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THE TEXAS AGGIE
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1946
THE TEXAS AGGIE
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.
Price $5.00
Entered as Second Class Matter at
College Station, Texas
Officers
HY Dick: Winters, ’18......ccccrsrem President
Carroll Gaines, ’12.................... Vice-President
E. E. McQuillen, ’20........ Executive Secretary
L. B. Locke, ’18.......... Assistant Secretary
Directors
J. A. Whyte, ’14 Texarkana
W. A. Moore, 25 Paris
Col. T.. H. Barton, ’99....ccecsess El Dorado, Ark.
H: EK. Deason, '16..........cccommmswevssine Port Arthur
A. Ed Caraway, ’34 Lufkin
George B. Morgan, ’18................... Beaumont
A. G. Pfaff, ’25 Tyler
Roy D. Golston, 03 Tyler
WoL. Ballard, ’22...........ccoessaeciissosiste Longview
R. Frank Ashburn, ’24:
Herbert A. Burow, ’24
John P. McCullough, ’24................ McKinney
A. P. Rollins, 06 Dallas
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
F. H. Cunningham, ’10 Dallas
S.A, Lipscomb, '01...............: College Station
W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26............ College Station
Rufus R. Peeples, ’28.................... Tehuacana
L. M. Welch, ’24 Conroe
HS. "Davenport, *04............. 50 i00e. Palestine
Cu. Adickes, ’10.........cocccorvrmirectecnn Huntsville
Geo. H. Lacy, ’13 Houston
T. W. Mohle, ’19 Houston
Charles R. Haile, ’12 Houston
ITM. Smith, Sr., -201.......... East Columbia
Scott Moore, ’11 Yoakum
HJ Mikeska, . "10..ccc.ccluummmpninnion Texas City
C. M. Elwell, ’23 Austin
W. P Patton, ’29 Lockhart
Robert Schaer, 21..............5... Chapel Hill |
Hubert G. Davis, 22 Waco
W. E. Wade, ’30..... Temple
Major. R. N. Connolly, ’87....ccccmerieecreenes Waco
Herbert F. Spreen, ’22............... Fort Worth
8S. J. Baker, 27 Fort Worth
A. J. Healy, ’28 Fort Worth
George Moffett, ’16................ ........ Chillicothe
Calvin P. Dodson, 10..........cccceceivesss Decatur
Jack C. Idol, ’26 Benjamin
A. E. Hinman, '25.......cccccecnn Corpus Christi
Silver Whitsett, ’24 Seguin
D. F. Bredthauer, ’22 Goliad
Charles E. Richter, ’29.......cccoocurenn.. Laredo
Norman E. Buescher, *22................... McAllen
E. B. Cartwright, ’17........... Carizzo Springs
A. L. Forbes, Jr., ’21 Houston
T. J. Dwyer, 12 Odessa
BW. Hillin, ’8l.ivucmminssisnes Ft. Stockton
Pr. Verne A. Scott, ’14.............. Stephenville
Pr. J. N. Burditt, ’21 Abilene
R.*A. Lasseter, ?85..........ccuiveeiee Sweetwater
Carl Miller, ’28 Amarillo
J. F. Blount, ’28 Amarillo
Frank F. McMordie, ’26.................... Canadian
Jack Christian, ’32 Spur
Joe W. Jennings, *11........oeeie ieee Lockney
A. F. Reese, ’14 Shallowater
Louis A. Hartung; ’29................ San Antonio
€. M. Gaines, 12 San Antonio
€C.LC. Krueger, *12..........-cuiiee ia San Antonio
Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16.............. San Angelo
H. Dick Winters, ’18 Brady
Roads Milligan, 24... ...coonciciiee Brownwood
M. A. Abernathy, ’16............ Shreveport, La.
C. D. Speed, ’26 Sinton
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, ’21............ Austin
James: P. Hamblen, 227..........000 ies Houston
Edward W. Wilson, ’30...Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Commiitee
H. Dick Winters, 18 Brady
Carroll Gaines, ’12 San Antonio
Rufus R. Peeples, 28..................... Tehuacana
Tyree L. Bell, ’18 Dallas
Houston
J. P. Hamblen, 27
Student Loan Trustees
H. Dick Winters, 18 Brady
A, DP. Mitehell,~209..........cc.osicienecens Corsicana
E. E. McQuillen, ’20................ College Station
Representatives on the Athletic Council
S.VA. Lipscomb, ’07.....;.......=.. College Station
8. J. Baker, 27 Fort Worth
MR: "MRS
; o Glad °
Carvey-Regan
Miss Helen Anthony Carvey and
Thomas J. Regan, ’'39, were mar-
ried in Dallas on March 19.
