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MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1945
THE TEXAS AGGIE
THE TEXAS AGGIE
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Officers
Rufus R. Feeples; "28.........ccconaerennnen President
H. Dick Winters, ’16............ Vice-President
E. E. MecQuillen, ’20...Executive Secretary
BB. Locke 18. a.........5- Assistant Secretary
Directors
FA BWhYte) sn J. o.oo Texarkana
W. A. Moore, ’25 Paris
€ol.. T.-H. Barton, ’99..... El Dorado, Ark.
BH. K. Deason; T10....ccx:vrmiusreiers Port Arthur
A. Ed Caraway, ’34 Lufkin
Georae B.iMorgan, 118... a. tee Beaumont
A. G. Pfaff, ’25 Tyler
Roy D. Golston, ’03 Tyler
W. L. Ballard, ’22 ...Longview
R. Frank *Ashburn, '24.................. Sherman
Herbert A. Burow, ’24........ on Bonham
John P. McCullough, "24... McKinney
A. P. Rollins, ’08 Dallas
Tyree L. Bell, "13 Dallas
EF. H. Cuerningham, 210........ =X... Dallas
S. A. Lipscomb, ’07........=...... College Station
W. F. Munnerlyn, 26 _...... College Station
Rufus R. Peeples, ’28................ Tehuacana
ERM. Welch, 224". ll i eters] Conroe
H. iS. Davenport, 204...............5-4-.. Palestine
C.F. wAdickes, 10... xl... Huntsville
Geo. H. Lacy, ’13 Houston
T. W. Mohle, ’13 Houston
Charles R. Haile, ’12....................... Houston
Ta M: Smith, Sr. 1201... ....= Bast Columbia
Scott Moore, ’11 Yoakum
23. Mikeska, P10.........oni. el Texas City
C. M. Elwell, 23 ....Austin
W. P. Patton, ’29 Lockhart
Robert Schaer, ’21............ccoceeeeee Chapel Hill
Hubert AC Davis, i a three Waco
WwW. E Weds) ’30. Temple
Major R. CONOlY, i 287 cuiiecuioriuseiinnsady Waco
Herbert F. Be Sonal g Fort Worth
S.J. Baker, :’27.-......5-. 5 Fort Worth
A. J. Healy, ’28 Fort Worth
George Moffett, Chillicothe
€alvin; P.. Dodson. ’10............ 300 een Decatur
pack C. Idol, ’26 Benjamin
A. E, Hinman, gL. EAN I Corpus Christi
Silver Whitsett; r”24. ci uitiniiii tint. eguin
D. F. Brelthauer, ’22 Goliad
Charles E. Richter, *29.....................-. Laredo
Norman E. Buescher, ’22 McAllen
E. B. Cartwright, ’17....... Carizzo Springs
AN, JHorbes,t dr., *21.i.. cette iss Paso
T. J. Dwyer, ’12 Odessa
a We Hillin, “31.2.0... ....Ft. Stockton
r. Verne A. Scott, 14. inn Stephenville
DY. “35 Nis Burditt,: "21.00.0000 Abilene
R. A." Lasseter, ’35........... casi Sweetwater
Carl Miller, ’28 : Amarillo
JF NEBlount, 228. .......... inser dits. Amarillo
Frank F. McMordie, 26. ................ Canadian
Jack Christian, '32 Spur
Joe W. Jennings, ll Lockney
BAF. A Reese, 2d... cccuiesiiibbeninnd Shallowater
LouistA. Hartung, ’29...ccocuuiies San Antonio
CoM. Gaires, 212... 00... San Antonio
CC. Krueger, ¢ 12... 2. utes San Antonio
Penrose B. Metcalfe, '16........... San Angelo
H. Dick Winters, ’16 Brady
Reid. Millgan 4°24... 500 pes3e Brownwood
M. A. Abernathy, ’16........... Shreveport, La.
Of Di Speed, 200. tis cs irri: Houston
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, ‘21... Austin
James P. Hamblen, I
Edward W. Wilson, ’30... Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Committee
Rufus iB. ‘Peeples, ’28......... 0. .Tehuacana
H::Dick, Winters, "10..........ccioiioiaduie Brady
& 0 B dHinman, 22D. tales. Corpus Christi
Tyree L. Bell, 13 Dallas
J. P. Hamblen, 27 Houston:
Student Loan Fund Trustees
Rufus R. Peeples, "28.............. Tehuacana
A. F. Mitchell, i. haan: Corsicana
E. E. McQvuillen, "2 College Station
Repr sentatives 5 the Athletic Council
J. A. Hop) Reynolds, "30... Ae ER, Dallas
Gen . B. Knickerbocker, i
MR
igs | Chapman-Turner
Miss Beth Chapman of Dallas
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Chapman of Greenville, was recent-
ly married to Lt. Col. Wesley H.
