Local Armed Forces News Across U S and Overseas
Dozens of area servicemen are listed with new assignments, training completions, and deployments from New Mexico to Morocco. Notables include Charles M. Sparks in New Mexico and John E. Metz Jr in Hawaii, with multiple postings in Germany and Hawaii and several Bluefield area soldiers serving in Okinawa and the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranenn
Bluefield Area
Second Marine Division
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Charles G. Clifton
Louis N. Wade
Beech St
Welch
Allen M. Martin
Mary R. Martin
Bluefield Ave
Princeton
George P. Runions
Earl B. Runions
North View St
Narrows
Clarence E Sword Jr
Clarence E. Sword
Big Rock
Niswander Reports for Duty with Fighter Squadron 51
Miramar California Clair Miramar Robert N Niswander chief parachute rigger USN son of Mr and Mrs Fred J Niswander Montcalm has reported for duty with Fighter Squadron 51 at the Naval Air Station here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lyautey
Morroco
Walter D. Oxier
USN
Walter L. Oxier
Wyoming
Naval Air Station
Morocco
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Miramar, Clair
Robert N Niswander
Fred J. Niswander
Montcalm
Here
Gay Army PFC Ambrose Mabe participates in Amphibious Exercise
Little Creek reports PFC Ambrose T. Mabe son of Mrs. Carrie M. Dalton Ivanhoe Virginia taking part in Exercise Webfoot an amphibious logistics maneuver at Little Creek He is a Fort Chiswell High School graduate Max Meadows Virginia and a refrigeration mechanic in the 58th Quartermaster Company stationed at Fort Lee Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Creek
Gay Army
Ambrose T. Mabe
Carrie M. Dalton
Ivanhoe
Fort Chiswell High School
Max Meadows
58Th Quartermaster Company
Fort Lee
Local Soldier Participates in German Medical Drill
U. S. Forces Germany specialists from the 36th Medical Battalion joined a week long medical training maneuver in Germany. Edward A. Madison, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Russell T Madison of Keystone, serves as clerk typist at Headquarters Detachment Hawalu, and is a Kimball High School graduate of 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Germany
Edward A. Madison
Russell T. Madison
Keystone
Hawau
Kimball High School
Bowles Assigned at Fort Jackson for Light Vehicle Training
Pvt. Charles D. Bowles son of Mr and Mrs Otto A Bowles of Athens has been assigned to Company A 17th Battalion 4th Training Regiment Fort Jackson for specialist training as a light vehicle driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Jackson
S.C
Charles D. Bowles
Otto A. Bowles
Athens
4Th Training Regiment
Fletcher Begins Nine-Week Basic Training in Great Lakes
Everett L. Fletcher son of Mr and Mrs Troy H Fletcher starts a nine week basic training course at Great Lakes. The English trainee joins fellow recruits for instruction and discipline as part of the naval program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes, Tr
Everett L. Fletcher
Troy H. Fletcher
Widner Promoted to Private First Class at Fort Hood
Earl C. Widner son of Mr and Mrs Monroe C Widner Route 2 Chilhowie VA has been promoted to private first class at Fort Hood He serves in the 1st Armored Division 13th Armor and is assigned to Company A
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hood
Tex
Earl C. Widner
Monroe C. Widner
Route 2
Chilhowie
1St Armored Division
13Th Armor
Army Pvt Foster C Martin completes chemical entry class
Fort McClellan Alabama Pvt Foster C Martin son of Mr and Mrs Foster C Martin Crystal recent completion of the eight week chemical entry enlisted class at the Chemical Corps School He is a 1960 graduate of Bluestone High School Bramwell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mcclellan
Ala
Army
Foster C. Martin
Crystal
Chemical Corps School
Bluestone High School
Bramwell
PFC Cecil G. Cregger Participates in Exercise Webfoot
Army PFC Cecil G. Cregger, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B. Cregger of Wytheville, Va., recently took part in Exercise Webfoot an amphibious logistics maneuver at Little Creek. A 1959 George Wythe High School graduate, he serves with the 58th Quartermaster Company stationed at Fort Lee, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston W. Nelson Jr