Wedding ton-Eiland
Miss Frances Weddington, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Wed-
dington of Childress, was married
to Major James D. Eiland, ’40, re-
eently. Major Eiland is on terminal
leave after duty in the Pacific
area,
Capt. and Mrs. William A. Ha-
milton, Jr. ’40, were married on
Feb. 3 and following a wedding
trip to Mexico will be stationed at
Galveston.
Villa-Poage
Miss Joyce Villa and J. D. Poage,
41, were married recently anr are
living at Rosebud, Texas.
Salvato-Varisco
Miss Josephine Salvato, became
the bride of Tony Varisco, 41, in a
ceremony held recently at the St.
Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bry-
an. After a wedding trip they will
be at home at Bryan, Texas. The
groom saw extensive overseas serv-
ice in the Medical Corps.
Evans-Grayson
The engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss June Evans to
Richard Grayson, ’41, has been an-
nounced, and the wedding date set
for April 13 at the Highland Park
Presbyterian Church of Dallas.
Miss Evans is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Evans, of Ne-
vada, Texas, and the bridegroom-
to-be is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard W. Grayson, 4119 Lovers
Lane, of Dallas. He was in the
service three and half years,
eighteen months of which were
spent in India and China in the
Air Transport Command.
Harms-Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harms, of
Austin, have announced the mar-
riage of their granddaughter, Miss
Antoinette Harms to Lt. Thomas
Hardy Collins, ’42, of Mineral
Wells. The wedding took place re-
cently in Dallas. Lt. Collnsi is sta-
tioned at Camp Swift after serving
with the 10th Mountain Division in
Italy. :
Weinscein-Kesner
The engagement of Miss Anne
Weinstein to Capt. Sam Kesner,
42, has been announced and the
- wedding date will be set later. The
* bride elect is the daughter of Mrs.
* H. Weinstein, 1818 Park Avenue,
' Dallas, and Capt. Kesner is the son
. of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kesner, 1300
i Pennsylvania, Dallas. He has just
returned from three years service
in the ETO.
Bruton-Whitney
Mrs. D. H. Bruton, 5411 Ridge-
dale, Dallas, has announced the en-
gagement of her daughter to Capt.
C. C. Whitney, ’42, the date of the
wedding to be set o later Capt.
Silver Taps
Fennell Dibrell, 04
Fennell Dibrell, ’04, died of a
heart attack on December 28, 1945,
according to information received
ETO 18
Whitney served in the
months.
Deaton-Haggard
Miss Dorothy Lee Deaton and
Charles R. Haggard, ’42, were mar-
ried on March 29. Miss Deaton is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred R. Deaton, 4432 Fairfax, of
Dallas, and the young couple will
make their home in Dallas, at 3526
Rosedale.
Wade-Rotholz
Miss Mary Louise Wade, of
Houston, and Captain Max Rot-
holz, ’43, were married in January
and are living at 3402 Audubon PI.,
Houston. Capt Rotholz served two
years in China with the China Com-
bat Command.
Gibson-Massey
The approaching marriage of
Miss Betty Gibson to Lt. James A.
Massey, Jr. ’43, has been an-
nounced recently. The groom-to-be
is stationed at Fort Sill, Okla.
Trail-Kiser
The marriage of Miss Mary Jane
Trail to Lt. J. Wade Kiser, ’43,
took place recently at Kaufman.
The bride is a graduate of Texas
State College for Women and the
groom has just returned from two
years in the Pacific.
Hudson-Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hudson
have announced the marriage of
their daughter Margaret Lillian to
Mr. Charles Schumm Foley, ’44.
