"I'll be as hardy of mind as I am of body. I'll be a straight-shooter and a square-dealer. My family name will be sacred My word will be as good as any contract. I'll remember the Alamo. I'll stick by my friends. And I'll eat more chicken-fried steak."
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Corpus Christi Oldies: Brooklyn, Aberdeen, Kostoryz, Clarkwood, Flour Bluff, Brighton, Sunshine, Aberdeen, Juan Saenz, Riverside, Calallan, Annaville
For more than half of its 150-year history, Corpus Christi was confined by the downtown and uptown areas. On its northern end was Irishtown, where the old courthouse is, and to the west on the bluff was Blucherville. Further out were small communities.
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The oldest of these was Nuecestown, which dates back to the 1850s. In the 1880s, there was Brooklyn, on North Beach. To the south was Flour Bluff, founded in 1891. Between Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi was Aberdeen, where Seaside Cemetery is today. Near Flour Bluff was Brighton. It was famous for its onion crops. Nearby was Encinal, on Oso Bay. It later came to be called Sunshine. It had a post office and its school lasted until the 1940s, when the Sunshine and Aberdeen districts combined to form the Sundeen district.
West of Corpus Christi was Kostoryz, founded in 1904 by Czech farmers. Further out was Clarkwood, platted in 1909 by Z.H. Clark.
Northwest of the city was Juan Saenz. It had a post office in 1906 and 150 people. Further out was Calallen, founded in 1908 by Calvin J. Allen. Riverside, three miles from Five Points, was founded in 1911. Annaville began in 1940 when Lee Stewart and his wife Anna built a store, and put a sign out front that said, "Annaville." Between Calallen and Annaville was North Pole. Each Christmas, people would drive there to get their letters postmarked "North Pole, Texas."
Corpus Christi began to spread out after the port opened in 1926, followed by the building of the naval air station in 1940. The city absorbed Brooklyn, Aberdeen, Kostoryz, Clarkwood, Flour Bluff, Brighton, Sunshine, Aberdeen, Juan Saenz, Riverside, Calallan, and Annaville. Some of the those names still survive, but others have all but disappeared, like the communities themselves.
Murphy Givens' Radio Column may contain some material from his newspaper column, but the two commentaries are separate creations.
He can be heard every Friday on KEDT 90.3 FM, Corpus Christi or KVRT 90.7 FM, Victoria at 7:35 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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The oldest of these was Nuecestown, which dates back to the 1850s. In the 1880s, there was Brooklyn, on North Beach. To the south was Flour Bluff, founded in 1891. Between Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi was Aberdeen, where Seaside Cemetery is today. Near Flour Bluff was Brighton. It was famous for its onion crops. Nearby was Encinal, on Oso Bay. It later came to be called Sunshine. It had a post office and its school lasted until the 1940s, when the Sunshine and Aberdeen districts combined to form the Sundeen district.
West of Corpus Christi was Kostoryz, founded in 1904 by Czech farmers. Further out was Clarkwood, platted in 1909 by Z.H. Clark.
Northwest of the city was Juan Saenz. It had a post office in 1906 and 150 people. Further out was Calallen, founded in 1908 by Calvin J. Allen. Riverside, three miles from Five Points, was founded in 1911. Annaville began in 1940 when Lee Stewart and his wife Anna built a store, and put a sign out front that said, "Annaville." Between Calallen and Annaville was North Pole. Each Christmas, people would drive there to get their letters postmarked "North Pole, Texas."
Corpus Christi began to spread out after the port opened in 1926, followed by the building of the naval air station in 1940. The city absorbed Brooklyn, Aberdeen, Kostoryz, Clarkwood, Flour Bluff, Brighton, Sunshine, Aberdeen, Juan Saenz, Riverside, Calallan, and Annaville. Some of the those names still survive, but others have all but disappeared, like the communities themselves.
Murphy Givens' Radio Column may contain some material from his newspaper column, but the two commentaries are separate creations.
He can be heard every Friday on KEDT 90.3 FM, Corpus Christi or KVRT 90.7 FM, Victoria at 7:35 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Texas U.S. Naval Activities World War II
Abilene, Texas
1. Joint Service Induction Center, Abilene, Texas.
2. Navy Recruiting Sub-Station, Abilene, Texas.
3. Navy Ferry Control Liaison Officer, Army Air Field, Austin, Texas.
Arlington, Texas
1. Navy V-12 Unit, North Texas Agriculture College, Arlington, Texas.
Austin, Texas
1. Officer of the Director of Selective Service, State of Texas, Austin, Texas.
2. United States Naval Flight Preparatory School, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
3. University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
4. Navy V-12 Unit, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
5. Cost Inspector, USN, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Baytown, Texas
1. Inspection of Petroleum Products, Baytown, Texas.
2. Baytown, Texas, (Inspection Duty Station).
3. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Baytown, Texas.
