World War II Memories From Brazoria County Community
Veterans stories recount local life in Alvin and Baytown during World War II. A dairy worker, Rosies the Riveter, and American Legion Auxiliary members helped sustain families as bases, blimps, and POW camps brought soldiers through. Pearl Harbor, rationing, blackouts, and bond drives shaped daily life while sailors, Marines, and air corps members shared dances, meals, and gratitude across a wartime South Texas town.
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Baytown Sun
Brazoria County
Alvin
Houston
Galveston
Ellington Field
Fort Crockett Army Base
Naval Base
Hitchcock
United States
South Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Pacific
California
Etta
Juanita Dickey Enters War Shipyard Machinist Course
Woman student Juanita Dickey in Port Arthur enrolls in a government sponsored machinist course designed to train women for shipyard work during World War II. The article notes manpower shortages and cites continuing education programs.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Juanita Dickey
Port Arthur
Goose Creek CISD funds, iPad plan affirmed by board
Daniel C. Blackford reports Goose Creek CISD remains financially healthy with a Sept 1 2012 fund balance of 92.4 million and an estimated 100.8 million by June 30 2013. The district continues to back the iPad program with teacher training every six weeks and on site tech support while engaging the community and seniors through school and home access.
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Nese Island
Saipan
Baytown
Hill-of-Rest
Robert E. Lee
Goose Creek
Goose Creek Cisd
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James Shirley
Rosie
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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Massachusetts
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
U.S.O
Army Air Corp
Navy
Ellen R. Smith
Pearl Harbor
Dayton
Victory Gardens
America
Harris H. Bardin
Robert E. Lee High School
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Marquez
Robertson County
W. J
Minnie Bardin
Humble
Boots
Massey Business College
Temple Lumber Co
Pelly
Tri-Cities
Marine Corps
Army
165Th Infantry
27Th Infantry Division
Roy C. Oliver
U.S.S
Tokyo Bay
Surry Castle
Mary Bonds
Humble Oil
Mississippi
Louisiana
John Martin
Credit Central Loans & Lax
N. Alexander
Habla Espanol
Creditcentralite.com
Esmeralda Martinez
CSR
Jessica Cisneros
Johnathan Vasquez
Redit Central
Country Meadows
Krisher-McKay
Realto
Karla
Krishermckay.com
Juanita Goodwin
Dickey
Blackford
Daniel C. Blackford
Goose Creek Cisd Board of Trustees
Karla Opryshek
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