-
Turner, ’34, of Washington, D. C.,!
at New York City. Col. and Mrs.
Turner will make their home in
Arlington, Va.
_Kaderli-Seele
Miss Mildred Jim Kaderli be-
came the bride of Hermann H.
Seele, ’41, on February 10 at San
Antonio, Texas. They are making
their home at 205 Castillo Ave.
San Antonio, where Mr. Seele is
employed by the Texas State High-
way Department.
Enloe-Thompson
Capt. Ralph F. Thompson, ’41
was married last November 26 in
San Antonio, Texas. He is at
present stationed at Gulfport AAF,
Gulfport, Miss., Officers Mail Sec.
Culberson-Colgin
Lt. John R. Colgin, Jr., ’42, AAF,
was married to Mrs. Jean Culber-
son on February 19 at the home
of Mr, and Mrs. E. W. “Hook”
Harrison, ’13, South Bend, Texas.
Lt. Colgin and his bride are from
Gatesville. They will live at Talla-
hassee, Fla., where he is stationed.
Nichols-Hill
Cadet Nurse Natalie W. Nich-
ols, daughter of Mayor and Mrs.
Lewis Nichols of Harpers Ferry,
West Virginia, and Lt. Richard D.
Hill, ’44, were married on Decem-
ber 21 at Falls Church, Va. Lt.
Hill’s present location is Camp
Rucker, Ala.
Dill-Randall
Miss Maureen Dill, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dill, 5330 Mer-
cedes, Dallas, recently became the
bride of Lt. Ernest E. Randall, 44,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ran-
dall, 3948 Parkside Drive, Dallas.
Lt. Randall is stationed with the
Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tuthill, Sa-
cramento, Calif., have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Vivian Bennett Tuthill to
Lt. Charles L. Taggart, ’44, son of
Mrs. C. H. Taggart, 3315 Ww. Jef-
ferson, Dallas.
Sady-Tippitt
The marriage of Miss Ann H.
Sady of Central City, Pa., to Lt.
Frank W. Tippitt, ’44, took place
on February 10. They are making
their home in Baltimore, Md.,
while Lt, Tippitt is stationed at
Edgewood Arsenal.
Henderson-Runkles
Miss Betty Louise Henderson of
San Angelo, Texas, and S/Sgt.
Jack A. Runkles, ’45, USMC, were
married recently. They are making
their home at 879 Holt Ave. El
Centro, Calif.
Lindsey-Turner
Announcement has been made of
the recent marriage of Miss Alice
Arlene Lindsey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Lindsey of Killeen,
BIRTHS
A second son, Robert White Her-
ren, II, was born to Lt. and Mrs.
Clinton H. Herrin, ’40, in Mineral
Welis, Tex., on Feb. 11. Lt. Herren
is stationed at Camp Wolters with
the 64th Bn.
Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Robert E. Lee,
’40, have announced the birth of
a son, Robert E. Lee, Jr., on
February 15. The Lees are living
at 457 N. Church St., Sturgeon
Bay, Wis., while Lt. Lee is in the
office of the Asst. Supervisor of
Shipbuilding, L. D. Smith Ship-
building Co.
Lt. and Mrs. Jesse L. Walden,
26, 4817 So. 31st, Arlington, Va.,
are mighty happy over the birth
of their daughter, Patricia Lee,
on January 12.
Major and Mrs. Perry J. Keith,
’33, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville,
Ala., have announced the birth of
a daughter, Elizabeth Carol Keith,
on January 29, The Keiths also
have a son, Roger.
A son, Jon Floyd, was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo F. Stewart,
‘33, on January 16. Mr. Stewart is
employed as Work Unit Conserv-
ationist for the Soil Conservation
Service at Meridian, Texas.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert E. Por-
ter, ’34, 7700 Blair Road, Apt. 104,
Takoma Park 12, Maryland, are
mighty proud of their first child,
a son, who was born on December
17. The young man weighed ten
pounds and has been named Bob.
