East Sweden Tidings, Volume 1, Number 8, July, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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EAST SWEDEN TIIDING
Vol. I Issued every month by No, 8
East Sweden Presbyterian Church, Brady, Texas
Rev. Anson T. Dewey, Supply Pastor
July Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Engdahl 1945
AMONG THE 1VEN
Pfo. Garland Yell, 18208678 has an APO out of New York City,
19474-A.
Cpl Valton R. Cates is now with the Third L dical Detachment,
47th Inf. APO 9, New York City.
Denver D, Engdahl is temporarily at Silverton, Calif.
Raymond Engdahl is now a Mo. M.M. 2/c, U.S. Coast Guard. Lake
Pontchartrain, New Orleans, 12.
Pvt. Alvin Hurd changes from APO 15935 to APO 654, New York.
A letter from Pat. George W. Hurd says,"Yalu can't realize how
much this paper (East Sweden Tidings) builds up my moral. It is
worth a lot to know what is happening at home.-----We are living
high in the Alps by a town named G 6bming. The scenery is beautiful
but it rains too much for my Texas nature." Qur sponsors are glad
to pay the expenses of the Tidings and the Pastor is glad to do all
the work in getting it out with the assistance of Louise Hurd in
gathering news of interest to the men away from home.
James D. Johnson.G.M. 2/c notifies his parents that he expects
a new address in the immediate future.
Cpl. Clarence Wilkerson, with the 9th army somewhere in Fance,
sent his mother, Mrs. Albert Turn, some German souvenirs. His
company covered 800 miles from D-Day to reach and cross the Rhine
with only two days out of line.
June 19 marked fifteen months after the capture of Billy Galaway
by the Germans. On June 18, his wife received a telegram from the
government that he was on his way home, having been liberated in May
He and Pvt. Bud lindsey were together in a German prison camp for
some time. Lindsey is now home. Billy has also arrived.
Willie Hurd has returned after spending several months at Pearl
Harbor doing defense work. Bill said the ocean did not agree with
his stomach.
Mabel and Louise joined the thresher crew doing sacking with
little loss of grain. Women do take the places ofmen.
Items of interest
The children from the Brady Presbyterian Church put on -their
Children's Day program at East Sweden on the afternoon of June 10.
Dianne, Jerodine and Janet took part on the Brady program that A.M.
Miss Dorothy Johanson, Mrs. Drucilla Miller and Miss Patricia
Wheelus formed the Trinity Trio for appearances before the
Episcopalian and Presbyterian Conferences at Kerville recently.
Brady is now a First Class Post Office.
Brady also has a "rat" drive, using poison bait.
McColloch County again overtopped its war loan goal of $585,000.
Fifteen more McCulloch Co. men reported for duty this month.
Sunday, June 17, was the coldest June day in:a quarter of century.
The Cyclone
Time: 12:20 A.M. Tuesday, June 18. Only casualty, Sgt. Paul H.
McDonald, M.P. from P.W. Camp. He went overseas Jan. 1942, served
in New Guinea, East Indian, Papue and Australia. He returned to the
U.S. Dec. 1944. Killed at bus station by wind driven brick.
Louise reports on storm in East Sweden community. (Abbreviated)
Carl Johnson barn demolished but old surrey in barn unhurt.
Lenard, sleeping in small yard house,sought house for safety. When
he reached porch, chimney fell near- him. Hazel moped water that
poured in broken windows until nearly morning. The west gable was
torn from the Carlson house and windown broken. Albert was awakened
by a window falling in on him. They could not get the door open to
go to storm house. Tommy Carlson's garage and chicken house were
completely destroyed. Thirteen windows were blown out at Wilson's.
Aunt Katie lost only her one turkey. At Ruby and Oscar's, chicken
house destroyed, few chickens killed. Limbs and trees-winter wood
supply- were blown down at Walter's and Vivians. At F.W. Hurdh the
large China tree blown down, barn one fourth unroofed. Tin tank
at back of manse turned over, Church and School buildings unhurt.
At Paul Engdahl's most of window pains broken, chicken house demol-
ished and many -chickens killed. At ecorge Engdahl's, the wall
paper was torn from the walls and ceilings.
In Brady, Brady Hotel cornice and wood awning destroyed, some
Lumber Co. buildings, except office, wrecked. End blown out of
Holland Oil warehouse, repair shop on-Bridge street flattened,
walls blown out of auto garage south of bus station, gin south of
river blown down, wall of upper floor north of Gilbreth's and
numerous others. Wires down for two days.
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Dewey, Anston T. East Sweden Tidings, Volume 1, Number 8, July, 1945, newspaper, July 1945; United States - Texas - McCulloch County - Brady. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth759086/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting McCulloch County Historical Commission.