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MKWS NOTES FROM
1W NAVIGATION
SCHOOL
Continued from Firtt l’nf«
twt of V*. l,i wi' and l\ pi’ Aim-'
The tiler -d mimic, Wh!i\ UmI.
■fll hr on hand with his 20 cameo
inpr e--c>:.-> and taki off:
niter* intn rt notable- •,* Charlie j
■Mtrrworth. Kochc.di r, Donald
Bart. Fred Allen, etc Rounding out
**Ia the Groove” an thi Tip Top
Girls >.x lovely acrobati dancer-
arba pert’ t throughout .!u* shew
a m:iu')>‘r of fast-paced routines.
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ro;>r divided into groups
ror? PARTY INVITATIONS
Kvery Mafic man who had a gross
income of $500 or nuire last yea*
arid every niartied man ho had a
gross income of $1,200 or more in
I ‘.*12 must file an income tax re
■utn regardless of liability for the
Cr iw if.-i enthusiasm f or the Fri-
dt| igh* parties of the WINS ai
(ft*- Se:v: e club ha- prompted
Amir» in the plan of invitations to
the o.en cf Hondo Army Ai Fild.
lacreising scope of the affair h..,-
mmmut-ii -d division of the enlisted
personnel for invitations to join the
numbers of Women in Navigation
(BA for Ladies’ night observances
■l the Service club.
The division has been made into
Cmt groups for the enlisted men.
the Wirs’ general invitation for
V plan is under consideration for
assembling the various squadrons for
>n auch j preparation of returns under the di-
rection of the staff of the income
tax consulting office. Kvery man
would be required to attend the meet-
ing and bring complte data cov-
ering Ins individual case. A quest ion-
air- is being prepared to acquaint
the men with the data needed, and
thi fo: ms will be distributed soon
over the entire post.
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MARKSMEN PERFORM
Castroville Cullings-:-
LOCAL, PERSONAL AND BUSINESS ITEMS FROM
THIS BUSY IIURG
ISABELL KARM. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE
News and advertising copy for this column for the week’s issue
should be submitted to Miss Harm or mailed direct to us
at Hondo not later than Tuesday night of each week. Miss Kaim
is authorised to collect and receipt for t-uy uusmess for this paper.
CASTROVILLE. TEXAS Tl ESDAY. JANUARY 26, 1943
12-10-27 victory for the cadet* The
Cadets w»ie |»aced bv Hetsch. who
tallied 18 points, while Smith lid the
losers’ attack with 12 points.
It was the cadets’ second game i
siner organizing In their initial
ilu.-h la-t week with th« San Antonio
Aviation * adet ("ntei quintet, the
locals were downed 52 to 37. They
sought revenge on the t'entei Wed
South-central r
being a*K0q t '■***
?*k ,Anting «
**>• th' Texa* a -air
Service, which „ * ‘oils*.
•f this important tr!U* 16 *“
St,
1"; *|“.|» *.*
sure
1.00
tl:
eni out
aml t
”i the
m *day niglit when they met the en- 'deison, Oiief 'of &
’ th' !
I viculturnl
research
listi <1 men then
The Navigators, who took a forfeit i live aeon - hai"
"Steers 525
.Marksmanship exihibitions, spon-
sor- -I by an amunition nianufaetur-
ii g firm, were heid at the post sheet
field Fiida> and Saturday by Mr.
^••d Mrs. L. \V. Johnson.
The experts demonstrated their
incredible skill with the .22 rifle,
pump and uutamatic shotgun, high-
powered rifle and .38 and .45 calibre
pistol.
Mr. Johnson is one of the coun-
try’s foremost exibition shots, while
Mrs Johnson is the women’s chant
—ZICN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
SUNDAY, JAN. 31, 1943.
10:00 a. in. Sunday school and Ri-
ble desses. William H. Santlebei Jr.,
Superintendent.
11.00 a. m. English Divine ser-
vice.
