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 AmericanFriday, April 25, 1930Vol. 7, Number 2Stamford Population 4,082, preliminary census report showsStamford 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 TexasNational Guard have been busy for the past several weeks getting ready for Federalinspection, which will be made this year on May 1, according to Capt. Frank M. Locke,company commander.Organized in 1923Stamford has had a unit of the National Guard stationed here for many years. beforethe World War this was the headquarters of old Company L, commanded by CaptainLamdin. Company L disbanded prior to 1918 and there was no military organization hereuntil 1923.In the fall of 1923, E.V. Harwick, W.G. Swenson and R.A. Fuqua and numerous otherveterans of the later war organized the present Company ÒKÓ. Hardwick was the firstcompany 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 theoriginal officers, Hardwick is the only one still in the service, having beenpromoted 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 waspromoted to second lieutenant.F.M. Locke, then secretary of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, succeeded Buie asfirst sergeant and was later advanced to second lieutenant when Buie resigned thatpost. In January 1929, Hardwick was made Major and Swenson resigned his commission asfirst lieutenant, leaving Locke, a second lieutenant, the only officer in the companyand 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 leavingLocke, who had been advanced to first lieutenant, in command of the company. DudleyD. Duncan had been made second lieutenant following LockeÕs promotion to firstlieutenant. Locke was promoted to Captain on January 6, 1930, and Duncan has recentlybeen advanced to first lieutenant. The post of second lieutenant is now vacant. Twoother 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, thepresent incumbent.Present membership:Frank M. LockeDudley D. DuncanBlufford W. FerisJames R. AdamsJohn L. AlversonGeorge M. AshburnSterling L. DodgenPaul E. SnyderJohn G. SwintFrank N. BaileyGuy BatesJames D. ChapmanJoe R. ChapmanPaul B. DuncanArthur C. KruelShirley P. LindseyJames C. SnyderWilliam D. BakerMorris BeanStafford S. DavisElmo GustafsonVernon A. KeyRobert D. LloydHarvey M. ParkHubert D. PorterTom J. SmithI.H. Terry, Jr.W.C. TrippHarvey D. WilsonJames L. WoodsonClaudie R. YoungD.M. BohannonJames T. BradySidney c. CokerGeorge W. ConnellBryan DanielRalph S. DanielCurtis DavisMorrelle A. DavisGayle D. DotsonVernon L. DulaneyWalter H. DurrettCecil B. GrahamJack A. GreeneWilliam E. HolleyDonnie G. JohnsonJack A. KellyJim A. KellyLeonard M. McNuttJohnnie H. NanceFerrell F. RainsWalter G. RainsJohn E. RobisonTheodore P. SmithRiddell E. SnyderFloyd M. York