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'Captain' To Ba MissingtMemories Of World War I To BeRevivedt Company D ReunionItI Memories of doughboy dnvsl James T. Brooks Captain, a*France 30 years ago will he re- his men always respectfully calledlt;Pvived here Sunday when mein-i him, died here in Janliary. lieI'f bers of company D, 117lh suppl always had been the center ol tne* itram. 42nd division, get togetherreunion at the ^ - — —’ » — — - - — - - — 1• for their annualreunions and now that he is ^one.forcity park.Missingbe the manledPancho Nall. Dr. C. \V. Deats.J.1tne first time will who organized the company, lea it through training and into service during World War 1 and for several months as part of the army of occupation —Y. Hobb, Buck Hull and other are resolved to see that the an-Evans Hurtnual gatherings continue.Several men who have not been present for any of the reunions and some who have not been around tor years are expected;In Car Smash-Upback Sunday Among them are Rogers W Mills Johnson. Kansas City. Mo. whom Pancho Nall bumped into here recently tor thefirst time in three decades. HeNear Midlandis to pick up l,onnie McCool and Dcwev Erbey in Fort Worth and bring them to the company s conclave. A special invitation has been sent to Lt. John M. Lamb.!IiIIIEarl C Evans star route mail contractor of Big Spring suffered a broken leg and possibly otherinjuries m a head-on automobile collision five miles east of Midland Monday evening in which an Odessa youth was killed\ adon Mitchell Caldwell 15. Odessa, died early Tuesday in a Midland hospital of severe head injuries A brother. Hheuben 1*Caldwell. 23. Odessa, sustained a•*kcn leg and other injuriesand Rudolph Durdin. Odessa hada broken leg All were rushed toHouston, who was second in command to Capt. Brooks. jMen are hoping most of the sergeants Top Kick Wallace Williams. Mexia. who succeeded Tom Hilton in France. Joe Butts Midland, J Y. Robb, and Dr. C. W\ Deals Big Spring. Cecil Wasson. Oca tea. N M . and John B Ma-Sw eel water -will be aroundIIi!!ai■Midland hospital for treatmentIronically, all four men differed broken right legs. Evans’ fracture was near the knee,jors.The reunion is held annually the first Sunday alter Aug. 5. the date in 1917 when the company was mustered It saiied on Hallow e'en the same year and was trucking supplies to the front byNovember.Reminders of the reunion haveIlt;iIiiDetails on the crash were lacking hut at Midland reports said that the two machines eame to-.gcthcr with a terrific impact, virtually demolishing both cars Evans’ new station wagon was smashed into a twisted ruin Condition of Rheuben Caldwell was said to be criticalbeen sent to:J. Y Hobb. Perch Woods. U. G Powell. Tom Cantrell, Roy Carter, Jim Terry. Herbert Hays. John Miller. Pancho Nall. Dr. C. W. Deats. F C Marchbanks. Buck Hull f»t Big Spring; Sam Thomp-Rov Dozier. C. O. Powell. Key. R A. Powell. J F.J. B. Prichett of Colo- :son.WilevThe Caldwells and Durdin wereltsaid to have been returning horn Big Spring, where the Caldwellsvisited with relatives Evans presumable was enroute home from abusiness tripIPurchases Made!II Surplus\ ltv%*IBuildingsAll buildings a the Big Spring Army Airheld which were applied for by local persons have been approved by the RFC office mDallas, the chamber of commercewas advised this morning This does not mean that ail local applicants obtained approval. J. II. Greene chamber manager , pointed out. since some applied for the same structures. In thoseapproval was granted received first.instances, to applicationFinal at turn on the application is left up to Washington now but litle difficulty is anticipated in obtaining definite approval at that level for a majority of the structures involvedLocal negotiations with the RFCto Dallas were virtually terminated this morning K H. McGibbonchamber of commerce president who is m Dallas with several other local men. called the chamber office this morning and arranged to make spot payment foriQuinney, rado City J»»e Butts. Red Steel, of Midland: Lonnie McCool. Dewey Er-bey of Fort Worth; John B. Majors. Sweetwater. Curtis Turner. Bryan: Roy Denman. Roscoe; Dee Foster. Bronte; Bill Etheridge. Stanton: A A Ladd. Anson; BenWebb. .Monahans; Wallace Williams. Mexia; Max .1 Gardner. Wichita Falls; Jack Wilcox. Van Horn; Floyd Williams, Lubbock; /.eke Tav lor Olney; W. W\ Kelly. Costland; Elliott Terry. Plain-David Bentley, Snyder; j Glenn Dt-ason. Corpus Christi.Frank Perello. Detroit Mich ; I. F Nall, Jr . San Diego. Calif ;Rogers Q Mills Johnson, KansasCity. Mo.: (die J F Lindsey. Washington state; Chester Campbell. Oregon; Benny Spell. LakeCharles. La : Ledford (Shorty) Beard. Anthony. N M : Pitt Gardner. Tuscon. Ariz Souix City. Iowa;Lamb. Houston,Ocatea. FT M. j * Besides lt;Capt.i who death have removed from the reunion list are Bill Ames. Big Spring a Mr Nixon. Midland; Merlvin Walker. Hillsboro: Herman Griffith. Abilene; M D. Hampton. J II Brown and Ilamp Snell. Sweetwater.Others out of the company of7fi mav have died in the inter-Wveiling years, but those in Rig Spring who keep up with the company have no report on them.They know of several others residing in New York and Ma-sa-rhu'etts but do not have addresses.is11t(VIrc((V1Frank Miller.• Lt ' John MCecil Wasson.IBrooks,thoseft0*rpa
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Big Spring Weekly Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Fri, Aug 08, 1947
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