sisters, Mrs. W. R.
Suda and Miss Leona Mabry, and his
mother, Mrs. Ora Mabry, who lives in
Bryan. Before entering the service he was
employed as a bookkeeper at the City
National Bank, Bryan.
Murray Holland, ’43
Murray Holland, ’43, of George West,
Texas, was killed in action in the Euro-
pean theatre on November 30, according
to word received at this office. He attended
A. & M. from 1939-1941, studying agri-
culture.
Lt. Donald W. McIntyre, ’43
; Lt. Donald W. McIntyre, ’43, died of
injuries received in a truck wreck at
Camp Maxey, Texas, on Dec. 17. He had
graduated from OCS at Fort Sill on the
first of November and had just been trans-
ferred to Camp Maxey. Lt. McIntyre was
married a few weeks before his death to
Miss Nancy Bradford, of Dallas. Besides
his widow he is survived by his parents
Col. and Mrs. Osgood C. Melntyre, of
Camp Rucker, Ala., formerly of College
Station.
lly at the Prisoner of War Camp at Camp
Chaffee, Ark., is now serving the Pris-
cner of War Camp at Roswell, N. M. . .
MAJOR L. G. RICH at T. S. & BTC No.
6, Lincoln Army Air Field, Lincoln, Nebr.,
says “My boys of the 36th Division are
giving a good account of themselves in
Italy. I wish I was with them.”
1915
J. B. Pumphrey, ’15
J. B. PUMPHREY, prominent farmer
and ranchman who lives at Old Glory in
Stonewall County, Texas, has been elected
a member of the Board of Directors by the
Farm Credit Administration of Houston.
He was chosen for a three-year term on the
Board in an election held by the 36 produc-
tion credit associations in Texas. Member-
ship on the Board also makes him a Direc-
tor of the Federal Land Bank, the Federal
Intermediate Credit Bank, the Production
Credit Corporation, and the Houston Bank
for Cooperatives, the several divisions of
the Farm Credit Administration of Hous-
ton. Mr. Pumphrey succeeds MAJOR SAM
H. BURCHARD, ’12, Gonzales, now in the
U. S. Army. Another member of the
Farm Credit Board is DEAN E. J. KYLE,
'99, of the A. & M. College. Mr. Pum-
phrey attended A. & M. from 1911 through
1913. A son, J. B. PUMPHREY, JR, is a
member of the class of ’43.
1916
ENGENE F. HURDLE is now with the
Soil Conservation Service at Holly Springs,
Miss. He was formerly with the Mississippi
Forest Service there +: "HUGH /S.
CLARKE’S new Dallas, 5, address is 4080
Hanover. 1917
JOSEPH F. COMBS is County Agent
at Beaumont. His address there is 604
Courthouse . . . LAWRENCE H. EARNEST
lives at 1638 Branard, Houston 6.
MEN
1918
JACK L. HUDGINS is with Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fehner & Beane, 14 South
Second St., Memphis, Tenn. He is in the
Coast Guard Temporary Reserve, and put-
ting in plenty of extra time in that war
service. He reports that his son, Jack,
born in ’29, is always an interested reader
of THE AGGIE ... W. B. SCRIMGEOUR,
P. O. Box 299, Galveston, and THE
AGGIE would liketo have the address of
ELE, “TRIM” RIGNEY,; »18  . + > FELIX
T. TERRY has offices at 1228 Commerce
Bldg., “Houston 2... wi. WM. ‘H.. DUPUY
lives at 908 Sylvan, Palestine.
MAJ. J. T. L. MeNEW, USCE,: is
somewhere in India. He was head of the
Civil Engr. Dept. of the College before en-
tering the service last summer. He is
another A. &M. man fighting his second
war, having seen extensive service in World
i 1919
FRANK C. LITTERST, 1606 Driscoll,
Houston, sends gifts to the Development
Fund for himself and his son, LT. F. C.
