Jones County Texas Archives - History of Stamford National Guard - 1930 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Friday, April 25, 1930 Vol. 7, Number 2 Stamford Population 4,082, preliminary census report shows Stamford Military unit hopes to make excellent showing on Federal inspection on May 1. Officers and members of Company ÒKÓ; 142nd Infantry, the local unit of the Texas National Guard have been busy for the past several weeks getting ready for Federal inspection, which will be made this year on May 1, according to Capt. Frank M. Locke, company commander. Organized in 1923 Stamford has had a unit of the National Guard stationed here for many years. before the World War this was the headquarters of old Company L, commanded by Captain Lamdin. Company L disbanded prior to 1918 and there was no military organization here until 1923. In the fall of 1923, E.V. Harwick, W.G. Swenson and R.A. Fuqua and numerous other veterans of the later war organized the present Company ÒKÓ. Hardwick was the first company commander, W.G. Swenson, first lieutenant, and R.A. Fuqua second lieutenant. L.R. Cole filled the important post of first sergeant of the new company. There has been a number of changes in the personnel of the company since 1923. Of the original officers, Hardwick is the only one still in the service, having been promoted to the grade of Major and now commands the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Infantry. Cole was succeeded by W.J. Buie as first sergeant. Fuqua resigned and Buie was promoted to second lieutenant. F.M. Locke, then secretary of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, succeeded Buie as first sergeant and was later advanced to second lieutenant when Buie resigned that post. In January 1929, Hardwick was made Major and Swenson resigned his commission as first lieutenant, leaving Locke, a second lieutenant, the only officer in the company and automatically making him company commander which post he filled from January 5, 1929 until April 18, 1929, when Harry R. Fuller was made Captain. Fuller commanded the company until November 1, 1929, when he resigned, again leaving Locke, who had been advanced to first lieutenant, in command of the company. Dudley D. Duncan had been made second lieutenant following LockeÕs promotion to first lieutenant. Locke was promoted to Captain on January 6, 1930, and Duncan has recently been advanced to first lieutenant. The post of second lieutenant is now vacant. Two other men, in addition to those named, have served the company as first Sergeant: Ralph S. Daniel succeeded Locke and was in turn succeeded by Blufford W. Feris, the present incumbent. Present membership: Frank M. Locke Dudley D. Duncan Blufford W. Feris James R. Adams John L. Alverson George M. Ashburn Sterling L. Dodgen Paul E. Snyder John G. Swint Frank N. Bailey Guy Bates James D. Chapman Joe R. Chapman Paul B. Duncan Arthur C. Kruel Shirley P. Lindsey James C. Snyder William D. Baker Morris Bean Stafford S. Davis Elmo Gustafson Vernon A. Key Robert D. Lloyd Harvey M. Park Hubert D. Porter Tom J. Smith I.H. Terry, Jr. W.C. Tripp Harvey D. Wilson James L. Woodson Claudie R. Young D.M. Bohannon James T. Brady Sidney c. Coker George W. Connell Bryan Daniel Ralph S. Daniel Curtis Davis Morrelle A. Davis Gayle D. Dotson Vernon L. Dulaney Walter H. Durrett Cecil B. Graham Jack A. Greene William E. Holley Donnie G. Johnson Jack A. Kelly Jim A. Kelly Leonard M. McNutt Johnnie H. Nance Ferrell F. Rains Walter G. Rains John E. Robison Theodore P. Smith Riddell E. Snyder Floyd M. York