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Lt. Marion Key Tells Of English Tribunal Lt. Marion T. Key, former Jub bock attorney, left his law office for the Army—and the war took him into the greatest legal class room of all, in Merriengland where the old common law was born. In letters to George Dupree of Lubbock and Carl Rountree of La mesa, Lt. Key relates of a visit to famous old Bailey Court, where a majority of the criminal cases in England are tried. One of the four courts in the building was in session, trying a case involving charges of violation of an order at the ministry of fuel. The letters were read to Lub bock County Bar association Sat urday noon, at a luncheon. English courts, Lt. Key wrote, are singuary devoid of the fan fare of courts in this country. Counsel, judge and witness have a copy of what Lt. Key inferred was an outline of testimony, and the witness referred to con tinuously, and counsel and judge kept pace through use of the copies. Centuries of custom manifested themselves in decorum and dress The judge wore a red robe and wig; counsel for the crown, de fense and clerks wore black robes and wigs of peculiar interest to Liv Rev, the jury, of seven persons o'he war shared the list from 12), was “given little attention ”... small note was made of their presence . The arrangement of the court room was of particular interest, with the witness standing when giving testimony. He steps down if he elects when there is argu ment of counsel. There are ‘y ing leve's at the floor, and the spectators, ond a few of whom may find seats, find they +en interferred with by the prisoner’s dock, jury box and other terror seals. Cpl. Carl L. Dean, 19, has even stationed with the Medical De tachment of the 536 Amps bous Yank Battalion at Fort Ord, Calif. for about two months. For over a year prior to ‘pis entering the, s service in May, of 1943, he was employed at the South Plains Army Airfield ,1 € pl. Dean's par ts, Mr. and: rs. W. R. Dean of 1301 Thirty third street, for the past week ave been visiting with him Sn California, and plan to remain an other week. Sgt. Charles Rowan has return ed to an Atlantic seaport embark ation point after spending a week's rlough here with his mother, rs. C. P. Muckleroy, 2122 Thirty end street, and a brother, Pfc. inn B. Rowan and wife, 2117 Fifteenth street, who is station ed at Lubbock Army Airfield. Sgt. Rowan's visit here was his first furlough in two years. He has been in action in two major bat tles in the North African area and has made two trips across the At lantic in a hospital ship. He is expected to sail for an unan nounced destination as soon as he is assigned to a new ship await , christening at the port. On a visit here, he left a number f souvenirs brought back from the battle areas. John N. Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harrell, route 3, Lub bock, last week received a much coveted pair of pilot wings and was commissioned a second lieu tenant in the United States Army Air forces. Lt. Harrell was ap pointed an aviation cadet last year and was sent directly to the classification s center at Nash ville, Tenn, where he was chosen as poten tial pilot ma terial From there he went to a pre - flight school where he underwent ardu ous toughening up exercises and study. He received his primary and basic flying training at vari ous training fields in the South east and was then sent to the Army Air Forces Advanced Fly ing school at Marianna, Fla, for two months intensive course in single engine flying tactics and operations from where he was graduated. Lt. Harrell is a gradu ate of New Deal High school and attended Texas Tech where he was a member of the Aggie club. Prior to going into service, he was employed at Redwine’s Drug store here. Wilburn Preston Coffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Coffman, $20 Avenue U, has written his parents of his promotion in the Navy from a seaman, first class, to a shipfitter, third class. He has been in the southwest Pacific 19 months. He is a graduate of Lubbock High school and former student of Texas Tech. Leslie F. Johnson, 23, machin ist’s mate, third class, in the U. S. Navy, returned to Davisville, R. I. last week after spending a 10-day leave here with his mother and friends. His mother, Mrs. Bill Daniel, resides at 1420 Tentna street. Johnson entered Naval service last July 26 and received his boot camp training at Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Va. He at tended grade and junior