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THE TEXAS AGGIE
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THE TEXAS AGGIE
E. BE. McQuillen.......;...... Publisher
Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M.
Press, College Station, Texas, except dur-
ing the summer months when issued
monthly, by the Association of Former
Students of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College of Texas, College Station,
Texas.
Subscription Price $5.00
Entered as Second Class Matter at
College Station, Texas
Cfficers
Rufus R. Peeples,
H. Dick Winters,
E. E. McQuillen, ’20... Executive Secretary
5. B. Locke, 1218...........; Assistant Secretary
Directors
J.-A. "Whyte,
Wi A Moore; © 228). nL cre ispinsesns
Col. T.“H: Barton, ’ _..El Dorado, Ark.
HX. "Deason, .’16.....c0cmc. iii Port Arthur
A. Ed Caraway, Lufkin
George B. Morgan, ’
ALG... Pfaff,
Roy D. Golston,
W. L. Ballard, ’
R. Frank Ashburn,
Herbert A. Burow,
John P. McCullough,
A. P. Rollins, ’06. Dallas
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
y HH Cunningham, KD ae Dallas
S A. Lipscomb,.’97................ College Station
W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26.......... College Station
Rafus R. Peeples, "28.................... Tehuacana
L. M. Welch, ’24 Conroe
H..S.-Pavenport, '04.......:5 0.x Palestine
CRF. rAdickes, 210. ....coiiiint X00 Huntsville
Geo. H. Laey, ’13. Houston
T. W. Mohle, ’19.. Houston
Gharlesi R “Halle, *12...........c..comieeeen Houston
T.YM. Smith, ‘Sr., ’01.. East Columbia
Secatt Moore, 21]... in. i ee Yoakum
Ho RJ.» Mikeska, "10... 00. Texas City
C. M. Elwell, ’23 ...Austin
WW. P.APatton, 29.0... nin Lockhart
Robert. Schaer; 221 ......ccccvpunnten. Chapel Hill
Hubert G. Davis, ’22 Waco
W. E. Wade, ’30 Temple
Major R. N.- Conolly, ’37...........c:. 5. Waco
Herbert F. Spreen, ’22.. _..Fort Worth
SJ Baker, 27-:..cceiiee Fort Worth
A.J. Healy, ’28......... Fort Worth
George Moffett, 216......... 50. Chillicothe
Calvin: P.« Dodson; ~>10.. coo iis Decatur
JackisC. de); 72260 os, tan Se Benjamin
AVE. Hirvman, ’25............... Corpus Christi
Silver Whitsett, 24 i
D. F. Bredthauer,
Charles E. Richter,
Norman E. Buescher, ’22.............. McAllen
E.. B. Cartwright, ’17...... Carizzo Springs
EAT SR orbes, Jr.» 221.5. nn El Paso
T_ J. Dwyer, ’12 Odessa
BW. Hillin; 2831... edn
Dr. Verne A. Scott,
Dr. J. N. Burditt,
RA Lasseter, 2o0 ft vai Sweetwater
Carl Miller, ’28 Amarillo
J. F.. Blount, ’28 Amarillo
Frank F. McMordie, ’26............... Canadian
Jack Christian, ’32 Spur
Jor W.... Jennings, :P11...........iveerons Lockney
AE. SReese, 214. ......ocn bn mR, Shallowater
..San Antonio
Louis A Hartung,
San Antonio
C. M. Gaines, ’
C. C. Krueger,
...San Antonio
Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16............ San Angelo
HH. Dick. Winters, ’16.........coiiseriunisn Brady
R.aJa Milligan, 124... emit Brownwood
M. A. ‘Abernathy, ’16.......... Shreveport, La.
C.:D. Speed, ’26............... Washington, D. C.
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, 21
James P. Hamblen,
Edward W. Wilson, ’30...Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Committee
Rufus R. Peeples,
H. Dick Winters,
A. E. Hinman,
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
JP. Hamblen, "27.0. ag siea gaan Houston
Student Loan Fund Trustees
Rufus R. Peepleg, 28. ............ Tehuacana
AT Mitehell F700: 5 ii cdeionien Corsicana
SE. FE. McQuillen, ’20........-.. College Station
Represeniaives on the Athletic Council
J (Hop): Reynolds, '30................ Dallas
i “A B. Knickerbocker, ’21.......... Austin
Boswell-Schultz
Miss Ella Mae Boswell and Frank W.
Schultz, ’38, were married in Bryan, Tex-
as, April 17, 1944. Both the bride and
groom are employed in the U_S.D.A. at
College Station.
Burgdorf-Linebaugh :
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Miss Audrey Elizabeth Burgdorf
Fredericksburg, Texas, became the bride
of Jos. T. Linebaugh, Jr., ’38, on April
14. They are at home at 201 N. Moody,
“Vietoria. The groom is Justice of the
. Peace at Victoria.
Mackintosh-Langdon
Billie Menita Mackintosh, niece
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. (Calhoun, married
Capt. W. A. Langdon, ’40, at Fort Leav-
enworth, April 1, 1944 The couple are
the Greenville Manor,
Miss
now living at
Greenville Sound, Wilmington, N. C.
Lascalleet-Cook
Capt. and Mrs. Bert Cook, ’41, who
were married April 1, are making their
home at Alexandria, Va., while the bride-
groom is stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va.
The bride was the former Miss Virginia
M. Lascalleet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Lascalleet of Alexandria. Capt.
Cook is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B,
Cook, Buckner Blvd., Dallas.
Barnhart-Hobbs
Miss Joyce Barnhart of Aransas Pass
and Capt. R. L. Hobbs, ’41, of Rice, Texas,
were married May 5. Capt. Hobbs is
back in the States after 14 months in the
SW. Pacifie.
Wallis-McKemie
Miss Jausell Wallis of San Bernardino,
Calif., became the bride of Capt. E. B._
McKemie, ’41, APO 93, ¢ Postmaster,
San Francisco, (Calif., on February 5
Tippett-Ulmer
Miss Ollie Lou Tippett became the bride
of Lt. Craddock M. Ulmer, ’42, in Shreve-
port, La., on April 22. Both are from
San Angelo, Texas, and now reside at
2007 Jean St., Leesville, La.
Peetz-Wright
Miss Dorothy Peetz of Troy, N. Y. be-
came Mrs. R. T. Wright, wife of Lt. R.
