M W A Holds May Church Business Meeting
The W M D of First Baptist church met May 22 in the church auditorium for its business session. Reports from standing committee chairs and each Circle were shared. Attendees included Mrs. R H Morris Mrs E W Heathington and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cle
M. Younger
Blanche Grove Circle
E. W. Heathington
R. H. Morris
B. F. Tinsley
Erma Gardner
J. H. McVicker
John Jackson
J. W Hutchens
H. E. Staats
Roy Willians
G. B. Wise
Walter Coffield
Bill Myers
Weekend social visits noted across Bowie area
Mrs. M B Vicars and son and Mr and Mrs C Hardison spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Floyd Cullers of Henrietta. Mrs Meb Dunn of Forestburg visited in Bowie Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meb Dunn
Forestburg
Bowie
Sergeant Jervis L. Lyons Killed in Action in Germany
The War Department reports S Sgt Jervis L Lyons was killed in action in Barry Germany on April 12 while serving as squad leader in an Infantry Company east of the Rhine. He held the Combat Infantry Badge and Purple Heart, was buried at Margraten American Cemetery, Holland, and is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs T B Lyons of Stoneburg two sisters Mrs Dewey Roberts and Mrs Earl Harris and a brother Jesse Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Lyons
War Department
Jervis L. Lyons
Barry
Germany
Jervis
Rhine River
83Rd
9Th Army
Normandy
Amercian
Margraten
Holland
Bowie Soldier Joins Noted Army Orchestra In Italy
Pfc. Dan C. Hill of Bowie is a trumpet player in the 98th Bomb Group orchestra directed by Cpl. Derrel Wm. C. Taylor at the Southern Italy Red Cross club. The group won the title of best 15th Air Force Dance Orchestra after five finals in the region. The 98th Jive Bombers formed last October and provide music for soldiers shows dances and radio programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Raf
Italy
American Red Cross
98Th Bomb Group
Cpl
Derrel Wm. C. Taylor
26Th Avenue
Meridian
Miss
Cpl. Taylor
15Th Air Force Dance Orchestra
15Th Air Force
Pfc
Dan C. Hill
Bowie
98Th Jive Bombers
Red Cross Club
Sunset Sailor Plays Part in Ship Celebration
H. F. Oliver chief commissary steward USN Sunset Texas attended a plankowners dinner at the Chief Petty Officers Club in Long Beach California to celebrate his ship s sixth sailing year. Oliver participated in Iceland patrols Murmansk runs bombardment at Casablanca and engagements in the Pacific from January 1943 through Guadalcanal to the Aleutians and Central Pacific campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Oliver
USN
Sunset
Texas
Chief Petty Officers’ Club
Long Beach
Calif
Oliver
Iceland
Murmansk
Casablanca
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Central Pacific
Parrishs Attend Betty Parrish's Graduation in Childress
Mr and Mrs Jess Parrish attended the graduation of their daughter Betty Parrish in Childress Monday evening. Miss Parrish returned home with them for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Parrish
Miss Betty Parrish
Childress
Miss Parrish
Fred Egenbacher Rescued in Pacific
Fred S. Egenbacher son of Mr and Mrs Ernst Egenbacher Brushy community was aboard the big carrier Franklin when it was damaged and more than 300 crew lost their lives. He was picked up from the water by the Cruiser Santa Fe and is now in Hawaii per information given to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Egenbacher
Ernst Egenbacher
Franklin
Pacific
Santa Fe
Hawaii
Bowie Soldier Serves With Hell Hawk Group
Master Sergeant Clem T. Chandler age 26 from Bowie serves as technical inspector with the first Ninth Air Force Service Command unit to operate on German soil. He helps maintain repair and supply for P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft flown by the Hell Hawks, 9th Air Force’s top Nazi aircraft shootdown unit. Chandler’s wife Pauline lives in Kilgore Texas and his mother H T Chandler resides at 6 E Nelson Street Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Clem T. Chandler
Bowie
Chandler
Mobile Air Service
Ninth Air Force
Pauline Chandler
Kilgore
Texas
H. T. Chandler
E. Nelson Street
PFC Loyd Rhyne Finds Rest at Luzon Camp Mabuhay