Welch
Infantry
Curtis 4
Pack
Senate A. Keaton
25Th Division
Little Creek
Cecil G. Cregger
Cecil B. Cregger
Wytheville
George Wythe High School
58Th Quartermaster Company
Fort Lee
Local Army Unit Receives New Missile Team Assignments
IRWIN Pennsylvania Army Spec. 5 Ear M Hughes and Pvt. Benjamin G Burnham both of Bluefield recently joined the 1st Artillery Nike Hercules missile unit in Hughes radar specialist and Burnham supply clerk roles. Hughes entered the Army in 1955 at 24, son of Mrs. Bessie J. Hughes, while Burnham 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle N. Burnham, Cumberland Township, Carmichaels, entered last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Hughes
Benjamin G. Burnham
Bluefield
1St Artillery
Army
Bessie J. Hughes
Elkins High School
Burnham
Earle N. Burnham
Maryland Ave
Cumberland Township High School
Carmichaels
Bedsaul Completes Eight-Week Lineman Course
Pvt. Everet V. Bedsaul Jr., son of Mrs Mary E F Bedsaul of Route 1 Galax Virginia, has completed an eight week lineman course under the Reserve Forces Act here. The 118 year old soldier entered the Army last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Gordon
Everet V. Bedsaul Jr
Mary EF. Bedsaul
Galax
Airman Morris Finishes Eight-Week Quartermaster Cooking Course
Fort Lee Virginia May 25 Air Force Third Class Robert M Morris son of Mr and Mrs Lonnie Morris Route 3 Beckley completed an eight week cooking course at the Quartermaster School He entered the service last January The 18 year old air man is a Stratton High School graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lee
Air Force
Robert M. Morris
Lonnie Morris
Beckley
Quartermaster School
Stratton High School
Air Force Cook Completes Eight-Week Course at Quartermaster School
Fort Lee Virginia Air Force Third Class Lonnie Shupe son of Mr and Mrs John G Shupe Mid Way completed an eight week cooking course at the Quartermaster School here recently He is a 1961 graduate of Sophia High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lee
Air Force
Lonnie Shupe
John G. Shupe
Quartermaster School
Sophia High School
Bryant Advanced While Aboard USS Luce At Mayport
Mayport Florida Roger L Bryant shipfitter second class USN son of Mr and Mrs Earl Bryant Raysal was advanced to his present rate recently while serving aboard the guided missile frigate USS Luce stationed here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayport
Fla
William R. Evans
USN
Tracy M. Evans
North Spring
Robert K. Huntington
Norfolk
Billie G Dunn
Wesley L. Dunn
Third St
Princeton
Chilton
Here
Kermit B Tibbs
Fred H. Tibbs
Highland Ave
Bluefield
Mount McKinley
Roger L. Bryant
Shipfitter
Earl Bryant
Raysal
Luce
Grain Market Gains For Week
The grain futures market showed late week weakness but closed with moderate gains across commodities. Old crop soybeans rose on short covering amid declining commercial stocks, with July wheat up 2% and corn slightly firmer while oats and rye posted mixed moves.
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Chicago
Senate Debates Tough Policy on USSR Coexistence
Foreign experts see no solid results from the policy of coexistence with the Soviet Union. The Senate questions whether multi million taxpayer investments have paid dividends. Tito warns of marching with Moscow, while Poland and Czechoslovakia remain under pressure. A boycott could delay a broader clash and widen rifts with satellite peoples.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
White House
Marshal Tito
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Black Tulip Seeker Finds Deep Maroon Bloom
Since the 17th century tulip enthusiasts pursued a true black bloom. Growers report a tulip that appears black from afar but reads as an intensely dark maroon up close. The finding marks a notable advance in decorative horticulture.
An Open Letter to Jack Fleming Promotes News in Washinton
Ann Mullins writes from Clintwood about promotions and visits. Billie Jean Baker Woodrow Flemings visit with “Big Bob” and Lil Clark anchors social notes. Townsfolk travel to Kansas City and New Orleans while family letters, birthdays, and local gatherings fill the August outlook.