LITTERST, JR., ’43, with an AAA (AW)
Bn., APO 922, ¢, Postmaster, San Fran-
cisco, in Australia . . LELAND E.
DOUTHIT, who saw service with the Ma-
rines in World War I and wounded at that
time, enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps
Reserve in July, ’42, but received his
honorable discharge Aug., ’43, when all
officers not considered physically fit for
field duty were discharged. His brother,
COL. LARRY H. DOUTHIT, ’22, is with
the Inspector General’s Dept. in Alaska.
He is a member of the regular army, and
also served in World War I.
HUGH L. CHAPELLE is Vocational
Agr. teacher at Austin High School.
1920
CAPT. EWELL E. REYNOLDS is at
Majors Army Air Field, Greenville, Texas.
W. HENRY FOWLER, Box 336, Edmon-
ton, Alberta, Canada, writes from White-
horse, Canada, where he is engaged on the
Canol pipeline project. He also played a
part in the construction of the Alaskan
Highway. He reports an occasional meet-
ing of the A. & M. men up there and
they all send regards to their friends in
Texas. 1 921
COL. C. C. B. WARDEN has been sent
overseas and receives his mail APO 308,
% Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Mrs.
Warden is making her home with her
mother, Mrs. A. J. Evans, 305 Joliet Ave.,
San Antonio. They have three sons, two
in San Antonio and one in Portland, Ore.
LT. COL. C. R. WARNDOF calls at-
tention to several errors in a recent issue
of the AGGIE. He is in the Corps of
Engr., Training Hdgs., Camp Ritchie, Md.
He is not a “regular,” but went on active
duty with the Mississippi National Guard
when the present emergency developed.
The AGGIE reported him as an honor
graduate, which he reluctantly declined,
reporting that he could not rightly claim
that honor. 1 999
LX SLIE L. BURNS, SR., formerly with
the Southwestern Bell Co., in Dallas is now
wth the Bcll Laboratories in New York
City. He and Mrs. Burns get their mail at
510 W. 110th St., New York, N. Y. Their
son, LT. LESLIE L. BURNS, JR., ’44, is
taking an advanced electrical engineering
course at Harvard, after graduation from
OCS at Ft. Monmouth, N. J
has been with the First National Bank
there - sinee 1929.‘ . . . The address of
WADE F. GUION is 5001 Lakeshore Drive,
Port Arthur. . .. ROY H. COCHRAN
is asst. supt. of the Arkansas Fuel
Plant, Magnolia, Ark. ;
JAMES R. “WRINKLE” BRYAN writes
from 912 N. Coleman, McKinney.
1926
The new Houston, 1, address of B. M.
STEPHENS is 916 South Pacific Bldg. .
. . J. P. DIXON is still employed by the
First National Bank at Jacksonville, Texas.
SE SMAJOR WILLIS 'T. BELLIS is In
Italy, APO 36, ¢ Postmaster, New York,
N.Y... . COL. EDWARD L. WILSON
is with the 12th Q. M. R. Tng. Regt,
Camp Lee, Va. He was made a full
colonel last March. . EDWARD J.
NOVOSAD is County Adm. Officer of the
AAA at Karnes City. . . . WALTER H.
OCHTERBECK has been promoted to as-
sistant engineer for Lone Star Division
of Distribution, Lone Star Gas Company,
Dallas. He was previously field engineer.
He has been with Lone Star since his
graduation. His brother, W. J. OCHTER-
BECK, still lives at Albuquerque, N. M.
W. H. MEYERS is principal of the
Alvin High School. Other Aggies on the
faculty are STAFP N. MAXWELL, ’35,
O. T. BAKER, ’37, and S. W. DORSEY,
26. . . . DR, R. A. SELF lives at 802
N. Oak Cliff Blvd., Dallas. . . . CAPT.
GORDON M. SMITH, San Antonio, was
recently promoted to major. . . . LT.