Capt. and Mrs. Burk Y. Herrin,
36, are the proud parents of a
daughter, Ann Foster Herrin, born
last November 27. Mrs. Herrin
and the little daughter are living
at Tyler, Texas, while Capt. Her-
rin is overseas.
Mrs. Ray E. Dickson, Jr. an-
nounces the birth of a daughter,
Raye Esther Dickson, on Febru-
ary 15 at Lubbock Gen. Hospital,
Lubbock, Texas. Lt. Dickson, ’37,
was killed in action in France lasti
November.
Born to Lt. and Mrs. Dee 8S.
Finley, 40, a son, Dee, III, on Dec.
11. Lt. Finley is at present on
duty in India. ,
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Frank E. Ken-
nedy, ’41, became the proud parents
of a daughter last November. Sgt.
Kennedy is at present somewhere
in France, and Mrs. Kennedy and
their daughter are living at 2207
11th St., Bradenton, Fla,
Lt. and Mrs. Calvin D. “Snuffy”
Smith, ’44, are happy over the
birth of a daughter, Bonnie Bea,
on February 18. Mrs. Smith and
young daughter are making their
home in Odem, Texas, while Lt.
Smith is on overseas duty.
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Beauregard Price Bozeman, ’80
Beauregard Price Bozeman, ’80,
age 83, died on January 6, 1945, at
Satin, Texas, where he was making
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Rawls Bozeman Freeman. He en-
tered A. & M. in the second year of
its existence. Born in Alabama, he
came to Texas as a lad and grew
to manhood and lived in Milam
County, He and his wife lived in
Baileyville for 51 years. He had
served as secretary of his Masonic
lodge for 25 years and was active
in other community and ecivie af-
fairs.
William C. Barmore, 23
William C. Barmore, ’23, died re-
cently at Hearne, Texas, and was
buried at Cameron. He is survived
by his widow and two sons of
Hearne; and his parents, who live
at Cameron. Mr. Barmore attend-
ed A. & M. during the years 1919-
1920, taking Civil Engineering. He
had been with the State Highway
Department with headquarters at
Hearne for the past several years.
Capt. Gus H. Froebel, ’35
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. Gus M. Froebel, 525 Madi-
son, San Antonio, that their son,
Capt. Gus H. Froebel, ’35, is not
among the 83 survivors of a Jap-
anese prison ship which was sunk
September 7 while transporting
Allied prisoners of war from the
Japanese prison camp No. 2 on
of Mindanao. He had been a prisoner
of war for almost three years, and
was listed as a passenger on the
ship.
Reporting for active duty in
May, 1941, Capt. Froebel volun-
teered for foreign service, and on
July, 1941, reached the Philippines,
where he assumed command of a
field artillery unit. Besides His
parerits, Capt. Froebel is survived
by one sister.
John T. Wyse, ’35
John T. Wyse, 35, age 30, a life-
long resident of Houston, died re-
cently in that city. He attended A.
M. from 1931-32, taking Ar-
chitecture, and had been associated
with the Humble Oil and Refining
Company since November, 1932.
At the time of his death, Mr. Wyse
was employed in the production
accounting department. He is sur-
Texas, to Cpl. Stanley S. Turner,
Jr., ’46, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Turner, Sr., of Beaumont. Cpl.
Turner is at present stationed at
Camp Hood, Texas.
Byrn-Hickman
Miss Peggy Byrn, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Byrn, 5411
Goodman, Dallas, became the bride
of Willett J. Hickman, Jr., ’46,
S 1/e, USNR, on January 21 at
the home of her parents. The cou-
ple are at home at College Station,
where Seaman Hickman is station-
ed.
vived by his widow and a son of
3430 Rosedale, Houston; and his
mother, also of Houston.
Maj. Raymond S. Evans, ’36
The name of Maj. Raymond S.
Evans, '36, was included on a wa
casualty list recently made public
by the War Dept. Request for fur-
ther information at his home ad
dress, 314 W. French Place, Sar
Antonio, was unsuccessful. Anyone
knowing any details of Maj. Evans
death, please report to the Asso-
ciation Office, College Station.