The Pastor will start instructing
the 1943 confirmation class on Sat-
urday, Feb. 20, 1943, beginning at
cor.grigutien will be installed at the
morning service. God’s blessings in
the past can only spur us on to
greater faithful? ess in the future.
There is yet so much to be done and
* eternity i- drawing ever nearer. May
v,c find ever greater need of wor-
ship unto Him as we find ever great-
er joy tn working for Him. Zion’s
Lutheran again stands ready to serve
| you and unto sueh worship and
from the Salvation Army five in the
1 league hat week t<> *un Uteil win- W ».«M«o,e to th
ning «tiea!. to five in a row. are j Planted Jq by >() .‘nH‘
looking forward to a probable trip H' *t would inn,',. *Par
to Georgia in February for a hot - a,'rt‘ plot. R,)n | *. . * * i
contest with the Fort Henning offi-
cers’ team.
The Hondo officers’ squad is con-
ceded to be one of the most power-
ful in this area, while the Paratronp
basketeers have an impressive rec-
ord that includes victories over
Georgia university and Georgia Tech.
Lt. S. S. Levinson, skipper of the
Navigators, is confident i.is team of
10:00 o’clock in the morning. < hil- work, while it is day. ‘‘The Christ
former coliege stars has the might to *,!;d 1 'i:* r Mr-diti-
*Ves ' ork important
of war Items and - - **
Stated "among l^gromS*' Naviga- j »,ion «k^et ami tra,, shot of Wisscon- the ‘Various ‘ orgmiiiaUo.is of
•Mated among the groups, xaviga , a|)(j has ^eld three womens
dren of our congregation who havi
reached confirmation age please take
notice and attend.
On Feb. 7, 1943, all officers of
oui
on some mid-week night
Although the number of
wamen attending the parties in-
OKWied considerably last. Friday night i
Mwre are still many times more men
present than young ladies. The
gnop rotation invitation plan is a
Jadicious arrangement worked out
to solve t,ho problem. Cant. C. A.
Ban! special services officer ar-
mneed
cadets will form a lift.: group, | worj,j recorjs jn competitive pistil
they will be guests at a shootinK.
duled on some mid-week night. , ^ ^
young | R£CEPTION HELD FOR COL. AND
MRS. C. B. DANY
An informal reception for the post
commander, Lt. Col. George R. Dany
ar.d Mrs. Dany was held last Satur-
day night at the Officers’ club.
Invited guests included all officers
of the post and wives. Capt. Don L.
Negley, post adjutant. Major Mel-
Oniy men from a <i* sign atm I group . v,uL. \\T. Beardsley, assistant directer
B he permitted to join the MINb|<)f trainill)f fo[. ;.uui,t KiOUp n. Lt.
wil
for their Friday night entertain
Bients. The soda fountain and res-
taurant section of the club, will be
kepi open to all. Orderly room rep-
raer ativ s of the groups will be on
teid U» admit their men to the see-
tnn devoted to party-goers.
Increasing attendance of young
faiu-n at the affairs, sponsored
Jaaitly hy the club of civilian girl
Caploycs at the post and the Service
dab, indicated the growing popular-
ly of Friday night entertainments,
Service club entertainers provide
pngrams and Pvt. Allen Ray’s Ser-
vice Club orchestra furnishes mu
nr far dancing. A feature of last
week'* novelty program was a quiz
••■test which a group of men
tte 843rd navigation training squad
Col. Cecil H. Childre, director of
training, Mrs. Childre, Lt. Col. Odea
Evans, executive officer, Mrs. Evans, i
Capt. Daniel P. Detmore, group I op-
erations, Mrs. Detmore, Capt. Galen
B. Price, commander of the 841st KLNO PARTY AT I’AL Si!
navigation training squadron, and HALL, SUNDAY. JANUARY 31. 3
Mrs. Price formed the reception p M EXTRA FINE AWARDS
give the Paratroopers a stiff battle
and thinks chances for a Hondo vic-
tory are good.