T. Wright, ’43, in a ceremony performed
March 27. He is stationed at Fort Bel-
voir, Va.
Ward-Davis
Miss Janiece Ward of Rosenberg, Texas,
became the bride of A/C Robert J. Davis,
’44, in Waco, Texas, April 15. The groom
is now in basic training at Waco Army
Air Field, Waco, Texas.
Means-Utley
Miss Frances Means, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. V. R. Means of Belton became
the bride of Cpl. Kelley Utley, Jr., ’44,
March 15 at Belton. Isham G Evans, ’44,
roommate of Cpl. Utley in A. & M. served
as best man. The bride accompanied the
groom back to his station at Oceanside,
Calif., where he is with the Marine Corps.
Graf-McClesky
Friends will be glad to know -of the
marriage of Miss Aline Graf and J. C.
MecClesky, ’44, on April 9. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graf
of Vernon. The couple are at home at
305 E. 11th, Grand Prairie, Texas, where
he is connected with the North American
Aviation plant.
BIRTHS
.
Lt. and Mrs Albert E. “Bill” Morgan,
Jr., ’28, are rejoicing over the arrival of
a fine son, Robert Cochran, born Feb. 24,
1944 at La Jolla, Calif. Lt. Morgan is at
Camp Callan, (Calif. Their La Jolla resi-
dence address is 1161 Coast.
Mr. and Mrs Raetzsch ‘“Hans” W.
Wagener, ’31, Inez, Texas, have a new
daughter, born May 6.
A son was born April 5, 1944 in Del
Rio, Texas to Lt. and Mrs. Hardin E.
Gouge, ’38. The youngster was named
David Hardin Gouge. Lt. Gouge is on
duty at Fort Reno, Okla_
A son, Thomas Edward Moon, was born
Feb. 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Moon,
'31. Father Moon is County Agent at Rio
arande Ci.y, Texas. The hefty son weighed
31 lbs. at birth and now weighs 16.
A report reached THE AGGIE that a
son was born Easter morning to Lt. Col.
and Mrs. Phillip J. John, ’32. The young-
ster and his mother make their home in
Floresville, Texas, while Lt. Col. John
is on foreign duty, APO 520, % PM,
New York City.
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The new daughter in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph C. Holmes, ’38, is named
Freddie Jean. She was born Feb. 3, 1944.
Holmes is a land appraiser attached to
the sub-office, U. S. Engineers, Real Es-
tate Branch of the War Department, Al-
buquerque, N. M. The Holmes live at 612
‘W. 5th St., Pecos, Texas.
A beautiful little daughter, Charlotte
Anne, was born to Lt. and Mrs. Chas. L_
Rich, ’38, on December 4, 1943. She and
ner mother reside in Lovelady while her
daddy is on overseas duty in Italy, APO
464, % PM, New York City.
Patricia Ann arrived March 7 to make
her home with Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Whitesides, ’38. Whitesides is with the
Dow Chemical (Co. at Freeport, Texas.
A second daughter, Rebecca Annette,
was born February 1 to Mr. and Mrs.
Myron D. Bryant, ’39 Their other daugh-
ter, Judith Yvonne, is 2. Papa Bryant is
hortiiculturist at the Texas Substation
No. 16, Iowa Park, Texas.
A new arrival in the home of Lt. and
Mrs. Roy “L.: Dye, .Jr.,.. 39, is Patricia
Ann, born April 19 in Bisbee, Ariz. The
Lieutenant is stationed with Co. G, 324th
Inf., Camp Phillips, Kans., and their
mailing address is Box 823, Bisbee, Ariz.
Lt. and Mrs Willis A. Teller, ’39, are
rejoicing over the arrival of their son,
Michael Thomas. His birth date was April
26. Lt. Teller is stationed at Kirtland
Field, Albuquerque, N. M.
Texas was the birthplace of
Ronald Earl Vaughn, son of Capt. and
Mrs. W. E. Vaughn, ’40, Box 574, Pales-
tine, Texas. The bouncing son’s birth date
was May 6, 1944, and his birth weight was
6 lbs. 3 oz.
Palestine,
Lt. and Mrs. N. S. Meyer, ’40, are
proud of their son, Norcliffe S. Meyer,
III, born March 10. Lt. Meyer is stationed
at Fort MacArthur, Calif.
A delayed report recently reached THE
AGGIE of the arrival on Sept. 9, 1943, of
John Dale Burrus to Capt. and Mrs. Mar-
vin M. Burrus, ’41, 1610 Hawthorne St.,
Houston, 6. Capt. Burrus is in charge
of Army veterinary inspection in Houston.
Dr. and Mrs W. N. Porter, ’41, have
a new son, William Michael Porter, born
March 21, 1944. The Porters live at 118
W. Chestnut, Denison, where the Doctor
is in general practice.
The new son of Lt. (jg) and Mrs.
Charles W. McCarroll, Jr., ’41, has been
named Charles Howard MeCarroll. He
was born in Trenton, N. J., Feb. 27. Lt.
McCarroll is stationed at the U.S. Naval
Air Facility, Mercer Field there.
A report has just reached THE AGGIE
of the birth on Nov. 14, 1943 of Suzanne
Peden. Her parents are (County Agent
and Mrs. Roy L. Peden, ’41, Kermit, Texas.
Born to Capt. and Mrs. C. A. Camp-
bell, ’42, at Camp Cooke, Calif., on March
28, a son, Colin. Bruce. Capt. Campbell is
with the 154th Engr. (C) Bn_ at Camp
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Lt. and Mrs. H. J. Magrane, ’43, an-
nounce the birth of a 7-lb. son, Gregg
G. Magrane, on Feb. 13. Mrs. Magrane
and the youngster are living in Lamesa,
Texas, and Lt. Magrane is in North Af-
rica, APO 435, % PM, New York City.
SILVER TAPS
H. A. Paine, ’77
H. A. Paine, age 86, retired machinery
dealer, died at his home, 232 Emerson
Ave., Houston, on May 22. He attended
Texas A & M. during the College’s first
year. He moved to Houston in 1898 and
lived there until his death. He is an hon-
orary member of the Houston Rotary Club.
Surviving are his widow, two daughters,
and two sons. One of his sons is H. A.
