Sardis Cemetery gains new gate and improvements
The Sardis Cemetery project, led by volunteers including Floyd King and Buford Webb, completed a years-long effort to improve the grounds. A new gate bearing Sardis was installed on Saturday, a walk-in gate replaced the northeast wire gate, and donations continue through officers Doyle Reid and Alta Dixon with a mailing address for the secretary.
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Floyd King
Buford Webb
Doyle Reid
Alta Dixon
Comanche
Army Opens Enlistments for Abilene Missile Unit
Army Air Defense Headquarters authorized a new group of 25 enlistments for Abilene Missile Unit to begin October 25. Local recruiter Sgt Delaria urged West Texas youths to pre qualify by October 24 and proceed to Fort Polk for eight weeks of basic training before returning to Abilene. The Nike Hercules unit defends Dyess SAC Base with electronics work and other positions are available. Contact the Brownwood Recruiting Station for details.
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Abilene
Army Air Defense Headquarters
Colorado Springs
Colorado
William L. Huffman
Huffmar
West Texas
Donald R. Lesaria
US Army
Fort Polk
Louisiana
Set
Delaria
Dyess Strategic Air Command Base
Books Bought for CHS Library Highlight New Arrivals
About 90 new volumes have been purchased for the CHS library across subjects and fiction. Notable titles include American Heritage Picture History California Gold Rush and On Being A Real Person. New arrivals include the Creative Sports Series and Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
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CHS
Ludden
Trace
Ivan
Johnny
United States
Russia
Fosdick
Acheson
Supreme Court
Hecht
FTA Board Adopts Plans as Future Teachers Grow
The Future Teachers of America group shows growing interest with 28 new members in grades 9-12 joining under sponsor Miss Jewel Werner. Under Dorothea Byrd’s leadership the club now totals 54 members promising a progressive 1962-63 year. In social security data the monthly disability checks rose to 1.1 million in the year ending May 1962.
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Active Future Teachers of America
Jewel Werner
Dorothea Byrd
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