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IN MEMORYJIMMIE GEIGASmmi no first McKinney and Collin Count \ soldier killed in World War t The Jimmie Geigas Post No. 96, American Legion, is named in his honor.-- History of(Continued from P?ge Oneuse upstairs room for meeting place during year. The Legionagain sponsored a Chris Ming Minstrel production to raise funds forour Cnderpriviledged kids Christinas party. The Legion also sponsored the picture show showing the LOST B ATT ALLION movie. Several citizens of McKinnev were. 'Hfr-.invited to see the preview of this picture, recalling W ill J. Rhea.James 11 Merritt, Chief J. S. McKinney. Judge Hughston and W. A. Kerb\ as some of the guests invited by the Legion.S'ome ef th ' past commanders of the Jimmie Geigas Post 9(5 were 11 11. Neilson, Cant. Tully B. Lucas. Halsell S. la\ is. O. L. Barker, Lee Atkins. Dr. Paul D. Ro* bason. Eric B. Nelson. Thomas W ! Franklin. J. W. McKinney, W. Phil Wolford H. 11 Stand ley W. B. Chapman and others that we do not recall.The Jimmie Geigas Post sponsored clean up campaigns in McKinney for several years, members ot the Legion giving one day of his time to heln clean McKinnev, dri-ving trash trucks and picking up* trash accumulated at homes of Me* Kintv.n citizens During the life of the Jimmie Geigas Post in its earlv davs it had the best Drum and Bugle Corp organization in the state of Texas. This corn being organized by Captain Tully B Lucas, making V nventions and all district meetings. Each member paying hi own expenses on theserounding communities. Helped to advertise Collin County Fair and participated in all activities forthe betterment of our public schools.During World War under leadership of Mr. 11. 11. Neilson and wif? help entertain all veterans at USO in McKinney and at Government hospital. Giving cigarettes and magazines tb patients stationed there. Took particular interest in Boy Scout work and assisted in any way we could to help the boy to be a better man.O’DWYER IB TESTIFY INtrips. what, j, , j ...land tots of publicity for our home)0 dollars was raised b ... . _.tov McKinney, one important| trip recalled is one made to MountJ Pleasant to district Convention.Chartered bus to carry drum and j bugle corp to that meeting and | about 4 p.m. it started raining and j there were no hard too roads in those days, only' gravel and theyi were just graveled on top. Our busuver ,this method and made Santa Claus ccme see manv kiddies that would4|jgha\e been forgotten had it not been i’or the American Legion.In 1920 the Collin County old Settlers Picnic and Reunion As sociates gave a dinner in honor of the vets who served in World WarI in I* uich Park, and gave the j started to McKinney at 5 p.m. and American Legion tne Honor ot j We arrived at our destination (Me-leading the parade at opening du | Kinney i next morning at 9:30 a m. of picnic. Several Legionaires weiej taking turns throughout night on program to speak during the | pushing bus and keeping it be-celebration. • veen ditches. How muddy theThe Jimmie Geigas Post or- J group was and so tired. Vet had ganized a burring detail and firing ! lots of fun.^ mm , *squad to be in charge at all fun j Some of members of the Drum erais of World War I veterans that jand Bugle Corp were, Thos. Frank-were sent back to their home townto be buried. Detail for this duty were J. Boyd Webb (Deceased)Jack F. Pierce; (Deceased* Walker T Cooper: (Deceased) H. Bee-Morris Gay; (Deceased) ThomasD. (Turn) Franklin, H H. Neilson.Nappy Greer. Capt. Roy Hall, Carl Mavnard and Hi. Wilmeth. Thislin. Tully B. Lucas. Paul K. Wilson, N»ppy Greer, Ernest Moore, Morris Gay, Pete and Harry Anaganos, Ed Horrocks. Jack Beard.Loyal Order of the Cooties a sideissue of the Legino was organized, this order initiating large groups of veterans into its ranks. Having t fun : all who attended. K: ■ group would attend all funerals oiitained the 4th District conventionveterans in any part of Collin Countv and conduct a militarv fun-Weral. if requested by the family of deceased. Every business house in McKinney was closed the day ofJimmie Geigas funeral.on four different occasions. It was cur pleasure at one of our conventions to ha%e as our guestspeaker The Honorable Wright Patman. the Author of the BonusBill for World War I veterans. AllS. Keen I u,; omt -T- . i-casions Legion)f Me- members would go assist the fam-permission1921 Officers of Jimmie Geigas veterans of Collin County were in-Post were—Post-Commander Paul vited to this meeting and each K Wilson, 1st Vice-Corni •• H : b attending brought basket H Neilson. 2nd Vice-Commander \ lunch and all enjoyed the oc C. E. Dowell. Adjtant Thos W casion very much.Sg* '■ rwi * (Dunn. City CommissioiKinney. granted us permission to I ily of a sick veteran doing anypractical nursing he could, helping with the family chores and in different communities would help clean his crop or help plant it.The Jimmie Geigas post had over 500 members at one time and maintained a nice hall in the Crouch Building on south side ofsquare in McKinney. Held dances and were on ail projects for the upbudding of McKinnev and sur-For Easter)OK BETTER - WE \R BETTERr out of your wardrobe witn Our good cleaning: help clothesNew York. March 17 (INS*. — New York's former Mayor William O’Dwver, absenting himself from his post as Ambassador to Mexico, became the feature attractive today in Senate Crime Investigation committee hearings.The ordinarily casual New Yorker anxiously awaited Monday's resumption of hearings to see O’Dwver and to determine whether reputed underworld czar Frank Costello will submit to further questioning.Costello already is under threat of a contempt citation as well as a perjury charge because of his statements and actions in previous committee sessions.The committee was told yesterday that O'Dwyer. at the time he was in the army attached to the I ns pect or-Ge ne ral's De pa rt men t. visited Costello in Costello's Central Park apartment in 1942 or 1943.Commissioner of the Board of Water Supply James J, Moran,said that the meeting was arranged through Michael Kennedy, then leader of Tammany Hall, after O'Dwyer received a letter saying Costello was mixed up with thq Wright Field Air Base at Dayton. Ohio.Dramatic incidents occurred throughout the Friday hearings held in the federal court house at Foley Square and televised half-wav across the nation.wThe name of Governor ThomasE. Dewey was injected into the hearings in connection with gambling places at Saratoga Springs. N. V. an attempt was made to fix responsibility on the chief executive of the Empire State for failure of state police to close the gambling establishments.The governor immediately order ed his counsel to study the testi mony,Costello took a second wait from the hearings after ??pend!ni onlv 17 minutes before the Senate%*probers.He contended that he still wa: suffering from the sore throat hlt; complained of on Thursday anlt; could not testify. He produced ; new doctor's certificate but was in formed by Chairman Senator E.ste Kefauvcr that a physician ar pointed by the committee woullt; examine him to determine jus how ill he is.McKinney Folks are saying Buy At Bro*vn Hardware.”
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Mckinney Daily Courier Gazette
Mckinney, Texas, US
Sat, Mar 17, 1951
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