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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1946 Page 4 THE TEXAS AGGIE 1926 ing at Abilene, Texas, and getting 1932 ) Capt. . Bia B. Budlida, Bevan, o Phelps; Lt. Charles W. Smith, 1948 ' the Pecos Conniy isa Club, at mail at Box 282. G d itati Capt. Hard. |9YT: is ranch on June 16. Luther E. Bell ruerre an a - citation. sap ar G R. Th : Jr. i ti il . . . pt Js 1929 A31 Fillside Drive, Dallas 14 | iit, sn soebrable” servis” ovrins | S300 JU, Wipf Ny | Mr. and Mrs.: Jerry Jones; p85, Fock Altson, 30, TW accepted a commission in the reg- mander of A battery, 15th F, A. fund |3mong the Aggies attending the Muster | William Moore. Hillin, 32, Homer Walker, '27, Clay ular army in the grade of Cap- tain. Col. Edward L. Wilson has ac- cepted a regular army commis- sion in the grade of Major. Ford Munnerlyn, life insurance agent of College Station, has been notified that he was among the 13800 insurance agents in the U. S. to receive the National Quality award given annually by the Life Ins. Agency Management Assoc. at Hartford, Conn, 1927 Allen R. Menger 111 W. Travis, San Antonio 5 F. M. “Hondo” Davis has been named District Engineer of the Texas Highway Department’s Dis- trict 1 at Paris. He succeeds the late James E. Pirie 04. Davis has been Assistant District En- gineer at Paris for the past four- teen years. He was on official leave of absence for two and one half years, during World War II when he served as Lieutenant C. E. C,, U. S. Navy. Col. Norman A. Donges of Uvalde has accepted a commission in the regular army in the grade of Major. Col. Wilburn E. Langlotz of Fayetteville has accepted a regu- lar army commission in the grade of Captain. 1928 J. F. Blount 8424 Caruth, Dallas 5 F. E. Pingenot, with the Otis Elevator Company at Fort Worth, gets mail at 1711 Thomas Place . .. H. Leo Tucker is farming at Farmington, New Mexico. Mail- ing address: Box 113. Elmore R. Torn has returned to the staff of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce and re- sumed his work as manager of the agricultural department af- ter an absence of three years. Col. Torn spent 27 months in the ETO. At one time he served as military governor of Bavaria for food and rationing, and received a Citation of Merit and commendations from the commanding officers in the G-b section for his accomplish- ments during service in the Mar- seille region of Southern France. Lt. Col. Geo. B. Kaiser has left Washington and is getting mail at Wharton, Texas. . Melvin A. Smith is Mee. Engineer for the W. N. Curtin and Co., Houston. Mailing address is 2315 Quenby St. . . . James E. Wilder is Gen. Manager of the Magiv Valley Elec. Corp., 650 Texas Ave., Mercedes, Texas. J. Carlson Van Valkenburgh is President of the Van Valkenburgh and Vogel Inc., 5307 Mocking- . bird Lane, Dallas . Robert T. Marshall lives at 2110 Hazard St., Houston 6, and is employed as Chief Dispatcher of the Houston Lighting and Power Co. Charles C. Rippey, 1905 S. Gar- rett, Marshall is Revenue Officer for the Texas State Liquor Con- trol Board. . .. James Leonard My- rick, 507 S. Davis, Sulphur Springs, is working for the gov- ernment. . . . W. A. Deen is liv- A. C. Bray Box 263, Dallas 1 L. T. McKinney is in the build- ers mill work and supply business, Magnolia Drive, Tyler. . . . W. P. Privette, 112 N. W. 34th St., Ok- lahoma City, Okla., is with the Public Roads Adm. . . . Raymond H. Mathis is with the Soil Con- servation Service at Jacksboro, Texas, Theron F. White, Engineer for the Texas Power & Light Co., lives at 937 Windomere St., Dal- las. . . . William L. Ward is In- dustrial Arts Instructor and Shop Supervisor for the Goose Creek Ind. School Dist., Box 642, Goose Creek, Tex. J. H. Slaughter, 2411 N. Prairie Ave., Dallas, is General Manager of the Cathey Office Furniture Co. . .. County Agent A. A. Story, Rocksprings, is doing a little ranching. . . . Commander Roland E. Steiler is stationed at the U. S. Naval Station, Seattle 99, Wash- ington, aboard the U. 8S. S. Lex- ington. 