Tilts with Midland teams there
booked for last Monday night for the
Comets and Navigators were post-
A. H. FALKENBERG, Pasaor. poned because of bad flying weath-
er. The Hondomen already have u
victory each over the Midlanders.
vlieh scientists"!'^ ***
■ «;ork oak planting £?*
t > ict-eed in tn. c , Bll*r
t-
Mi ih >;.t success has Vi**
........
*" ( ' " u *' »he project fw‘
'rantatii
we will not share we cannot keep.
We extend a cordial welcome to one
:-.:<i all to work and worship with us.
The church with a welcome.
FIVE CAGE TEAMS
END OF SECOND
LEAD AT
ROUND
committee.
A buffet supper was served. An
entertainment program was provided
by the Service club staff of enter-
tainers.
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PICNIC HELD
AND ENTRANCE PRIZE
Mr. and MriL 0. W. Tondre and
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carle Jr. had as
their guests over the week-end,
Pvt. Dwight ELis, of Knoxville
Tinn., Pvt. Albert Emma of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, and Pvt. Ruh-
aid Fest of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
Pvt. Fest is a relative of the hos-
te-ises and he and his buddies are
stationed at Duncan Field. San An-
tonio, Texas.
Five teams running thiough the
first round of inter-squadron bas-
ketball without a blemish on their
record continued unchecked through
the second round of fast-and-furious
play to retain their 1.000 percentage.
The squad leaders were 841st\
836th. 917th, 839th and X17th at the
end of the second week of battle last
week Docketed for fourth-round
duels next week are:
917th vs. 844th; 8.37th vs. 845th;
83xth vs. 908th; 839th vs. 847th.
Thursday 840th vs. 830th; Fi-
nance vs. si43rd; 841st vs. 369th;
■supply nas !,.,, t.ut ff
numerous , xj.. 1
T.,< W,,’ c3M}*
pany w:.ich furnished
.he Texas t,s*s. has been ,1
most of its i-xperimeSj*
nta. and cork has been B
from tri. s there in .bout $
tinn-. Farmers who would lit,
| test planting* „f this tr?;
frogress of cemmercial v
in Texas was slow durmr t
half of November. All »**>
ram; temperatures were unfj
for development of hardy crot
insects have di-.-troyed cor.si
t . ;,f rrl)’ p1*^
Tuesday— I lantmg f„r later harvest «
’very limited until a good
ram occurs. Oops that are
growing an- not suffering *
because of the good sub-soil
tions, but ia< i, of surface
ftm won over an opposing group of
WINS Prizes were given
Th > group invitation plan to be
pR into effect Friday, Feb. 5 and
Ctonmencing with group I, provides
far the following divisions:
Group I—836th. 837th, 838th and
BS9th squadrons.
Group [I—840th, 841st, 842nd and
•43rd
Croup III—844th, 845th, 846th
and K1.th.
Group IV—369th, 908th, 917th,
nadir it detachment and band.
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WEEKLY STAG PARTIES FOR
OFFICERS SCHEDULED
Officers of cadet detachment
4UI7-, group 1 held a picnic la,-i Saturday
from i afternoon at the tecreational park
north .ff the airfield. A program of
i ritertanment was presented by the
Servicd club staff.
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PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
the win-
! Steed, Sacramento, Calif.; Jack C
j Van Sinderen, Carlton, Ore.; John
H. Von Buelow, South Pnsadenai
Calif.; Weldon W. Wade, Ballinger,
Texas; William A. Laird, Dallas,
Texas; Floyd E. Ulm, Brownsville, promoted to master sergeant
Texas; Carl R. Kuykendall, McAles-
ter, Okla.; Elmer G. Duckated, F’er-
i Die, Minn.; Boss E. Davis, Dallas.
Texas.
Pvt. A. A. Novian, Fredericksburg,
Texas. Pvt. Novian attended funeral
services for his 18-year-olt! soldier
brother.