Paine)’ Jr; *12.
Charles Deutz, ’89
Charles Deutz, ’89, prominent Laredo
hardware merchant, died in May. He had
been a prominent merchant at Laredo
for many years and was active in the
civic and rotary club affairs in that city.
He entered A. & M. in 1885 and attended
through 1887.
Ban A. Bywaters, ’13
Ban A. Bywaters, ’13, who resided at
the Baker Hotel in Dallas, died in that
city on May 2. He is survived by one son,
Lt David W. Bywaters; and his wife.
Burial was in Dallas.
John William Baucom, ’21
John William Baucom, ’21, died of gun-
shot wounds at his home, 4205 Live Oak
Drive, Corpus Christi, on April 26. He
had been working for the American
Smelting and Refining Co. at Corpus
Christi for several months. Just before
his death he quit his job and sold all of
his belongings. He was unmarried and
had a home at the above address. He re-
ceived his degree from A. & M. in electri-
cal enginering.
Lt. William L. Hughes, Jr., ’30
Lt. William L. Hughes, Jr., ’30, son of
Professor and Mrs. W_ L. Hughes, 21,
College Station, died May 21 at Brooke
General Hospital, San Antonio. He was
injured months ago while in training and
died from that injury. He was in the
U. S. Air Forces. Prior to entering the
service he taught in the public schools
of Houston. His father has been head of
the Department of Education of the Col-
lege for many years. Capt. R. Holloway
Hughes, ’37, of the U.S.A.F. and now in
Corsica, is a younger brother. Burial was
at College Station _
Jake C. Hattox, ’35
Jake C. Hattox, ’35, County Agricultural
Agent at Menard, Texas, died on May 10.
Lt. T. P. Aycock, ’40
Lt. T. P. Aycock, ’40, bombardier, was
killed on March 12, during his twenty-
third mission over Germany. He was the
son of Mrs. Elnora Aycock of Rosebud.
Prior to the notice of his death he was
missing in action. Mrs. Aycock had receiv-
ed a letter written by her son the day
before his ship was shot down.
Lt Rex H. Blankenship, 41
Lt. Rex H. Blankenship, ’41, was killed
in an airplane crash in Hawaii on April
6, according to word received by his widow,
Mrs. Rex H. Blankenship, Box 41, Ama-
rillo, Texas. Mrs. Blankenship made a gift
to the Development Fund to be listed in
his name since he had expressed the in-
tention of so doing shortly before his
death. He attended A. & M. from 1937-
1941, majoring in agricultural adminis-
tration.
Lt. John S. Zimmer, ’42
Lt. John S. Zimmer, ’42, son of Mr. and
Mrs John F. Zimmer, 823 W. King’s
Highway, San Antonio, was killed in Italy
on April 28. He was pilot of a B-24 Lib-
erator and held the Air Medal, Bronze
Star, and Oak Leaf Cluster. He studied
veterinary medicine at A. & M. in 1938-39.
Lt. Clifford C. Hutchison, ’43
Lt. Clifford C. Hutchison, ’43, of the
Fourth Ferrying Command, died in a crash
of a ferry plane in which he was a pas-
senger near Richmond, Va., about May 18.
He attended A. & M. in ’38-’39, and was
with the State Highway Dept. before en-
tering the service. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs J. E. Hutchison of Itasca,
Texas, and three brothers.
Lt. Leslie T. Gordy, 44
Lt. Leslie T. Gordy, ‘44, 2425 Neches
Avenue, Port Arthur, where his wife re-
sides, was killed in an airplane crash at
Mather Field, Calif., on April 14, accord-
ing to information received from Lt. Basil
Hoyl, ’43.
Lt. Bob John Aderhold, ’44
Lt. Bob John Aderhold, ’44, was killed
in the crash of a trainer plane near
Jacksonville, Florida, on April 25. He was
the son of John C. Aderhold, 2806 Bur-
lington, Dallas. He received his wings at
Among
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ful visit, especially when she learned that
I was trying to locate one of our long-
lost classmates, J. de la M. GONZALES.
She is extremely proud of her brother,
and told of his high position and accom-
plishments . . . but his address is J de
la M. Gonzales, Apartado No. 86, Coat-
zacolcos (Puerto Mexico), Ver. Mexico.
LLOYD D. “DAD” ROYER
911 Smith-Young Tower
San Antonio, Texas.
Dear “Firemen” :
The initial issue of THE 1913 FIRE-
MAN brought a substantial number of
letters from class members, some of whom
we had not heard from since 1913. We
would like to reproduce these letters as
written, but due to the fact that paper
is considered a “‘critical material,” space
will not permit, so some of these letters
have been “boiled down’ to the bare essen-
tials and are produced below.
A. C. “RAIN CHECK” STEVENS is an
Insurance Consultant, P. O. Box 517, Aus-
tin, Texas; Vice Commander of the Cap-
ital City Business and Professional Men’s
Post of the American Legion. He has one
son who hopes to enter A. & M. next se-
mester. Steve suggests that we run BRIG.
GEN. WATERS for president of the Ex-
Students when he finishes the job he is
now on, with DUTCH HOHN as campaign
manager. Steve hasn’t forgiven ERNEST
LANGFORD for exposing him to the
mumps in 1912.
D. T. ¢“SOCRATES” STEVENS is Chair-
man of the Board of the Plomb Tool
Works, P. O. Box 3519 Terminal Annex,
Los Angeles, California. He is a member
and /or director of twelve other civie and
industrial committees and was a flyer in
the A.E.F. during World War I. He is a
member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and
commander of the Motor Cruiser, ‘“‘Bar-
bara.” He has one daughter, Barbara, who
recently graduated from Pomona College.
As one of Dean Kyle's “Bug Hunters”
Steve is turning out to be a good business
and civic leader.
WYVEL T. WILLIAMS is a Manufac-
turers Agent, 1155 North Madison Ave.,
Dallas, Texas. He has one son, Wyvel T.,
Jr., now in the Marine Flying Corps. Wy-
vel has been meddling with a math prob-
lem and wants help.—A man has 160
acres of land and one cow as a starter.
If this cow produces a heifer, in two
vears he would double, in another year
another double—and so on in twenty years
he would have a half million cows. Then
he could sell, and after paying his in-
come tax could start all over again.—But
look at the fun he had.
