205th article Coryell County News

Coryell Museum

By Jann Dworsky

205th article Coryell County News

Many issues of the Coryell County News are at our Coryell Museum, and here are some excerpts from it.

October 2, 1942

The Public Relation Office at Hamilton Field, California, has notified us that Staff Sargent Josiah C. Davidson Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Davidson, has been appointed to the ordinance officer’s candidate school.

George D. Featherston, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Featherston of this city, recently graduated from the officers candidate school at Camp Barkeley and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the medical administrative corps.

Washington, Sept. 30 (UP) The Navy disclosed Wednesday night that the 8,378-ton naval transport George F. Elliott, formerly the liner City of Los Angeles, and the transport Gregory, a small auxiliary, have been lost in the battle of the Solomon Islands but with few casualties.

On Oct. 1, 2 and 3 from 8:00 p.m., representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will conduct interviews with applicants in room 331 of the post office building in Waco, Texas. Anyone interested may call in person. The FBI has an urgent need for women employees to serve as assistants at the seat of government in Washington, D.C. Applications for these positions must be high school graduates and have attained the age of 18. Applicants must be capable of performing moderate physical exertion. Eyesight must be good and corrected to normal if glasses are worn. The salary is in grade CAF-2, at $1,444 per annum.

Mrs. Mears was named manager at the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce. Due to the scarcity of manpower, the prevailing high wage scale and the limited budget of the Chamber of Commerce, the board of directors decided that it was impractical to hire a man as manager of the Chamber of Commerce. They decided to proceed with their recent setup and named Mrs. Mears as manager in order to give her more authority to conduct the work of the office.

The movement is in keeping with the present war program of drafting women to fill the places usually occupied by men. It is the second time in the life of Mrs. Mears that she has been drafted to fill a man’s place. During World War I when manpower became short, without being officially given the title, she discharged all the duties of the principal of the Gatesville High School. She was also the coach of the boys’ basketball, and it is to be hoped that her present duties will be discharged as successfully as those duties were performed. Old-timers will recall that during the five years that she coached the basketball team, Gatesville lost only two games. This use of a woman in an official position is also in keeping with the programs of the war department, for a WAAC company is soon to be quartered at Camp Hood.

For Sale: Good house and lot. Worth the money. $2750.00. $1,000 cash. See Tom Freeman, The Realtor.

Corp. Bill Ament of Camp Sutton, North Carolina, is here visiting with his wife and mother.

Today playing at the Ritz Theatre, “International Squadron”, staring Ronald Reagan.

Coryell Museum is open Wednesday thru Saturday from 10 to 4. We have a wonderful gift shop, 24,000 square feet of exhibit space and two rooms for rental. The Gilbreath Room and Coryell Room can be rented for your group meeting or family reunion. Call us at 865-5007 for rentals or for group tours during or after museum hours.