They were married on March 16
and are getting mail at 412 Texas
Bank Building, Dallas, Texas.
Standley-Seay
Miss Winnie E. Standley and Lt.
Earl M, Seay, ’44, were married in
Houston recently and are making
their home in Forreston, Route 5.
Hendrix-Howard
The engagement and approach-
ing marriage of Miss Reba Hendrix
and Thomas Howard, ’45, has been
announced by Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hendrix, parents of the bride-elect.
The marriage will take place at
the First Methodist Church at Bry-
an, on April 18 and the young
couple wil live at 209 E. 33rd St.
Lt. Howard has returned from ex-
tensive service overseas and is fin-
ishing up his work toward a de-
gree. Miss Hendrix is employed in
the Fiscal Office of the College.
Long-Haltom
Miss Thelma Lucile Long be-
came the bride of Bart U. Haltom,
’46, at the First Baptist Church,
Bryan, on March 9 and they will
make their home at the home of
the groom’s parents in Bryan, while
he attends school. Miss Long is the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
S. S. Long, Sr., of Chapel Hill, N.C.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Jules D. Oakes,
’28, are the parents of a fourth
son born recently. Oakes has been
Business Manager of highschool
athletics in Houston. “I’ve got a
backfield now,” declared the proud
father, “but really need a cheer
leader to work with them.”
Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus R. Timm, ’34,
College Station, are the proud pa-
rents of a daughter, Susan, born
March 22. Ty is Agricultural Eco-
nomist for the Extension Service
and was around the campus pass-
ing out cigars despite rain on the
day Susan made her appearance.
Capt. and Mrs. Harvey Sidney
Trewitt, Jr., ’37, have a daughter,
born January 31, named Janet
Adele. They are living at Hickam
Field and get mail at 543rd Base,
APO 953, San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Biggs,
’39, announce the birth of Mar-
shall L. Biggs, Jr., on Feb. 20, at
San Francisco, Calif. They are liv-
ing at 2134-33rd Avenue of that
city.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Kroll, 40,
1418 West Sixth, Freeport, Texas,
have a son born November 15. The
young man’s name is Ross Lenert
Kroll. There is also a daughter,
Charlotte, age two years in the
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Chappell,
Jr., ’41, are mighty proud of their
young son Roy J. Chappell, Jr.
born March 6, weighing 9 lbs. and
6 ozs. Papa Roy has already listed
him with the football team of ’65.
Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Garrett, 41,
announce the addition of a son|
named William Presscott to their
family. The young man made his
appearance on March 6. The Gar-
rett family lives at Taylor, Texas.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Schmidt,
’41, Route 5, Box 1545 A-Modesto,
Calif., announce the birth of Wal-
ter John, on February 20.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Clay,
Jr., ’41, Fort Worth, announce the
birth of a son, Lee Ashton Clay,
on March 10. Mrs. Clay is the
former Virginia Lee Faires, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil M.
Faires, of College Station. The
Clays get mail at the First Nation-
al Bank Building, in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Powell,
’43, Menard, Texas, announce the
arrival of James Richard Powell,
on November 8.
Lt. and Mrs. J. Robert Latimer,
44, are mighty proud of James
Robert Latimer, III, born March
7. Papa Bob is overseas and the
young son and his mother are liv-
ing at 1406 McGowan, Little Rock,
Arkansas.
from his wife. Mr. Dibrell had
been in the oil business in San
Antonio for several years, and
made his home at 502 E. Huisache
Avenue in that city. Besides his
wife he is survived by two sons.
Sam J. Fritter, ’12
Sam J. Fritter, "12, died of a
heart attack on February 16. He
was Assistant Chief of Police at
Corpus Christi.
Amherst B. Hervey, “13
Amherst B. Harvey, ’13, died in
San Antonio on February 10. He
had owned and operated the Harvey
Insurance Agency at Corpus Chris-
ti for a number of years. Burial
was at Flatonia, Texas.
Jesse L. Starnes, ’18
Jesse Lee Starnes, ’18, died Feb.