high schools here, later going to Hale €erter and attending school there. His wife, Mrs. Alma Johnson, who has been residing at 1908 Avenue WM, returned to Davisville with Five Smits. Piles. co. were among the 2yt Pex . he has came AAF pits it Aa eos fraduration exercises sf pass 44-C at the eleven ad vanced flnan schools uh oth Central Finn Trfivgug 63043 man last week. The class was th largest divi a listory of tt commend, ber bers front area were J. F. Nix, jr. of Aner nmathyvy, on bedtrreted trem Bort gf at ah ee + x Irwin, sore Coo. . ton faut William B. Crawford, 1724 Te OPIN aN stone” . boon k, Altos Okla Army AL tes Loyd A. Williamson. ('t * + teases tera uti) Howerd D. Walthall, Veh. Praga AT oe ND See ote aie PF sS ec PUG Do bate tt Bey ery rb TS be cept off.cer. 4.0pt 5 les ‘ et Se fie. digi Beth, abt ana Officer J. F. Nix, jr., Adsst mg am cop Aver: SNESS desire of mis parents i father is pastor of Abermatrs Barn. church The parents and as +ter, Mrs. BF. Per visen, aha oto brothers, Joe and Mu. LN, flight instructor of Bryan Army Airfield, attemed to of ficer’s graduation exer: day at Wace. Flight cig, was graduated from C High school, was a pre aw stdant at Texas Tecennolomcal colege and transferred to Bavior on tereety where he tavker Moa of praduation when be ert connel to volunteer for duty ou th the armed services in Ja Pvt. Harold Ralph Jackson, 2”, son of Mr. ard Myr. C. Ce Jackson Tahbokal ys sone oko. ae Sami Bete. daa, rhe ype TP age ee oan Fet 23, HAS, he Porst Trott at Camp “4 YESS Brey tio te Pry ‘ re sea son at Camp Maska’ senior in Draw Hough » he enlisted in 1943. Mr and Mrs. N. Fo Miallins of 2224 Twenty-first street nave re ceived word that thee soma Lt James D. Mullins, has arised in North Asia. Aretses an NOE, Jr. is on the Westies tata port of embarkation. Joe Dick Hensley, 60 Mr and Mrs. A.M. Hensies, 2 ° 6 fifteenth street, Who entered ion the Navy in October, 1942 has been promot ed to petty of ficer, second class, according to word received by his parents. His ration ots radio man, sec ond class. Word of his promotions came from Aus tralia. Young Hensley, who was home con leave last Apri, has been somes nere in the South west Pacific since that time He has lived in Lidibock pret. wiv all his life and attended Lubiock 4 gs EC3OuIs, Co oy ROHELER, Sa tacnente Clif --Pvt. Thomas H. Rooker/ Lai ‘ae’ Ko Mier oe Sith Pea ont the Western Senal Corp toot Tran ning center here, bap ua fed as expert rifiemmag with the OW eit bre rifle, score (The tot 105, Sgt. Melvin K. Roach, 20, son of Mr and Mrs. Roy Roaen, 904-B J Avenue* M, has Peerm reporter couvraded in her voyer [talv de Wop tetrad tent ther Ot ab wt : ut Ile not Foyt ‘ mtr die den Rootpess annie ee Ta Waa ate ae Phe oer eelt Corps Sept. 23, 1a5 ° trained oat Shepard of 4 later trained at Pate 5 at dali field, Fla, He bias taa s Pas Since dest Neo ery ae; Was Dased seme sere or Pas, Mis. J. B. Musfee tid i teenth street, pas oo oes that her wi ctidputs. Beran 7. Mur fee, Wii tine heey Gen. Mark Clark whch Abe a sion in Italy, is well and are ne fine and that al deeator fog bock boys are safe. Yours Aboulee gun of Geo Wo Abate wed Known West Tera, be corner ryan, was born and parthailio rece t a Lubbock. He formotiv ations school here. He was part, coated in two major engagement one lasting 43 days and the other 39 days, resatves have been infvrmed, MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Edwin E. Head, husband of Ruth Evelyn Read, of 1403 Fourteenth street, Lubbock, and Charles W. Calhoun, husband of Jo Ivn Calhoun of 1616 Tenth street, Lubbock, have be gun studies at the Army Air Forces Officer Candidate school here, which after successful com pletion will qualify them for com missions as second leutenants in the Air Forces. As civilians, Read was principal of Merkel High school and Calhoun attended Tex as ‘technological college, where he was a football star. PONGE CITY ARMY AITA FIELD, Kas. Staff Sergeant James L. Breedlove, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Breedlove, 1317 Thirty-second street, Lubbock, has been awarded the Good Con duct Medal, a red and white rib bon to the woorn on the tunic as a symbol of service of a year or longer in the army with a char acter and efficiency rating of “ex cellent’ He is a member of the 455th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron. Chief Petty Officer Coleman McSpadden, who has served with the SeaBees for ~ 23 months over seas, is on 26- day leave and visiting his wife