1930 J. A. “Hop” Reynolds Dreyfus & Son, Dallas Proud Papas: Joseph P. Doug- las, Jr. Sam L. Wilkins, electrical for the Texas Company is 6626 Sewanee St., Houston. . . . Allen G. McMahan with the Equitable Life In- surance Society is living at 522 Mitch- ell Drive, Phoenix, Arizona. Recently heard from: Harry Smith, 4410 Taos St., Dallas, in the Tax Dept. of the Magnolia Pet. Co. . . . Jack D. Everhart, District Conservationist, W. Collins St., Corsicana. . . . Buel Sor- rels, Gulf Consignee, for the Gulf Oil Co., Gilmer, Tex. Roy H. Boethel, Soil Yorktown, Texas. . . . Redfearn, 1516 Amelia St. leans, La. . . . C. G. Lehrer, oil lease broker, 222 Morris Bldg., Abilene. . . . A. B. McIver, Refugio, Tex. . . . Edward M. engineer living at Conservationist, Major Percy R New Or- Simpson, Claims Supervisor, Trinity Universal Ins. Co., 4504 Southern, Dal- las. Lt. Col. C. C. Valle, Jr. is stationed at Silver Spring (6) Maryland, and lives at 8602 Manchester Rd. . . . A. T. Bar- ton has entered business in Brady un- der the firm name of Barton Motors, where he will handle the service and sale of Buick automobiles. He invites all Aggies in and around Brady to stop by for a visit. E. E. “Sam” Kyser has charged from. the army and living been dis- in Marlin, where he is employed as Field Rep. for the Waco Production Credit Ass'n. . . . Herman G. Stromberger wrote that it took another war to do it ‘but he has gotten “through” college and is now the proud possessor of a degree in Personnel Management from the Univer- sity of Southern California. His mail- ing address is 1580 Valencia Ave. Pasa- dena 7, Calif., where he is Personnel Di- rector of the Allied Plastics Company. 1931 C. R. “Dick” Coneway Silver Taps: Elton A. Holland. Bert King, Jr. C. B. Ray has resigned his position as economist in marketing for the Ex- tension Service to become assistant man- ager of the Tri-County Farm Bureau, with headquarters at Mercedes. Mr. Ray has been with the Extension Service headquarters staff since 1937. In 1943 he became organization and marketing specialist, which position he held until granted leave for service in 1944. He spent two years with the U. S, Navy and was present at the liberation of the Philippines, the battle of Okinawa and the occupation of Japan. 1006 Travis Bldg. E. J. WENTWORTH, ’39 Licensed Civil Engineer General Practice — Surveys — Design — Drafting San Antonio 5, Texas Phone C-0101 Telephone George DICTAPHONE CORPORATION 1303 Capitol Avenue HOUSTON, Capitol 9614 For Modern Business Expediting Dictaphone Electronic Dictating Machines Telephone Conversation and Conference Recording Equipment 2, TEXAS “Dody” Smith, '30 541 First National Bank Bldg. R. O. Bartholomew, ’25 BARTHOLOMEW & DeBRUIN Consulting Mechanical Engineers Houston, Texas Phone C4-2960 N. M. DeBruin, ’26 Just a reminder . Fire Bonds Automobile Contractors Equipment Workmen’s Compensation CECIL W. Phone C-8428 Commercial & Personal Insurance Truck lines—Long and Short Haul For Personal Attention, Ask for Cecil