7, 1946, following a long illness at
San Antonio. He is survived by
Mrs. Starnes, one son, a sister and
two brothers. Known to his class-
mates as “Tubby”, Starnes was
Captain of the 1918 Aggie basket-
ball team. He was a member of
the San Antonio A. & M. Club.
Joseph T. Chesley, *22
Joseph T. “Ted” Chesley, ’22, age
44, died at Hamilton, Texas, on
March 13, 1946, of a brain hemorr-
hage. He is survived by his wife;
one son; his mother, Mrs. H.
Chesley of Hamilton; two broth-
ers; and one sister. Chesley was
cashier of the Perry National
Bank in Hamilton at the time of
his death and had been associated
with that bank since its organiza-
tion in 1920. He was a member of
the Masonic fraternity and was ac-
tive in A. & M. affairs.
Capt. Rudyard Kipling Grimes, 38
Capt. Rudyard Kipling Grimes,
’38, died in a Jap prison camp in
the Philippines on October 16, 1942,
according to information received
from his father, Frank Grimes,
Editor of “The Abilene Reporter-
News”, Abilene, Tex. Capt. Grimes
went to Manila in September, 1939,
and when war broke out was a
First Lieutenant commanding a
company of the famous 57th In-
fantry, Philippine Scouts. He
fought through the Battle of Ba-
taan, and was taken prisoner. In
September, 1942, he went to the
camp hospital and died there of
starvation and exhaustion.
Lt. Charles W. Carpenter, ’39
Lt. Charles W. “Bill’ Carpenter,
’39, missing on a flight between
Newfoundland and Iceland while
enroute to England on May 1, 1944,
has been declared dead. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothee S.
Carpenter, 901 N. Franklin, Mar-
shall, Texas; his mother, Mrs. Mar-
garet Carpenter, 1112 Bowie St.,
Texarkana, Texas; and a brother,
Fred R. Carpenter, 28, 3144
Greene, Fort Worth.
Lt. Carpenter entered the Air
Corps in January, 1943, completing
cadet training in November, 1943,
and receiving his wings at Big
Spring. He was then transferred
to Casper, Wyoming, where he
trained until sent overseas. He
served as Bombardier on a B-24.
Lt. Rollins C. Syfan, Jr., ’40
Lt. Rollins C. Syfan, Jr, 740, was
wounded on December 25, 1944, at
Bastogne, Belgium, and died on
January 7, 1945, in a hospital
somewhere in Belgium. He was
with the 101st Airborne Infantry.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Helen Syfan, 105 W. Magnolia, San
Antonio; two sisters; and three
brothers, Thomas C. Syfan, “46;
Bernard F. Syfan, 48; and Frank
Syfan.
Lt. Edmund F. Boyle, ’41
Lt. Edmund F. Boyle, ’41, miss-
ing in action since April 22, 1944,
has been declared killed in action
on that date according to infor-|
mation received by his mother,
Mrs. Dove Boyle, 108 17th Ave.
San Francisco, Calif. Pilot of a
bomber, he was shot down over
Dusselldorf, Germany, on his sev-
enth mission over Germany. |
Lt. Boyle went to Canada in Au-
gust, 1941, and enlisted in the
Royal Canadian Air Force. In July,
1942, he received his wings and
was commissioned a Pilot Officer.
He went overswas in August, 1943,
and upon reaching England was
transferred to the USAAF and at-,
tached to the 8th Air Force.
Besides his mother, Lt. Boyle is
survived by a sister, Mrs. R. L.
Rose, San Francisco; and a half-
brother, L. P. Campbell, Portland,
Oregon.
Cpl. George P. McMillan, Jr. 43
Cpl. George P. McMillan, Jr., "43,
died on October 24, 1944, when the
Japanese prison ship he was aboard
was sunk in the South China Sea.
Entering the service in April, 1941,
he went overseas in September of
that year and was captured on Ba-
taan. He is survived by his father,
George P. McMillan, 4404 Swiss
Ave., Dallas, Texas; and three sis-
ters.
Capt. Philip H. Parker, ’43
Capt. Philip H. Parker, ’43, re-
ported missing in action since
March 23, 1945, has been declared
killed in action in China on that
date according to information re-
ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Parker, ’15, Bay City, Texas.