T/Sgt. George A. Divine has been
846th vs. 842nd. _______
In the initial round, the 839th ** becoming serious over all
paced the scoring, with a total of 74 vegetable districts. Frosts
points, the 836th running second 1early part of this period
with 68. In individual scoring i tender vegetable crops in the
Roberts of the 87th led with 261 <->a»<lvn and Eagle Pass dii
points, while Tukawsky of the 810th | j‘0,m‘ Pteuuetion will be salvag
Promotion in rank for a number
of men of four Navigation Training
squadrons was announced this week.
These are:
838th Squadron
Sergeant to staff serge*ant—Char-
les W. Douglas, West Chicago, 111.
Corporal to sergeant — Stanton.
M. Riley, San Antonio, Texas; Ice-
land M. Kilmer, Fort Sumner, N. M.;
John J. Horgan. St. Louis, Mo.;
George J. Germaine, St. Puul, Minn.;
Otto S. Garree, Muskogee, Okla.;
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SQUADRON NOTES
From Tlw
Navigation School
I
j Charles W. Emerson. Minneapolis,
Stag parties for officers at Hondo I Minn.; Oliver P. Duke, St. Louis,
Army Air Field will be u weekly Mo.; Raymond F. Cooper, Supulpa,
event '>r the Officers’ Club calendar, | Okla.; Jany R. Coffman, Fairview
it wa • announced today after the
first and second party successes.
A slag, at which the attendance
of all officers is urged, wifi be held
every Monday night. A 75-pent ad-
auRMon fee is charged to cover the
rx-ei of the buffet supper, which
wdl be s«»rved between 5:30 and 7:30
n’clocl.
An evening of informal entertaid-
toent will follow the dinner.,
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TWO HITS IN A ROW SCORED
BY HONDO ENTERTAINERS
Okla.; Hoard C. Bleaso, Grand Ha
veil, Mich.
Private to corporal—Robert Coopi
Gideon, Okla.; Raleigh J. Freeman,
Jr., Dallas. Texas; Lilburn M. Har-
din, Amity, Ark.; Sain P. Haralson,
Hondo, Texas; Paul M. Hagan, No-
836th Navigation Training Squadron
Pvt. and Mrs. C. R. Reed announce
the birth of a son.
Pvt. Robert E. Breshers has re-
turned from Tulsa, Okla., where he
was on furlough.
Pvt. Wallace Reeves has been ap-
pointed editor of The Beam, post
newspaper.
Several men are confined to the
post hospital.
642nd Navigation Training Squadror
Cpl. Clarence Lay was married to
Mias Ruth Emory Jan. 7 at St. Louis,
Mo.
On furloughs: S/Sgt. Earl H.
Madsen, Boyciville, Wis.; Cpl. Rob-
ert A. Wharton, Bakersfield, Calif.;
Pfc. Ishniael p. Guidry, Bourg, La.;
Pfe. Walden W. Ward, Cohasxet,
Minn.
• • •
843rd Navigation Training Squadron
On emergency furlough: Pfc. An-
drew W. Whittenbert, Fort Worth,
Texas; Pvt. Glenn H. Richardson,
Topeka, Kun.; Pvt. Frank J. Corri-
gan. Ottawa, 111.
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844th Navigation Training Squadron
Pvt. J. L. Thornton is on emer-
gency furlough at Berwick, Iowa.
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I 846th Navigation Training Squadror
Following is a roster of the squad-, On furlough are M/Sgt. E. B.
ron basketball team: Coach, First | Fiedler, Castroville, Texas, and Pfc,
Sgt. Justin T. Martin. Pst. Joi n R. (Sherman Fvans, Monoir, Wis.
Kachorsky, i-/Sgt. William N. Ralph, j
Pvt. Robert F. Garmong, guards;
wata, Okla.; Istel T. Chick, Port Ar-1 Pfc. Willard W. Buck, Pvt. Victor
thur, Texus; Joel A. Campbell, Sa-1 De Simone, centers; Sgt James R.
puipa, Okla.; Oscar W. Corder, Pine j Pool, Pvt. Leo. E
Owen W. Wittmer,
Moore, forwards.