W. Crow, 38 109 Thomas Bldg. Personal Property Public Liability Hospitalization Livestock Marine Life CROW, 38 Dallas, Texas Proud Papas: R. J. Von Roe- der, Jr; Charles A. Taylor. Silver Taps: George L. Bristol. Percy J. Mims, Captain of the Aggie track team in his senior year, has been promoted to chief of training facilities in the Veterans Administration’s three- state Dallas branch vocational rehabili- tation and education service, with offi- ces at 1108-E, Mercantile Bank Bldg. Dallas. He has been assistant chief of training facilities since he joined the VA at its Dallas branch office on March 18 of this year. Recently heard from: Mylin P. Tobin, branch house manager of Swift and Co., 1618 Hayden, Amarillo. . . . John W. Roberson, P. O. Box 418, San Antonio; he is Land Bank Appraiser for the Fed- eral Land Bank of Houston. . . . Charles H. Young, Manager of Kyle Yard of the Mutual Lumber Company, at Kyle, Texas. . . . Leon L. Pellet, 2008 N. Garrett Ave., Dallas, 6, Consultant and Tool and Pro- duction Engineer, in business for him- self. . . . Charles D. Towery, Jr., Refin- ery Sales Dept., Bethlehem Supply Co., Box 3008, Houston, Tex. . . . Clarence J. Simms is still in the army and gets mail at 1144 West Arlington, Gainesville, Te 033 Tom C. Morris 3 1408 W. Main St., Waxahachie James Harry McReynolds, Jr. is pe- troleum production engineer for the Humble Oil and Refining Co., and lives at 1636 Hawthorne, Houston 6. . . . Royce E. Tucker, Supervisor of the Bell Tel. Company, resides at 2724, Purdue, Dallas. . « . Guy C. Hutcheson has announced the removal of his office for the prac- tice of consulting radio engineering to 1100 W. Abram St., Arlington, Texas. Frank E. Montfort is engaged in ar- chitectural and engineering work for the firm of Newton and Montfort, 425 In- dustrial Blvd., Dallas, Texas. . . . After 6 years service as a fighter pilot, Allen W. Lindsay has received his discharge and is ranching for himself at Milton, Fla. . . . Joe M. Pressler, Jr., Chief of Party with the U. S. Engineers, is at Moanalua Camp, Box 2240, Honolulu, T. 1934 Lt. Col. T. N. Gearreald Fairfax, Va. Mr. and Mrs.: Gus R. Herzik. Believe it or not Richard A. McBride, 265 So. 9th St., Wood River, Ill., holds the unique position of President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the St. Louis A. & M. Club. Members of the Club declare that bachelor McBride will lose his fa- vor with the ladies if he ever steps into matrimony. Geo. Wilmon Ross, Jr., with the Panola-Harrison Elec. Co-Op. Ine. at Marshall, gets mail at Box 1068 . . . Carl B.Minton is auditor for the U. S. Mari- time Commission and gets mail at 7522 Moline St., Houston 12. . . . Hyman M. Haimowitz is Assistant Manager for the Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., 1912 Aus- tin St., Houston 3. 1935 Frederick W. H. Wehner Box 871, Big Spring Edward M. Neal, Route 3, Box 198, Yoakum, Texas, one of the Aggies to at- tend the April 21st Corregidor Muster, has just returned home after 55 months service. He was released with the rank of Lt. Col. . . . Woodson M. Tottenhan is “Party Chief” of a Seismograph Par- ty, Magnolia Pet. Co., Brookhaven, Mississippi. His home address is Hempstead, Texas, since his work car- ried him over the country so much. . . . 1936 Dudley J. Lewis C. E. Dept. Humble Oil & Ref. Co. Houston Mr. and Mrs.:; Maj. Jack K. Walker. Silver Taps: Capt. Jack R. Holmes. Dr. Geo. S. Woodfin is a specialist in Urology at the Lakeside Hospital, Cleve- land 6, Ohio. . . . Guilford B. Grant gets mail at the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Sur- vey Airport Surveys, Washington, D. C. Thomas J. McMullin is in the con- tracting business at Los Angeles 24, Calif. 