E. C. “POLLY” EAGLESTON, all sto-
ries and rumors to the contrary, has an
office at 1335 Mellie Esperson Bldg., Hous-
ton, Texas. “Polly” is sending his nephew,
Ray Holbrook, to A. & M. and is expect-
ing this boy to star on track The boy
now runs a quarter mile in 51 7/10 sec-
onds. Sounds like the cat-rat farm as
advocated by “HOOK” HARRISON.
PRESTON W. TOM, D.D.S., 305 Vic-
toria National Bank Bldg., Victoria, Tex.,
has one son who attended A. & M. for
two years, enlisted in 1942, and is now a
1st Lt. with the A.A.F. in the south seas.
He has hopes of becoming a granddad in
the near future.
STRICTLY “SCUTTLE BUTT”
The following information (or misinfor-
mation) concerning certain members is
published with the hope that the ones in-
volved will verify, refute, or enlarge on
the scandal
J.  H. “DUTCH” NUSSBAUM
puted as playing a leading role in the
Chamber of Commerce, the bank, several
farms and a store or two in and around
Mexia, Texas. It is understood that
“Dutch” still likes ice cream, but pays
for it now, but does not return the empty
containers. As to his marital status, noth-
ing is known. He may be a granddad.
Better defend yourself, ‘Dutch.”
HERBERT G. H. “ALPHABET” WEIN-
ERT raises a full beard and swaggers
around town in pirate clothes during
Buccaneer Week in Brownsville, Texas.
He is president of the Brownsville School
Board and takes a leading part in civie
affairs. During his leisure time he owns
and operates the Eagle Pharmacy. He is
the father of a most charming daughter
and a mighty fine boy. Perchance by now
he can qualify as a granddad.
SAMUEL E. “STEAM ROLLER” BOW-
LER is the Big Shot in the Electric Pow-
er and Lighting game on Long Island,
N. Y. The writer visited him in 1929
when he was Chief Engineer of a large
power plant at Far Rockaway, N. Y., and
at that time his two small boys were his
pride and joy. Tell us more about your
family, Sam.
WALTER W. HAPPY” CARDWELL
is General Manager of the Luling Foun-
dation at Luling, Texas, and is doing a
remarkably fine job of it. WALTER, JR.
was Col. of cadets in 1943 and has the
distinction of being the first son of an
ex-Aggie who has béen so honored. Drop
up a line, “Happy,” and tell us more
about the boy so we can all share your
pride.
GEO. “GEE GEE” GRAHAM, our bache-
lor member, is or was in Houston, chained
to a desk in some Civil defense job and
is really busy. I personally do miss an-
swering the phone when he gets to San
Antonio and getting the usual line of
genial abuse and insults that he hands
out. Graham positively is not a granddad.
is re-
JEROME J. “JO-JO” WATERS, now
Brig. Gen. Waters somewhere with the
armed forces, when last seen by the writ-
er had a fine son, J. J. Waters, III, and
a most lovely daughter. Perchance by now
there is a J. J. Waters, IV. If this comes
to the attention of Mrs. Rosalie Waters
(the ““Artillery Haired” girl from Spring-
field, Mo., who has been keeping “Jo-Jo”’
in line all of these years, we would like
to be told about the family.)
The rumors appearing above regarding
some of our members are only a sample
of what a lot more of you may expect,
unless you write in and set us straight.
Bouquets (if any) should be mailed to
the writer, 911 Transit Tower, San An-
tonio, Texas. Gripes and letters of pro-
test better be sent to BEEF SCOFIELD,
TEDDY SPENCE, ERNEST LANGFORD,
or DICK MILLER at College Station. I
hope they can take it.
Speaking of Granddads, it begins to
lock as though this status is no longer
a distinction and shortly there will be
only a few of us younger members who
can be classified as Non-Granddads.—Re-
gards to all.
Lloyd D “Dad” Royer
1914
Dave H. Levy
P. O. Box 900, Dallas 1
ED LL. AYERS is Mgr. of The Hi-Hat
Ranch Co., Ltd., Route Zz, BSarasota, Fla.
Se The mailing address of JUSTIN A.
KIESLING, 2312 Southmore Blvd., Hous-
ton, is Box 1295, Houston, 1. . . . PROF,
R. S. FOURAKER is in the Electrical
Engineering Department, North Carolina
State College, Raleigh, N. C. WwW.
J. BOUHWELL is still at Littlefield, "Tex.
. . The residence address of MAJA 2
WM. L. STILES, JR. is'-810" 8.*19th St.
La Crosse, Wis. He is now in England.
Corpus Christi in the Marine Air Corps
in October, 1942. He studied aeronautical
engineering for two years at A. & M. be-
fore entering the service.
Ralph Eugene Stone, Jr., 44
Ralph Eugene Stone, Jr., ’44, was aceci-
dentally drowned at Denton, Texas, on
April 11. His mother, Mrs. R. E. Stone,
Sr., lives at Rt 1, Box 88, Liberty, Texas.
Before he moved to Denton, Stone lived
at Natchitoches, La.
Paul Manring, Jr., ’45
Paul Manning, Jr., ’45, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Manning of Leonard, Texas,
was killed in action in Italy on April 17.
He is survived by his parents, his wife,
a brother, and an uncle, Ray Manning,
’20, of Whitewright.
A/C Lee E. Forrest, Jr., ’45
A/C Lee E. Forrest, Jr., ’45, was killed
in May, 1944, in a plane crash at Pensa-
cola, Florida, according to information
sent by Lt. Edwin B. Law, ’44, USMCR.
Forrest’s address was No. 8, Box 621-D,
Dallas.
Pvt. Elwood H. Herrmann, ’46
Pvt. Elwood H. Herrmann, ’46, son of
Mr. and Mrs. . H. Herrmann, 1916 Calu-
met, Houston, was killed in a plane crash
near Yuma, Arizona, on April 25 while
en route home on a furlough. He had
just completed his basic training at Camp
Callan, Colorado.
from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz,
the Japs were destroyed in action
seizure of Tarawa atoll.
Col.
San Diego, Calif.
Lt. Col. Raymond L. Murray, ’35,
An Admiral Decorates a Marine
USMC, receives the Silver Star
commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet.