Besides his parents he is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Nina Orchard
Parker of McAllen, Texas; a broth-
er, S/Sgt. Eugene E. Parker, ’45,
and a sister, Elizabeth Parker.
Capt. Parker entered service in
January, 1942, as an Aviation Ca-
det and received his commission
in Sept., 1942, at Moore Field, Tex-
as. He served in the India-Burma-.
China theatre until Feb., 1945, at
which time he was assigned to the
14th Air Force, Chinese American
Composite Wing, as a pilot on a
P51K. He was on his eleventh
mission when he lost his life.
Winifred T. Rapp, ’45
Winifred T. Rapp, ’45, was killed
in action in France on Feb. 16,
1945. Platoon leader in the 63rd
Infantry, 255th Regiment, he was
shot by an enemy sniper while lead-
ing his platoon. Two aidmen went
to his assistance, but one was killed
Texas Association
L.S. KEEN
Sponsors Research
O. D. BUTLER
L. S. Keen, Corsicana (left), president of the Texas Frozen Food
Locker Association, has announced the awarding of a fellowship by the
Association to O. D. Butler (right), graduate student at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of Texas from Orange. Butler will do re-
search at Texas A. & M. on problems affecting the handling of meats in
frozen food locker plants under the fellowship. The grant was made
E. through the Texas A. & M. College Development Fund.
Keen, better known among A. & M. men as “Tiny”, is a 1924 grad-
uate and a famed athlete of his day. He played tackle on the football
team, center in basketball and for many years held the conference re-
cord in the shot put. He has been in the frozen locker business in Cor-
sicana for several years. Butler graduated in 1939 and worked for the
college mess halls before entering the navy. He is taking taking grad-
uate work at this time.
AMONG
A. and M. MEN
Pioneers
1876-1897
Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86
New Braunfels
Anyone knowing the address of
Allen McGarey Gillespie, ’96, last
heard of at Nogales, Ariz., please
send same to the Association Of-
fice, College Station.
1904
Jas. E. Pirie
State Highway Dept., Paris
Silver Taps: Fennel Dibrell.
1905
M. S. Church
Continental Bldg., Dallas
Fate dealt Lamar McLennan
another heavy blow in March. Mrs.
McLennan passed away on March
4. A few weeks previously they had
received word of the loss in mili-
tary service of a son. Mr. McLen-
nan’s address is Room 917, Braniff
Bldg., Oklahoma City, Okla.
1906
J. Rodney Tabor
209 Union Nat’l Bank Bldg.
Houston, Texas
Roy D. Golston, Tyler, is enjoy-
ing the return of his son Roy, Jr.
’42, from duty in the Pacific.
1908
Lem Adams
Oxweld R. R. Service Co.
230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill
Major General George F. Moore
is slated by the War Department
to the Central Pacific Command in
Hawaii and may have already
taken over his new assignment. He
goes there from the Presidio at
San Francisco. A Japanese pris-
oner of war, General Moore is one
of the nation’s top military heroes.
1909
Tom A. Van Amburgh
P. O. Box 1590, Dallas
Wm. D. Rosborough is getting
mail at 622 N. Winnetka, Dallas.
ond the other wounded. Rapp is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Rapp, Estelline, Texas;
and a brother, Jerrel Rapp, ’42,
Estelline.
Lt. Pat N. Roberts, Jr., ’45
Lt. Pat N. Roberts, Jr., ’45, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Pat N. Roberts,
1405 Lee, McKinney, Texas, was
killed on August 3, 1944, near
| Naper, Neb., when a C-47 trans-
port plane on which he was a pas-
senger crashed in a storm. The
plane was en route from Bruning
Army Air Field, Neb., to Pierre,
S. D. Besides his parents, Lt. Ro-
berts is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Anna McClellan Roberts, Denton;
and a sister.
Entering the Army Air Corps as
a cadet in January, 1943, Lt. Ro-
berts received his wings and com-
mission in April, 1944, at Foster
Field, Texas, He received training
as a pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt
at Bruning, Neb.
