Gard assumes command of U S Army district in Texas
Maj. Gen. Robert G. Gard has assumed command of the U S Army military district in Texas, per the headquarters. Gard recently returned from Korea where he led the Joint Military Assistance Advisory Group and previously served as senior member of the UN Command component of the Military Armistice Commission.
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Austin
Robert G. Gard
U. Army Military District
Teas
Wilt
Hersihety
Todard Gard
Korea
Joint
Sie Shat K
Military Armistice Commission
Arrest Backfires in Trinity as Police Chief Is Fired
Trinity Texas September reports the city police chief Zari Buford, 24, was fired for insubordination after arresting Councilman Darrell Morrow for drunken driving. Mayor T. L. Epperson announced the dismissal, noting Buford should have been recovering at home. Buford claimed tips about hotrodders led to the chase and unintended arrest.
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Trinity
Texas
T. L. Epperson
Zari Buford
Darrell Morrow
Buford
Morrow
Legionnaires Head For France Pilgrimage After Convention
Atlantic City reports a thousand Legionnaires headed to Europe after the 39th annual convention. John Gleason Jr., Chicago banker and WWII veteran, elected national commander, vows faithful service. Delegates plan a Paris reception by the French government and back a limited pension proposal for veterans 63 and older with low income. The gathering shows a more sedate tone after years of earlier high jinks.
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LPH
Europe
Korea
John
Gleason Jr
Chicago
Paris
Legion
Kaiser Bill
Mademoiselle
Armentieres
Congress
Gleason
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Dan” Daniel
Danville
Union Claims Funds in Estate
Cincinnati dispatch reports union officials found the late Phil E. Ziegler estate totals 71 359 dollars but clerical error raised it to 1940 490 dollars. They say failure to list the Brotherhood of Railway and State Clerks on a safety deposit box caused an erroneous inclusion of 1 269 131 dollars in union bonds within the estate.
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Cincinnati
Phil E. Ziegler
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steate Clerks
Ziegler
Oil Revenue Drop Forecast
Austin reports state revenue from crude oil sales will fall roughly 1.77 million dollars per month from last year's average if current Texas production levels persist. Officials say the shortfall could fuel talk of a tax bill in the next legislature, while Governor Daniel rejects submitting a tax measure to the special session. Miracles in upholstery offers daily restoration of sofas and chairs with free estimates via a listed specialist in the Business and Service directory.
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Austin
Texas
Daniel
Business & Service Directory
Former GI Heads Legion Named National Commander
John S Gleason Jr, a Chicago native and banker, was elected leader of the American Legion at its Atlantic City convention. A six son father and war veteran, he served as brigadier general in the Army Reserve since 1956 and earned honors including the Silver Star and Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters. He urged preservation of family life and traditional values alongside modern education and science. Gleason lives in Winnetka with his wife Mary Jane and six children Jack Dan Dick Tom Dave and Marty.
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Chicago
Organization of War Veterans
John S. Gleason Jr
American Legion
Atlantic City
Gleason
Legion
First National Bank
Notre Dam
Harvard
University of Wisconsin
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Boy
National Brotherhood Week
Chicago Youth Foundation
Mwingis National Guard
Legion's National Rehabilitation Commission
Senate
Army Reserve
Winnetka
Mary Jane
Jack
Dan
Tom
Dave
Marty
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