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Airport Dedication Highlights Morehouse Memorial Service
Morehouse Memorial Airport near Bastrop was dedicated at a 2 p.m. ceremony honoring parish veterans from World Wars I and II. The $160,000, 440-acre project is the fourth region’s first federal aid completion, drawing 217 pilots from across the South and visitors from Keesler and Barksdale air bases. Major speakers included Col. Glenn J. Witherspoon and Brig. Gen. T. B. Herndon, with air displays, model aircraft, and two plaques unveiled for fallen veterans.
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Margaret Gambrell
News-Star—World
Bastrop
Morehouse Memorial Airport
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
California
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Barksdale Afb
Shreveport
Keesler Field Hospital
Edward T. Broadnax
S. P. Emanuel
Oak Grove Methodist Church
News-Star
Col
F. M. S. Miller
PIO Air Training Command
Barksdale Air Force Base
S. E. Travis, Jr
W. M. Berry
Stanley S. Morris
Esso Standard Oil Company
W. T. Brown
W. B. Catchings
Louisiana C. A. A
Lew Gower
Gulf Refining Company
C. E. Elliott
George W. Burgess
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Broadnax
Bastrop Airport
Northeast Aviation Company
George E. Haddaway
Southern Flight Magazine
T. B. Herndon
307Th
Louisiana Air Force Reserve
Army
Barksdale Field
Lyles
Keesler Model Airplane Club
United States
Greiger
Ward Davis
Jennings
Aeronica
Monroe Fliers
A. J. Cloud
Pine Bluff
Ark
C. L. Lewis
Vicksburg
W. H. Caulfield, Jr
Alexandria
R. G. Hammett