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add 1 ?╟≤ . ?╟≤ vegas promotion The flag?╟╓s red cloth comes from danger signals, and the bine and white from table clothes. The story that goes with this flag is that during those dreary numbing days in the "deepfreeze" bombing base the 3??,000 men stationed on that island began listening to "Tokyo Rose'?╟╓ and her pols&n propoganda who was coming in very strong until about 300 Texans decided to do some- thing about it. With the permission of the Post Commander, and no one else, they built thier own radip station and produced thier own broadcasts. ?╟≤ ?╟≤ with one unusual feature program. Once a week - for on# solid hour - which came to be known as the Texas hour - the men in Cold Bay were persuaded to enjoys?) the songs, jokes and bragging tall tales . . . all about Texas, It became Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that when the Texas Hour went on the air the Texas flag would be raised to the top of the flag pole and Texas would reign supreme for 60 full minutes. Beeua^A of the lack of regular mainland communication the men couldn't get records for thier station until the fame of the Texas Hour spread and finally eame to the attention of the Governor of Texas. Prom the moment the Governor sent the boys a batch of records they were flooded with material for the station, books, magazines, letters, gifts, etc., which made all of the snow-bound men just a slightly more tolerant of thier Texas Hour and the Texas sponsors. Of course none of the other lj.7 states were offered ( permitted ) to have that honor. Oh by the way, the name of the Post Commander was, Capt. Leon Green, a Texan. Let * s see - another item will be a box of Texas dirt which will be appropriately distributed around the ?╟?5ands making the hotel a part of Texas so that Texans can live good conscience. This was all done during one of the recent presidential campaigns in Hew York City and we all had lots of fun . . ?╜ and space. I might suggest ... for interest, conversation, and perhaps news a sign whose copy would be similar to a sign I had made but which has since been worn out. It is made to look like an official scroll and is placej) in a conspicuous spot at the entrance or lobby. The copy reads more