Capt. Lillard G. Wilmeth, ’38
Capt. Lillard G. Wilmeth, ’38,
died in Ledo, India, on February 11
of Mite Typhus according to word
received by Mrs. Wilmeth, Box
1425, Vernon, Texas. A brother,
Lt. Eugene D. Wilmeth, ’42, was
killed in action in North Africa on
May 7, 1943. Capt. Wilmeth grad-
uated in Agricultural Education
and before going into active duty
was with the Soil Conservation
Service. His home was at Ehony,
Texas.
Capt. Woodrow R. Allen, ’38
Capt. Woodrow R. Allen, ’38, son
of Mrs. J. H. Allen of Ira, Texas,
was killed in action with the 90th
Infantry Division in Normandy
on July 11, 1944. Besides his
mother, he is survived by his wife
and a daughter, who live at Co-
manche, Texas.
Capt. Allen received his degree
from A. & M. in Agriculture, and
prior to entering the service was
head of the Comanche Farm Se-
curity Administration.
Lt. Samuel Webb Lipscomb, ’40
Lt. Samuel Webb Lipscomb, ’40,
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. “Doc”
Lipscomb, "07, of College Station,
was killed in an airplane crash in
French Morocco on February 23.
He had left only a few days before
for overseas duty with the Air
Transport Command. He is sur-
vived by his wife and his parents.
His wife is a native of the state of
Washington, but has been making
her home with his parents at Col-
lege Station. Lt. Lipscomb was last
stationed at Bergstrom Field near
Austin. His father, S. A. “Doc”
Lipscomb, owner and operator of
Lipscomb Pharmacy at College Sta-
tion, is known to thousands of A.
& M. men of all ages. He is a mem-
ber of the present Board of Direc-
tors of the Association of Former
Students. No details of Lt. Lips-
comb’s death have been received.
Lt. Paul G. Haines, Jr. ’41
Lt. Paul G. Haines, Jr., ’41, son
of Mr, and Mrs. Paul G. Haines,
17, of College Station, was killed
in action in Germany on Feb. 24.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by three brothers, Lt.
Lamar Haines, ’44, also somewhere
in Germany and who visited not
long ago with Paul; H. Keith
Haines, recently inducted into the
armed service; and a younger
brother, David; and one sister, Mrs.
E. T. Edwards.
Lt. Paul Haines went overseas
in December, 1943, and into Ger-
many last October with the 744th
Light Tank Battalion, in the Ninth
Army. He was active in student af-
fairs and was lieutenant colonel of
the cadet corps in his senior year.
His father, Paul G. Haines, grad-
uated in 1917 and is with the Ex-
tension Service,
Mitchell R. Yezak, ’42
Mitchell R. Yezak, ’42, age 26,
was accidentally killed by ashpyxi-
ation at his Texaco filling station
at College Station on February 25.
He had only recently opened the
station, following a -medical dis-
charge from the U. S. Navy. He is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Kie Yezak, of Bremond; four
brothers, Theodore Yezak, Sgt. Lee
Yezak, Sgt. Don Yezak, 43,
Lt. Herman Yezak, ’38; and one
sister. Lt. Herman Yezak has been
released from the army to serve
in the Texas Legislature to which
he was elected last summer.
Pvt. Porter F. Fuqua, ’42
Pvt. Porter F. Fuqua, ’42, hus-
band of Mrs. Helen Bains Fuqua
of Baytown, Texas, was killed in
action with the infantry in Germa-
ny on December 11. He had been
in the service 18 months and over-
seas a year. Pvt. Fuqua attended
A. & M. from 1938-43, taking Agri-
culture.
Lt. Carlton A. Sheram, Jr., ’43
Lt. Carlton A. Sheram, Jr., ’43,
son of Carlton A. Sheram, Sr., 22,
of Greenville, Texas, was killed in
action on January 7 in Belgium.
He was with Patton’s Third Army
and was buried with appropriate
ceremonies in an American ceme-
tery in Luxembourg. He was not
married and had received the Pur-
ple Heart, which has been forward-
ed to his father. He received his
degree in Liberal Arts.
Lt. Charles E. Butler, ’43
Lt. Charles E. Butler, ’43, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Butler of
Graham, Texas, died of wounds
received in action on December
18 in Germany. He left in October
for overseas duty with the First
Army, 99th Infantry Division. Lt.