Lt. Herbert J. Weeren, Jr., ’45
Lt. Herbert J. Weeren, Jr., 45,
was killed in action on November
9, 1944, while leading his platoon
against the town of Pagny, France,
according to information received
from his father, H. J. Weeren, Sr.,
Cleveland, Texas, Lt. Weeren was
with the Thira Army and was
buried near Limey, France. He is
also survived by two brothers, Jack
C. Weeren, ’46, and Herman O.
Weeren, ’45.
Lt. Odis B. Torbett, ’45
Lt. Odis B. Torbett, ’45, previ-
ously reported missing in action,
has been declared killed in action
on June 18, 1945, in the crash of a
C-47 on Mindano. He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Bertha Torbett,
709 W. Gibson, Austin; his father,
Walter Torbett, Fort Worth; one
sister; and a brother.
Lt. Torbett enlisted in the Air
Forces in April, 1943, and received
his wings in June, 1944. He left for
overseas duty in August, 1944, and
at the time of his death was sta-
tioned on Leyte.
1911
Melvin J. Miller
1601-05 Ft. Worth Nat’l Bk. Bldg.
0. L. Morton sends his gift and
greetings to his classmates from
Box 640, Houston.
1912
W. M. Goodwin
1811 N. Lamar, Dallas
Silver Taps: Sam J. Fritter.
Lt. Col. Sam H. Burchard has
retired from active service and is
living at Gonzales, 411 East St.
Lawrence Street,
1913
L. D. Royer
911 Transit Tower, San Antonio
Silver Taps: Amherst B. Harvey.
Leon H. Durst was retired from
service with the rank of Lt. Col.
following his return from two
years service in the ETO with the
AMG. He has been Chief of Field
Service, Public Relations, Vete-
rans Administration, Branch Of-
fice No. 9, in St. Louis, Mo.
1914
Dave H. Levy
P. O. Box 900, Dallas 1, Texas
L. H. Powell regrets that he will
be unable to renew acquaintance
with General Eisenhower at the
Victory Homecoming. In a recent
letter from Powell, he says, “When
I was coaching the West Texas
Military Academy, San Antonio,
in 1914 and 1915, General Eisen-
hower was one of the best football
officials that I ever had to handle
my games.” Powell is now Assist-
ant to Chief Engineer System, of
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe RR System, Chicago 4, Ill.
Brig. General Robert R. Ney-
land, Jr., has retired from the U.
S. Engineers Corps and has been
named as football coach at the
University of Tennessee, Knox-
ville. Prior to the war he achieved
coaching fame at that institution.
1915
Dr. Guy W. Adriance
College Station, Texas
M. W. Smith is Vice-President
in charge of Engineering of the
Westinghouse Electric Corporation,
and gets mail at 800 Valley View
Road, Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh 16,
Penn.
Major General P. W. Clarkson
received the honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws from his Alma
Mater at a special convocation on
the Campus, March 22. Honorary
degrees to all A. & M. reaching the
General’s rank will be presented
at the Victory Homecoming April
20. General Clarkson’s was pre-
sented earlier because he leaves
soon to return to Japan. In his
few words of acceptance, he paid
tribute and called by name each of
the scores of A. & M. men who
had served under his command in
the 33rd Infantry Division action
in capturing the Philippines.
1916
Capt. Palmer H. Olsen
Det. G48 Co. C. Mil. Govt. Regt.
APO 758, ¢/o Pm. N. Y.
A veteran of World Wars I and
IT with infantry units, Major Gen.
Andrew D. Bruce, formerly com-
mander of the 77th Inf. Div., has
become commanding general of the
Pacific-fighting 7th Inf. Division
occupying Korea. Mrs. Bruce and
their son, Logan, and daughter Lin-
nell, are making their home at 904
N. 6th St., Temple. Another son,
Capt. A. D. Bruce, Jr. ’44, who
served as an infantry platoon lead-
er on Okinawa is now on duty in
Japan. ;
Cecil C. Jones, who has been in
charge for many years of the Dal-
hart Office of the XIT Trust, will
devote his future time to his ex-
tensive ranch interest, following
the elosing of the Capitol Freehold
Land Trust Office at Dalhart.
