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ILA THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
in Abilene, Texas, gatee toy Morning, September 1. 1962
It’s Lots of Fun
‘Shooting’ a We
’ EDITOR’S NOTE: Stars of er Davis, plus guest star Bob
“The Gallant Men,” which Conrad managed to keep simul-
will have its preview at the taneous conversations going.
16th Division convention her e Reynolds, who has previously,
this week end, are guests atbeen a regular in Pete Kelley’s
the convention. Robert Mo- Blues and The Islanders, was
Queeney arrived Friday night saying “I’m the only actor in
” and William Reynolds will ar- Hollywood who can claim to have
rive Saturday afternoon.) made three pilots and had three
series sold. So far, however, I
— By JOAN CROSBY .haven t had , success.”
HOLLYWOOD—They are fight ]
ing a deadly serious war on the
Warner Brothers’ back lot known
as The North Forty, but you would
never know it from the attitude
Funeral Sunday
Al Rochester
for Isaac Alvis
ROCHESTER IRN> - Isaac
Ermine Alvis, W, died Friday
home following an Miners of four
years.
W. Clyde Reld
Riles af Merkel.
MERKEL - Funeral for W.
Clyde Reid, 83, of Merkel, who
died at $:30 a.m. Friday at Sad-
ler Clinie, will be at 3 p.m. Sat
urday at Starbuck Funeral Home “
Chapel.
Officiating will be Paul Rogers,
minister of a Sweetwater Church
ry
H
La Starza, a former heavy,
weight boxer, contributed this:
“It’s hard to convince casting di-
of the eight cast regulars who are
The Gallant Men
You pay a visit to the foxholes,
and the muddy terrain that repre-
sents the Italian campaign in
World War II in order to find out
about the new ABC series, which
rectors to let you read when you
have been a fighter. I could get
in to see a lot of people, but they
would automatically tell me ex-
fighters can’t act, despite the fact
that I had studied both acting
and commercial announcing. They
think we’re all stupid and thieves.
Funeral will be Sunday at 3 of Christ. Burial will be in Rose
p.m. at the Rochester Church of
Christ, at which he was a mem-
ber. Burial will be la Rochester
Cemetery directed by Smith's
Funeral Home.
Jerome Savage, former min-
ister here and now at Nocona, will
officiate, assisted by J. D Thom-
as of Abilene,
Born Feb. 9, 1805, in Fisher
County, hs moved to Rochester
of
dr
Cemetery. 4
Mr. Reid was born in Hender- a
* *** SPECIAL OF
lerry
m
MINN
debuts on Sept. 28, and what you why I haven't.been in jail more
see is: technicians watering down Bob Conrad predicted a big ca-
the ground to make mud; some
extras throwing clods of dirt at
another extra who uses his hel-
met to deflect them; other extras
peacefully sneezing between
scenes; end happy actors all over
the place.
As soon as word gets out there
is a reporter on the premises, at
least seven of the eight cast regu-
lars begin talking. It’s not neces-
sary to ask any questions, but it
helps if you can write fast and
remember who said what
Robert McQueeney, one of the
costars, was off working in a
, shell - marked farmhouse, but the
rest of the cast — William Rey-
nolds, Robert Ridgely, Richard X.
Slattery, Eddie Fontaine, Roland
LaStarza, Robert Gothic and Rog-
reer for Roger Davis, a blond ■
Southerner, former English teach- ■
er at UCLA, who lost his accent,
then had to set "alack for ^ STAR AND LEADERS — Robert McQueeney, center, a star of “The Gallant Men, 7
Rog”he said But Rog said "It s a dramatic series that focuses attention on the 36th Division during World War II,
not hard to get an accent back looks over the unit’s pictorial yearbook with two 36th Division Association leaders,
I have two friends from my home At left is John J. Garner, president, of Corsicana, Tex., and Gen. William H. Mar-
town who live bere and I just go tin of Waco McQueeney arrived in Abilene Friday night. The preview film will
and listen to them talk. My par- be shown Saturday afternoon. (Staff Photo by Charles Richardson)
ents are happy I'm Southern ' i
again, because they thought Ihad A 1 BB A A
F 36th Vets, 400 Strong,
Recall War, Friendships
Fontaine and Gothic took turns
upstaging each other. As Eddie
Fontaine began to talk, Bob
Gothic would say. “Don’t tell her
that, it would only ruin your ca-
reer.”