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Billie Jean Baker
Woodrow Flemings
Big Bob
Billie
Lil Clark
Jack
Tommy
Kansas City
Richard Crowded
Crowded
Crewe
Clyde
Mary Rise
Sam
Virginia Marshall
Bobby
Florida
Glyn Phillips
Bill Southern
Jenkins
Chartwood
Appalachian Power Kitchen
B. B. Dotson
David Crabtree Sr
Fallie Sutherland
Algar Phipps
C. D. Mullins
Noel Frenches
Bill Frenches
Ruby
Susie
Ann
Johnnie
Billy Jr
Kingston, Tenn
Caldonia Stanley
Stanleys
Baltimore
Joann
Kingston
Tooty
Washington
Rube
Annie
Displaying the U S flag in good condition is proper
A viewpoint asserts it is proper to display any flag of the United States regardless of star count if the flag is reasonably well maintained. The statement emphasizes respect for national symbols and orderly presentation.
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United States
Russia
Southeast Asia
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Mexico
Charles M. Sparks
Mona
Crab Orchard
McGregor Missile Range
Dewey M. Sparks
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hawaii
John E. Metz Jr
Frances A. Metz
Raleigh
Hickman Air Force
Thailand
Metz
8Th Artillery
Missile Range
Carmet L. Meadows
Marie L. Cundiff
Matoaka
U.S. Army
White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Set. Meadows
Mary
Hawai
Ronald M. Clower
Goldin
Clower
Glen White
Hickman Air Force Base
Wolfhounds
Wallscreek
William R. Miller
Sixth Marine Regiment
Wells R. Miller
Vallscreek
Miller
Big Creek High School
War
Mannheim
Garry W. Scott
Lando T. Scott
Lynco
15Th Quartermaster Battalion
Oceana High School
Ronald J. Henderson
Wythe Ave
United States Army
Bad Kissingen
National Guard
11Th Armored Cavalry
J. Paul Henderson
Connie Lee Dawson
Woodland
Fort Sill
Okla
Larry K. Bazzie
Ernest W. Bazzie
Bradley
Field Artillery Training Center
Dugspur
Fort Knox
James W. Reece
Raymond T. Reece
Armor Training Center
Hillsville
Schofield
Hansford E. Arnold
Ernest R. Martin
Lucille
Catron St
Marion
Provost Marshal General's
Boblingen
Louis F. Titta
Flossie M. Hatcher
Titta
Lacklamm
Dewey Lee Whittaker
Dewey Bill Whittaker
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Whittaker
Princeton High School
NAVY
Great Lakes
FT. Mcclellan
Midway
Raysal Shipfitter
Tucker
Ann Mullins
Jack Fleming
Washington, D.C
Pretty Gwynn Love
Walter Love
Haysi
American Institute of Architecture
VPI
Blacksburg
San Mateo
Calif
Jimmie Besseck
Lee Stanley
Wise
Lee
Memorial Hospital
Bristol
Jerry Chase
June
John Bill
Quantico
Jerry
Sue
Derek Kennedy
Richmond
Little Joe
Chase
Chaseacres
John Bill Chase
Kay Kuhlman
Atlanta
Cheryl
Greenbrier College
Ern Molinarys
New Orleans
Emma Molinary
John Willards
Pauline
Zsa Zsa
Dr. Sutherlands
John Willads
Leb Mullins
York
Pill
Voila
B.B. Dotson
Memphis
Tenn
Larry
Korea
David Jr
Brenda Crabtree
East Riverdale
H. R. Cecil
Dublin
G. H. Bentley
Rock Mount
Raymond Boyd
Lebanon
Walter Carty
David Adams
Pauline Carty
Davy
Jenny
Knoxville
Paul Allen Sutherland
John Suthersland
Bill Sutherland
Honaker
Linda Carty
Bristol Hospital
Nina Stanley
Princeton Ave
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