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EXAS GIRL HEROINE 18 HONORED FOR COURAGE DURING STORM
An Texas town awards ten telecommunication workers for bravery during a hurricane era. Miss Townley of Freeport, Tex, stood at her switchboard amid Gulf storms to relay hundreds of messages while floodwaters rose and residents sought safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EXAS
Dallas
Tenas
Jou
Verda
Ray Townley
Freeport
Tex
Palephedeoed Rari
National Committee of
Hees
Theodore N. Vail
Miss Townley
Telephone Workers of
Brazos
Gulf