at 2215 Twen tieth street, and his mother, Mrs . A. McSpadden 34502 Avenue U McSpadden pa ticipated vna the Corn sea, Santa Cruz and Solo moans campaigns. He has been in the Navy for 22 rents McSPADDEN NEW YORK—Capt. E. C. Blythe, at 602 Avenue E, Lubbock, Texas, has been graduated from the Fair ehild Camera and Instrument Cor Preto' s weisah sextant school in New York City Repair and Maintenance of the Fairehild sex hints taught in the school which is conducted for carefully picked army navigated officers and tech nicians. Capt Bisbe has return ed to his station, McDill Field, at Tampa, Florida, Aviation Cadet Albert Basinger. im, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Basinger, r. 441 Twenty-fourth street, Was re cently graduated, after completing the Corse in basic flight train ing at the 817th Army Air Forces Fight Training selctment at Curtis field near Brady. He is now receiving his ad vanced flight in struction at Aloe Army Airfield near Victoria, where he was transferred from Brady. The promotion of Wilfred Tramer from private first class to corporal, technician fifth grade. Was announced from “somewhere in England” by the U. S. Army Eighth Air Force Service com mand. Cp! Tramel as a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tramel. 1419 Twenty-fifth street He attended Whiteface High show and was employed in constructed work prior to going into service He has been overseas seven months and is now doing inter or guard duty with the military police. He recently visited Scotland on a fur lough. Pfc. Lee Vernon Boyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Boyd, 1716 Avenue M, is in the U.S. Marines and is now sta tioned at Cherry Point, N. C. He enlisted in the Marines last September and received his boot camp training at San Diego. He attended Louth pack public schools and was an officer in the Salvation Army prior to enlisting in the service. He has peached 4 Lubbock on numerous occa sions. Roy Flowers, 21, son of Mrs. H. J. Flowers, 2310 Twenty-ninth street, radioman 1] ¢ in the Navy, is Stationed in the Samoa islands He left the United States last April. Radioman Flowers is a former student at Texas Techno logical college. He was stationed in Hawa for a time and studied at the University of Hawai, be fore transferring to California to take radio work Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Robertson, route 4. Lubbock, have four sons in the armed forces of Uncle Sam, Pfc. Andy Robertson, 28, is sta tioned at Kearney, Neb. He enter ed service in January, 1943, and was first stationed at Salt Lake City, Utah From there he was transferred to Nebraska. Pvt. Francis Robertson, 26, is in a hos pital somewhere in Italy where he was wounded in February. He was first stationed at Camp Wolt ers near Mineral Wells after going into service last June. He went overseas about the first of the year to North Africa and from there to Italy. Pvt. Alton Robertson, 20, is in the Air Corps and is an air pane mechanic at Keesler field, Miss. Pvt. Clifford Robertson, 18, the forty son, is training as an airplane mechanic at Sheppard field, Vienta Falls. All four boys have attended Lubbock county schools, the two oldest at Fren sage school and the two youngest pers oat Cooper. They were en gaged inn tamming prior to donning wii farms The two oldest boys are married. Ensign Francis Louis Montan den, V2, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Moantanden of Knox Cats, who at tended Texas Technological cnl lege three years, was commission ed an ensign in the CLS. Navy at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ith, Beiday and was married later in the day to Miss Mary Lois Book er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FE. M. Booker, 2802) Avenue P. En sign Montandon enlisted in the Navy last June and first trained at North Texas Agricultural col lege before going to officer can didate school at Northwestern. He and his bride will visit at Knox City and here before he reports to duty at San Diego, April 3. ATHENS, Ga.—W Naval Aviation Cadet William N. Walker, son of Mrs. Lorena B. Walker of 2421 Twenty-first street, Lubbock, has reported to the U. S. Navy Pre- Flight school here for three months of physical toughening and instructhian ny advanced ground school subjects. Cadet Walker graduated from Lubbock High School and attended Texas Technological college three years. RUSTON, La. — Pvt. Paul D. Berthelot, Jr., of Lubcock has com pleted the college phases of his Marine Corps officer training at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute here, and has been transferred to Parris Island, S.., for recruit training preceding officer candi date class. Naval Aviation Cadet Guinn §. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs Mack Johnson, 2215 Twenty-first street, left here last week for Natchitoches, La., after spending a short visit with his parents. He has been enrolled in a V-12 program at Ruston, La., and was transferred to Natchitoches for preparatory flight training. FORT KNOX, Ky.—~Pvt. May nard B. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Miller of Littlefield, has graduated from the Armored School Tank Department here, where he was trained as a skilled tank mechanic. Pvt. Cteamous White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jewel White of Shal lowater, was among the three soldiers out of 300 to make ex pert with the M-1 rifle recently at Camp Wheeler, Ga., he notified his parents. In ducted into the service on Jan. 20, 1944, he was sent to Fort Sill, Oklo, for two weeks, going from there to Camp Wheeler. He is in the infantry. Prior to entering the service Pvt. White was a student in the Shallowater High school. Herbert W. Leaverton, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Leaver ton, 1812 Thirteenth street, has been promoted from the grade of corporal to sergeant at an Eighth RAF bomber station somewhere in England, according to an announcement from Eighth AAF Headquarters somewhere in France. Sgt. Leaverton is a mem ber of the headquarters detach ment of a Flying Fortress group in England. Prior to his entry into the Air Forces, he was a stu dent of Texas Tech. FORT SILL, Okla.—Burnis E. Whited, husband of Vivian Lucille Whited of Lubbock route 4 and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whited of Milano, has arrived at the Field Artillery Replacement Training center here, to begin 17 weeks of basic training. NAPIER FIELD, Ala.—Holly C. Shuler, Jr., 22, of Snyder, Texas, received the silver wings of an Army Air Forces pilot and was sworn in as a second leutenant at colorful cere monies at Napier Field, Alabama, an advanced single-engine pilot school of the Army Air Forces Training command. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Holly Shuler, Atab route, Snyder, Texas, Lt. Shuler is a graduate of the Snyder High school and was a student at Texas Tech at the time of en listment in the AAF. CAMP ABBOT. Ore. — Pvt. Charles S. Smith, Jr. of 2918 Thirty-sixth street, Lubbock, has arrived at the Engineer Replace ment Training center here to un dergo a course in basic training In preparation for duty as a com bat Engineer. As a civilian, Pvt. Smith was an engineer. He is a graduate of W. H. Adamson High school and the University of Tex as, and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Friends of Joe D. Stokes have been advised of his promotion to the rank of captain. Capt. Stokes is in the quartermaster’s corps and is stationed in Louisiana. He has a brother, Clarance Stokes, who is in foreign service. The Stokes family formerly resided at Wolfforth. Cpl. Worth A. Zachary of the U. S Marine corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Zachary of 1410 Avenue Q, now is stationed at Cherry Point, N. C., in a Mit chell B-25 squad ron as a turret gunner.A for mer student of Texas Technolo gical college, Cp. Zachary, joined the Marines a year ago. He re ceived boat training at San Diego, and was shipped to an air station in California for two months. He also was stationed at Norman, Okla., where he was chosen as one of ten men out of a group of 75 for aerial gunner training. Cpl. Zachary attended gunnery school at Purcell, Okla., where he received his corporal stripes. Later he was transfer red to Jacksonville, Fla., for oper ational training for three months. After visiting his parents here re cently on a sixteen-day leave, he reported to Cherry Point. Edward A. Warren, publisher of the Post Dispatch, who took a leave of absence to enter the Navy in January, 1943, is now on Gua dalcanal, according to letters re ceived by rela tives and friends’ at Post. He was recently promot ed to photogra pher’s mate, first class. Warren, who operated an engraving de partment in con nection with his weekly news paper, attended Naval Photogra phers’ school at Great Lakes, IL, and trained later at Pensacola, Fla. He has been overseas since last September. Since he has gone to the Pacific, he has been settling back quite a col lection of photographs from the various areas including scenics and ‘shots’ of the natives of the is lands. Mrs. Warren is acting edi tor and publisher of the news paper in her husband's absence. CORSICANA — Aviation Cadet Rex B. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Anderson of Shallo water, has arrived at the Corsi cana field here and has been as signed for primary flight train ing. Cadet Anderson came here from the San Antonio Aviation Cadet center. Pfc. L. C. Rea, Jr., 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Rea, sr., route 3, Lubbock, is now stationed somewhere in England where he is a supply room clerk in the U.S. Army. He was inducted Jan. 29, 1943 after work ing for the Doug las Produce com pany here. He attended Fren chip High school. Prior to going to England, he was stationed at Camp Swift with a combat en gineering battalion for eight months. He has written his pa rents that he thinks England is a beautiful country but he'd much rather be back in “good old Lub bock. ' GREAT LAKES, SI]—Clarence E. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Davis of Lubbock route 4, recently graduated at the Naval Training school Electric on the Iowa State College campus, Amesia, and received recognition as eligible to qualify for the petty office rate of electricians mate third class. BAINBRIDGE, Ga.— Louis F. McMenamy, son of Louis E. Mc Menamy, Lubbock, Texas, has re ported to the Bainbridge Army Air Field as an aviation trainee. After completing his duties here at the basic pilot school, he will be transferred to pre-flight train ing at Maxwell Field, Ala. Avia tion Trainee McMenamy, who is a former student of the University of Oklahoma, joined the Air Forces on July 2, 1943. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lindsey, 107 North College avenue, have re ceived word that their son, Lyonal Lindsey has been promoted to a first class petty officer in the Navy. He is stationed at a Naval air station somewhere in Alaska. A grad uate of Lubbock High school and an ex-Westerner football player, Lindsey has been in the Navy since December, 1941. He grad uated from a naval machinists schol in Dearborn, Mich. and has been stationed in Alaska 15 months. He was home on a 15-day leave last November. DODGE CITY ARMY AIR FIELD, Kas.—Sergeant Coy W. Ford son of Mr. J. O. Ford, 1929 Avenue N, Lubbock, Tex., has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal, a red and white ribbon to be worn on the tunic as a symbol of service of a year or longer in the army with a character and efficiency rating of “excellent.” He is a member of the Hq. Ha. Squadron, 95th Training Group. Aviation Cadet Monte M. Page, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Monte M. Page, sr, 1713 Twenty-third street, recently completed the Army's primary flight training course at Thun derbird field No. 1, Glendale, Ariz. A graduate of Lubbock High school, Cadet Page first train ed at Kelly field and later at Lake Charles, La., and Del Rio, Texas. He entered the armed forces on June U1, 1941 and was appointed an aviation ecadet last June. Pvt. Wylie H. Summerlin of Fort Lewis, Wash., who has been serving overseas since last June, has just completed a 20-day fur lough here with his wife and parents, Mr and Mrs. Wilburn S. Summerlin, 412 Avenue D. Pvt. Summerlin was inducted into the Army, Jan. 6, 1943 and took his basic training at Fort Lewis and Longview, Wash. He is in a mili tary police battalion and recently brought back a load of war pri soners. He is to report back to Fort Lewis for further orders. Pfc. Henry K. Pitts, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Pitts of Lamesa, has successfully completed training and graduated from Chanute field, 1., in an Army Air Forces train ing command electrical school, and in various technical operations vital to the maintenance of the country’s fighting planes. James Lewis Savell, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Savell, route 2, Slaton, has returned from suc cessfully passing an examination for the Naval air corps and will continue his studies at Texas Tech until May 20 when he will be call ed for training. Savell is a grad uate of Slaton High school. DEAN HARRELL JOHNSON IRWIN WILLIAMSON CRAWFORD WALTHALL NIX Shirley W. JACKSON HENSLEY ROACH BASINGER BOYD ANDY ALTON FRANCIS CLIFFORD MONTANDON WHITE SHALER ZACHARY WARREN REA LINDSEY PAGE
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Sun, Mar 19, 1944
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