He later was awarded a gold star in lieu of a second Silver Star for
bravery at Tarawa. His first Silver Star was won on Guadalcanal. In
the Tarawa action he lead his Marine unit from island te island until
in the last island, completing the
Murray entered the Marines upon graduation as an honor
graduate. He was an all-conference football end during his days at
A. & M. Mrs. Murray and their children live at 4868 Del Monte Ave.,
1915
Under Negotiation.
A gift to the Development Fund comes
from JOHN G. BLANCHARD, 404 WW.
Chureh, Carlsbad, N. M.... S. F. ROSEN-
BERG’S address is 112 N. Berendo St.,
Hollywood, 27, Calif. «tre The present
address of HUGH B, KILLOUGH is 1725,
17th 'St., N.-2W.., Washington, DC. His
office address there is Room 1211 Labor
Building.
Legion of Merit award was made to
MAJOR GENERAL PERCY W. CLARK-
SON recently for ‘exceptionally meritor-
ious conduct in the performance of out-
standing services” in the Central Pacific
area. The Clarksons have one 7-year-old
son, William Kent.
Victor A. Barraco
Col.
LT. *COL.. - VICTOR A. BARRACO,
USMC, who recently returned from an
extended tour of duty in the South Pa-
cific, is understood to again be on his
way to foreign duty in the Pacific.
When visiting in Texas, he expected to be
assigned as Chief of Staff, San Diego
area, Fleet Marine Forces. Later advices
indicate, however, that he is again on his
way across the Pacific. Before re- -entering
the Marine Corps in which he served
during World War I, Col. Barraco was
engaged in the motion picture business
and the practice of law in Houston.
16
Capt. P. H. Olsen
U. S. Army
UEL STEPHENS, Water Department
Supt., City of Fort Worth, sends gifts
to the Development Fuad for himself and
his son, LT. UEL STEPHENS, JR., ’45.
Supt. Stephens’ address is 2714 Green St.,
Fort Worth, 4. 1917
Jack C. Shelton
Farm Credit Adm., Fed. Land Bk.,
Houston
LT. COL. H MILLER AINSWORTH,
of Luling, Texas, who fought with the
36th Division at Salerno, is now assigned
to the Army Service Forces, Southern
Personnel Reassignment Center, Ft. Sam
Houston, Texas. He was a banker with ex-
tensive business and oil interests before
entering the service and is a past State
Commander of the American Legion. He
saw extensive service in World War I
and went into World War II with the
Texas National Guard. Col and Mrs. Ains-
worth have a son attending T. M. I. at
San Antonio.
JOHN B. ROUNTREE, 2401 30th, Lub-
bock, Texas, is Dist, Mgr. for Ralston-
Purina Co. in the eastern half of New
Mexico. He has a son, John B. Jr., now
a lieutenant on active duty . . . COL.
JOHN G. SWOPE, APG 538, % PM, New
York City, recently had the pleasure of a
visit with kis son, LT. JOHN G. SWOPE,
JR., ’44, APO 403, % PM, New York
City, and he told Col. Swope that about
25 Aggies mustered aboard his boat. Col.
Swope reports that he attended the Mus-
ter at APO 403 with COL. C. C. B.
WARDEN, ’31, and MAJOR LYNN
EVANS, ’36.
COL. GEO. A. WOODY, veteran of the
U.S. Ordnance Dept., is commanding officer
of the Springfield Ord. plant. He prev-
iously served as Works Manager at the
plant and had much to do with putting
the Garand rifle into high speed produc-
tion. Col. Woody entered the Army im-
mediately upon graduation in 1917, served
through World War I with duty in
France, and transferred to the Ord. Dept.
in 1921. He is regarded as one of the
top experts in the Ord. Dept. and is par-
ticularly well-known for his development
of manufacturing and production meth-
ods. He personally designed many of the
tools and other methods that have so
enormously speeded production at the
Springfield and other Ordnance plants.
CAPT. EDWIN R. BRECHER, USMC,
has been appointed rehabilitation liaison
officer for Western New York and Penn-
sylvania by Marine Corps Rehabilitation
Headquarters, He haa previously been
serving as recruiting and procurement of-
ficer in Buffalo, N. Y. ‘It is presumed
his headquarters will continue to be in that
city. Capt. Brecher served in the Marine
Corps in World War I, resigning his com-
mission in 1921. Before re- -entering the
service he was associated in Houston
with LT. COL. BARRACO. ’15, who has
also re-entered the Marines and is now on
the Pacific coast. .
1919
Under Negotiation.
LELAND E. DOUTHIT, P. O. Box 1485,
U. S. Customs Service, Laredo, Texas,
writes: “Hello, Gang: I am sending you
some of my mustering out pay. After serv-
ing with the 5th Marines from 1917 to
1919 and being shot through the face at
Ballaire Weeds, I re-enlisted in 1942 and
served with the Fleet Marines until
Sept. 1943, and was discharged with in-
juries again.”
LEVI C. ROBINSON
master at Gardner, Ill. He has a son,
Lewis M. Robinson, AAF, Casper. Wyo-
ming, who has qualified as an Aerial Gun-
ner on a B-24 Bomber. A. R. REES,
is Acting Post-
Box 1839, San Antonio, sends a War
Bond to the Development Fund. He
writes: ‘Oldest daughter is with the U. S.
Engineers at Edmonton, Counada; young-
est daughter leaving soon for WASP
training ;: son now at A. & M. taking Vet.
Med., and wife with U. S. Engineers
at Ft. Sam Houston, I'm trying to hold
down milk business.”
A. H. Weyland
A. H. WEYLAND, recently elected pres-
ident of the Shreveport, A. & M. Club, is
vice-president of the Arkansas-Louisiana
Gas Co., with headquarters in Shreveport.
He is a member of the American Petro-
leum Institute, the American Gas Asso-
ciation, The American Institute of Min-
ing and Metallurgical Engineers, and the
Southern Gas Association. He is a mem-
ber of the First Presbyterian Church, a
32nd degree Mason, and a Shriner. His
hobbies are hunting, fishing, antiques,
and Texas A. & M. wir. cad Mrs. Wey-
land have two sons, ages 17 and 9. ars
older expects to enter Texas A. &
in June, A younger brother, BRIG. Ah
0. P. WEYLAND, ’23, is a veteran in
thet U.S.A. TF. ¥ and is now located in
England. As a student at A. & M., Wey-
land was in the band and received his
degree in electrical engineering.
