El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 5

Monday March 8f 1943 EL PASO HERALD-POST Monday March 8 1943 A At rn uJ 'Give A Small Part of Your Time To Train For Home Defense! If Yoa Expect to Enter the Armed Services The GUARD offers the fundamental basic training: to prepare you for service that you will need if you become a fighting man Ask the boys who have gone into the armed forces from the Texas Defense Guard They 1 i will tell you how well their basic training fitted them for the duties of a man If You Expect to Stay at Home The GUARD offers that opportunity to do your part in a civilian capacity to serve your country and your state in a field that offers wonderful opportunities If you want a part in winning this war you can find your niche in the Texas Defense Guard If you are between the ages of 16 and 65 you will find the Texas Defense Guard your answer to your desire to serve your country BE PART OF LARGEST DEFENSE GUARD STATE THE TEXAS DEFENSE GUARD The Texas Guard Is Your Own State Military Defense Each 7:30 ies 1500 men have gone Into the army from the Texas Defense Guard since Pearl Harbor The basic training they received while in the Guard has made them better soldiers There are now 500 men In the Fourth Batalllon stationed In this area Branches of the Fourth Battalion may be found In Culbertson Hudspeth and El Paso Counties In the towns of Sierra Blanca Fabens Ysleta Canutillo and Clint jir Company Bowie High School -rir Company El Paso High School i Company Austin High School Headquarters Harry Recreation Room The Texas Defense1 Guard offers training In Basic Military Drills Hand To Hand Com- i mm mando Tactics Rifle Marksmanship Gas Defense Scouting and Patrolling Engineering and Map Making Signaling and Communications and Physical Development YOUR STATE AND YOUR COUNTRY iri the TEXAS DEFENSE GUARD This Announcement In The Interest Of The TEXAS DEFENSE GUARD Made Possible By CRAWFORD MANUFACTURING CO THE FASHION HIXSON JEWELRY CO STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF TEXAS EASTERN SILK MILLS SHELDON JEWELRY CO SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO FEDER'S JEWELERS HOLDSWORTH JEWELER DON THOMPSON CITY MORTGAGE CO MORGAN SONS GOODRICH SILVERTOWN STORES MOMSEN-DUNNEGAN-RYAN CO ABDOU PRODUCE COLD STORAGE CO A FRIEND EL PASO SMELTING WORKS MADERA LUMBER CO BAILEY-MORA CO INC ZORK HARDWARE CO MUTUAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN of EL PASO DAVE HILL AUTOMOTIVE WHOLESALE FIRESTONE STORES HILER CO BURTON-LINGO CO CONSUMERS ICE CO CAR PARTS DEPPOT INC METCALFE CO MEXICAN AMUSEMENT CO SOUTHWESTERN PORTLAND CEMENT CO CRYSTAL CLEANERS PRONTO PLUMBERS INC AZAR BROS PECAN SHELLERS LYON CO LANDER LUMBER CO McKEE 7-UP BOTTLING CO EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO 4 EL PASO SMELTING WORKS EL PASO MACHINE WORKS PRICE'S CREAMERIES INC UNION CAFE THE MINE AND SMELTER SUPPLY CO CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL CO 515 TEXAS ST LONE STAR COTTON MILLS PEYTON PACKING CO EL PASO ELECTRIC CO mm mmm mm mam- mm mm mam mm mmm mmm mm mm mmm mmm wmm mm mm mm warn mm mm Hj Guard Recruiting Office I Write Box 637 Telephone Main 1712 I I PLEASE SEND ME COMPLETE INFORMATION I Name I Address I A I I I Dependents 1 Married or Single 1 AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED 1 I.