1635 N. Beverly Glen. . . . Hil- dreth F. Souder, Manager of the Parts Division, General Motors, is living at 315 Meadow Lane, San Antonio. Chas. M. Dismukes was released from active duty from the U. S. M. C. in De- cember and planning to ranch near Kerrville. At the present time he is living at 2314 Central Drive, Beaumont. . «. « Mayne L. Brumleu is office man- ager of the Cochran Equipment Com- pany at Houston and gets mail at 1845 Richmond Road. Lt. Col. Sam J. Easley’s address is 3307 E. Rosedale, Ft. Worth, Texas. Maj. Nash O. Thompson of McLean has accepted a regular army commis- sion in the grade of First Lieutenant. George W. Underwood is employed as Geologist by the Gulf Oil Co. in Barce- lona. Prior to being released from service he saw extensive service with the Engineers in Europe and the Pa- cific. W. A. “Doc” Ruhmann Extension Service, Campus Proud Papas: Lawrence E. Cron; Louis Franke; Henry C. “Buck” Moran. Fred A. Collier, who has been with Gulf in Venezuela and other South American countries for a number of years, has accepted a new position with Standard of New Jersey in Venezuela. He enjoyed a vacation at his home in Giddings during the summer. Maj. Jack A. Boling has been released from the military service and is now on terminal leave. He and Mrs. Bol- ing make their home at 906 N. 5th St., Temple. C. E. Long, Jr., has returned from service in the ETO and formed a busi- ness partnership with Antum Cuthrell at Pleasanton, Texas. Capt. Horace S. Mecllroy of Nacog- doches has accepted a regular army commission. Major C. R. Wainright is reported to be in Wiesbaden, Germany. Mrs. Wain- right joined him in May. Lt. Frank E. Robert arrived in the U. S. around June 1, 1945, after being a German prisoner for several months. He is now agriculture teacher for the Waller Independent School Dist.,, Waller, Texas. 1 38 John Bone 1620 Main St., (I. B. M. ) Houston, Texas Mr. and Mrs.: Dave Termin, Jr. Proud Papas: F. M. Sherrill. Recently heard from: James F. Roark, General Manager of the Aikin Const. Co., Box 2350, Corpus Christi. . . . Carl A. McFarland, Draftsman for the City of Tyler. . . . James G. Low- den, Exline-Lowdon Co., Dallas. . . . Park H. Penwell, Veterinarian for the Illinois Bureau of Livestock Industry, East St. Louis, Ill. . . . Also practicing veterinary Medicine is Wm. Warren Judson, 2221 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas. Jos. E. Douglas is airline pilot for the Braniff Airways Inc., 5639 Boaz Apt. 107, Dallas. for the Sun Oil Company, 2231 Long Ave., Beaumont, has been located and brought back into the fold. . . . Veteri- narian Asa L. Walker is located at 3823 E. Washington, Fayetteville, Tennessee. . . James H. Williford is Personnel Manager on Special Staff, Washington, D. C. and gets mail at 1470 Odgen St. 1939 Robert M. Adams 3012 19th St., Port Arthur Mr, and Mrs.: Harry Cohn; A. E. Koch; Maj. John H. Wiggs. Proud Papas: Capt. Edward B. Hrdlicka. Silver Taps: Capt. James R. Griffin. Div. He was recently advised that he will remain in the regular army with a permanent rank. Earl W. McGlothlin has moved to San Angelo, and getting mail at 1515 S. Harrison. He will be associated at San Angelo with the Angelo Truck and Trac- tor Co. . . . Bill Roland Nash has the title of European Purchasing Agent for the American Air Lines, and is sta- tioned