San Antonio marks 45 years of military aviation birthplace
Fort Sam Houston hosted ceremonies to unveil a marker commemorating San Antonio as the birthplace of military aviation in 1910. Surviving air detachment members including Maj Gen Benjamin D. Foulois spoke, with Chamber of Commerce president Tom L. Powell presiding.
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San Antonio
Ft. Sam Houston
Air Detachment
Signal Corps
Benjamin D. Foulois
USAF
Ventnor City
N. J
Vernon L. Burge
Herbert Marcus
Stephen J. Idzorek
San Mateo
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Foulois
Tom L. Powell
W. M. Breckinridge
Fourth Army
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LENTEN GUIDEPOSTS And the Pope and personal pride lessons
Lenten notes highlight Arthur Terrill named top conservation farmer by Alamo SCD for 1954 citing his buffel blue panic plantings and active promotion work. The column weaves in anecdotes on pride, faith, and a 1955 Guideposts tale about prayer guiding career resilience and chance opportunities. It also mentions the Medina Valley district grass contest set for March 16 and local advertising lines.
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Jah
McLean Arthur
Terrill
Alamo Soil Conservation District
Alamo Scd
Ft. Worth Press
Save the Soil
Save Texas
Adkins-Elmendorf
New Sulphur Springs
Eee
Progressive Farmers Club
Hartford Post
Pt. Chester
Hartford
St. Mary’s School
Eua
Lester H. Jones
Great Lakes
Somerset
Jones
Somerset Rd
Hartford Hospital
Sam Murphy
New York Evening Mail
Jane
Sullivan
Jack Jacowitz
New York
Port Chester
Mail
Park Row
Guideposts
Gopy Cient
Guideposts Asse
Board honors in conservation work highlighted by nominations
The San Antonio River authority chair Frank T. Drought and others received nominations for service to water and soil conservation while W. P. Coleman faced a contest judging 4 H and FFA grass event. Eight contestants posted perfect scores among 108 entrants, decided by spelling and neatness, with a controversial sunflower spelling tip influencing the outcome. Don Windrow pledged continued work by the board and supervisors to engage Bexar county youths in grass knowledge.
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Frank T. Drought
The
San Antonio
W. P. Coleman
Coleman
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San Antonio School
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Better Living
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Monroe Clinic
Monroe
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