HERBERT E. KELLNER went on duty
as a fuil lieutenant, Civil Engineer Corps,
. S. Navy Reserve, Sept. 1. He is at
present executive officer of the 16th
Super Bn, at Camp Peary, Va. He wishes
his mail sent to Box 3800, San Antonio. .
ads . COL. H. L. REYNOLDS and
CAPT. R. W. COLGLAZIER, ’25, have
been in Italy since the beginning, and
“hope to hkave girdled the globe by this
time next year.” He is at APO 1782, %
Postmaster, New York City. . . . MAJOR
ROY T. FALKENBERG has a new as-
signmert in the G-3 Sec., Ha. C. A. M.'A,,
Camp Young, Calif. He reports spending
his leave recently in ‘the popular army
sport of house hunting.”
. CECIL N. DUNLAP, formerly with
Robert J. Cummins, Const. Engr., Hous-
ton, is new with Arch. & Engineers
Dept. of ughes Tool Co. His residence
address is 3610 Rice Blvd., Houston 5. He
reports receiving mail recently from LT.
(S-6) HERBERT E. KELLNER, USNR,
who recently went into the Navy. He was
formerly with Swift & Co., San Antonio,
and is now C. O. of Navy Const. Bn., sta-
tioned at Camp Thomas, Davisville, R. I.
. .. HUGH H. McDANIEL’s new address
is 18 Esmond Place, Tenafly, N. J. . .
CAPT. WILTON H. LEVERETTT, Hous-
ton, at Camp Howse, received a recent
promotion to major. He is executive offi-
cer to the Camp Engineer there . . . FRED
WILLIARD, formerly with the Triple A
at Cuero, has taken a job at Yoakum, Tex-
as with the Soil Conservation Service.
1928
CARL W. MILLER may be addressed
Box 422, Amarillo. His residence address
there is 2803 Harrison. . . . . (3)
GUSTAV R. OLSON is inthe Hydrographic
Office of the Navy Dept., Air Navigation
Div., Washington, . CAFT. GEORGE
LESIKAR is with a Sig. Co. Service Gp.,
AAB, Pendleton, Oregon. . FRANK
A. 3UCKLEY is in the Procedure Control
Dep:. of the North American Aviation,
Inec.,, and lives at 1210 Pine St., Grand
Prairie,’ Texas." . :.. . . CAPT. HERBERT
J. SKELTON is with the 666th T. D. Bn.
at Camp Hood, Texas. , . . W. W. REED
is now head of the Animal and Dairy
Husbandry Depts., at John Tarleton Agr.
College. His address is Rt. 2, Stephenville.
He was formerly teaching vocational agri-
cultural at Mineral Wells. . . . JACK B.
HAILE may be addressed 861 Bridge
Road,. San Leandro, ‘Calif. ~. =. .! 'L. 10.
ROBBINS is a cotton ginner and post-
master at Raymondville.
HOWARD B. BOSWELL is with the
Soil Conservation Service. Bex 325, Sey-
mour, Texas. He and Mrs. have three sons
they hope to see at A. & M. in the future
years.
0. J. “JOEL” HUNT has been promoted
to the rank of Capt. He is special service
officer at the Topeka, Kansas A. A. B.
LADDIE J. LESIKAR is located at
Houston where he has served an engr.
and estimator on a Good Year Synthetic
Rubber Plant being constructed by the
Brroker Engr. Co. of Detroit. Before en-
tering the service Lesikar was in the Elec.
Contracting business at Palestine and did
theelectrical work on the AAA Bldg.,
which was completed on the campus about
two years ago.
CAPTAIN JOHN E. MITCHELL has
been transferred from Atlanta, Ga., to
the Greenville Army Air Base, 48th Bomb,
Wing, (M), Greenville, South Carolina. His
commanding officer is COL. Ww. L.
“JERRY” LEE, 27.
Recent reports from London indicate
that the Distinguished Flying Cross has
been awarded COL. CARL R. STORRIE,
Denton. No further details of the award
were given . . . ROY JONES gets mail at
Box*4ld, "Austin. LT COL. 1L.OYD 'W.
