Living Through a Typhoon Aboard a Small Navy Ship
A Navy yeoman writes his parents about surviving a typhoon near Okinawa aboard a small vessel. He recounts massive waves, a 130 mile per hour gale, limited radio contact, and a risky tow by the tug ATA 218. He credits faith and small miracles for the crew’s survival and notes the ship’s damage and the perilous harbor arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Robert Jones
Navy
O. L. Jones
Okinawa
Texas
Naval Headquarters
Navy veteran recalls mighty Pacific waves at Okinawa
A longtime sailor describes surfing immense Pacific swells off Okinawa, where towering waves rose about 80 feet, offering an aerial view from their crests. He remains safe, grateful to be alive, and hopes to go ashore for mail and news.
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Okinawa
Ben
Texan Says Atom Bomb Saved His Life
Cpl. Elton Summers of Houston Texas, among 158 American POWs arriving at Madigan Hospital Fort Lewis Tacoma Washington, declared he would kiss an atom bomb because it saved their lives noting guards had orders to kill prisoners if the Americans invaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Elton Summers
Houston
Texas
Madigan Hospital Center
Fort Lewis
Texas Grand Lodge Motto and Legal Citation Appears
A mixed text notes a Texas motto excerpt and includes a 1945 court citation naming Clara Fay Bond as plaintiff in Grayson County. The citation requires Carl Robert Bond to appear by October 29 1945 before Judge in Sherman Texas per filing date August 10 1945.
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State of Texas
Carl Robert Bond
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Clara Fay Bond
Divorce filing in Grayson County Texas against Carl Bond
The district court at Sherman Texas issues a divorce suit against Carl Robert Bond and a plaintiff for cruel treatment. The order is dated September 15 1945 with S V Earnest clerk and Nancy Drake deputy recording the action in Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Robert Bond
Sherman
Texas
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
Teague and Goodman Form Limited Partnership in Denison
Advertises a limited partnership under Texas law for a construction business in Denison. General partners are Clifton Teague of Abilene and R. S. Goodman of Denison. Special partners are Page Nelson and H. P. Campbell of Dallas with 10000 dollars capital. Commences September 12 1945 and ends August 21 1947.
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Teague & Goodman
General Partners
Page Nelson
H. P. Campbell
Special Partners
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Magnolia
Cae
Goodrich
Gosnell
First National Bank
The
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Texan
Atom Bomb
Texas Grand Lodge Magazine
Russia
Country
World
Perry Waldrop
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright
Denison
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