W. E. “PETE” LIVINGSTON is in the
Personnel Dept., Continental Motors Co.,
Dallas, and was on the campus during
the recent Aeronautical conference.
1920
Hugh N. Glezen,
4207 Highland Ave., Beaumont
MR. and MRS. HOLLIS OLIVER Kan-
sas City, Missouri, have a most attrac-
tive home and ‘“MAGGIE” has deveolped
into one of the neighborhood’s prize land-
scapers and gardeners. They have a son
but father Oliver is too proud of his hard
work to depend on anyone else to do it.
He is with the Telephone Company in
Kansas City and has been for a unmber
of years, His mail F008 to 1628 Telephone
Bldg., Kansas City, M
MAJ. HARTWELL 5. “BUCK” KEN-
NARD, CMP, writes from Dist. 4, 2SC,
1807 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo 7, New York,
and reports spending the past eight
months on prisoner of war work in West-
ern New York. His home is at Gonzales.
May 8, 1944
Dear Mac: Am enclosing check for De-
velopment Fund. “GENERAL” LOVE evi-
dently wrote you of our Austin Muster.
He, ART KNICKERBOCKER, and I had
quite a bull session on Congress Ave. Re-
cently ran across ED BRECHER, ’17. He
is a Marine Corp Captain, stationed here
on recruiting.
My son, Hartwell, Jr., ’43, is in Sar
dinia, a B-26 Marauder Pilot, and on
April 8 had flown 44 missions over Italy
and Southern Europe. If you can send
Aggie to him, please do so. He is at APO
650, % PM, New York City. I hope my
family can join me in July. My daughter
will then have completed the equivalent
of 4 years at Texas U, and my youngest
boy is well along in high school.
Enjoyed Burns’ letter in recent AG-
GIE. I look each issue over very care-
fully. Regards to all friends.
HARTWELL i-J.- “BUCK?
NARD, MAJOR
Dist. No. 4, 2nd Service Command
1807 Elmond Ave.
Buffalo 7, N.Y:
HORACE S. HUDSON'S address is 1900
W. 38th, Austin.
921
W. T. Strange,
415 Myrick Bldg., Lubbock
COL. A. D. MARTIN is Post Engineer
at Ft. Bliss. MAJOR HARRY W. “RED”
THOMPSON, formerly at Camp Wallace
rear Houston, has been transferred to
Provost Marshall staff in Dallas.
HOMER E. ANDREWS, Jean, Texas,
has been stock farming in Archer County
since 1936. . . _ A. E. HATLEY, Central
Indiana Gas Co., Marion, Ind., sends his
gift to the Development Fund.
1922
W. E. “Ted” Winn
Box 2880, Dallas, 1.
CAPT. F. W. SCHAEDEL, USMC, gets
his mailb-at "A. W.:'S." 8, M.-A. 8, P,
Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.
He was with the Dallas Power and Light
KEN-
dl Lad hal i 4 TT rr ay Le Ee
Co. before entering the service.
W. N. “WILL” ROPER paid a very
short visit to the campus recently. His
home is at 417 South Hill Street, Los
Angeles, Calif., but he comes to Texas
often, particularly Lubbock where he has
business interests. He is Chief Engineer,
General Superintendent, ete. of the
Western States Gasoline Corporation of
Los Angeles. He reported a visit in Hous-
ton with R. E. “BOB” BRIDGES and
brought the news that Bob was a grand-
father and powerful proud of it. Can
any member of the ’22 class match him?
Roper has lost some of that lathe-like
figure with which he once graced the
Aggie basketball court but otherwise is
holding his own with father time.
HAROLD C. SIMON, 247 Harrimon,
San Antonio, teaches aeronautics, English,
General Science, and Government at
Schreiner Inst., Kerrville. Although tak-
ing work toward his Ph. D. at the Uni-
versity of Texas, he declares he is an
LT
Aggie. | i , COL. O. L. -DOCKUM,
APO 887, ¢% PM, New York City, is on
‘iaison work in transportation. H.
L.5 ATKINS, JR:
3187, ‘at Odessa, Texas. One son,
ATKINS, III, ’46, is taking Pre-Med at
A. & M., Joseph N. Atkins expects to en-
ter in June, and LT. L. L. BURNS, JR.
’43, he believes is the only son of ’22
graduates to be married.
A gift to the Development Fund comes
from LEE MILAZZO of Milazzo’s Shoe
Store, 208 N. Broad St., Texarkana, Texas.
. The address of PAUL C. FRANKE,
is Franke-Wilkinson Schwetz, Inc., 206
Houston, 2.
HALL should "be
0.
is County Agent, "Box
L.
JR:
Cotton Exchange Bldg.,
. Mail for RUSSELL W.
addressed The Texas Company, :
Box 2332, Houston. . , . LT. COL. WAL-
TER M. MENKE, APO 2, New York City,
sends his gift to the Development Fund.
April 25, 1944
Dear Mac: Your letter of March 31st
was received today. Also the Special
Overseas edition of THE TEXAS AG-
GIE. Both were very welcome and of much
interest to me. Was glad to hear that
TED WINN has consented to act as Class
Agent for the class of 1922. I missed
the last reunion of this class, but will
be on hand for the next one.
I’ve met only one A. and M. man in
New Guinea. I met him at Milne Bay
some time ago, but since then our Bat-
talion has moved up. Can’t disclose exact-
ly where we are and what we are doing,
but the Sea Bees usually manage to get
on the first section of any expedition
headed in the general direction of Tokyo!
Am writing this in my screened-in tent
covered quarters tonight, and the rain is
pouring down, but it is dry and comfort-
able in here.
W. A. NIEBUHR, LT. COMDR.
% Fleet PO
San Francisco, Calif.
G May 17, 1944
Dear Ted:
I liked your letter of May 12. It was
newsy and to the point.
You are looking for ideas. Why not take
the sign that we painted on the water
tower, “War Fish”? Of course, I think
it possibly should be “War (1) Fish, 22.”