SHECKLES, APO 4777, New York City,
. STEVE SIMON, P. O. Box 214, Laredo,
is service officer of the Laredo Post of
the American Legion; supervisor of Area
25 with the State Department of Public
Welfare, and in his spare time operates
one of the largest dairy farms in that sec- |
tion of the State. A Reserve Officer for
nineteen years, he recently received his
discharge because he was thought to be
physically unable to undergo hardships of
field duty . . . The new residence address
of WM. F. LASSETER in Mexia is 815 E.
Grayson . . . JAMES M. REYNOLDS now
Hives at 7007 Fordham Court, College Park,
Mail for WALTER L. KNAPP should
be addressed Box 76, Crosbyton, Texas . . .
LT. COL. O. S. DOCKUM is head of the
Transportation Dept. of the Trans. Corps
O. C. S. at Camp Harahan, New Orleans
. .. W. S. FOSTER is Co. Agr. Agent of
El Paso County, El Paso, offices at 523
U. S. Court House. He reports hearing from
CAPT. HERBERT M. MILLS, ’39, recently
from England in thetank corps . . . The
new assignment of MAJOR WILLIAM
SANGSTER BIZZELL is Hq. 412 FA
Group, Camp Cooke, Calif. His father,
Dr. W. B. Bizzell, was for many year
president of A. & M.
1923
R. M. SCOFIELD is with the Lone
Star Gas Co. His residence address there
is’ 1915 Wood “St. a: i: “CHINK”’
AUBIN was on the campus to witness
the Thanksgiving game. He lives at 225
Myrtle Drive, San Antonio, . . . MAJOR
EMORY C. CUSHING lives at 1802 N. Oak
St., No.: 16, Arlington,” Va. *. +
GEO. Tm. “MOCKINGBIRD”
YOUNG says “It seems good to be back
in uniform”. He is at Hq. 32nd E. T.
Bn., Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. . . . A. L.
PARKE, Philgas, Phillips Petroleum Co.,
Shreveport, writes that it is always a
pleasure to meet the other Aggies at the
A. & M. club meetings. . . . BRIG. GEN.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, Albany, Texas, has
been awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for heroism in leading a bomber
Sabadesn on an England-to-Africa shuttle
raid.
JOHN C. MAYFIELD has been appointed
Chairman of the Houston County War
Price and Rationing Board. He previously
served as Chairman of the Supplemental
Gasoline Panel of the Board. Cadet Colonel
in 1923 he is now Assistant Manager of
the Houston Wharf Company, an Anderson-
Clayton affiliate. He and Mrs. Mayfield
have two sons.
CLARENCE H. CRAWFORD mainatins
the Diesel Electric freight engines for the
A. T. & S. F. Railway at Winslow, Ariz.,
the largest Diesel Engine plant in the
world. The Crawfords have a new son,
Kenneth Clarence, born last May . . .
CAPT. ERNEST H. NIMITIZ, assigned to
a Troop Carrier Command Sqdn. in the
Mediterranean theater, has been recently
promoted to the rank of Major. He was
a ranchman before entering active ser-
vice. Mrs. Nimitiz lives in Austin.
1924
F. W. COOPER, formerly vocational
agriculture teacher at Ysleta, is now
superintendent of the Ysleta schools. . .
ord 0S. G. RATCLIFFE, Box 1407,
Shreveport, is still with the United Gas
Pipe Line Co., in the engineering depart-
ment. 0% LT. ROSS F.."McSWAIN,
formerly at Ft. Monroe, Va., is now at
Fort Cronkhite. San Francisco.
S. P. CHAPMAN, Sec-Treas. of the
Houston A. & M. Club, is with the Shell
0il Co., in its Land Dept.
1925
CAPT. A. M. PUCKETT .is
Knox, -Ky.. Co. “A”, 4th~Bn., ARTC. .".