Bennett, Pv
Sgt. James K.
Bluff, Ark.; Samuel L. Dennis, Ok-
lahoma City, Okla.; Donald P. Karn-
ham Rochester, Minn.; Wesley C.
Fish back, St. Louis, Mo.; Joseph H. j 837th Navigation Training Squauror
•“Reproducing a program >*jven last
utek at Fort Sam Houston, Hondo
Arfby A-.r Field’s Service Club staff
of entertainers duplicated its initial
success with the show at Camp Nor-
tnuyle, San Antonio, last Wednes-
day
Produced, directed and acted by
ealirted men assigned to the Special
Servi, •. department, the hour and a
half progfam has been received with
such enthusiasm that the show will
go on tour of other military posts in
the fstn Antonio are.
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FIELD TO HONDO BUS RUNS
STARTED BY P-X
Fornwald, Bloomburg, Pa.; I. J. Hop- j
perstead, Chicago, 111.; Clyde E. Na-
pier, Huntington, W. Va.; William B.
Scott, Muskogee, Okla.; Emmet G.
Gorz, Bartlesville, Okla.; Ralph E.
Foster, Claremore, Okla.; T. J.
Wilks, Devine, Texas; William L. Mc-
Pvt. Thomas M. Fore married
Miss Mildred Oakley Jan. 16, Hous-
ton, Texas.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. R. P. Miller an-
nounce the birth of a daughter, An-
na Louise, Jan. 6 at Hondo.
Members of the 837th basketball
Kinley, San Antonio, Texas; Bobby | team are: Sgt. Bernard J. Tombot-
L. MeCue, Sanderson, Texas; Bran-
non C. Isenhower, Hondo, Texas;
Leroy Garrett, Garland, Texas; Her-
bert Kroll, Andover, S. D.; Ray L.
Forrester, Keller, Texas; Starlin
May, Juaquin, Texas.
848th Squadron
Staff sergeant to technical sergeant | 839th Navigation Training Squadror
_ T T,w>lc hnof in l lie 1 u I A — . a
ski, Cpl. James R. Lear, Cpl. Clar-
ence H. Pitts, Pvt. Thomas M
Fore, Pvt. Leo Hitts, Pvt. Lawrence
E. McDowell, Pvt. William R. Prout,
! Pvt. Henry Roberts and Pvt. Eugwie
j Schmidt.
* * *
847th Navigation Training Squadror
On furlough: Sgt. Austin J.
Chenault, Perry, Ark.; Rudolph H.
Fenske, Judsonia, Ark.; Sgt. Levin
E. Peterson, Malmo, Minn.; Pfc.
Paul Brill, Philadelphia, Pa.; Pvt.
George Kinney, Fruitvale, Texas;
Pvt. Glenn E. Loar, Moline, 111.;
Pvt. Otis E. Robbins, Emery, Texas;
Pvt. Robert E. Livesey, Rhinelander,
Pa.
* • *
908th Quartermaiter Company
hirst Sgt. Byrd, chairman of the
908th enteitainment committee, an-
nounced the first squadron party of
the new year will be held Saturday.
1 All members of the squadron are in-
vited to attend.
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SPORTSCOPE *
was next with 23.
Driving to victories in the second
round of the squadron cage tourney
were the 8 12nd, 836th, 846th, 84lst.
917th, 839th, 841th and 847th. Re-
sults. with high-point men for each
team listed in respective order, fol-
low :
S42nd. 47; 843rd, 43. Rodgers,
12; Williams, 12.
836th, 35; 369th, 26. Kachorsky,
12; Stuart. 12.
846th, 36, Finance team, 25. Hod-
son, 17; Calhoun, 13.
HI 1st. 31; 840th, 25. Harris. 10;
Tukawsky, 8.
917th. 23; 8,38th. 22. Tomlinson,
7; Jacobson, 8.
839th, 51; 837th, 33. Kostur. 17;
Roberts, 16.