Butler was a student at A. & M.
from 1939-43, and received a de-
gree in Agriculture.
Lt. John Negri, Jr., ’43
Lt. John Negri, Jr., 43, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Negri, Falfur-
rias, Texas, has been killed in ac-
tion in France on November 23. He
was in the 26th Division of the
Third Army and had been over-
seas since September. Lt. Negri at-
tended A. & M. from 1939-43,
taking Mechanical Engineering. Be-
sides his parents, he is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Luta Negri, Box
11, Belton, Texas; and a seven
weeks old daughter, Jonnilou.
Lt. Garland E. Dennis, ’43
Lt. Garland E. Dennis, ’43, re-
ported missing in action in Ger-
many since November 21, is now
listed as killed in action. The son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dennis of
Waco, Lt. Dennis was serving with
the infantry and had been wounded
in France on September 8. He was
At Dinner Honoring Ambassador And Mrs. Kyle
An alert Battalion photographer
caught honorees Ambassador and
Mrs. E. J. Kyle in a relaxed mood
at the recent big dinner given in
their honor by campus and other
friends over the state. The speaker
is Morris Frank, Houston Post
feature writer and humorist, and
at the right is President Gibb
Gilehrist. Dean Kyle leaves soon
| for a short visit to Washington
and later in the spring he and Mrs,
Kyle will move to the U. S. Embas-
sy in Guatemala City. Ambassador
Kyle is Texas’ first U. S. Am-
bassador.
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A. and M
a student at A. & M. from 1939-
43 and received his degree in Agri-
cultural Administration.
Lt. Henry G. Goodwin, Jr., ’43
Mrs. H. G. Goodwin, 530 Adams
St., San Antonio, reports that her
son, Lt. Henry G. Goodwin, Jr.
’43, was killed in action on Jan. 14,
1944. Lt. Goodwin attended A. &
M. from 1939-40, taking Science.
Howell C. Robinson, ’44
Howell C. Robinson, ’44, son of
Mrs. H. C. Robinson of 545 Kirby
Place, Shreveport, La., died at his
home last December 25 after an
illness of almost a year. He attend-
ed A. & M. from 1940-43, enter-
ing the service in March, 1943. He
received his commission at Camp
Davis, N. C., in November and
was sent to Fort Belvoir, Va. In
February, 1944, Lt. Robinson enter-
ed Walter Reed Hospital and spent
most of the year there, although
released with a medical discharge
in July. He returned to his home
in October. Robinson took Aero-
nautical Engineering at A. & M.
and was second-in-command of “H”
Coast Artillery.
Lt. John L. May, ’44
Lt. John L. May, Jr., ’44, was
killed in action with the Infantry
in Belgium on January 10. He at-
tended A. & M. from 1940-43,
taking Chemical Engineering. Sur-
viving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John L. May, 7003 Eppes
St., Houston12; and one brother.
Lt. Elbart S. Clark, ’44
Mrs. Harry M. Clark, 1004 Wood-
lawn, Dallas 8, has been notified
that her son, Lt. Elbart S. Clark,
44, who has been missing in ac-
tion since February 12, 1944, has
now been listed as killed in action
on that date. Lt. Clark attended
A. & M. from 1940-42, enlisting in
the Air Corps shortly after Pearl
Harbor. He received his wings at
Blackland AAF, Waco, and left for
overseas duty in October, 1943.0n
Feb. 12, 1944, Lt. Clark’s plane re-
ceived a direct hit from enemy an-
ti-aircraft after completing a bomb-
ing mission near Anzio. Three
parachutes were seen to open, and
two members of the crew have
been reported prisoners of war. The
third has never been located nor
identified.
Pfc. Lewis Albert Stein, ’45
Pfc. Lewis A. Stein, ’45, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stein, Browns-
ville, Texas, was killed in action
in eastern France on January 8
while serving with the infantry. He
was a senior at A. & M. when he
entered the service in December,
1943. While attending A. & M,,
Pfc. Stein was an All-Southwest
Conference swimmer.
Pvt. Grady A. Whitehead, Jr., ’46
Pvt. Grady A. Whitehead, Jr.
’46, previously reported missing
in action in France since November
17, has now been reported Killed
in action in Germany on December
7. Pvt. Whitehead received his
basic training at Camp Roberts,
Calif., and at the time of his
death was assigned to the 5th
Infantry Division, Third Army. He
is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Grady A. Whitehead,
3117 Wingate St., Ft. Worth; and
one sister.
