R R Gl s Dream Comes True
Sgt Bruce Winters recounts US troops on five day R and R leave in Tokyo Yokohama after Korea duty. He describes processing at Camp Drake, meals, hotel stays, and freedom from strict duties. Soldiers return rested yet ready for deployment, noting low AWOL rates and mixed emotions.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Tokyo-Yokohama
Fifth Air Force
Camp Drake
Ong
RER
New York
Chicago
Canterbury Club Meeting and Hauser-Ross Events
The Canterbury Club meets Friday at 3 30 p m at Mrs Louis Voorhees home 1132 Forest Hill Drive. The Hauser Ross wedding rehearsal is Saturday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church followed by a cake cutting at the Hauser home. The wedding takes place Sunday at 5 p m at First Baptist Church.
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Canterbury Club
Louis Voorhees
Forrest Hill Drive
Hauser-Ross
First Baptist Church
Hauser
Bell Imported for Memphis Church Building
The First Baptist Church of Memphis imported a 3,800 pound bell from Asten Holland for its new church building. The bell cost 3600 dollars with 692.60 dollars paid in tariff.
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Memphis, Tenn
First Baptist Church
Asten
Holland
Steel Shortage Threatens North Carolina Road Program
Raleigh reports that a steel shortage may delay highway work as the North Carolina Highway Commission faces a critical need for steel for bridges and road projects. Chief Engineer W H Rogers Jr says bids on 18 projects will exhaust allocations, slowing bridge construction and prompting concern over federal allocations.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
W. H. Rogers Jr
Rogers
The
Highway Commission
Jin
Washington
Canine Appeasement Stuns Memphis Court House Crowd
In Memphis, a dog named Max ine Hopkins was served ice cream by a druggist. After finishing, the dog carried the cup to the counter on two legs and waited for a refill from a girl, drawing smiles from onlookers.
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Korea
Memphis
Tenn
Maxine Hopkins
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Family Finance & Acceptance Corporation
North Elm Street
Greensboro
Sale
FBI
Stamey’s
Cradle Shops
S. Main ST
SOX
Grammar School
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