Artillery Unit Planned Here in Lubbock
Interest grows in forming a 155 mm howitzer unit in Lubbock with 35 to 600 enlisted men. A six year Armory plan would provide base pay and training camp status while reserve officers and veterans coordinate through Noris Bestwick Jack Lie or C E Gain at Texas Tech for recruitment and insurance options.
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Jon Wright
Tubces
Fameds Lad
Tractor
Woon
Jona Guard
Nery
Conis
Dimmy Noris
Bestwickers
Texas Avenue
Jack Lie
Varsity Book
C. E. Gain
Texas Tech
Adguon
Mrs. Bettie Graham 81 Dies in West Texas Hospital
Mrs. Bettie Graham aged 81 died at 10:45 a m Saturday after a short illness. A Lub bock resident for 25 years she lived at 2210 Fifteenth. Funeral at 3 pm Sunday at First Baptist with Dr J Ralph Grant. Burial in Lubbock cemetery Funeral director Bryan Mc Donald & Son. Survived by daughter Mrs J M Dwight two sons Jeff and Bob Graham a brother Rye Harding a nephew Fay Harding four nieces five granddaughters one great granddaughter and eight grandsons John Bob Bernie Dwight Charles Graham Everett Conwell and Talmadge DeWitt are among pallbearers.
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Bettie Graham
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
First Baptist Church
J. Ralph Grant
Lubbock Cemetery
Bryan McDonald & Son Funeral Home
J. M. Dwight
Jeff Graham
Bob Graham
Portales
N.M
Rye Harding
Brenham
Fay Harding
Stanton
Nora
Martha
Olive ‘Harding
Edith Lavelle
Big Spring
John
Bob
Bernie Dwight
Charles Graham
Everett Conwell
Talmadge DeWitt
Formation of Organized Reserve Units Cited as War Insurance
Maj. Wright argues that nationwide formation of reserve units provides good insurance against war. He notes that future conflicts will strike first and require rapid mobilization. Wright, captured by Japanese in Java in 1942, was a 1941 National Guard member later serving in the Regular Army.
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Maj. Wright
Java
National Guard
Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans For Tahoka High
Tahoka announces baccalaureate services with Rev. George Maurice Small preaching May 11 at 8 p.m. at the high school. Commencement speaker Charles Paxton of Sweetwater will address graduates May 16. Honor students include valedictorian Nan Weathers and salutatorian Doris Roberts among a list of graduates.
Commencement Sermon Set At Seagraves High School Tonight
Seagraves Texas May 10 Special J T Corder minister of the Appleton Avenue Church of Christ will deliver the commencement sermon for Seagraves High School class of 1947 Sunday night at 8 in the high school auditorium. Diplomas will be awarded Friday night May 16 at 8. The speaker is not announced. Four mid term graduates and 16 present term graduates will receive diplomas next Friday. Valedictorian and salutatorian not yet named. Graduates listed include Imogene Brown Patricia Edwards Alma Ruth Kennedy Lash Bernice Lewis Ruby Ips Lillian Sloss Dorothy Tate Mary Taylor Mary Vestal George Hart Robert Webb Peggy Jo Dunivan Gene Lampp mid term Charles Raynes Marvin McDaniel R C Taylor Jr Luther Shaw.
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Seagraves High School
Seagraves
J. T. Corder
Appleton Avenue Church of Christ
Imogene Brown
Patricia Edwards
Alma Ruth Kennedy
Y Lash
Bernice Lewis
Ruby the Ips
Lillian Sloss
Dorothy ‘Tate
Mary Taylor
Mary Vestal
George 8. Hart
Robert R. Webb
Peggy Jo Dunivan
Gene Lampp
Charles Raynes
Marvin McDaniel
R. C. Taylor, Jr
Luther Shaw
Promotion For Post Soldier Revealed In Japan
Headquarters Fifth Air Force in Nagoya announces the promotion of Pfc Teddie R Brannon of Post Texas to corporal. Brannon enlisted in 1946, arrived in Japan later that year and serves as a teletype maintenance man with the First Communications Squadron attached to Fifth Air Force. He is married to Roberta Boswell Brannon and they have a son. his brother David C Brannon is in the Navy at Corpus Christi Texas. Bessie Buckner 46 of 2512 Avenue K Lubbock dies after thyroidectomy at West Texas Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending. Survivors include her husband Jess Buckner a daughter Elsie Mae four sons Roy Harry Hubert Wayne and Jimmy Luther all of Lubbock plus mother and five brothers.