at 120 Pall Mall, London, S. W. I. England. His home is at Freer, Texas. ... Wm. H Lawder, 1814-26th St., Gal- veston, Texas, is Supt. of Warehouse for the Todd Galveston Dry Docks. Recently heard from: Charles H. Mosty is in the nursery business at Cen- ter Point, Texas Joseph D. Mec- Kenzie at last report was a patient in the Borden General Hospital, Ward A-17, Chickasha, Okla. and would enjoy hear- ing from some of his friends . . . Wil- liam F. Newby, National Supply Co., Odessa, Texas . . . James Albert Prugel, Farm and Ranch Loan Inspector for The Prudential Life Ins. Co., located at Abi- ene, exas. 1 940 Maj. Max McCullar G-4 Sec. Hgs. U. S. F. IBT APO 885, c/o PM, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs.: Thomas A. Bal- mer; Robert A. Firnberg; Car- roll Counts. Proud Papas: Henry Herder; Lt. James M. Behrman; George N. Bingham; Edward Y. Pettit; John D. Reed. Silver Taps: Sgt. Rolland J. Bowman; Lt, Phillip E. Pearson. Leonard G. Sibeck released from the army last Feb. with the rank of Major is doing work toward his Master’s De- gree in Architecture at MIT. His mail- ing address is 177 Magazine St., Cam- bridge 89, Mass. . . . Joseph L. Tatum, Vocational Agriculture Instructor at Fredericksburg, Texas, gets mail at Box 184. . Roy Layden Neal is Auditor for the Dept. of Agric. at Forney, Texas. Omer Wilson Ross is Engineer for the Continental Farm Machine Co., Lott, Texas. . . . Edwin R. Pace is back at school and getting mail at Box 2375, Col- lege Station. . . . Ogden U. Thomas with the oil field supply division of the Mag- nolia Pet. Co. is located at 1116 Pithon St., Lake Charles, La. Alvernon Petty is living at 933 N. Locust St., Denton,” where he is engaged in County Agricultural work with the Extension Service. He spent 42 months in the U. S. Navy. . . . Geo. T. Bird is getting mail for the present at Honey Grove, Texas. He was released from service in May with the rank of Lt. Col. and with his wife and daughter paid the campus a visit. He spent 10 months in the Pacific, with a total of five years service. 1941 Tom Richey Western Wool & Mohair Co. Box 449, San Angelo Mr. and Mrs.: Irving A. Glasser, Arthur F. Kasch. Proud Papas: Ed A. Timmons; Horace C. Stanley, Jr.; Glenn Reynolds; Lt. G. W. Crawford. Silver Taps: Lt. H. W. Heit- mann, III; Lt. Sidney C. Kim- ball; Lt. John D. Scoggin, Jr.; Lt. Charles S. Simmons; Maj. Charles V. Thornton. E. W. Cowling, 6320 Goodwood Ave., Baton Rouge, La., is employed by the Louisiana State Extension Service as Ass’t. Agricultural Engineer. . . . Herbert B. Mendieta, Box 2656, College Station, returned to school in February. . . . Har- ry C. Holmes is getting mail at 1815 W. Woodlawn, San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. “Dick” Lewis are living at 924 Cumberland Apt. F, Little Rock, Ark., where Dick is managing Franke’s Cafeteria. Eugene E. Hill, Jr. is home from over- seas and living at 1747 Deer Park Ave. Louisville, Ky., where he is working for the Remington Rand Co. . . . Major Paul R. Wignall of Science degree at the ‘University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and will receive mail at Box 745 West Lodge, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Edgar Lee Pewitt, with the Soil Con- servation, gets mail at Box 385, Scotts- boro, Ala. . . . Capt. Allan Madeley was separated from service on July 7 and is back at his home at College Station. He was with the 42nd Div. 232d FA Bn, going overseas in December 1944. He is wearing the Air Medal with one clus- ter, American