844th. 45; 908th, 16. Daves, 12;
Corino, 8.
847th, 22; H45th, 21. Humphreys,
7; Johnson, 6.
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ENTER GLOVES EVENT
A great improvement in transpor-
tation service was noted this week
as ii regular bus schedule was put
into effect Tuesday between the field
and Hondo.
Fir::L run of the new double-decker
bus, operated by the Post-exchange,
was made to town at 6:30 a. m. It
Is planned to make a run every 40
■■nufes, at least as long as the de-
mand for service justifies operation
at such intervals.
The has, with a capacity to ae
rammodite as many as 150, tours
the field, making various stops to
pick up pumengers. The fare is five
Cants The last night run is scheduled
figr 12:30 o’clock. Passes are checked
as pa.-i.eiigers hoard the bus.
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DANCE TO BE HELD
An'rther of the bi-monthly series
gf USO sponsored dances for men
cf the Hondo Army Air Field will he
Itcld Sit.urday night in th- Hondo
l«gh school gymnasium.
A large number or Hondo AAF
men attended a dance Iai* Satin
6| nigtd at D’Hanis.
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INCOME TAX CONSULTING OF
FICE BEING SET UP
Ait in •ome tax consulting offn
•s being tot up at post headquarter-
la room II, to a- i.*t military person
■wi in the preparation -if 1912
Came tnz return-
Loyd Tuck, Dustin, Okla.
I Sergeant to staff sergeant—Les-
iter L. Heddle, Milford, Mich.; James
; R. Pickett, Camden, Ark.; Vernard
A. La Barge, Valley Falls, N. Y.
Corporal to sergeant S. M. Wui-
ren, Rule, Texas; Earl W. Meuler,
Sr., Dallas, Texas; Arthur F. Paul-
son, Janesville, Minn.; Chester S.
Wleczyk, Pulaski, V.'is.; Carl E. El-
lefson, Wittenberg, Wis.; Ervin C.
Zahn, Mattoon, Wi*.; Joseph A. Re-
gan, North Bergen, N. J.
Private to corporal—John H. Ger-
lack, Elkhorn, Wis.; Harold F. Nagel,
Chaicago, 111.; Franklin M. Lewis,
Seagoville, Texas; Raymond M
Brink, Avalon, Pa.; Lawrence F.
Kuhn, Glidden, Texas.
847th Squadron
Sergeant to staff sergeant—Les-
ter Hathcock, Pinson, Ala.; Norbert
Charles Werner, Scranton, Pa.; Wal-
ter C. Dutton, Rockingham, N. C.;
Franklin C. Holubec, Caldwell,
Texas.
Corporal to sergeant—Florencio
Carranza, Jr., San Antonio, Texas
Morris E. McCullough, West Bend,
Iowa; James T. Moran. St. Paul,
Minn.; Herbert H. Lois, Burlington,
W'is
A la ; Stanley Nestor, Taylor, Pa
Hollis D. Huddleston, Abilene, Tex-
as; Ivin M Buesing, Cuero, Texas; I guards
Frederick J. Wensetler, Camden, N
•I ; Clinton K Wallace, Brutus,
Muh.; Ted J. Miller, Knowlco, Okla.;
Alfred E. Roberts, Higher, Mo.;
John Szcxerby, Auburn, N. Y.
Private to corporal Joseph D
Jo“Wik Holly. Mich.; Donald R,
Among recent promotions were
S/Sgt. C. S. Courtney to first ser-
geant; T/Sgt. C. E. Cain to master
sergeunt; S/'Sgts. John Schurack
R. A. Weina, J. C. Garola and E. L.
Henning to technical sergeants.
% Cpl. E. Brown is on emergency
furlough at Muskogee, Okla.
Members of the 839th basketball
team are: R. C. Hagerman, Emil
Goyich, Vernon M. Mayer, Olen E.