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STORK NEWS
By CHARLES RICHARDSON
Reporter-News Staff Writer
Slightly more than two decades
ago young men answered the call
1 of their country to defend the free-
I doms of their families and other
Related story, photo Pg. 1-A
At Dyess AFB:
- Girt to S.Sgt. and Mrs Walter
E. Mayne, Rt. 1, Goldthwaite, at
6:04 p.m. Thursday.
Girl to A.2.C. and Mrs. Willis- the word
L Delano, Box 109, Tye. at 10 52 PAller and his associates werelthe horrible conflict,
on the rampage, but a
Today that terrible war is his
Donald of the 10th Court of Civil
Appeals in Waco.
Although a veteran of World
War II, he did not join the divi-
45
Step up to a
New Car.
We’ll save you
. $100 to *200.
No Kidding!
Lew Rates, Fast!
Make a date
with First State.
KState Bank
400 BLOCK OAK
AND CHESTNUT
in 1901 and had lived in Haskell
County since that time
He,and Nena Hall were mar-
ried April 27, 1915, in Haskell.
Aa ice plant operator until four
years ago when he retired, he
was a bookkeeper for many years.
Survivors include his wife of
Rochester; one son, Earl Alvis
of Rochester: two daughters,
Mrs. John Ben Glover of Roches-
ter and Mrs. J. R. Michael of
Odessa; five grandchildren; his
step-mother, Mrs. L N. Alvis of
Haskell; six brothers, John Alvis
of Abilene, Berry of Clayton,
N.M., Rice and Jim Alvis, both
of Haskell, Taylor of Denver City,
and Bill Alvis, Washington,
D.C.; one sister, Mrs. Bill John-
son of Dewitt. Ark.
One son, Elbert Paul Alvin, pre-
ceded him in death.
sons
No min for s
gun, see Geed
Ok George
tory. Many of the men who made sion until after the hostilities end-
up the 36th Division perished in ed.
_______Yet todav At the moment, the full bird ,
p.m. Thursday, off then and am Dor NEA MET many of its survivors are promil colonel is deputy brigade com-
At Hendrick Memorial: domRoee : Leu all onio nent citizens throughout the na-mander of the National-Guard Di-
— Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth 36th InfantryDivisionwas tibn. in all walks of life. - Vision, and is a former G 2 fn-F
Cater,4910 Don Juan, at 5 50 p.m. made up of officers and men who The division association’s 37th
Thursday. I were anxious to wipe" out aggres-annual reunion officially begins in
sion. Abilene Saturday and is expected
--------------------------------to attract some 400 persona from
telligence) officer.
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‘‘I’ve attended nearly all the as-
sociation’s reunions since World
War II,” the Baylor University
and University of Texas Law
School graduate said.
Why was he anxious to serve
with the 36th Division?
“Because my daddy (Dr. J.
Frank McDonald of Kilgore) was
with the division from 1916-1941,
Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell
Cleghorn, Merkel, at 12:50 a.m.
Friday.
Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Keesee, 2733 Cedar, at 1:56 a.m.
Friday.
BoY to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas (Continued from Pe. l-Af acquainted" with each other as
Bowling, 4014 Wilshire, at registration began Friday - after-
a.m. Friday. . inches.Other rainfall reported in- noon at Hotel Windsor.