Beaumont, Texas
1. Field Censorship Station, Beaumont, Texas.
2. Navy Cost Inspector, Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co., Beaumont, Texas.
3. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Petroleum Products, Beaumont, Texas.
4. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Beaumont Iron Works, Beaumont, Texas.
5. Pennsylvania Shipyard, Incorp., Beaumont, Texas.
Beeville, Texas
1. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas.
Brownsville, Texas
1. Captain of the Port for Brownsville, Texas.
2. Brownsville Field Censorship Station, Brownsville, Texas.
3. Branch Intelligence Office, Brownsville, Texas.
4. Brownsville Shipbuilding Corp., Brownsville, Texas.
Cabaniss Field, Texas
1. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Cabaniss Field, Texas.
College Station, Texas
1. Naval Training School (Radio Operators), Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, College Station, Texas.
Corpus Christi, Texas
1. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. Captain of the Port for Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Corpus Christi, Texas.
4. Kingsville Dispensary, NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas.
6. Inshore Patrol, Section Base, Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. Unit Intelligence Office, Section Base, Corpus Christi, Texas.
8. Port Director, Naval Transportation Service, Corpus Christi, Texas.
9. Ship's Store Ashore, NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas.
10. Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas.
11. [NAVAL] Auxiliary Air Station, Waldron Field, Corpus Christi, Texas.
12. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas.
13. Remote Manufacturing Co., Corpus Christi, Texas.
14. Epidemiological Unit No. 21.
15. Branch Intelligence Office, Corpus Christi, Texas.
16. Unit Intelligence Office, Corpus Christi, Texas.
17. Link Celestial Navigation Training Unit, NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas.
18. Naval Air Intermediate Training Command, Corpus Christi, Texas.
19. U.S. Navy Routing Office, Corpus Christi, Texas.
20. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Corpus Christi, Texas.
21. Naval Training School (Airborne Electronics Maintenance), NATTC, Corpus Christi, Texas.
22. Naval Air Training Bases, Corpus Christi, Texas.
23. Position Classification Field Office, Corpus Christi, Texas.
24. Material Redistribution Center, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Cuddihy, Texas
1. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Cuddihy, Texas.
Dallas, Texas
1. Naval Air Station, Dallas, Texas.
2. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Dallas, Texas.
3. Resident Officer in Charge of Contract NOy-4467, Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Dallas, Texas.
4. Inspector of Navy Recruiting and Induction, Eighth Joint Service Induction Area, Dallas, Texas.
5. Navy Recruiting Station, Dallas, Texas.
6. Assistant Recruiting Inspector, Southern Division, Dallas, Texas.
7. District Public Relations Office (Branch), Dallas, Texas.
8. Resident Officer in Charge of Construction of Contracts NOy-5136, 5252, 5212, and 5481, Naval Air Station, Dallas, Texas.
9. American Airlines Training School, Dallas, Texas.
10. Armed Forces Induction Station, Dallas, Texas.
11. Navy V-12 Unit, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
12. Navy V-12 Unit, Baylor University, College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.
13. Zone INtelligence Office, Dallas, Texas.
14. Navy V-12 Unit, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Dallas, Texas.
15. Industry Cooperation Division, Office of Procurement and Material, Dallas, Texas.
16. Naval Advisor, War Production Board, Dallas, Texas.
17. Bureau of Aeronautics Representative, North American Aviation, Inc., Dallas, Texas.
18. Navy V-12 Unit, School of Religion, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
19. Navy Cost Inspector, Guiberson Diesel Engine Co., Dallas, Texas.
20. OinC, U.S. Marine Corps, District Headquarters Induction and Recruiting Station, Dallas, Texas.
21. Naval Training School (Aviation Refresher and Indoctrination), NAS, Dallas, Texas.
Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas
1. Marine Glider Group 71, Marine Corps Air Group, Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas.
2. Marine Corps Air Station, Eagle Mountain Lake (Forth Worth), Texas.
Eagle Pass, Texas
1. Field Censorship Station, Eagle Pass, texas.
Ellington Field, Texas
1. Office of Naval Forces & Operations, Ellington Field, Texas.
2. Department of Naval Forces & Operations, Army Air Forces, Pre-Flight School (Bombardier-Navigator), Ellington Field, Texas.