. T. C. COLEMAN, Box 303, Wills Point,
at Fort
is in England. 1929
CAPT. FRANK F, TOMEK sends con-
tributions to the Development Fund from
APO 948, Seattle, Washington from the
following Aggies stationed there, making
the APO 948 Club 100 per cent: CAPT.
WILLIAM N. REES., ’32% CAPT.
CHARLES W. DAVIS, ’31; LT. BILL S.
CORRIN, ’41;. and. LT." ROBT. J. GRIF-
FIN, ’37. . . . EDWARD H. STEVENS,
Stevens-Ideal Pictures, Atlanta 3. Ga.,
inquired about tickets to the Orange Bowl
game iNew' Year’s..day..+ +7. “LT. COL.
W. H. BADGETT is in the Enlisted Per-
sonnel Branch, Hdqrs. 8th Service Com-
mand, Dallas 2. . . LT. COL. QUINN
M. CORLEY, with a Troop Carrier Gp.,
APO 760, New York, writes that S. E.
BUNTON, JR., is with a Med. Supply
Depot, APO 4579, % Postmaster, N. Y.
and that he sees W. W. MITCHELL and
P. W. STEPHENS, ’38, occasionally. “I
hav> been hoping we could spend the
winter in Venice, but — ”. . . MAJOR
W. W. RICE, 410-8 Kearney. Ft. Leaven-
worth, Kans.. is attending the Command
and Gereral Staff Course there, ... WIL-
LIAM 1. “TEX” ANDERSON, 367 Main
St., Dalton, Mass. is connected with the
sole manufacturer for the paper for War
Bonds and Currency. . . . CARPENTER
J. H. WHELESS, JR., USNR, recently re-
ceived the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
for meritorious conduct and outstanding
performance of duty as asst. to the Of-
ficer-in-charge of the construction unit
assigned the tack of building an emer-
gency airplane landing strip in the Aleu-
tian Islands. He receives mail through the
Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, and re-
ports that he and LT. W. A. MONTGOM-
ERY, ’23, often bend elbows together. . .
. CAPT. RUSSELL E. SHAFER has been
stationed in the administrative section at
Ellington Field, Texas, for over a year. .
. . Aggies stationed in the Engr. Office,
Hars., Third Army, Ft. Sam Houston, are:
LT. COL. W. P. PRIVETTE, MAJORS
ALEX G. SUTTON, ’35 and FRANK
ANDERLITCH, ’30; and CAPTS. F. B.
DICKSON, ’34, and B. SIMMON, ’40.
_. LT. COL. RALPH H. YOUNG is with
the 2nd Hq. Special Troops, Fourth Army,
Camp Cooke, Calif. . . . LT. CARROLL A.
DAUTERIVE is asst. adjutant at the
Army Air Field, Fort Worth.
H. H. “RED” WEATHERBY, for the
past 5 years poultry hisbandman, A. &
M. Extension Service, recently resigned
to become manager of the R. E. Janes Bar
Nothing turkey ranch near Austin. He
will make his home at the ranch.
1930
CAPT. WESLEY J. NEUMANN, Deca-
tur, recently was promoted to major . . .
ENS. JESUS M. GARCIA, 1031 Zaragoza
Sur., Monterrey, N. L., Mexico, writes
that he is still laying down pavements in
Mexico. He sends heartiest congratulations
and luck to his classmates in the armed
forces . . . MAJOR JACK A. BARNES
Corpus Christi, was recently promoted
to Lt. Col. CAPT. JAMES R. WIM-
BERLY is in the Enlisted Detach., 3861st
8. .C.. Uy Camu Fannin, Texas. Lis LT.
KELVIN DORWARD is at the Station
Hospital. Camp Wheeler, Ga. . . SAM D.
TAYLOE and THOMAS G. FOSTER are
at the Rio Farms. Ine., Edcovch. Texas.
Together with A. K. “DAD” SHORT, ’00
they send coneratnlations to the football
team . . . FRED W. HALL is still owner
and manager of the Eden Wool & Mbohair
Co... Fden. Texas .  .++ ROBERT ~N.
