Proc. 2015-09 M. B. Etheredge Day 12-07-14
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2015-09
WHEREAS Huntsville is proud to have been the home of LTC M. B. Etheredge, who was one of
the most-decorated World War II veterans; and
WHEREAS he was born in Weldon, Texas, and graduated from Huntsville High School in 1933
and from Sam Houston Teacher’s College in 1937, then taught and served as a school
superintendent before enlisting in the U.S. Army; and
WHEREAS during his service he was awarded three silver stars, two bronze stars, and two
purple hearts, and received two battlefield promotions, including moving from
Second Lieutenant to Captain in only six days; and
WHEREAS after World War II, LTC M. B. Etheredge completed his Master of Arts Degree at
Sam Houston Teachers College in 1947 and did postgraduate work at the University
of Texas in Austin, was later elected to three terms in the Texas House of
Representatives, served as a board member of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce,
as President of the Huntsville Rotary Club, taught at Sam Houston State University
as an Associate Professor of Education, and chartered the American Bank of
Huntsville and the Lake Area Bank of Trinity, where he served as Chairman of the
Board; and
WHEREAS the City of Huntsville previously proclaimed November 10, 1984 as M. B. Etheredge
Day and also honored him by causing the street known first as Commerce Plaza to be
renamed as LTC M. B. Etheredge Boulevard on August 22, 2000; and
WHEREAS the city of Huntsville is proud of the legacy of LTC M. B. Etheredge, as he exemplified
the values that make our country strong.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in
me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
December 7, 2014
be declared: M. B. Etheredge Day
in the city of Huntsville and call upon our citizens to join in the celebration of the memory
of this special individual and his service to our community and nation.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this 5 day of December 2014.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor