Sailor Initiated Into Royal Order of Shellbacks Aboard USS Frank Knox
Fire Control Technician Gerald E. Brewster USN son of Albert H. and Mrs. Brewster of Lawrence was initiated into the Royal Order of Shellbacks during a cruise from Subic Bay Philippines to Newcastle Australia. He joins 250 Pollywogs aboard the radar picket destroyer USS Frank Knox at the equator crossing.
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Gerald E. Brewster
USN
Albert H. Brewster
Lawrence
Royal Order of Shellbacks
Subic Bay
Philippines
Newcastle
Australia
Frank Knox
Installation Service At Rebekah Meeting
Miner va Rebekah Lodge No. 146 conducted installation services for two officers unable to attend the earlier ceremony. Jessie Grimes and Henrietta Fuller were installed with Effie Morriss Lucille Whitmore and Carolyn Markley assisting. Carrie Spencer presided at the regular meeting and a donation was voted for the Higher Education Fund.
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Minerva Rebekah Lodge No
Bertie Morriss
Jessie Grimes
Noble Grand
Henrietta Fuller
Effie Morriss
Lucille Whitmore
Carolyn Markley
Carrie Spencer
Higher Education Fund
Minnie Edelbrock
Wichita guest Lillian Armstrong attends auditing committee report
The chairman of the auditing committee presented her report with Lillian Armstrong of Wichita as a guest attending the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Armstrong
Wichita
Kaw Valley Organ Enthusiasts Chartered by National Body
Luther A. Cortelyou announced that the Kaw Valley chapter of the American Theater Organ Enthusiasts has received its charter from the national organization. He spoke to local members and Heart of America affiliates about the development.
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Luther A. Cortelyou
Kaw Valley
American Theater Organ Enthusiasts
Cortelyou
The
Heart of Amer
Kansas City Organ Club Hosts Sunday Meeting at Home
The Kansas City Organ Club held a Sunday gathering at a member's home with special guests. Bob Jones, organist for a Kansas City radio station, entertained more than 50 attendees at the event.
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Ican Organ Club
Kansas City
Bob Jones
PTA Board Meets Prominent NYC School Board Session
The New York School PTA Executive Board will meet at 9 30 a m Tuesday at the school. NYC streets currently host 11 772 licensed cabs as a local stat readout.
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New York
PTA
New York City
Obligation Night Observed by Adah Chapter No 7
Adah chapter No 7 of the Order of the Eastern Star held Obligation Night at the Masonic Temple with Carl Schroeder administering the ceremonies. A brief program on Loyalty was presented by officers and star points, visitors from Helianthus and Ivy Leaf chapters attended, refreshments followed in the dining room.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Phyllis Gulley
Elizabeth Ann Musick
Carolyn Cates
Beverly Gilmore
Star Points
Mary Clepper
Dorothy Schindler
Winona Dingman
Priscilla Hedges
Dorothy Porter
Amaretta Wright
Helianthus
Shadora
Nell E. Mitchell
Ivy Leaf
Wichita
Herbert Jones
Temple
Bessie Westergren
Georgia Hess
Mary Kathryn Meier
Lois Hess
Carl Hodge
John Dingman
Hazel van Nortwick
Dingman
George Washington
Military News from Lawrence Area Dads and Sons
Seaman Apprentice Lawrence H. Langvardt USN son of Mr and Mrs James Langvardt of Lawrence graduates nine weeks of Navy basic training at Naval Training Center San Diego California. Army Spec 4 Edward C. Smith 26 son of Mr and Mrs Edward O. Smith of Lawrence is assigned as personnel specialist with 54th Engineer Battalion near Wildflecken Germany with wife Sheri accompanying him. Lance Corporal Marine Tim Gjellstad graduates Radar and Navigation School at Millington Naval Base Memphis Tennessee and is assigned to 2nd Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point NC in Communications Navigation Dept. Technical Sgt William M De Boever son of Mr and Mrs Morris DeBoever of DeSoto arrives for duty at Whiteman AFB Missouri assigned to a unit of Strategic Air Command. The sergeant who served at Guam during the Korean War is a DeSoto Rural High School graduate. His wife Janice is daughter of Mrs Velma Miller of Williamson West Virginia.
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Lawrence H. Langvardt
USN
James Langvardt
Lawrence
Navy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Army
Edward C. Smith
Edward O. Smith
54Th Engineer
Wildflecken
Germany
Sheri
Tim Gjellstad
Millington Naval Base
Memphis
Tenn
2Nd Marine Air Wing
Cherry Point
N.C
William M. DeBoever
Morris DeBoever
DeSoto
Whiteman Afb
DeBoever
Strategic Air Command
Guam
DeSoto Rural High School
Janice
Velma Miller
Williamson, W. Va
Army Pvt Mark A Brooks Listed As Son Of Local Residents
Army Pvt Mark A Brooks 22 son of Mr and Mrs Byron S Brooks 1645 Cambridge is named in this brief notice. The item lists his family ties and residence as part of a local obituary or roll call style notice.
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Mark A. Brooks
Byron S. Brooks
Cambridge
Local Servicemen Advance and Promote in Military Training
Pvt Brooks completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Dix New Jersey earning instruction in small unit tactics and weaponry including the M 14 rifle M 60 machine gun and the 3 5 inch rocket launcher He earned a BA from Kansas University in 1967. Marine Pvt Paul A Madsen son of Horace A Madsen Route 3 San Diego finished recruit training with top platoon marksman score. John L Williams Jr of 515 Indiana promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force radar operator Fortuna Air Force Station Montana member of Aerospace Defense Command Wife Judith daughter of Harold Graves of 1828 Ohio.
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Ft. Dix
N.J
Paul A. Madsen
Horace A. Madsen
Route 3
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Pvt
Madsen
Kansas University
John L. Williams Jr
Indiana
U.S. Air Force
Williams
Fortuna Air Force Station
Mont
Aerospace Defense Command
Lawrence High School
Judith
Harold Graves
Hio
Pasteka Arrives for Duty in Taiwan with Pacific Air Forces
Staff Sgt George A Pasteka son of Mr and Mrs J C Pas teka Needville Texas has arrived for duty at Ching Chuan Kang AB Taiwan He is a flight engineer assigned to a Pacific Air Forces unit He previously served at Sewart AFB Tennessee and with the expeditionary force
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George A. Pasteka
J. C. Pasteka
Rt. 1
Needville
Tex
Ching Chuan Kang AB
Taiwan
Marlene
Margaret Toliver
Lawrence
Pasteka
Pacific Air Forces
Sewart Afb
Tenn
New York City Boasts Twenty Two Thousand Eating Places
A metropolitan tally shows New York City hosting 22 000 eating places across the five boroughs. The count reflects diverse cuisines and dense urban dining activity in the city.
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New York City
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Jack Rasing
Kay Reiter
Guild
Burton Woods
Bussett
Stuart Woods
Journal-World Photo
Rebekah
PTA Board
Jenning
Malls Shopping
OES
Carl Schroeder
Bonney
McCall's
Penneys
Dan River
Danstar
Dacron
Pvt. Brooks
Steven D. Williams
A. V. Phillips
W. S.h Ph
Peace Garden Center
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