Theater and ETO Ribbons with two stars. Recently heard from: Keith Abb Wofford, Electrical Engineer with the Texas Electrical Service Company, 1030 W. Bewick St., Fort Worth, Texas. . . . Ben F. Sullivan, Jr., Bangs, Texas, is with the Armour Packing Company. He was a Capt. in the Coast Art and spent 30 months in Italy, Sicily. James B. Hervey Box 991. Kermit. Texas Mr. and Mrs.: Cedric R. Lan- don; George Williams Jr.; Mat- thew H. Martin III; J. B. “Dick” Hervey; Capt. Jim R. Jones. Proud Papas: Garrett M. Stone, Jr.; Lt. Hayward M. Friedrich; Frank B. Brown. Silver Taps: Maj. Raymond S. Carter; Lamar F. Devine; Lt. Col. Anthonv Tirk. Jr.. Lt. Edwin R. Lewis. ; Capt. Wallace M. O’Reilly has been re- leased from the military service and is now on terminal leave. He, Mrs. O’Reilly and their son, Michael, age 3, were recent campus visitors, Lt. Donald L. Williams, 412 E. 5th St., Dallas, has received his discharge after three and one half years of Army Serv- ice. He spent 17 months of that time in the Philippines. . . . Monroe Albert Miller, Jr. is living at 607 Asbury Ave, Asbury Park, J. where he is doing electrical engineering work. . Jesse Leon Lucas is Design and Development Engineer for the Dow Chemical Co, Freeport, Texas. Clyde Edgar Shaw, head of the Elec- trical Engineering Department of the Tri-State College of Angola, Indiana, gets mail at 200 S. Darling St. of that city. Capt. Geo. T. Cooper, Tahoka, Texas, was among the recent graduating class from the Carlisle Barracks, Pa. who will be sent overseas for assign- ment under Military Government. T. Keith Hill is a Lt. in the Navy and Executive Officer on a destroyer escort. His address is U. S. S. Currier (D. E. 700) % FPO, San Francisco, Calif. . . . Robert D. Brown, out of service and tak- ing vet medicine at the college is getting mail at Box 5444. . . . Robert wants to get in touch with Neal A. Taylor. Any- one knowing the address of the said Taylor, please send to the Association Of- fice. After four years of service, Robert Clay Bearden is in school and getting mail at Box 503, College Station. . . . Geo. O. Hughes has changed his mailing address to Sanger, Texas. . . . Capt Neal H. Shepherd has returned to civilian life and working for G. E. as a testing engineer. His present address is 6093 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia 42, 1943 Jack B. Miller 1806 W. 36th St., Austin, Texas Mr. and Mrs.: Lt. Joseph F. Good; Lt. Kenneth J. Edwards; R. W. Butler; Josh M. Flynt; Capt. Dick A. Beaumont; Capt. Earl E. Wunsche; Capt. V. J. Hornak. Proud Papas: Ollie Livingston; Capt. Jack K. James. Silver Taps: Lt. Wiley H. Craft; Ben P. Gafford; Lt. Wil- Walter A. Tynes, Engineer | Pa liam S. Gordon; Lt. Robert F. held in the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on April 21st. . . . Howard W. Upham is in business with his father and brother under the firm name of E. D. Upham and Sons, Lumber Company, West Co- lumbia, Texas. M/Sgt. David D. Meclntyre, 619 East College St., Denton, is attending NTST. . . . Herbert James Ploch, research technician for the General Tire and Rubber Co., 118 W. Houston St., High- lands, Texas. . . . Dr. Harold D. Rouse 1944 Lt. Gus C. Boesch APO G.H.Q., AFDAC, Rec. Pers. Det., APO 500, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. Mr. and Mrs.: Wilfred T. Rie- del; Fred Nelson; Joe Holmgreen; Lt. Robert L. Glaze; Stephen Jones, Jr. Proud Papas: Dr. Roscoe O. Sealy, Jr.; Thomas N. Inglis; Wil- liam Knolle. Silver Taps: Lt. Edward A. Gripp; Sgt. Joe D. Kunkel; Sgt. Robert