Box to Mr and Mrs. Philip cluded Hermleigh, 1.20; Munday. One of the men — now an Army
Eugene Taylor, R 2, Abilene, 51.70: Goree, .55; Knox City, .60: major and a former prisoner of
p.m. Friday. , w Tuscola, .10 war during World War II days -----------,--
H Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Robert 7 more came all the way from Missouri ing interludes of registration Fri-
Hutchinson 1741 Relmant “__* ---Led to attend the uni
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throughout the state and other
parts of the country.
It didn't take long for these for-
mer comrades in arms to get “re-
says the distinguished Texas jur-
ist.
Judge McDonald was busy dur-
Reg.
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| Hutchinson. 1741 Belmont’ Blvd., Garage Wrecked
2:30 p.m. Friday. • A 22 x 55-foot steel frame and
Boy to Mr. and Mrs. James D. corrugated iron garage north of
Kvapil, 1726 Beech, 11:54 a.m. Winters was wrecked by severe
winds Thursday night and a “pos-
Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Frank E sible twister" was reported near
Falbo, 990 N. Jose, at 9 a.m. Fri- Bradshaw south of’Abilene
day., • Damage to the garage was es-
Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Mc- timated between $1,200 and $1,500
Laughlin, 2458 Glendale, at 7:34 by Mrs Clem Rozmen, who lives
a.m. Friday, about two miles north of Winters again - said the former private
=============----=----=-=-=------== and on whose property the garage who will retire from active service
Maj. Floyd L. Vaden of Rich-
ards-Gebaur AFB, Mo., near Kan-
sas City, walked into the Windsor
and immediately spotted aa ac-
quaintance — Zerk Robertson of
Abilene, general arrangements co-
chairman.
Why did he come?
day, chatting with old friends.
Brig. Gen. Ralph M. Krieger of
Abilene, assistant 36th Division
“I wanted to meet my friends
commander (Texas National
Guard), and Judge McDonald ex-
changed greetings.
Vaden and McDonald were only
representative of the many others
of "old friends" who were getting
together once again.
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* * * * SPECIAL OF THE WEEK ****
was located. next September.
Several persons were injured in Vaden joined the ranks of the
San Angelo when high winds rip- 36th Division in. 1940 in his na-
ped through the city, destroying tive Dallas.
CHECKS
(Continued from Pg, VA1
wrooden fences and smashing Following completion of Officers
plate glass windows None was Candidate School in 1942, he re-
believed seriously injured, joined the division at Camp Ed-
Mrs. Rozmen said the damaging wards. Mass., as a brand new
wind struck about 8:1S p.m just second lieutenant -and went with
after she and her family had com-it to North Africa and Italy.
pleted supper. They heard a roar Captured by the Germans Sept, ferent cause, and saving
and a flood of water blew in 13, 1943, he remained a prisoner
through the south door. until April of 1945.
"About two inches of fain fell The Army officer got out of the
in less than 30 minutes,” she service for three years, but re-
reported turned to active duty in 1948 and
She said that when the turbu has been in since that time.
lence had subsided, it was dis- Another member of the associ-
covered that a small water tank ation _ with a slightly different
back of the house was gone. Fur- life — is Judge Frank G Mc-
ther investigation revealed that --------------------------
the wind had stripped the roof
from the garage and twisted the
steel poles which supported
the roof. All but the north wall
were leveled -
Nothing in the garage was dis-
turbed. she said, and at the north
end of the garage a guinea nest
with the hen still on it, was un-
touched.
“We were all frightened by the
roar and the rain.” she said.
High Winds
In San Angelo, high winds rip-
ped up fences at five homes,
knocked loose patio posts, shat-
tered windows and disrupted elec-
tric power in West San Angelo for
about an hour Thursday after-
noon.
George Benbow, his wife and
three children were in the living
room of their home at 215 Mock-
ingbird Ln. when the rain start-
ied about 5 p.m With them were
■ Mr and Mrs. James Comdey.
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