MOTLEY SENIORS GOING TO COLLEGE Twelve of the Motley County High School senior class have received acceptance notifications from the colleges of their choice. From left: Ashton Quilimaco, Trace Osborn, Andrew Stafford, Hadleigh Halsell, Jace Martin, Kason Degan, Wyatt Perryman, Nikolaus Delacruz, Tyne Marshall, Braxton Salazar, Demitric Sims, and Jacob Richards. Not pictured Damien Perez. | COURTNEY MENDOLA
Overheard
While serving at an Army anti-aircraft gun battery in Manila during World War II, I heard my brother, Oscar, was stationed at the U.S. air base at Lingayen on the other side of the Philippines at Luzon.
I was able to get a weekend pass, but Oscar’s base was more than 150 miles away. I hitched some rides from the Marine and Army transport units that were co...