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Fifth Air Force
Nagoya
Japan
Teddie 'R. Brannon
G. W. Brannon
Post
Texas
Honshu
Army
Goodfellow Field
Brannon
First Communications Squadron
Fifth Air Force Headquarters
Roberta Boswell Brannon
David C. Brannon
Navy
Corpus Christi
Bessie Buckner
Avenue K
Lubbock
West ‘Texas Hospital
Plains Funeral Home
Jess Buckner
Elsie Mae
Roy
Harry
Hubert Wayne
Jimmy Luther
Seminole Youth Wins Humble Graduate Engineering Fellowship
Edwin J. Stanley of Seminole a civil engineering senior at Texas A&M was awarded a Humble Oil and Refining Company graduate fellowship in engineering. The two fellowships for a $1250 yearly stipend were begun this spring with Stanley and Burl H. Ervin of Healdton as first recipients. Stanley plans to pursue a master of science degree next year after earning his bachelor’s this month. He is the son of J. E. Stanley a stock farm operator and rancher. He entered A&M in 1941 but joined ROTC and served overseas with the 42nd Infantry Division earning the Bronze Star with cluster and the CIB before returning to college.
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Edwin J. Stanley
Seminole
Texas A&m College
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble
Stanley
Burl H. Ervin
Healdton
Okla
J. E. Stanley
Texas A&m
R.O.T.C
42Nd Infantry Division
Urgent Need For Carpenters On Housing Project
An urgent need for 15 carpenters in a housing project was announced by James E. Marshall manager of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission. Applications or inquiries should be made to the agency’s employment division in the Owens Building at Tenth Street and Avenue K.
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James E. Marshall
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
State Employment Service
Owens Building
Tenth Street
Ave. K
Secretary of Hockley County Development Board Resigns
LEVELLAND May 10 Special J S Mansfield secretary manager of the Hockley County Board of Development for five and a half years resigns to become Mona han Chamber of Commerce manager. Resignation effective June 1 as he assumes new post. He active in Rotary club and civic work. Forrest Weimhold says no successor named.
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Rotary Club
Forrest Weimhold
Hockley County
Former Seabees Meeting Set for Wednesday Night
An open forum for all area former Seabees will be at Texas Tech University Wednesday at 8 PM. Captain Jack Hite Gilbert of the Eighth Naval District announces discussion on forming a civilian reserve unit of Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps officers. An official motion picture on Operation Crossroads will be shown.
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Texas Tech
Seabees
Civil Engineer Corps
Jack Hite Gilbert
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
Bikini
Gilbert
Seminar outlines Seabee ranks and reserve status plan
Former enlisted sailor explains how Seabee ratings can be retained and longevity credits earned for pay while keeping full-time reserve status. He details seminar training and home study courses in civil engineering and related fields.
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Tion
Seabee Reservists Granted Voluntary Program Access
The policy states that certain offerings are available on a voluntary basis to all Seabee reservists, ensuring equal access without compulsion. It outlines eligibility and reflects a broader initiative to support reserve personnel.
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Ahoka High School
Charles Paxton
Sweetwater
Rotary
Nan Weathers
Doris Roberts
Charles Stewart
Bert Stephens
Seminole Youth
Geo. W. Gray
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Emerson Radio
Emerson
Meinecke Bros
Broadway
Hockley County Development Board
Plains Furniture CO
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Stering
Berlin
Parker
Crystal
American National Insurance Company
Eli W. Gregg
Lubbock Agency
Gregg
B. Haynes
J. J. Steele
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W. W. Sparkman
Paul Huber
S. G. Weaver
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