S/Sgt. Gus. T. Hodge, Jr., ’46
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Hodge of
223 Lafayette, Pittsburg, Texas,
have been notified that their son,
S/Sgt. G. T. “Tommie” Hodge, ’46,
was killed on February 3 when his
plane crashed over England upon
return from a mission. He was
turret gunner on a bomber. Be-
sides his parents, Sgt. Hodge is
survived by two brothers. He «at-
tended A. & M. from 1942-43,
taking Aeronautical Engineering.
Charles A. Ragsdale, ’46
Charles A. Ragsdale, ’46, son of
Mrs. Robert D. Ragsdale, 307 Ken-
nedy Ave., San Antonio 2, and the
late Robert D. Ragsdale, ’99, was
killed in action over Germany in
1944. He was a student in Agricul-
ture at A. & M. in 1942-43.
Enh;
PIONEERS
BT
1876 - 1897
Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86
College Station
SILVER TAPS:
Silver Taps: BEAUREGARD P.
BOZEMAN, ’80.
WILLIAM W. GENTZEN, ’90,
124 Elizabeth Road, San Antonio
2, has several Aggie grandsons
and is most thoughtful in keeping
the Texas Aggie posted on news
about them. Mr. Gentzen is Direc-
tor of Plant Mails, The Fox Com-
pany, 1734 Broadway, San Antonio.
That company is the world’s largest
Kodak finishing company.
1905
M. S. Church
Continental Bldg., Dallas
GALE OLIVER, veteran of the
engineering dept. of the Southern
Pacific Lines, retired Feb. 1st.
after nearly 40 years service. He
went with S. P. after graduation
in Civil Engr., and at that time
of retirement, was assistant en-
gineer on the Houston Division.
From 1925 to 1931 he was assistant
engineer, San Antonio Division. He
is the senior of the several Olivers
who have attended Texas A. & M.
and the father of GALE OLIVER,
JR., 30.
1909
fom A. Van Amburgh
PO Box 1590, Dallas
Friends of MR. and MRS. A. F.
“SMILIE” MITCHELL, of Corsi-
cana, will regret to know that Mrs.
Mitchell has been seriously ill
and confined to a hospital.
DAVID M. SHEARER, Lt. Col.,
USA, Retired, is living at 1110
Oakcrest Rd. So., Arlington, Va. . .
FRED R. WARN is * with the
Guardian Trust Co. at Houston.
1911 :
Melvin J. Miller
1601-05 Ft. Worth Nat‘l Bk. Bldg.
W. W. WHIPKEY is owner of
the Colorado Record, a weekly pub-
lication, and also operates the
Whipkey Printing Company in Co-
lorado City, Texas.
WILLIAM P. BRISCOE was re-
cently released from the Army
and has returned to the Rio Grande
Valley, where he is vice president
of the First Na’t. Bank of Harlin-
gen, Texas. He will serve as toast-
master and chairman of the April
21 Muster in the Lower Valley.
CAPT. JAMES W. MEEK has
been elected President of the Hous-
ton Light Guard Veterans’ Asso-
ciation.
KLEBER M. TRIGG, SR. will
serve as Chairman of the April
21 Muster at Bastrop, Texas.
1912
W. M. Goodwin
1811 N. Lamar, Dallas
ELMER R. LUEDTKE has been
transferred from San Antonio to
Cuero, Texas, where he is head of
the U. S. Employment Office.
JOHN W. NEWTON, Vice-Pres-
ident and General Manager of the
Magnolia Refining Co. proper-
ties and operations, Beaumont, has
been confirmed by the Texas State
Senate as a member of the Board
of Directors of the A. & M. Col-
lege. His confirmation was de-
layed as a courtesy to his State
Senator, who was enroute home
from military service.
1913
L. D. Royer
911 Transit Tower, San Antonio
The 1913 class has two of its
members as Directors of the A. &
M. College, with the appointment
of J. RUTLEDGE “PERCH” HILL,
and E. W. “HOOK” HARRISON,
of South Bend. See page one for
more details.
1914
Dave H. Levy
P.O. Box 900, Dallas 1, Texas
GEORGE R. DORROH gets mail
Rt. 1, Box 1, Leander, Texas .