A. Pegues. Lt. Price S. Livingston is getting mail at 51 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Newark, N. J. . . Aubra Glenn Draper received his de- gree on May 31st and is living at Ama- rillo, Texas. He served three and half years in Italy as a B-17 pilot with the 15th AATF. Mailing address is box 1537 . . . Lt. Willie G. Williamson is in the Budget and Fiscal Office at Dow Field, Maine. William R. Micks, box 89, Rusk, is on terminal leave from the Navy... Charles W. Machemehl is getting mail at Bellville, Texas . . Dr. Duard D. Linam is with the Austin Cat and Dog hospital, 506 East 5th Street, Austin . . Kelsey Martin is back at 8608 Crogmont, Dal- las . . Charles L. Slover is in school and getting mail at Box 478, College Sta- tion. Lt. A. S. McSwain, Jr., of Bryan, has just received his discharge after serv- ing 87 months with the engineers of the 7th Army, part of his service being in Germany. . . Glenn H. Phillips is farm- ing at Olton, Texas .. Lt. John H. Farr is out of service and ranching at Seymour, Texas . . Elroy Jefferson Pratt received his degree in Mechanical En- gineering on May 81 and is at present getting mail at 605 Islington, Joplin, Mo. He returned to school, after a tour of 18 months in the CBI. 1945 Jerry D. Ferrel College Station Mr. and Mrs.: Durward M. Stayton, Jr.; William W. Chris- topher. Proud Papas: Lt. Carl A. Stein- hagan. Silver Taps: Lt. James B. No- land; F/O Harold S. Pettit; James F. Welder, III; Lt. Burl T. Wiley, Jr. Capt. J. W. Nagle, son of Acting City Manager, J. M. Nagle, ’11, Houston, has returned home after 19 months in France and Germany with the 42nd Inf. Div. At the expiration of his leave, he will re-enter A. M., as a senior. . . . Capt. Melvin A. Giesenschlag, Lyons, Texas, expects to be in school in the fall. Lt. Ben B. Isbell, Jr., son of Mr. B. B. Isbell, Collierville, has been reported missing since June 1, when the C-54 transport .in .which _he .was flying, crashed into the sea just off the Italian coast. The plane, carrying American servicemen back to the United States caught fire in flight... Of the 38 men aboard, only 8 were rescued by the fishing ..boats ..which .rushed .to ..the scene of the accident... Lt. Isbell re- ceived his commission in 1943. While being stationed in Calicutta he was Transportation Officer on the vital Ledo Road in Burma and India. First Sgt. Charles L. Borchers, Yoakum, Texas, was recently awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon for his outstand- ing work from December 1945 to April 1946 when he was First Sgt. of the 649th Ord. Ammunition Company. 1946 Mr. and Mrs.: William R. Par- ker, Jr.; John Wilbur Phenicie, Jr.; James B. Presley; Calvin C. Boykin, Jr.; James Wade; Bill Shuffler. § Silver Taps: Lt. Jr.; F/O Ormiston Fred G. Buckner; C. Stedman, Jr. Maurice Block D. Brown; Lt. F/O Leander ’46 Lt. Fred Gordon Buckner, ’46 of Nacogdoches was reported missing in ac- tion in October 12, 1944 and was pre- sumed dead by the War Department a year later. He was reported missing while piloting a P-51 (Mustang Fighter) from France to England. He was with the 354th Flight Group of the Ninth Air Force and up to this time no trace of him nor of his plane has been found. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Buck- ner of Box 926, Nacogdoches, Texas, would like very much to communicate with any- one who might have known Lt. Buckner while he was overseas. 