Brooks Named Top Bomber Crew Member at Dyess AFB
Lt. Don L. Brooks of Jefferson, Texas, son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Brooks, serves at Dyess Air Force Base Abilene as aircraft commander and co pilot of the wing s top bomber crew. He and Lt Col George Farrar form the senior standardization team ensuring SAC proficiency and operate the B 52 Stratofortress after decades long service including the B 17 B 29 and B 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Brooks
Gordon Brooks
Jefferson
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Strategic Air Command
George B. Farrar
Strategic Aerospace
Stategic Air Command
Gene C Reed Promoted To Major In U S Forces Germany
Gene C Reed age 35 son of Mr and Mrs George C Reed Route 3 Jefferson Texas was promoted to major Sept 3 in Germany with the 4th Armored Division where he serves as operations and training officer in Headquarters Company of the divisions 504th Aviation Battalion. He entered the Army in December 1950 and is a 1947 graduate of Jefferson High School. His wife Polly accompanies him in Germany. He has flown 2000 hours and trained at multiple bases including Moore AFB Mission Texas Greenville AFB Miss Stead AFB Nev Castle AFB Calif and Walker AFB N M where he became a B 52 co pilot. He previously served at Barksdale AFB and Dyess. He was selected for the advanced role for his combat crew record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrar
Brooks
Air Force Academy
Texas First District
Wright Patman
Trier
Germany
Europe
Chicago
Gene C. Reed
George C. Reed
Jefferson
Reed
504Th
Furth
Army
Jefferson High School
A&m College of Texas
College Station
Polly
SAC
Moore Air Base
Mission
Tex
Greenville Afb
Miss
Stead Afb
Nev
Castle Afb
Calif
Walker Afb
N.M
Walker
Barksdale Afb
Barksdale
Dyess
Strategic Air Command
26th Annual Texas Rose Festival Opens with Coronation
The 26th Texas Rose Festival begins Thursday October 17 at 7 30 p m with Queen Lometa Hudnall crowned at Municipal Auditorium. The four day event includes a Rose Show luncheons parade tours and a Queen Lometa’s court of 43 duchesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lometa Hudnall
Municipal
Garden Center
Martin Dies
Carlton Hotel
Lily Pons
Tyter
Lometa
Municipal Auditorium
Peter Wolf
New York
Roberta Reuter
Tyler
Langster Smith, Jr
Tyler Council of Garden Clubs
Eldon Lyte
Garden
Card of Thanks for Mrs. A. C. Kunkle Sr. tribute
Mrs. Roger Jones expresses gratitude to the First Baptist Church and friends for remembrances, food, flowers, and cards following the death of her mother Mrs. A. C. Kunkle Sr. Deep sorrow is noted and appreciation conveyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
A. C. Kunkle
Notice to customers about trash haul payments
Herman Epperson warns customers to pay only him for trash hauling and disclaims responsibility for debts of liffcord and Clinton Earl. He instructs that all business deals be conducted with him and no one else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Earl
Herman Epperson
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Crassists
Ralph Daniels
Linden
Texas
N. Polk
U. S
4Th Armored Division
Kimberly
Longview, Texas
Eugene Meyer & Son Hardware
Ruel Young
Ford Sales
N. Pelk
Rose Stadium
Jerry Shelton
Strutters, Festival Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Blackstone Hotel
Mrs
Roger Jones
Tejas Village
Harleton
Poland
Folger’s Coffee
Snow Lilly
Gladiola
Georgia
Morton House
Seaview Mackeral
Royal
Merrytime
Sun Valley
Hells
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