Jack C. Shelton
Farm Credit Adm., Fed. Land Bk.
Houston, Texas
Col. Miller Ainsworth, President
of the 36th Division Association
and a Luling banker was a leading
figure in the recent congressional
hearing in connection with the Ra-
pido River crossing operations in
Italy. Ainsworth served with the
36th Division through its bloodiest
campaigns. He is a past Com-
mander of the Texas Division of
American Legion.
1918
J. W. Williams
Box 1590, Dallas, Texas
Silver Taps: Jesse Lee Starnes.
1921
W. T. Strange
415 Myrick Bldg., Lubbock
Forrest L. Park, with the Tri-
nity Improvement Association, in
the Commercial Standard Building,
Fort Worth, and his wife are plan-
ning to be on the campus for the
Victory Homecoming April 19-20-
21 and look forward to greeting
many of their friends.
T. W. Ragsdale is with the
Army Engineers as a civilian em-
ploye and his address is Room 628,
Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon.
C. L. McNair is Manager of the
Tarrant County Water Control and
Improvement District with offices
in the Danciger Bldg., Fort Worth.
1922
W. E. “Ted” Winn
Box 2880, Dallas 1, Texas
Silver Taps: Joseph T,
Chesley.
Lt. Col. John P. Cruickshank was
presented the Legion of Merit for
his outstanding contribution to the
war while on active duty with the
Army Communications Service. He
has just been released after 47
months active duty, being called in
1942 with the rank of Major. Col.
Cruickshank was associated with
the Appalachian Electric Power
Co. before going into service and
has returned to that organization.
He has been promoted to Superin-
tendent of system transmission and
distribution of the Roanoke, Va.,
office, Mrs. Cruickshank and their
son Bobby, age 11, will reside at
their home, 1352 Neel, Huntington,
Va., for the present.
W. Harry Wheeldon has changed
his address to Box 631, Amarillo,
Texas. . . . Andrew J. Van Tuyl
has moved to Orange, Texas, and
gets mail at Box 341.
Robert W. Bob Stiles was a re-
cent hurry-up campus visitor, He
is still with the M. W. Kellogg Co.,
225 Broadway, New York City. For
the past many years his work has
carried him to many parts of the
world, most recently for several
years in England. He hopes now
to remain in New York most of the
time. Stiles has a successful stay-
young secret and with the excep-
tion of a few added pounds looks
like he did when a cadet.
1923
Ben F. Brown
Box 1405, Waco
Col. Emory C. Cushing has re-
ceived his army discharge and is
back at his desk in the Bureau of
Entomology and Plant Quarantine,
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 1074, N. Sta. Arlington,
Va. He and Mrs. Cushing are look-
ing forward to seeing many of
their old friends at the Victory
Homecoming on the Campus April
19-20-21. 1
R. M. Sherman
Central Texas Iron Works, Waco
The Louisiana Commission has
started a survey of 12 electric utili-
ties to determine if Federal Tax
cuts make possible rate reductions
and Langston Ashford has been
selected to head a Public Utilities
Division and to direct and super-
vise the investigation. He has been
serving as Chief Engineer of the
Louisiana Commission since Jan-
vary 1945. Ashford was born in
Waller, Texas, received his BS de-
gree in Electrical Engineering
from A. & M. and his law degree
from the University of Texas. He
is licensed as a professional en-
gineer and as an attorney in Tex-
as. His mailing address is 1828
Myrtledale, University Garden, Ba-
ton Rouge, La. ,
E. B. Calvin is Chief of field
operation for the Texas Prefabri-
cated Housing Company and is liv-
ing at 9001 Denton, Dallas. Calvin
was also with the Army Engineers
and assigned with the rank of
Major to the atom bomb plant at
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, beginning
in 1942. Prior to the war he served
as senior resident engineer for the
State Highway Department in the
Austin District.
Nat P. Turner recently entered
a partnership of Freese, Nichols
and Turner, Consulting Engineers,
with offices in the United Gas
Bldg., Houston. Turner recently re-
turned to civil life after extensive
Army duty. Prior to the war he
engaged in general contracting.
Freese and Nichols have been well
known in the consulting engineer-
ing field in Texas for many years.