Smock, Jack C. Vagner, forwards;
D. E. Harris, W'. E. Heron, Clayton
J. White, centers; R. N. Blosser,
Francis E. Smith, Earl W. Koenig,
John W. Koenig, John W. McQueary
guards.
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840th Navigation Training Squadron
Corporal Vastbande wm, mnrried
in California while there on fur-
lough.
First Sgt. and Mrs D. G. Gleich
have established their residence in
San Antonio,
in Indiana.
Members of the 8-lftth basketball
team are: Pvt. Victor Lukawsky
Pvt. John Wolf, Sgt. Howard John-
son, forwards; S/Sgt Coy Rodermal,
----- ... -----------„ -. Pvt. Jack Lucas, center; Sgt. Henry
Arthur Tidwell, Peterman, | Prybyloski, Pvt. Wade Young, Pvt.
James Kappessar, S/Sgt. Dorsey Per-
»y. S/Sgt. Henry Tolamentes,
S4l«t Navigation Training Squadror
On emergency furlough Pvt J. K
Cowling, Mineral Springs, Ark ; PvL
James E. Wells, Tulsa, Okla , Sgt J
H. Anthis, Rockdale, Texis; Pvt
All with their eyes focused on
trophies and prizes, Hondo Army Air
h ields post championship boxing
team entered the South Texas An*
nual Golden Gloves tournament at
San Antonio held Wednesday
through Friday.
Program for the 1943 Houston Fat
Stock Show and Livestock Exposi-
tion has been announced. The show
will extend from Feb. 6 through the
l 1th. Open classes for fat market
beef animals and for fat lambs und
hogs will lie held. A fat poultry show
and h breeding poultry show alsc
will be held. An auction sale of fat
market animals and fat poultry is or
the program a* well as a boys’ live-
stock show and a boys’ dairy show
Another feature of the exhibitioi
will be a showing of the 1942 call
scramble calves. The Texas Her*
ford Association will stage a sale of
Hereford cattle in connection with
the livestock exposition as well. Thy
breeders of breeding cattle are in
vited to exhibit their sale animals
but there will be no judging in this
class, nor will any premums, prises,
or ribbons he offered or provided
There will be no breeding show for
swine or sheep this year. A new fea-
local market* hut shipments
the area ar, over for thi*
Harvesting of tender vegmbi
as -rap h,-a-!«. egirplant, p*
and tomato,« in other areas k#
perienced very little weather
ruption. The crops in the
and Lower \ alley district* ha
been affected bv adverse w
but the season for these nxj
rapidly coming to a close. PnJ
ly all varieties of hardy rro^
now moving in light volume
present prospect* point to onlyi
ited tonnage for December
me nta of moat crops..
The calf scramble was star*
the first time at the 1942 sk.
the Houston Fat Stock Sho#:
Livestock Exposition. Twen
thoroughbred Hereford calve*
purchased by a committee of
nent Houstonian*. Farm t
the area scrambled to see whn
bring down a calf and halter tii
spirited melee in the Coliseum
Under the rules, those boys w'
tured their calves took the »
hack home, fed and groomed
and readied them up for entry
higher brackets in the 1913
Twenty-four of the original
will be entered. One animal
during the year; that own*
Mickey Robert* of El Camp:
of the others have develops
very fine stock, and they will
big feature of next February*
The calves will he auctioned
the close of the exposition,
will be awarded the boys who
developed the best stock,
calves also will be entered in t
test for champion calf of the
sition. Each of the calves W
sponsor about $->0. They
from 150 to 175 pounds,
erage cost for feeding and
for the calves throughout the
was $75.
«
Tt
HONDO OFFICER* * * * * * I livestock exposition will
JOURNEY TO GEORGIA
Forget about talk of cotton
plus”—more and better cotton
V grown in this country1 if
bined demands of war, mdusr
civilian users are to be »»tiHi
A. B. Cox, University of T«*
ton expert, has declared- The
pot*
lion
potential market for thirteen
lion hales in this country m*
Consumption for 194'-42
to 1 1,200,000 bales, whicti
million bales more than normal
unprecedented consumpt'on
year was a result of w»
and in 1942-43, this wj £
merited by increas.ng civm«
and wants. But lack of
and the fact that some mil• •«
,.,* nua lower grade cotton
Basketball competition with clubs
outside the post slumped during the
past week and a half, resulting par-
tially from game cancellations caus-
ed by adverse weather conditions
for travel, but athletic activity at
the post continued in high gear.