El Paso, Texas
1. Field Censor Station, El Paso, Texas.
2. Branch Intelligence Office, El Paso, Texas.
3. Semi-Main Navy Recruiting Station, El Paso, Texas.
4. Armed Forces Induction Station, El Paso, Texas.
5. Navy Ferry Control Liaison Officer, El Paso Municipal Airport, El Paso, Texas.
6. Marine Corps Induction and Recruiting Station, District of El Paso Texas, El Paso, Texas.
7. OinC, U.S. Marine Corps, District Headquarters Induction and Recruiting Station, El Paso, Texas.
8. Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Tex. (Army Activity).
Fort Bliss, Texas
1. Anti-Aircraft Artillery School, Fort Bliss, Tex.
Forth Worth, Texas
1. American Airlines, Fort Worth, Tex.
2. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, American Manufacturing Co., Forth Worth, Tex.
3. Naval Unit, United States Public Health Service, Forth Worth, Tex.
4. Naval Civil Aeronautics Authority, War Training School, Flight Instructors' School, Forth Worth, Tex.
5. Naval Training School at American Airlines Training School, Forth Worth, Tex.
6. Navy Market Office, Forth Worth, Tex.
7. Ferry Service Unit No. 2, Forth Worth, Tex.
8. Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Meacham Field, Forth Worth, Tex.
9. Aircraft Boarding Officer, Forth Worth, Tex.
10. Navy Ferry Control Center, Forth Worth, Tex.
11. Navy V-12 Unit, Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, Tex.
12. Office of the Cost Inspector, USN, American Airlines, Inc., Forth Worth, Tex.
13. Navy Ferry Control Liaison Officer, Meacham Field, Forth Worth, Tex.
14. Navy V-12 Unit, Brite College of the Bible, Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, Tex.
15. Naval Unit, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Forth Worth, Tex.
16. Ferry Service Unit #7, Meacham Field, Forth Worth, Tex.
Foster Field, Texas
1. Army Air Forces Instructor School (Fixed Gunnery), Matagorda Peninsula, Foster Field, Tex.
Galveston, Texas
1. Naval Air Station, Galveston, Tex.
2. Captain of the port, Galveston, Tex.
3. Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contract NOd-1647, Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Co., Incorp., Galveston, Tex.
4. Branch Hydrographic Office, Galveston, Tex.
5. Officer in Charge, Magnetic Channel Range, Galveston, Tex.
6. Marine Hospital, Galveston, Tex.
7. Assistant Industrial Manager, Galveston, Tex.
8. Zone Intelligence Office, Galveston, Tex.
9. Port Director, Galveston, Tex.
10. Navy Cost Inspector, Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Co., Galveston, Tex.
11. Naval Hydrographic Distributing Office, Galveston, Tex.
12. Todd-Galveston Dry Dock, IN., Galveston, Tex.
13. Gulf Marine Ways, Galveston, Tex.
14. Civil Works Contract, Todd-Galveston Dry Doc Co., Inc., Galveston, Tex.
15. Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contract NOd-1647, Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Co., Inc., Galveston, Tex. [DUPLICATE]