1925
R. C. Armstrong
3439 Wichita, Houston 4
Charles L. Craig is living
Plainview, Texas .... Capt. Lee H.
Gripon is with the Longhorn Ord-
nance Works, Marshall, Texas . . .
Charles Schwab gets mail at 16835
Edinborough Road, Detroit 19,
Michigan . . . . John F. Grace,
sends greetings from 1063 Wilson
Avenue, University City, Mo.
Marvin E. “Dime” Dealy, Travel-
ing Passenger Agent, for the Mis-
souri Pacific Lines, Houston, was
a recent visitor on the sampus.
1926
Jack Williams
Box 196, San Marcos
Lt. Col. Russell G. White is back
Spencer J. Buchanan, distinguish-
ed professor of civil engineering,
is out of the army and back at the
college. A veteran of Pacific war-
fare, Major Buchanan assisted in
preparation of a soil mechanics
manual for the army.
Julius A. Stein is a civilian again
and has formed the Julius A. Stein
Insurance Agency, 200 Alamo Na-
tional Building, San Antonio, He
was in the insurance business in
that city before going into active
duty.
“Red”
Lt. Col. Nathan M. Faulk please
send same to the Association Of-
fice, College Station. He was last
heard of in "Arlington, Va. . ...
Roderick A. Rawlins is getting
mail at P.O. Box 1413, Houston,
Texas.
1927
Allen R. Menger
111 West Travis St., San Antonio
Col. Wilburn E. Langlotz re-
ceived the Legion of Merit at a
ceremony on January 30, at Gover-
nors Island, New York. Col. Lang-
lotz earned this awad as Deputy
Service Command Engineer, Sec-
ond Service Command, from Oct.,
1943 to Sept., 1945, in displaying
outstanding initiative, judgment
and leadership,
Hall Logan who is now serving on
the Board of Control has moved
his family to Austin and their
mailing address is 2003 Tower
Drive. RR. Wilson has
changed his address to 231 W. Els-
mere, San Antonio.
Robert B. “Corp” Tate, recently
‘released from active duty with the
rank of Major, has been named
County Agricultural Agent of Bex-
ar County. He was serving as
County Agent at Sweetwater when
he went on active duty.
1928
J. F. Blount
Box 431, Amarillo
Proud Papa: Jules D. Oakes.
Lt. Cyrus A. Galley, 848 17th St.,
Moline, Ill., is back home after ex-
tensive service in the ETO. He re-
turned to a nice promotion at the
Moline High School where he teach-
es, and writes that he is rapidly
getting back into the routine of
civilian life,
W. R. “Bill” Carmichael, Presi-
dent of the Brazos County A. & M.
Club, was elected principal of the
Stephen F. Austin High School of
Bryan, Texas, at a meeting held
recently of the Board of Education.
Fred R. Carpenter is Director of
Personnel, Veterans Administra-
tion, Branch Office No. 10, 1036
Mercantile Bank Building, Dallas.
The office covers the states of
Texas, Louisiafna and Mississippi.
Fred reported that his younger
brother, Charles W. “Bill” Carpen-
ter, ’39, had been declared pre-
sumably dead following his disap-
pearance on a military flight be-
tween Newfoundland and Iceland
on May 1, 194.
Jack G. Douglas, Jr., is getting
mail at 713 E. 43rd St., Austin,
Texas. . . . Col. Loyd Sheckles, Jr.,
is out of the army and will prac-
tice medicine in San Angelo. . . .
John M. Hill has moved to 512 E.
Broadway, Brownfield, Texas.
Van A. Hamilton has sold his in-
terest in the Herald and Press, at
Palestine, to his brothers, and
plans to remain in that city and
enter the construction business.
Hamilton is an inventor of a pa-
tented process for building con-
crete houses with movable forms
and intends to turn his full time to
concrete construction. The three
Hamilton brothers have been part-
ners in the newspapers and print-
ing business since 1934.
Lt. Col. Fank Hallum will make
his home at San Antonio at the
termination of his leave and will be
associated with the Alamo Iron
Works. He was with this same
company in Houston before enter-
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