DANIEL lives at 2223 Felix St.. St. Jo-
<enh, Mo. . . LT. EDWIN GERMAN.
received a recent promotion to
. LT. COL. JOHN J. JANAK,
JR., is with the 4th Co.. 1st STR-TCSC,
Ft. Benning, Ga. . . MAJOR RUSSELL
D. BROOKS is at APO 959. ¢ Postmaster,
San Francisco . JOE E. BROWN,
Gilmer,
Captain . .
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1944
6823 Navigation Blvd., Box 9155, Houston
11, is with the Industrial Equipment Co.
there . . . CAPT. ROBERT E. SOUTHER,
formerly at Camp Hood, is now at Camp
Rucker, Ala. . . C. MAX ARLLA says he
is keeping busy on a defense contract in
his woodworking shop at 6811 Chocolate
Bayon Road, Houston 4 . . . . LT. ROBT.
H. BLAKE, USNR, is somewhere on the
high seas, % Fleet P. O., San Francisco
«'+ = + Mrs. Charles A. Cates, P.O. .Box
144, Decatur, Texas, sends a gift to the
Development Fund to be listed in the name
of CAPT. CHARLES A. CATES, who has
been “missing in action’ since the fall of
Java, and from whom no word has been
received since February 17, 1942. He was
a member of the famed ‘Lost Battalion.”
CAPT... T. 'L.VSMITH; "III, UU. 5S:
Engineers, is stationed at Ft. Leonard
Wood, Near Lebanon, Mo.
CAPT. CHARLES A. CATES if Decatur,
Tex., is a Japanese prisoner of war at the
War Prisoners Camp No. 5, Moulein, Bur-
ma. A member of the famed Lost Battalion,
he had not been heard from since the fall
of Java until his mother, Mrs. Jack Cates
and his wife both of Decatur, received
the following message: “My health is
good. I have not had any illness. I am
with friends ‘and all are O. K.” Let me
know about the family.”
PVT. ROBERT M. ELDER is a mem-
berjof CoN B,”67th - Tng. Bn. I.AR. AT. 4C,
Camp Fannin, Texas. Before entering the
service “BOB” was in YMCA work.
CAPT. MORTIMER H. “SKEET”
STEWART, is in the Signal Section, APO
887, % Postmaster, New York City, writes
that he sees more Aggies across than he
did when in the States. Mrs. Stewart
lives at 605 Sul Ross Ave, Houston 6
... MAJOR T. B. “TONY” KETTERSON
writes from APO 469, ¢ Postmaster, New
York City, that MAJOR RAYMOND
SINGLETON, ’40 ; CAPT. SHELBY
WHITE, ’41; and MAJOR FRED SILVEY,
’37, are in his outfit. Major Ketterson was
for several years a member of the College
Publicity Dept. CAPT. MARION H.
BADGER, Paint Rock, was recently pro-
moted to major o MAJOR" W. iC.
McMURREY says news is rather scarce
at APO 627, ¢, Postmaster, New York
. . . CAPT. WESLEY J. NEUMANN is
with the 14th Regt., Camp Fannin, Tyler,
exas vio IT, COL, STARLEY: ¥N.
BOYKIN is at Ft. Benning, Ga., Box
1739 . CAPT. MARION H. BADGER
is at the Aamy Air Field, Birmingham,
Ala., where he is commanding officer in
the Army Air Forces Air Support Com-
munication Sqdn . . . CAPT. AND MRS.
BOYD J. GRIFFIN recently purchased a
new home at 6701 Brompton, Houson.
Capt. Griffin is in foreign service . . .