Lt. Bennie W. Rundell, post physi-
cal training director, said approxi-
mately 500 men—enlisted men, offi*
cors, and cadets und student officers
in the navigation school are listed
as participating in the organized pro-
gram of athletics, but a count of
those scores unofficially participat-
ing in more or less hit-or-miss fash-
ion during off-work periods is an ut-
ter impossibility. In regular partici-
pation in organized athletics are
those numbers: 385, basketball; 40,
35, weight
They formerly lived j boxing; 25. wrestling;
lifting; 10, gymnastics.
A number of the men hto engaged
in competitive body-building pro-
gram, prizes to be awarded the win-
ners showing the greatest develop-
ment and stamina improvement
over a designated period.
Hondo Army Air Field’s Comets
and NavigHtors remained among
those few teams at the top of the
ladder in the Army Y Imakcthiill
league.
Cage ftins saw two new tennis in
be the staging of a rabbit show. In-
terested parties should send in re-
quest to Herman A. Engel, secretary,
Commerce Building, Houston, for a
catalogue. Four-H Club Day will be
held Saturday, Feb. 6, and F. F. A.
Day will be held Saturday, Feb. 13
The time schedule for the event is
announced as follows: Feb. 6, sift
ing committee in coliseum arena I , , , attainment
weighing jn livestock annex; Feb. 7, , , _ ,.i next v*
Judging fat poultry; Feb. 8, judging,
open classes, boys’ show, steers
lambs, pigs; also auction fat poultry;
rcb. 9, judging continues in Colise-
um arena; Feb. 10, poultry breeding
show opens, and auction sale of
champions and fat steers, single and
carloads; Feb. 11, auction sale,
lambs and swine; Fob. 12, judging
. ed to use lower gra
required for maximum
will prevent the attain*
13,000,000 bale gold n^xlf;
addition to requirements
lint. tlu’reKsavery*enoUcV
furnishes one of the belt of**
, . ---- IfN™
breeding poultry; Texas Hereford
Anaociition in Coliftcum anma', auc
tion sale—Texas Hereford Aaaoeia
tion.
Texas farm cash income continued
its upward swing during October, the
total for the month being 169 mil-
lion dollars as compared with 109
million during tin- corresponding
month of last year, the University of
lexas Bureau of Business Research
has computed For the first ten
months of 1942, aggregate farm cash
income was 711 million dollars com
pan-d with 15t) million during the
same period of 1911 an increase of
more than 50 per cent. .Should thi*
»*•«*trin of gain ov< r 1941 eontinui
................
club as the cadets and student offi
eer* of Hondo Navigation School
William W Horde. Ferndale. Mich.; j locked horn* in a battle ending in a
( 'imputed farm cash income for tha
.Vert would be well above 900 million
dollars.
of vegetable oils,
furnishes one of th. - , l-
There is also a shoitage * (
tein feed for the production
and dairy products.
late reports from Tews
stations showed an
poultry and egg huMne** r
lather than the decline
first recorded, the I "|V
s' Ilurenu of Busmen ^
indicated ,n
f oal of 29 carload
try were shipped fr01" . of
turns. In the same month
22 carloads were nhHj^
inenta of eggs, state*
n.iell egg equivalent w ,,
dried eggs, amounted
opt
compared to 546 <a
(‘•mber, 1941
* loads
The f,r,t
Lie Bureau indicated ^
m shipments of P"Ui :
but later figures l>f"r'
phase of agriculture *■»
grade.
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Davis, Fletcher. The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1943, newspaper, January 29, 1943; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth563240/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.