After all, that is what we were known
as: and since it seems that we are identi-
fying our class by registration instead of
graduation - -
You want some dope on us, so here goes:
I went into the shoe business in New
Orleans immediately after graduation,
(after failing to locate a textile engineer-
ing job that I could keep).
I had decided to become a bachelor;
not because I opposed marriage as an
institution, but because I felt that I was
temperamentally unfitted for the insti-
tution. However, being a buyer, I suc-
cumbed to a better salesman and was
married in 1935. We have three potential
Aggies, ages six, two, and two weeks.
I am a lease shoe owner, operating the
Shoe Department in Frost Bros. here.
Naturally, I often see and meet wives
of some of the boys. I have introduced
wives of old college friends to each other,
and in a couple of instances, wives of
rcommates.
I note in your list of missing the name
of M. G. GOLDSTUCKER, ’22. He is the
Credit Manager of Levy Bros. in Galves-
ton. That is all IT can help you out with.
What can I do to help A. & M.? A.
& M. has done so much for me for
twenty-two years; and all I do for A.
& M. is pay some small measly dues!
Cordially yours,
M. BERNARD GARDNER
Frost Bros.
San Antonio, Texas.
May 17, 1944
Dear Mac: I have thoroughly enjoyed
Ted Winn’s letter regarding the class
of 1922.
Regarding a name for our class re-
minds me of some of the cotton, I have
for sale. It’s whta I call ‘too’ cotton. It’s
e'ther too long staple or too short staple,
either too high grade or too low grade,
the price too high or the bid too low.
Our class was too young to be actively
engaged in World War No. 1 and most
of us too old to do any combat duty in
World War No. 2.
Therefore, 1 suggest the motto or
something should be:
THE DOUBLE TWO CLASS TOO
YOUNG TO BE OLD, TOO OLD TO BE
YOUNG’.
Regards to all the boys.
Fred Furneaux
Spot Cotton Broker
Cotton Exchange Bldg.
Dallas, Texas.
1923
Ben F. Brown,
Box 1405, Waco
W. H. INGRAM
salesman with General
is now employed as
Electric Supply
Corp., and lives at 1811 N. Lamar St.,
Dallas, 2. . . A. G. JENKINS, 3600
5th St., Port Arthur, says ‘We are all
behind you 1009, Mac, so keep up the
good work. You're doing a grand job.”
.. . C. HORACE HAMILTON is Head of
the Rural Sociology Dept., North Carolina
State College, Raleigh. His brother, LT.
O. H. HAMILTON, USNR, is stationed
at San Francisco, Twelfth Naval Dist.
Communication Offices. He has just re-
turned from a year’s service in the South
Pacific, and now is living at 654 Twelfth
Ave., San Francisco. . . . P. H. CLARK'S
mailing address is Route 5, Hillsboro,
Texas.
A gift to the development Fund comes
from T. ELTON RIGGS, ¢% Crystal Ice
Co., McKinney, Texas. ROSS H.
BRISON, Pittsburg, Texas, says he cer-
tainly does enjoy THE TEXAS AGGIE.
H. C. Atchison,
Ire
HENRY CLAY ATCHISON, JR. was
transferred from Sonora to San Angelo
as County Agent by the A. & M. Agricul-
tural Extension Service last January. He
is also serving as secretary of the San
Angelo A. & M. Club. He has been en-
gaged in agricultural work since his
graduation, serving as county agent in
Blanco and Brooks Counties and at So-
nora, In addition, he sandwiched in a
couple of years as superintendent of a
large irigation farm near Ft. Stockton
and four years as Federal Land Bank
Appraiser with headquarters at Kerrville.
He and Mrs. Atchison have three children,
a daughter graduated from high school
this year, a son who should enter A. &
M. in ’47, and another daughter eleven
years old. He was Steward in the Meth-
cdist Church and 1st vice-president of the
Lions Club at Sonora.
‘| New York City,
1924
R. M. Sherman
Central Texas Iron Works, Waco.
Comes a note from CAPT. FRED H.
DOWNS, JR., APO 757, who is doing
sanitary engineering work somewhere in
England. He reports a nice Muster on
April 21 and also a week end spent in
London.
MAJ. GEN. W. D. OLD, commanding
an Army air base in the CBI theater,
has been decorated with the Distinguished
Flying Cross, according to word received
in Aquilla, Texas, where Mrs. Old and
their two children reside. The decora-
tion was for the period from Sept. 30
to Nov. 10, 1943, during which he par-
ticipated as command pilot in operations
against the enemy in every type of plane.
In April he was awarded the British
Distinguished Service Order. He also holds
the Silver Star for gallantry in action in
evacuating wounded and refugees from
Burma last May.
A gift to the Development Fund comes
from P. D. LONG, Mgr. of the Hake
Tool Company, New Iberia, La.
May 4, 1944
Dear Mac: Since March I have been
working with the Denver Alfalfa Milling
& Products Co. The organization has
over 30 mills, and I am learning the bus-
iness from the hay field up. I own 250
acres of irrigated land near Plainview,
and operate another farm and expect to
water and cut and dehydrate 150 acres of
alfalfa next summer. We have 3 dehy-
drators here.
C. A. ROBINSON
804 Portland
Plainview, Texas
1925
R. C. Armstrong,
3439 Wichita, Houston, 4
The foreign address of LT. COL. DEM-
MIEL H. COX iis CAPO. 322, “Unit. 1, 5b
PM, San Francisco. . . , CAPT. FRANCIS
V. IRVIN has been in the CBI theater for
the past two years. His foreign address
is APO 882, ¢% PM, New Ycrk City. Mrs.
Irvin makes her home during the Cap-
tain’s absence at 327 S. 4th Ave., Tucson,
Ariz. . . . The new address of CAPT.
THOMAS R. BLACK is Hdq. 22nd Repl.
Depot, Camp Cooke, Calif. . A.
L. JOYNER is still at the Old Ocean
Refinery Sweeny, Texas.
PVT. ROY R. BROWN is a member of
Hq. Co IRTC, ‘Camp ‘Fannin, Texas. .*.
. MAJOR ROBERT D. HARRISON is now
commanding an anti-aircraft bn. with the
Fifth Army in Italy. Going on active duty
Dec. 4, 1940 as a captain, he attended
school at Ft. Monroe, Va. and then was
stationed at Camp Davis, N. C., Camp
Wallace and Camp Hulen, Texas, before
going overseas in April, 1942. He receiv-
ed his majority in October, 1941, and
became a bn. executive in March, 1942.
