Pretty Church Wedding at Graham Saggeday
Miss Diana Cloughley of Graham and L F Gresham of Childress wed in an 8 30 p m ceremony at the Episcopal Church in Graham Rev C G Fox officiating The bride wore white crepe with a white orchid and a diamond lavalier The couple plans Bowie as their home after a reception at the bride’s parents home
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Diana Cloughley
Bowie High School
H. R. Cloughley
Graham
L. F. Gresham
Childress
Episcopal Church
C. G Fox
Gladioli
Astors
P. K. Keninmonth
Mary Arnold
Eichler
Paul Taliaferro
Bowie
Virginia Street
Louise Street
Mary
Katherine
Louise Lindsey
Wichel Ann Snoddy
Maria Morrison
Marjorie Lay
Edward Stewart
Marjorie Street
Jack Kirkpatrick
Serviceman and Sister Reunited At Air Field
Bowie soldier and his WAC sister were reunited at Dalhart Army Air Field Texas last week. S Sgt Benjamin Smith met Pfc Jesse C Smith in the day room and they shared a noon meal and talk of home before returning to duty. Jesse Smith trained at Buckner Academy Dallas and Ft Oglethorpe Ga then worked in a Wichita Falls bank before joining the WAC. She is a typist in the aircraft maintenance section at Dalhart. Benjamin Smith, Bowie High School 1941 graduate, served at the B 29 school in Seattle and Blytheville before Dalhart and now works as an airplane mechanic. He hopes to pursue electrical engineering after the war. He said of his sister in the WAC, If Sis seems to like it, it must be a good thing.
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Dallas
Wichita Falls
WAC
Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga
Dalhart Air Field
Mainenance
Benjamin Smith
Bowie
Army
Seattle
Wash
Blytheville
Ark
Dalhart
Smith
Sis
Sgt Homer Jackson Faces Toughest Spot In France Invasion
Staff Sgt. Homer Jackson of Denver is highlighted as one of the assault engineers who cleared beach fortifications on D-Day in France. The report from Stars and Stripes notes the engineers faced extreme danger moving underwater mines and paths under German fire before infantry advances.
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Homer Jackson
B. Jackson
Denver
France
Combat Engineers
Stars and Stripes
Pop Um
Pvt Joe B Woolsey Receives Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Joe B Woolsey son of Mr Irvin Woolsey Route 1 Ringgold Texas has been cited by his regiment of the 36th Texas Infantry Division and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual participation in combat with the enemy on the Fifth Army front in Italy. The decoration recently authorized by the Department features a silver rifle on a blue infantry background within a silver wreath.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Joe B. Woolsey
Irvin Woolsey
Route 1
Ringgold
Texas
Texas” Infantry Division
Lt Armstrong Reported Prisoner of War
Lt J Q Armstrong son of Mr and Mrs W P Armstrong of Sunset was missing since June 20 and is now reported as a prisoner of war per a War Department message to his wife. His wife notes he is a nephew of Mrs W E Hig.
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J. Q. Armstrong
W. P. Armstrong
Sunset
War Department
Lt Armstrong
E. R Hig
Massey Family Gratitude For Community Support
We express sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for their show of support during the recent loss of our wife and mother. J. J. Massey and Family, W. F. Massey and Family, D. J. Massey and Family thank you for the kindness.
Cpl Davis Whitehead Receives Distinguished Service Citation
Cpl. Davis E. Whitehead of Bowie receives a citation for distinguished service after completing 100 combat missions over Europe with the Eighth Air Forces in England. The award covers missions to Berlin Friedrichshaven Poland Holland Belgium Gotha and France during Allied landings in France. The family learned of the honor from a press dispatch. he had been a clerk at flying headquarters in England.
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Eighth Air Forces Liberator
England
Cpl
Davis E. Whitehead
Joe V. Whitehead
Bowie
Europe
Irvine A. Rendle
France
Jas. P. Hodges
Berlin
Friedrichaven
Poland
Holland
Belgium
Gotha
Whitehead
Stambaugh Receives Posthumous Silver Star for Tarawa Valor
Private Jack R. Stambaugh of Bowie Maryland was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for heroism at Tarawa on November 22 1943. He killed four attacking Japanese soldiers to protect a wounded comrade before dying of battle wounds. He was 20 and had served nearly two years in the Marines.
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Washington
Jack R. Stambaugh
Bowie
Tarawa
Stambaugh
Stella Stambaugh
Strong Street
Sixth Mariens
Second Marine Division
Gilbert Islands
Durin
United States Naval Service
New Remedy for Lumbago Offered at Griffin Drug
An ad claims a new remedy for back pain and lumbago is available at Griffin Drug for one dollar. It emphasizes the bladder and kidneys may need attention and urges readers to obtain the product today.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Graham Saggeday
Unites
Atlantic Wall
Mrs. Gresham
Air Field
Sgt
Armstrong
J. J. Massey
W. F. Massey and Family
D. J. Massey
Cpl. Davis Whitehead
Cpl, Davis Whitehead
Jack Stambaugh
Silver Star
Juilliard
Botany
Wood Dry Goods
Bowie, Texas
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