Servicemen News From North Carolina Units
A compilation of service placements and duties. Donald D. Andrews returns to Scott Air Force Base after a 15 day leave. Lawrence W. Hine serves with a logistic team near Korea. Fred L. Garner joins 777 enlisted men earning ensigns commissions at Newport. Leonard H. Delapp promoted to airman first class with Seventh Air Force Medical Squadron in England. Charles Palmer spends holidays with parents while undergoing combat crew training at Randolph Field Texas. Wyatt F. Coltrane returns to the U S from the Far East under rotation after 14 months, four in Korea. David H. Holt promoted to sergeant with the 43rd Infantry Division in Germany. Kirby L. Lawton graduates from bridge construction course in Germany and serves as construction specialist with the 109th Engineer Battalion. Bobby B. Brown serves with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany as NATO forces train. Each entry notes family ties and station details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard H. Delapp
W. D. Delapp
Grace Street
Seventh Air Force Medical Squadron
England
Charles Palmer
R. J. Palmer
Route
Randolph Field
Texas
Keesler AF Base
Miss
David H. Holt
R. G. Holt
Holly Street
Asheboro
Germany
43Rd Infantry DiVision
Ern
Kirby L. Lawton
Geraldyne
Kernersville
Army Engineer School
Murnau
Lawton
Army
109Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Mannheim
Profanity Ends Up With A Steak At Meeting
Douglas County commissioners ceiling a profanity fine of 25 cents per foul word. Engineer Earl Whittaker quoted a citizen saying a man was having a hell of a time getting up his road. Secretary Lilian Tybering sought the quarter from Whittaker but the rule was ruled invalid and no funds were kept for a profanity fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Lillian Tybering
Earl Whittaker
Miss Tybering
Whittaker
Charlotte Doctor Elected Oasis Shrine Potentate
Dr. Claude B. Squires of Charlotte was elected potentate of the Oasis Temple Shrine at a Charlotte meeting. He succeeds M. Everett Pierson. Other officers named include Ben nickname Charlotte chief rabban, Paul A. Jones Winston Salem assistant rabban, Shaw Charlotte high priest and prophet, and Chandler Charlotte recorder. Initiation ceremony and Shrine Bowl proceeds were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. Squires
Charlotte
Oasis Temple of the Shrine
The
M. Everett Pierson
North Carolina
Johnie W. Bennick
Rabban
Paul A. Jones
Winston-Salem
John D. Shaw
Roy S. Smith
S. Casper Chandler
Clarence E. Beeson
Robert I. Presley
Asheville
William T. Spencer
Gastonia
Neil W. Jones
Greensboro
Lynn W. Harkey
Oasis Temple
North
South Carolina
Shrine’s Hospital For
Greenville
S. C
Chandler
Squires
Temple
Southeastern Shrine Association
University of North Carolina
Jefferson Medical School
Philadelphia
Ex-GI Marries Dead Buddy's Girl in Buffalo
Catherine Larson, an eighteen year old from Buffalo, married Glen Andrews, the Army buddy of her childhood sweetheart killed on Hearbreak Ridge in Korea. Andrews, from Hannibal, met Catherine after his discharge and they wed after a correspondence sparked the romance. Catherine wore two engagement rings from Heath, one missing a stone when he was killed on September 27, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Catherine Larson
Glen Andrews
Korea
Hearbreak Ridge
Catherine
Andrews
Robert E. Heath
Binghamston
Heath
Hannibal
Krupp Sues Over Art Loss From Essen Villa Huegel
Alfried Krupp, heir to the German armaments empire, sues British authorities in the Control Commission Claims Court at Hanover for compensation over thefts from Villa Huegel Essen. Officials won’t disclose the amount though unofficial estimates exceed 560000 dollars. The claim covers paintings Dresden china Ming vases rare books and Oriental carpets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOM
Germany
Alfried Krupp
Control Commission
Herford
Dresden
Huegel
Essen
Armaments Dynasty
Inaugural Planners May Have Profit
Washington report notes inaugural budget officials may end with a profit next week, likely to charity. Estimated total festivities exceed 1 million dollars with $150,000 public costs and the rest covered by local businessmen. Ticket sales are strong, reducing loss risk. about $10,000 from 1948 was left over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Capitol Plaza
Man
Stand Taken Against School Segregation
The Defense Department opposes racial segregation in military post schools and informs U S Commissioner Earl J McGrath of protests at Ft Sam Houston Ft Bliss Ft Sill and Ft Belvoir in a policy push from Assistant Secretary Anna Rosenberg to McGrath In a separate note Senator Humphrey requests a formal policy statement from McGrath The 1948 transport stat tops the piece but is not directly linked to the education matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington .P
Department of Defense
U. S
Earl J. McGrath
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Anna Rosenberg
McGrath
Ft. Sam Houston
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Ft. Belvoir
Virginia
Rosenberg
Defense Department
Truman
Eisenhower seeks zealous hunt for Communists in federal jobs
President-elect Eisenhower reportedly told his Cabinet he wants a strong loyalty screening for all federal employees and applicants, avoiding witch hunt tactics. The plan, discussed in early conferences with top appointees, aims to tighten screening while secrecy surrounds its specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
Ehemen
Truman
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Union Wins Election at Cone Mills Plant
In Greensboro the Proximity plant workers of Cone Mills chose the United Textile Workers of America AFL as their bargaining agent in a runoff. The tally was 566 votes for the AFL, 539 for no union, with 13 challenged and 6 voided from the prior three way November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Cone Mills
United Textile Workers of America Afl
Textile Workers Union of America Cio
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Federal Grand Jury Indicts South Carolina Representative
A federal grand jury indicted Rep. John L. McMillan of South Carolina on a charge that bars members of Congress from entering into government contracts. The case concerns an oil lease in Utah bought in 1951 and canceled in 1952 by the Interior Department. The Notre Dame cathedral in Rheims is noted for its 1211 to 1430 construction window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. McMillan
D-Sc
Congress
McMillan
Utah
Interior Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ganization
Dr. Squires
Donald D. Andrews
Scott Air Force House
Wirnole
Ruth Brady
Clyde D. Andrews
Lawrence W. Hine
USN
P. G. Hine
Grimes Street
Fred L. Garner
High Point
Navy
Newport
R. J
PRC
Wyatt F. Coltrane
Helena
E. L. Coltrane
Route 3
United States
Far East
Bobby B. Brown
2Nd Armored
Europe
NATO
Germa
Brown
Charlotte Man
Buddy
Krupp
Sylvania
Goodfyear Service Store
N. Main
Pinin Farina
Statesman
Nash
Saunders Nash, Inc
West
Commerce Street
Lke
State Department
Wisconsin
National Defense
Charlies E. Wilson
John Foster ‘Dulles
Walter Bedell Smith
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Agency
UNION
Federal Grand Jury
Notre Dame
Rheims
France
H. M. Couchenour
Chicago Evangelistic Institute
National Holiness Association
Holiness Convention
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Hamilton St
High Point, N
Farina
le Mans
the Statesman
Nash Motors
West Commerce St
Lvinder Corp
Detroit
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