16. Maritime Commission Depot, Galveston, Tex.
17. Navy V-12 Unit, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex.
18. Deperming Station, Galveston, Tex.
19. Convoy Control Center, Galveston, Tex.
20. Assistant District Material Office, Galveston, Tex.
21. Assistant to District Radio Material Officer, USN, Galveston, Tex.
22. Amphibious Training Base, Galveston, Tex.
23. Naval Frontier Base, Galveston, Tex. 8th ND.
24. U.S. Naval Receiving Station, Galveston, Tex.
25. Degaussing Range, Galveston, Tex.
26. Harbor Entrance Control Post, Galveston, Tex.
27. Compass Demonstration Station, Galveston, Tex.
28. Navy Cost Inspector, Gray's Iron Works, Inc., Galveston, Tex.
29. Navy Cost Inspector, Texas Coast Shipyards, Galveston, Tex.
30. Navy Cost Inspector, Gulf Marine Ways of Galveston, Inc., Galveston, Tex.
31. Assistant Industrial Manager, Western Area, Galveston, Tex.
Georgetown, Texas
1. Navy V-12 Unit, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex.
Hitchcock, Texas
1. Airship Headquarters Squadron Detachment 23, Naval Air Station, Hitchcock, Tex.
2. OinC of Construction Contract NOy-5739, NAS, Hitchcock, Tex.
3. Naval Air Facility [STATION?], Hitchcock, Tex.
Houston, Texas
1. Aircraft Warning Center, Houston, Tex.
2. Naval Advisor to Contract Distribution Division, War Production Board, Houston, Tex.
3. Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contract NObs-421, Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
4. Inspector of Naval Material, Houston District, Houston, Tex.
5. Ellington Field, Houston, Tex.
6. Zone Intelligence Office, Houston, Tex.
7. Navy Cost Inspector, Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
8. Navy Cost Inspector, Mission Manufacturing Co., Houston, Tex.
9. Officer in Charge, Naval Chemical laboratory, Houston, Tex.
10. Port Director, Naval Transportation Service, Houston, Tex.
11. Public Relations Branch Office, Houston, Tex.
12. Naval Receiving Station, Houston, Tex.
13. Navy Recruiting Station, Houston, Tex.
14. Resident Officer in Charge, Shipbuilding Activities, Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
15. Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
16. Officer of District Cadet Training Instructor, Houston, Tex.
17. Naval Training School (Elementary Electricity and Radio Material), Houston, Tex.
18. Rice Institute, Houston, Tex.
19. Aircraft Warning Service Center, Houston, Tex.
20. Captain of the Port, Houston, Tex.
21. Branch Office of Naval Officer Procurement, Houston, Tex.
22. Naval Advisor to Contract Distribution Division, Office of Production Management, Houston, Tex.
23. Sub-Board of Inspection and Survey, Houston, Tex.
24. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
25. Armed Forces Induction Station, Houston, Tex.
26. Navy V-12 Unit, Rice Institute, Houston, Tex.
27. Navy V-12 Unit, Baylor University, College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
28. Industry Cooperation Division, OP&M, Houston, Tex.
29. Navy V-12 Unit, University of Texas, School of Dentistry, Houston, Tex.
30. Sub-Office, Superintending Civil Engineer, Area IV, Houston, Tex.
31. Port Houston Iron Works, Houston, Tex.
32. Naval Hospital, Houston, Tex.
33. District Industrial Incentive Officer, Houston District, Houston, Tex.
34. Navy Cost Inspector, Port Houston Iron Works, Inc., Houston, Tex.
35. Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Brown Shipbulidng Co., Houston, Tex.
36. Material Redistribution and Disposal Office, Houston, Tex.
37. Office of the Petroleum Administration for War, District #3, Houston, Tex. (Info card only).
38. Assistant Industrial manager, Port Houston Iron Works, Houston, Tex.
39. Naval Receiving Station, Houston, Tex.
40. Assistant to Radio Material Officer, Houston, Tex.
41. Civil Works Engineer, Houston Civil Works District, Houston, Tex.
Kingsville Field, Texas
1. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Kingsville Field, Tex.
2. Dispensary, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Kingsville Field, Tex.
3. Combat Aircrew Refresher Training Unit, NAAS, Kingsville Field, Tex.
Laredo, Texas
1. Field Censorship Station, Laredo, Tex.
2. Branch Intelligence Office, Laredo, Tex.
3. Zone Intelligence Office, Laredo, Tex.
4. Instructors' School (Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Army Air Field, Laredo, Tex.
Lubbock, Texas
1. Branch Intelligence Office, Lubbock, Tex.
2. Navy Recruiting Sub-Station, Lubbock, Tex.
Midland, Texas
1. Navy Ferry Control Liaison Officer, Midland Municipal Airport #2, Midland, Tex.
Orange, Texas
1. Navy Cost Inspector, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Tex.
2. Naval Receiving Station, Orange, Tex.
3. Naval Receiving Station (Consolidated Steel Corp.), Orange, Tex.
4. Commander, Landing Craft Liaison Officer, Orange, Tex.
5. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Consolidated Steel Corp, Ltd., Orange, Tex.
6. Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Consolidated Steel Corp., Limited, Shipbuilding Division, Orange, Tex.
7. Weaver Shipyards, Orange, Tex.
8. Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Tex.
9. Assistant ot District Radio Material Officer, USN, Orange, Tex.
Port Arthur, Texas
1. Naval Air Station, Port Arthur, Tex.
2. Captain of the port, Port Arthur, Tex.
3. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Texas Steel Manufacturing Co., Port Arthur, Tex.
4. Branch Intelligence Office, Port Arthur, Tex.
5. Navy Cost Inspector, Texas Steel Manufacturing Co., Port Arthur, Tex.
6. Port Director, Naval Transportation Service, port Arthur, Tex.
7. Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, Tex.
