Lt Wells Guards Secret of Hornet Sinking in Pacific
Lt Tom Wells USN returned home on leave amid rumors of the carrier Hornet's loss. Navy later confirmed the sinking from dive bomber and torpedo attacks on Oct 25 as her crew, including Wells, fought to save the ship before it went down. Wells praised Hornet crew as heroes.
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Wells
Hornet
Pacific
Tom Wells
USN
Navy
Hornt
Southwest Pacific
Coral Sea
Midway
Rabaul
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Stewart Islands
James C. Sandridge
U. S
Boyd Wells
Peter
Fort Benning
Tom
John
Naval Reserve
Harvard
Austin High
University of Texas
Naval Academy
Tom Connady
Laborers Needed for Gatesville Army Camp Construction
Construction laborers are needed for the reception center army camp job at Gatesville. Pat S. Tillman, district supervisor of the United States employment service, says the job is underway for several months with prevailing wage scales. Interested men should report at once to the U S employment office in Gatesville city hall.
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Reception Center
Army Camp
Gatesville
Pat S. Tillman
United States Employment Service
U. S. Employment Office
Coldest Weather Since 1940 Recorded Here Early Tuesday
Temperature readings from the community observatory show 9 degrees above zero Tuesday morning, with earlier states of 40 degrees above at 7 PM and 22 degrees by 2 PM the same day. The 1929 10 below zero remains the all time coldest. observers expect possible subzero temperatures by Wednesday night. Also noted is B. B. Bromme’s improving condition at Newton Memorial Hospital.
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Richard Hester
Community Public Service Company
Hester
Pattillo Hawkes nuptials at Bastrop First Baptist Church
On January 9 1943 Miss Bonnell Pattillo daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Pattillo Cameron married Sgt Noble I Hawkes at Bastrop First Baptist Church The ceremony was simple with Rev Grimes Read The church decor included Narcissus and fern The bride wore blue wool Calvary brown accessories Mrs Melevich was maid of honor Ray Hester best man Molly Folschinsky played the wedding march Hawkes from St Louis Mo has served eight months in the army since both his parents have died
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Bonnell Pattillo
Oscar Pattillo
Cameron
Noble I. Hawkes
First Baptist Church
Bastrop
Grimes
Louis Melevich
Ray Hester
Molly Folschinsky
Narcissus
Fern
P T A Invites Mothers to Third Thursday Meetings
The Parent-Teacher Association invites all mothers with children in school to attend monthly meetings on the third Thursday. Executive session at 3 45 PM. doors open for name check at 4 15 PM to ensure room credit. The program Earn Save Have focuses on budgets and child welfare with talks and surveys.
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Parent-Teacher Organization
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Lt. Wells
Annapolis
The
Sudan
Boedeker
Cameron, Texas
Dusek
the Herald
B. B
Bromme
Newton Memorial Hospital
Pattillo-Hawkes
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