In civilian life, Major Harrison was an
electrical engineer with General Electric.
His wife, their two sons and a daughter
reside at 2039 Dryden St., Houston.
CAPT. LEE H. GRIPON, 3030 Sunset
Blvd., Houston, recently completed turn-
ing over the physical properties of Camp
Wallace, Texas, to the Navy and does not
know what his new assignment will be.
He is temporarily assigned to Ft. Croc-
kett, Galveston. All of the A. & M. men
formerly at Wallace have been transferred.
1926
Jack Williams,
Box 196, San Marcos
PHILIP R. BLACKBURN of Williams-
port, Pa., has been named manager of the
Westinghouse Electric Supply Company’s
Virginia Division, with headquarters in
Richmond. He joined Westinghouse in
1935 in Philadelphia as a lighting sales-
man, later becoming a lighting specialist.
His new post includes the Richmond, Nor-
folk, and Roanoke offices of the company.
Frior to joining Westinghouse, he had
been with the Curtis Lighting Company
and the Philadelphia Electric Co. .
The foreign address of LT. COL. JOHN
F. BURTON LYONS is APO 465, ¢% PM,
according to Mrs. J. F.
B. Lyons, 2319 Hemphill, Fort Worth, 4.
LT. JACK WALDEN is with Headquar-
ters, Army Air Forces, AC/AS, Person-
nel, Washington, 25, D. C. The cor-
rect address of VA, RINEY, JR. lis
Box 161, Clarendon, Texas. . JAMES
B. TARTT lievs at 1226 Ave. J, Galves-
ton, Texas. . The address of HERVEY
I. EVERSBERG is Box 943, Baton Rouge,
IR GAY, Corrigan, Texas,
"Thanks for the good work. Power
Aggies always.
J. GORDON GILLESPIE’S address is
still 3903 Canterbury, St. Louis, 21, Mo.
. . LT. NEILL G. CARPENTER, APO
600, New York City, is anxious to receive
THE AGGIE. . A gift to the Develop-
ment Fund comes from Box 296, Yorktown,
Texas.d.> SLT. JOHN. J. KANE, is with
the Arty. Sec. Ord. School, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Md. He is the son of
Jos. J. Kane, 4602 Sherman, Galveston.
1927
Allen R. Menger,
111 West Travis St., San Antonio
PVT.mW. 0G. “PINKY” RALPH’s  ad-
dress is Army Air Base. Section A, Pyote,
Texas. "rt. SCAPT. HAL ‘H. BLAIR, for-
merly of the Office of the Department
Engineer, Hq. Antilles Department, %
PM. Miami, Fla., is now back in the
States and at home at 6832 Ave. F,
Houston, 11. EWIS E. TAYLOR
is’ still living « at 1612 : 7th St., ' Lake
Charles, La. . . . Mail for CAPT. LOUIS
N. GOETHEL should be addressed 1117
Birch St., Lawton, Okla. GEORGE
R. QUILLEN is still with Westinghouse
Electric Co., 1216 W. 58th St., Cleveland,
Ohio. . . . MAJOR HARVEY L. RICHARDS
is in the Air Corps, stationed at Laredo.
He is a brother of JOHN W. RICHARDS,
’30, Harlingen, Texas.
April 29, 1944
Dear Mac: Enclosed you will find Money
Order for the Developmen Fund for ‘44. I
like the idea of the Development Fund,
and sincerely believe every A. & M. man
should contribute something I'm surely
proud of the work the Association is do-
ing.
I am still located at Stinson Field with
the Post Engineers. I have had another
duty added, however, in addition to having
charge of the Engineering Department, I
am also Supt. of Construction.
I'm glad to see the sports program be-
ing carried out even though the boys
are younger and don’t have much exper-
ience. Homer really did a nice job with
the football team. In my estimation, he
was the coach of the year. Here’s wishing
him continued success.
JOHN R. SAUNDERS
1430 Schley Ave.
San Antonio, Texas.
28
J. F. Blount,
Box 431, Amarillo.
MAJOR ALFRED O. NICHOLSON,
who is in the Finance Sec., APO 600,
New York City, sends a $30 ’ contribution
to the Development Fund from the APO
Muster on April 21.
J. RUSSELL KENNEDY has resigned
as Chief of the Cotton and Cotton Fiber
Division, Southwest Region, War Food
Administration, Dallas, to become General
Manager of the California Cotton Coope-
rative Association at Bakersfield, Califor-
nia. He will assume his new duties on
June 1.
J. J. FRITCH's new military address
is 9% Fleet Post Office, San Francisco.
He was formerly a General Contractor in
Dallas. LT, tALBERT EB. “BILL”
MORGAN,’ JR. is still at Camp Callan,
Calif. His wife and new son, Robert
Cochran, born Feb. 24, are living with
him at 1161 Coast, La Jolla, Calif. Lt.
Morgan is the son of Mrs. A. E. Morgan,
425 Main St., Longview, Texas. . . 1.F.
(ig) ERNEST M. BUSBY has been in
active service in the Navy since Nov.
1942. . Having spent several months in
Hawaii, he is now at Camp Rousseau,
Port Hueneme, Calif., while his wife and
two children are in Sherman. Lt. Busby
worked with the U. S. Engineers, Sherman
before going into the service.
H. J. SKIPWITH’s new address is 615
3rd St., (Fayette Hotel), Fort Worth,
Texas. J, WINN, ¢, Soil Con-
servation Service, Tyler, Texas, says: “It
looks like real Aggie news is shaping
up in foreign parts.” . . he address
of FRED F. DEXTER, JR. is 2311 South
Blvd.,. "Houston. =... ‘Mail “for. CAPT.
ROBERT M. CRAIG should go to him
% Gulf States Utilities Co., Baton Rouge,
La. . . . CAPT. CAMERON SIDDALL is
at Station Hospital, Fort Ord, Calif. . .
. MAJOR T. A, WARD, V. C., is on the
faculty of The Medical Field Service
School, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., where he
has served two years. . VAN A.
HAMILTON wants to know “When will
the Thanksgiving football tickets go on
sale?’ He is with the HERALD AND
PRESS, Palestine, Texas.