Brady youth joins U S Naval Reserve Electronics Division
Gary Cochran 18 son of Mr and Mrs Jay Cochran Brady Texas joined the U S Naval Reserve Electronics Division 821 in Brownwood He is a Brady High junior The Brownwood reserve unit meets weekly at Memorial Hall for drills and training Officers and men are paid for attending drills Information on the program is available at the Navy Facility office in Brownwood on weekdays or Wednesday nights.
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Gary Cochran
Jay Cochran
South Willow St
Brady
U. S. Naval Reserve Electronics Division
Brownwood
Gary
Brady High
Brownwood Naval Reserve
Memorial Hall
West
Texas
Naval Reserve
Navy Facility
Melvin
Melba Wood
Melvin High School
el Patio
James Logan
K. O. Ellington
Rio Navy pilot recalls rain in West Texas weather note
Annapolis graduate Rio serves in Japan flying weather interceptors for the Navy. He writes that those at home must be happy it finally rained in West Texas. A humorous line laments horse sense versus motor cars during a pedestrian era.
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Rio
Annapolis
Navy
Japan
West
Texas
Voice of America Tells Poland About Paana Maria Tex Town
VOA highlighted Paana Maria Texas as an example of immigrant settlement shaping U S culture. The Polish language broadcast described how 700 Polish immigrants arrived a century ago seeking religious liberty free speech and economic chances in the United States.
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Washington
Paana Maria
Tex
Voice of America
Poland
VOA
Atlantic
Texans in Defense Posts and Local Loans Highlight Texas News
Robert B. Anderson sworn as Deputy Secretary of Defense after serving as Navy Secretary. General O. P. Weyland, a Texas A&M graduate, now leads Tactical Air Command at Langley. In 27 county district emergency loans total 3.67 million dollars, led by Val Verde and followed by Uvalde Edwards and Sutton. Visitors include Midshipman Jack White, Guadalupe Felan, M F Merrill, Neil Gross, Chas Harless, Cecil Striegler, Ouida Moseley, and Lt. Gen Bruce Clarke with new Korea assignment.
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Robert B. Anderson
Defense
Roger M. Kyes
Anderson
Navy
Eisenhower
Bob
O. P. Weyland
Tactical Air Command
Lansiey Air Force Base
Virginia
Texas A&m
Weyland
Far East
Farmers Home Administration
Val Verde County
Uvalde, Edwards and
Sutton
Jack White
San Angelo
Guadalupe Felan
del Rio
M. F. Merrill
Neil Gross
Sweetwater
Chas. L. Harless
Cecil Striegler
Ouida Moseley
Brady
Secretary of Commerce
Washington
Bruce Clarke
Ft. Hood
8Th Army
Korea
James R. Brown
Del
Polish settlers arrive in Texas build church in Karnes County
A small sail ship docked at Galveston as crowds watched in awe. Nine weeks later the settlers reached Karnes County about sixty miles southeast of San Antonio and began building homes and a church. VOA notes their descendants still live there. On May 6 Rep Machrowicz introduced legislation to issue a special postage stamp commemorating the centennial of Panna Maria as the first Polish settlement in the United States.
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Texas
Karnes County
San
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Don F. Johnson
Gibbons
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co
Dallas, Texas
Mitchell
Home Lumber Co
W. H
Bill) Miller
W. Lockhart St
Galveston
Barton Motors
BUICK
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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