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• ** 4 |fm TEXAS HEROESWOULD PUT BRONZE TABLET IN U. T. STADIUM FOREACH MAN !if ■ J -w..*. . ... .. Tex., July 8.—In full we^Jjing with the original plan to ihakfe the great stadium at the Uni-versity of Texas a real memorial to the 4?exas heroes of the World War tribute to the men who gave for the cause for which ough t ~bronze tablets to their 'memory will now be placed upon theconcrete- structure. An effort is belief made to reach the family of ev- j ery man in Texas who is entitled to this distinguished recognition, in the hope that all may be given a place of honor. ^ In a letter addressed “to tJfe1 families of Texans who gave tholr-lives in the World War,” Dr. , WijM. W. Splawn and H. J. Lutcher ! Stiirk, president Texas Memorial j , Stadium ■ Association, the following j ^ statement is made: i ,“The Texas memorial stadium has ! 1 been erected at the University of ; , Texas by popular subscription as a ; memorial to the Texas men and women who served in the World War. This is the first statewide memorial erected to these Texas men and women. In keeping with this idea, suitable memorial tablets are to be erected to the memory of those : Texas men and “women who gave their lives in the service of thedr country.“The family of each Texas man and* woman who paid the supreme sacrifice during the war is now invited to place in the Texas Memorial Stadium a bronze memorial tablet to the memory of this individual.' HA uniform bronze tablet has been1 Relented and a description of it is enclosed herewith. Those erect-ing^fche tablets are asked to pay only the?actual manufacturer's cost. The Stadium'* Association will take care ofplU expense connected with the placing of these tablets. A very low prlcipbas v been offered by the manufacturer, and it is believed that a large tmriiber of tablets will be placed^ lAtjho Mad illm to the memory of gajlant sons and daughters of Teis-Who gave their lives to their country. Certain information is necessary* concerning each individual in whoso, memory a tablet is erected.”• The cost of the bronze tablet isTh^ memorial tablets to be placed in ithe‘ memorial stadium will be eigfet inches high and twelve inches widOy and will b*j made of solid castbrd^xeV The bronze will he cast in imported -I -Frweh sand, each tablet beii||viCa8t separately. The background will heavily pebbled ami finishtrd ip golden statuary. The seal and (lettering will be raised about . 8f88jpfJ an inch above the back-^0cb letter, will h* handj • A hand tooled raised borderinch wide surrounds the ||fab|afe^TKe - tablets are heavily lac-^llquei^d to provent tarnishing.''plate, will be fastened to theKcohcW^i wulls of the stadium with SJovulSp^lded bronze screws in% keep-the.*--tatlet Bronze ig a per-and the . tablets once endure for countless jbeeumea more, bWiti-^*^ahd these tablets in-jfepideieriorating wilI becomeul, with.passing ofM■:«” -—-r—r
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Sat, Jul 10, 1926
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