Students recall Texas independence and campus notices
A school issue blends history recount of the Goliad Declaration and San Jacinto victory with notes on faculty moves, student personalities, and upcoming assemblies. Mentions of alumni Gene Selph Bud Fitzgerald and others link to campus life and Texas heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
W. E. Reed
Normangee
Cliff Brooks
Bob
Jim
Gene Selph
Bud” Fitzgerald
Gene
Navy
Bud
Texas U
Goliad
Texas
Washington
Brazos River
Mexico
Santa Anna
Alamo
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Lillie Mae
Lowther Wright
Betty McElmurry
George Washington
Walter Lee Baur
Gene Durbin
Lizzie
Tommy Wilcox
Bob Jones
United States
Virginia Mill
Lois Beane
Mr. Reed
Thig
Symbolic Red Cross Emblem To Appear In Windows Again
Washington D C announces the Red Cross window emblem will appear in homes to show support for the 1945 War Fund appeal. March marks the campaign aiming for 200 million dollars with volunteers distributing emblems and delivering aid materials to troops and prisoners of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
American Red Cross
International Red Cross
Cote Han
Red
Basil O'Connor
Familly
Red Cross
Philppines
Ccopia
Mrs. America
Amerian Red Cross War Fund
Witty War Time Tales and Local Anecdotes Mix
A collage of jokes and brief vignettes from wartime life. Anecdotes range from air raid sirens and marriage queries to jury duty wit and a Texas driver trapped in a cistern. Local color includes Laredo mishap, Alabama juror nerves, and a Tarawa veteran’s photographer anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Barbers Joke About War Era Pigeons and Puns
A humorous exchange about crossing a carrier pigeon with a woodpecker ends with the barber quipping about extra labor costs while customers react to wartime shortages. The note closes with Mr and Mrs Edgar Baring visiting Yorktown on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Baring
Yorktown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Stephens Company
Eagle Cleaners
D.S. Taylor
the Eaglet
Mary K. Alley
Sue Ola Mae Wiese
Bud Fitzgerald
Sue Colly
Dim Reed
Betty Joyce Linke
Billy Williams
Miss Zausey
Mrs. Proctor
Miss Causey
Eaglet
la Grange
Proctor
Devers
Ann Wells
Doris Dean Burnett
Jean
Eagle Juke
Everett
Buddy” Wright
Scipp
Victor, Witte
Victor Witte
Tennessee
Dean
Galt
el the
Viskers
Kenneth Alton Crow
Kenneth
Eldridge
Bernard Prairie
Wharton
Tato
Liste
Eagle
Dan
Tess
Rte
Women Architects and Engineers
Eliss
Albrecht
Coca-Cola
Walter Frnka
Bobby Wilcox
Sue Cally
Nettie Smith
New Orleans
Louisiana
Nettie
KL. U. S
Nexter
Betty
Margaret Curry
Houston
J. B. Smith, Co
J, McCaleb
Galveston
K. Brodhage
Stelle
Liz
Cea
Laredo
Frank Friend
Tane
Jane
Esisare
Sam
U. S. Army
England
France
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
John’ Floren
Tarawa
Johnny
Doe
Florea
Tam
Fonreur
VapoRub
KS Varporua
Strickland Insurance Agency
Sam H. Broyles
Mgr
Eagle Lake
Texna
Ane
Syipne
United Staates War Bonds
Pam
Pearl Beer
H. J. Campbell
Engle Lake, Texas
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