WwW. M. EMMONS is working for the Soil
Conservation Service at Hereford, Texas
«+. LT. COL. BERNHARD SCHRIEVER,
who holds the Purple Heart and special
unit citation badge of the famed 19th
Bombardment Gp., is on his way back to
the Pacific after a visit to his wife, son
and daughter in Florida, and his mother,
Mrs. E. Schriever, in San Antonio. In the
Southwest Pacific almost since the start
of the war, he led the first bombing mis-
sion over New Guinea. With little to say
of his experiences, he does relate that he
had the pleasure of taking off from the
former Jap air field at Lae just before
coming home recently . . . CAPT. A. G.
McKAIN is with an Engr. Regt. at APO
464, ¢ Postmaster, New York City 7-soe.
MAJOR FRANCIS B. HAIRSTON is
asst. air inspector (technical), Central
Flying Training Command, Randolph Field.
He received his majority in August LL.
CAPT. C. E. SIMPSON is at Camp
Crowder, Mo . . . LT. KINION W. TOT-
TENHAM is now in Sicily, APO 760, %
Postmaster, New York City. His wife
lives at Nacogdoches, Texas.
1932
MAJOR O. D. PRICE, with the 701s
MP Bn. at Ft. Custer, Mich., recently st
tertained 48 of the officers, wives, and
children in the mess hall there with a
116-ib watermelon feast. Mrs. Price and
the daughter are now living in their new
home at 1010 E. 44th St., Austin: 22% "5
DONALD R. RALPH, a first lieutenant
in the Army Transportation Corps, whose
home is in Farmersville, Texas, recently
reported at Ft. Mason, Calif., for duty
at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation.
In civilian life he was County Agent at
Farmersville . . . MAJOR A. I. SCHEPPS,
Dallas, has been promoted to lieutenant
colonel at Camp Granite, Calif. His wife
and two children reside at Houston s Sid
LT. COL. GEORGE W. DAVIS, formerly
with the Army Air Forces Western Fly-
ing Training Command, Santa Ana, Calif.,
1s now at Yuma Army Air Field, Yuma,
Ariz. CAPT. JOHN M. WINSLOW
son of Mrs. R. S. Winslow, Menard, Tex-
as has recently graduated from Advanced
Cr rde at the Cavalry School, Ft.
iley, ans. . . MAJOR TH .
ELDER, APO 515, % As ;
York City, is still in Englands... 17
COL. GEORGE E. SCHUNIOR, from the
Adjutant’s General's Office, Machine Re-
cords Branch, Room 1024 Munitions Bldg.,
Washington, D. C., recently was in Texas
In. connection with his line of duty, and
was in attendance at the Turkey Day
game . . . It is now MAJOR GFORGE J.
FIX, TR. ‘at Haq., AAF, Bombardment Br.,
4E1086 Pentagon Building, Washington,
D. C. His prcmotion is a recent one’.
MAJOR SAM R. McCLUNEY, formerly
at Alexandria, Va., is now at 1615 Fair-
court, Grosse Pointe Woods (30) Mich...
2/LT. ERNEST K. MOODY, 66c Lyming-
ton Rd. London, N. W. 6, England, is in
the British hy, and hopes to run
across some Aggies there . . . LT.
0. WIGGINS, 1921st A/B Eng. Loony
Westover Field, Mass., has just completed
The Parachute School at Ft. Benning, Ga.,
and is now assigned to the 1921st Air-
borne Eng. Avn. Bn. as C. O. of a Ser-
A A A A rrr rrr eer er
The New Tourist Camp
Opposite College on Highway 6
Tile Baths—Simmons Beds
COLLEGE COURTS
P. 0. Box 118, College Station
Phone College 4-1178
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KEN W. HOOE (29) & CO.
Writing All Lines
GENERAL INSURANCE
BONDS
806 Medical Arts Bldg-
Waco, Texas
Telephone 7555
CLAUDE EVERETT (’21) INC.
522 Barziza St., Houston, Texas
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
EXCAVATORS FOR ALL TYPES
OF BUILDINGS
Asa E. Hunt, 22
WATER WORKS
and
SEWAGE EQUIPMENT
PUMPS and ENGINES
Chlorinating
5219 MILLER AVE.—DALLA
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