8. U.S. Navy Routing Office, Port Arthur, Tex.
9. Resident inspector of Naval Material, Port Arthur, Tex.
Randolph Field, Texas
1. Gulf Coast Air Forces Training Center, Randolph Field, Tex.
Rockport, Texas
1. Rice Brothers & Co., Rockport, Tex.
Rodd Field, Texas
1. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Rodd Field, Tex.
Sabine Pass, Texas
1. Mine Disposal Unit, Sabine Pass, Tex.
San Antonio, Texas
1. Aircraft Warning Center, San Antonio, Tex.
2. Commanding General Southern Defense Command (Army Activity), San Antonio, Tex.
3. Zone Intelligence Office, San Antonio, Tex.
4. Liaison Officer, Headquarters, Southern Defense Command, San Antonio, Tex.
5. Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex.
6. United States Maritime Service Recruiting Station, San Antonio, Tex.
7. Semi-Main Navy Recruiting Station, San Antonio, Tex.
8. Armed Forces Induction Station, San Antonio, Tex.
9. American Red Cross Blood Donor Service, San Antonio, Tex.
10. District Cable Censor, San Antonio 5, Tex.
11. Army Air Force School of Aviation medicine, Randolph Field, San Antonio, Tex.
12. OinC, U.S. Marine Corps, District Headquarters Induction and Recruiting Station, San Antonio, Tex.
13. Provost Marshall Generals School, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex. (Info only).
Seabrook, Texas
1. Assistant Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Seabrook Yacht Corp, Seabrook, Tex.
Texarkana, Texas
1. Ordnance Unit Training Center, Red River Ordnance Depot, Texarkana, Tex.
Texas City, Texas
1. Resident Inspector of Naval Material, M.W. Kellog Co., Texas City, Tex.
Tyler, Texas
1. Navy Recruiting Sub-Station, Tyler, Tex.
View, Texas
1. Medical Replacement Training Center, Camp Barclay, View, Tex. (Army Act.)
Waco, Texas
1. Veterans Administration, Waco, Tex.
[V-12 -- College Training Program (USNR classification)]
The Key to the Present and the Future is the Past (History)
Navy Landing Airfield (NALF) Cabaniss
In support of the base’s training mission are two nearby outlying landing fields owned by the Navy: Navy Landing Airfield (NALF) Waldron, which is 3.5 miles from the Air Station; and NALF Cabaniss, which is 8.0 miles from the Air Station.
Cabaniss was an auxiliary field for Corpus Christi Naval Air Station during World War II and the Korean War. It closed in 1958 and is now used for "touch and go" training for T-34 turboprops from the Naval Air Station. The former NAAS now an OLF to NAS Corpus Christi.
In addition to waterside force protection, IBU 15 routinely practices combat skills in a field environment. In November 2001, the unit held training and a battle exercise at Cabaniss Air Field in Corpus.
Cabaniss is an airport course located in Corpus Christi, Texas, which is occasionally used for non-spectator Sports Car Club of America [SCCA] events.
Cabaniss Field was dedicated 9 July 1941, in honor of Commander Robert W Cabaniss, Naval Aviator No. 36, killed in a plane crash in 1927. Cabaniss served on the Asiatic Station and on the Pacific Coast until 1915, when he took flight training at Pensacola and became qualified Naval Aviator No. 36. During World War I, he had duty at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola; command of the aviation detachment at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and in 1918, he was overseas in Paris. later he commanded the NAS, Moutchie-Lacanau; then served at Pauillac and at Bordeaux. After the war, he commanded NAS, Rockaway Beach, Long Island; had duty at NAS, Pensacola; in 1921, Executive Officer, aircraft tender, USS Wright; and in 1926, he took command of the aircraft tender, USS Aroostook. While on this duty he was killed in the crash of a PN-9 plane he was flying on 31 March, 1927, near Navassa Island in the West Indies. He was then in the rank of Commander.
On 11 May 1997 a Continental Airlines pilot misjudged the location of Corpus Christi International Airport Sunday and landed a Boeing 737 on a World War II-era auxiliary landing strip 4 1/2 miles away. It essentially was pilot error and he landed on the wrong runway. the jet, which took off from Houston with 59 people aboard, landed around 10:40 a.m. at Cabaniss Field. The runway at Cabaniss is about 3,000 feet shorter than the strip at Corpus Christi International. Passengers had to wait on the plane for almost three hours before buses arrived to take them to the right airport
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