1915
Dr. Guy W. Adriance
College Station, Texas
MAJ. GEN. PERCY W. CLARK-
SON is commanding the 33rd In-
fantry on Luzon. His outfit has
seen heavy fighting on the north-
ern flank of the American front in
Luzon.
MAJ. GEN. RODERICK R. AL-
LEN, of Palestine, commanding the
12th Armored Division of the Sev-
enth Army on the western front
has been awarded the legion of
honor and the croix de querre with
palm by the French Government.
1916
Capt. P. H. Olsen
APO 658, N. Y. C.
MAJ. GEN. A. D. BRUCE sends
his contribution to the Develop-
ment Fund from the Philippines.
He is commanding the 77th Inf.
Division, which "put over the final
knock-out punch against the Japs
on Leyte. °
1917
Jack C. Shelton
Farm Credit Adm. Fed. Land Bk.
Houston, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. PAUL G. HAINES,
College Station, suffered the loss
of a son, LT. PAUL G. HAINES,
JR., 41, killed in action in Ger-
many on February 24.
MAJ. GEN. HARRY H. JOHN-
SON is commanding the 93rd In-
fantry under Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur’s command in the Pacific.
COL. JOHN G. SWOPE, APO
887, c/o pm., NYC, is serving as
Muster Chairman in Paris. He
reports a recent visit with GEN.
JOHN L. PIERCE, ’19, command-
ing an Armored Division. He also
reports seeing MAJ. HOMER FRY,
who is now in England as na in.
structor in an Officer Candidate
School.
ED BROWN is owner of Ed
Brown, Inec., Sales Representative
for National Vendors, Inc., 4605
Lindsley Ave., Dallas. . . . LT.
COM. L. H. HUEBNER gets mail
at 3814 46th Ave. N. E., Seattle
5, Washington.
1918
J. W. Williams
Box 1590, Dallas, Texas
LT. COL. D. S. BUCHANAN,
USMC, has reported to his new
post at Cape May, New Jersey, af-
ter leave spent with Mrs. Buch-
anan and their daughter at College
Station. He was returned in Dec.
after extensive service in the Pa-
cific. A member of the Board of
Directors of the College he hopes
to be able to attend Board meetings
as long as he is in the U. S.
HERBERT G. FOSTER, 4304
Arcady, Dallas 5, Texas, is with
the Guardian Life Insurance Co.,
in Dallas.
GEORGE W. STEPHENSON
lives at 200 N. Commerce St.,
Gainesville, Tex. . . SAM DICK-
ENS’ address is 1602 W. North,
Lampasas, Texas.
Charles H. Clark
County Agent
Hillsboro, Texas
ROLAND C. HOPPE, Chief
Draftsman for the Cities Service
Gas Co., Oklahoma City, moved
to that city recently from Bartles-
ville, Okla.
ALFRED D. CARSON is with the
Soil Cons. Service at Denton, Tex.
1920
Hugh N. Glezen
4207 Highland Ave., Beaumont
CAPTAIN BREWER F. WIT-
MER, 1803 Colonial, Waco, re-
turned in February after nearly two
years in the CBI theatre with the
U. S. Army Engineers. His son,
LT. WM. W. WITMER, ’43. is at
Camp Maxey, Texas. Capt. Witmer
lived in the Valley for many years
before going on active duty but
may not return to that area. He
is being released from active duty.
A Civil Engineer he reported a
very interesting experience over-
seas. On an airfield construction
job in China he had over 80,000
Chinese working on the construe-
tion of one field. He and Mrs.
Witmer have a fifteen year old
daughter in addition to the son
mentioned above. The “Runt” look-
ed fine but reported gaining over
thirty pounds since leaving China.
HURON M. ALLEN is with the
Cities Service Gas Co., Oklahoma
City, Okla., moving there recently
from Bartlesville.
EDGAR L. GRANAU is Presi-
dent of the Navasota Kiwanis Club.
He is Navasota Manager of the
Gulf. States Utilities Company.
E. L. RASBURY has moved to
Raleigh, N. C., where he gets mail
in Box 469.