1947 Mr. and Mrs.: Fred J. Patter- son, Silver Taps: Sam Noto; Thomas L. Sirman. Frank M. Floyd is with the Army of Lt. Fred Gordon Buckner, Sgt. Occupation in Germany and gets mail at Co. =B, 18110 Sig. “Sve. Bn., LS. Hdqrs. Berlin District, APO 1755, % P. M. New York. . . . William C. Harper is living at Levelland and getting muil at Box 488. Bob F. Ahrens is changing his address to 6615 Wildwood Way, Hous- ton. He was formerly stationed at the U. S. Air Station at Banana River, Fla. Robert E., McCowen paid the campus a visit this summer. He is living at Cis- co, Tex. Albert J. Springs has changed his ad- Hess from Florida to Seguin, Texas. . Another ’47T’er at home is James R. Dickson now at Crystal Springs, Tex. . . . Robert Dean Chenoweth, 315 E. Har- ris, San Angelo, is a student engineer at Westinghouse Corp., but will return to the campus in the fall for further study in electrical engineering. “Bob” re- ceived his B. S. in E. E. this past May. Dr. Thayer D. Hendrickson is practic- ing at Little Rock, Ark. Mailing address is 200 N. Walnut St. Robert K. Morris, Y 38/c¢c, USS LSM 219, ¢% FPO San Francisco, Calif., writes that he was married on Dec. 11, 1945, but failed to give us his bride’s name. Mumm; Lt. James T. Myers; Zug Congratulations are extended. Silver Taps: S/Sgt. Rodman L. Boggs; John B. Roemer. Robert L. Lincecum is getting mail at 801 E. Elm, Altus, Okla. . . . T/4 Arthur F. Dieterich, Jr. is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., A-7-4, R. T. C. 1949 James M. ‘Jim’ Probandt, son of F. B. Probandt ’11 has entered school after 18 months in the military service. His father has been engaged inthe printing business in San Angelo for many years. S 1/c¢ Paul G, Sagen has been overseas for several months and gets mail at USS Bulland (APA 192), N Div.,, % FPO, N. NX. Lid Houston Club Meets Coach Homer Norton gave the Houston. A&M Club a preview of the coming football season, at the club’s first night meeting of the year which was held at the City Library on the evening of July 22nd. Other speakers included R. Hen- derson Shuffler, ’29, Director of the Development Fund, William H. “Big Dog” Dawson, ’41, and As- sociation Secretary, E. E. McQuil- len, ’20, Pecos County Barbecue Pecos County Aggies and their families enjoyed a barbecue given by Farris Baker, ’24, President of Adams, ’23, George C. Reeve, ’38, Jerry Puckett, 46, Pat Byrne, 26, Clayton Williams, ’15, and W. T. Posey, ’33. Brazos County Club The Brazos County A&M Club held its annual summer barbecue at the Fin Feather Club near Bryan on the evening of July 17. Barbecue and all the trimmings were served to 175 members and guests, W. N. “Flop” Colson, 40, was chairman of the barbecue com- mittee. The club voted to have a “wat- ermelon cutting” at its August meeting. Detroit Club Picnic Members of the Detroit A&M Club enjoyed a picnic on June 29th at Elizabeth Island Park, Tren- ton, Michigan. Members of the Club proved to be good foragers, in the Texas tradition; their menu was comprised of ice cold watermel- on, fried chicken, homemade cake and pies. Feature of the afternoon was a baseball game in which Walt Mos- teller, ’23 and Andy B. Cothran, ’16 starred. President of the Detroit Club is Dr. H. O. von Rosenberg, ’20. Club meetings are held monthly. DE SOTO - ®Expert Mechanics ®Factory Parts ®Tires and Tubes Dick Price, ’29 DE SOTO 2100 North Harwood COMPLETE SALES, SERVICE AND PARTS ®Washing and Lubrication ®Body and Fender Work ®Upholstery, Seat Covers DICK PRICE MOTOR COMPANY PLYMOUTH Ernest Bruss, ’27 PLYMOUTH Dallas, Texas a A ¥ PIR: H. 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