Private First Class Loyd G. Rhyne of Bowie Texas joins 200 cavalrymen at Camp Mabuhay behind the Luzon front. The rest camp offers a pool reading room theater music dances and Red Cross treats including cigarettes gum candy and beer daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Cavalry
Luzon
Loyd G. Rhyne
W. H. Rhyne
Route 3
Bowie
Texas
Rhyne
First Cavalry Division
Tagalog
Camp Mabuhay
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Sgt Leon Brown Serves With Famed India China Division
MSgt Leon V. Brown of Bowie Texas serves with the India China Division of the Air Transport Command in Assam India. He has served since 1939 and overseas since 1944 after Roswell prior duty. he held the Pre Pearl Harbor, European Theater, Asiatic Pacific ribbons with Bronze Star and is an aircraft inspector. He plans postwar ranching and Coca-Cola sales career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1328Th
AAF
ATC
Assam
India
Leon V. Brown
M. V. Brown
Bowie
Maggie Wayne Brown
Texas
India China
Air Transport Command
U. S. Army Air Forces
United Nations
China
Himalaya Mountains
Roswell Army Air Field
Roswell
New Mexico
Coca-Cola Company
Msgt
Brown
Newport Flyer Promoted to Sergeant
Jack W. Horton of Newport Texas has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant at an Eighth Air Force bomber base in England. A B-24 Liberator tail gunner, he flew numerous missions against Germany and earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement. Horton, a Postoak High School graduate, farmed with his father before enlisting in November 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
England
Jack W. Horton
R. E. Horton
Newport
Texas
H. H. Upham
Horton
Postoak High School
Sgt
Army
Sunset Man On Way Back From German Prison
Mr and Mrs R S Jones of Sunset announce their son Corporal Roscoe S Jones has been a prisoner of the Germans since October 1944 and is now returning home after two years of service. Buy War Bonds Now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Jones
Sunset
Cpl
Roscoe S. Jones
Cpl. Jones
Soldiers Reassigned Return and Family Visits Reported
Sgt. R. M. Jones returns for reassignment after visiting wife Mrs. Dixie Jones. O- Cpl. Joe Nix spent the weekend with his wife and daughter and returned to Will Rogers Field Oklahoma City on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
R. M. Jones
Mrs
Dixie Jones
Cpl
Joe Nix
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Civilian War Effort Urges Coast Workers and Waves Recruits
In the 182nd week of the war against Japan the government calls civilians to take West Coast jobs repairing battle damaged war vessels for electricians machinists boiler makers or skilled repairmen. Apply to the U S Employment Service for details. Plant late crop vegetables especially tomatoes for Vitamin C next winter. Join the Waves for Hospital Corps work and general duty with a goal of 2000 recruits per month. write Waves Washington D C for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service Office
Elmer Menasco Returns to Military Control in England
Mrs. Lillie Menasco received a War Department telegram Monday stating her son T Sgt Elmer Menasco is back in Military Control at his base in England after being rescued from a German prison camp. The Hickey family group visited Don ald Hickey in Waurika Oklahoma on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Menasco
War Department
T-Sgt
Elmer Menasco
England
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Great American Reserve Insurance Coo
Jack Miller
Vickey Blvd
Dallas
Desoto
Plymouth
Montague County
Mastin
Mastin-Parris Motor CO
Fort Worth, Texas
7Th & Henderson Sts
Vita - Tone
Fashion Tailors
Russell Bidg
Bowie Bakery
W.P. Sandlin, Jr
Justi
Binder
Kelly
Home Supply Store
Bowie, Texas
Sgt. Lyons
Bowie Soldier
Famous Army Orchestra
Sunset Sailor
Fred Egenbacher
Hell Hawk
Loyd Rhyne
Luzon Camp
Leon Brown
Newport Flyer
California
Griffin Drug Store
Japan
Washington, D. C
L. L. Hickey
Charles
J. P. Hickey
G. A. Hickey
Viola Hickey
Donald Hickey
Waurika
Okla
Garace
Wise Street
Derson
Starr Courts
Fiberglas
Widlake
Automotive
Vlafyoy Days
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
East Wise
J. L. Barnes
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