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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1944
Page
4
The public is invited to an 8 o'clock Sunday program at Calvary Baptist Church in the Taylor community. It will be presented by men of the First Baptist Brotherhood of Bowie and will feature music and other items.
James Austin Simpson was born at Bowie Hospital at 2 10 a m on Sunday June 25 weighing seven and a half pounds. He is the son of Sgt and Mrs R O Simpson. the father is an air school instructor in Liberal Kansas and was on furlough. Grandparents Judge and Mrs M A Bryan welcomed the child, with news reaching Dr J P Thomas in Charleston West Virginia. Mother and son are reported doing splendidly.
Newport News resident Thurman Smith writes that mail to his parents is sparse while soldiers Louie White Roby Smith Doc Farmer and Jimmie Medley report from Alaska Camp Pyote Pearl Harbor and a hospital in England. Elbert Delbert Price twin brothers Delbert and Elbert in New Guinea and England. Ermon Smith in Italy. Arnold Hudson at Camp Callan San Diego.
The column lists service members in the Pacific and England including Cpl Opal McGee Pfc Carl Tupin Cpl Lavern Phagan Cpl Cather Deshane Pfc W W Campbell Pfc H B Hamilton Pfc Walter Dove Pfc Edd F Bulls Pfc Frank Roach and others. It mentions local supporters awaiting letters and details a Cemetery Association meeting for refreshments and a quilt project.
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