Mrs. Kenneth J. Edwards died
at the Edwards home at College
Station on March 14 following a
long illness. She and “Becky” were
married in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Their son, Lt. Kenneth Edwards,
Jr., ’43, is in France. Burial was
at College Station. No lovelier or
finer person ever lived than Jennie
Edwards, and his classmates and
friends grieve with Kenneth in his
loss. 1921
W. T. Strange
415 Myrick Bldg., Lubbock
GEN. ARTHUR B. KNICKER-
BOCKER has been confirmed by
the Texas Senate for re-appoint-
ment as Adjutant General of Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. JACK MAHAN,
Rt. 1, Thackerville, Okla., are proud
of their son, Jack, Jr., who was re-
cently commissioned an Ensign in
the Navy at Rice Institue. He was
in the Navy program there. The
Mahans live on their large ranch
just across the river from Gaines-
ville, Texas. Jack was one of the
best known football officials in
the southeast for many years, but
has discontinued most of his ae-
tivities along that line, The 1945
Aggie Muster of Cooke County will
be held at Leeper Lake near the
Mahan ranch with Jack serving as
general chairman.
JOHN T. STOVALL: is Secre-
tary-Treasurer of the New Mexico
Crop Improvement Association,
with headquarters at State College,
New Mexico. He makes an invita-
tion for a visit which sounds most
inviting, offering plenty of warm
sun to loaf in, a flock of chickens
frying size and good fishing. His
son, LT. THOMAS L. STOVALL,
’46, has recently gone overseas.
MAJ. JOHN E. BLOODWORTH,
president of the 1921 class, is sta-
tioned at Camp Sibert, Ala., Hq.
1st Regt., ASFTC.
CAPT. FRED T. BENNETT is
Resident Engineer at the George-
town Mun. Airport, Georgetown,
Texas.
LT. COL. CHARLES R. WARN-
DOF is assigned to the 1800th Sig.
Bn. at Camp Shelby, Miss. A
CHARLES W. SHERRILL is Asst.
Manager of the Department of
Censorship, New York City. . . .
LT. COL. JOHN W. OLIVER, SR.,
has gone overseas, APO 200, NYC.
. WM. F. CLARKSON gets mail
in Box 614, Corpus Christi, Texas
. . The 71st Ordnance Group, com-
manded by COL. HERBERT E. DE-
LEE of Dallas, set a record by
handling 7,500 tons of ammuni-
tion in one day. The ammunition
was issued to the First Army dur-
ing the German counter-attack and
greatly aided in stabilizing the Na-
zi thrust... "CAPT. ARTHUR H.
WOOLVERTON requests a change
of address to APO 653, NYC.
1922
W. E. “Ted” Winn
Box 2880, Dallas, 1
CARLTON A. SHERMAN, SR.
Southwest Audit Co., Bank Bldg.
Greenville, Texas, suffered the loss
of his son, LT. CARLTON A. SHE-
RAM, JR. ’43, killed in action with
Patton’s Third Army in Belgium
on January 7. Sheram, Sr.. 1s a
member of a firm of auditors and
accountants with headquarters at
Greenville, but operating widely
through Central Texas. He was a
track star while at A. & M. and a
southwest conference hurdle win-
ner.
LEON L. COLLINS has been
released from the Army after twen-
ty-seven months’ service, and is liv-
ing at 114 East 4th St., Clovis,
New Mexico. He sold his business
at Littlefield, Texas, and has pur-
chased the International Harvester
Agency at Clovis. He reports be-
ing well pleased with business
prospects out there, and, of course,
is happy to be back home again.
JOE J. FOX lives at 6 Wait
Street, Glens Falls, N. Y. He re-
cently moved there from St. Louis,
Mo., where he was with the Mis-
souri Portland Cement Company.
He is still with a cement company.
and has been in that line of man-
ufacture for many years. He writes
that as soon as the Spring thaw
sets in, he expects to go down to
nearby Schenectady and have a
visit with Bill Denny and Jim
Crawford, both with G. E.
1923
Ben F. Brown
Box 1405, Waco
Silver Taps: WILLIAM C. BAR-
MORE.
Capt. G. A. Dahlberg
CAPT, GUNNARD A. DAHL-
BERG of Georgetown, Texas, was
recently promoted to that rank
at the Galveston Army Air Field,
where he is with the Second Air
Force. A native of Taylor High
School, he is a graduate of both
Texas A. & M. in Agriculture and
Texas University in Business Ad-
ministration. He was an assistant
National Bank Examiner before
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