Military and Navy Training Notes from Desoto and Korea War
The Armed Forces report lists DeSoto residents Charles C. Ross and Marvin Stott attending the Naval Aviation Machinist’s Mate School in Memphis. Other notes include Lt. Albert Learned at San Marcos AFB Texas, Merle L. Commons with the Fifth Marine Regiment in Korea earning expert rifleman, and Leslie F. James at Pearl Harbor. Also Sgt. Carl E. Sneegas Jr. assigned to Chanute Field. Additionally a Penny shortage report from New York outlines rationing amid Mint shifts, with a contrast to Britain’s Royal Mint.
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DeSoto
Pfr
Charles C.ross
Marvin &. Stott
Airma
USN
Naval Aviation
U.S. Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Ross
Charles A. Ross
Stott
Pfe
Merle L. Commons
Phillip Commons
Learnard Ave
Fifth Marine Regiment
First Marine Division
Korea
Liberty Memorial High School
Cordell’s
San Diego
Leslie F. James
Bonnie Rhatic
General Supply Depot
Naval Supply Center
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Cal
Carl’e. Sneegas Jr
Carl Sneegas
Route 4
3499Th
Bright industrial future for state amid Kansas growth
Topeka January 18 Kansas will play a growing role in the nation’s economy according to Maurice Fager director of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission. He cites 1951 figures on manufacturing payrolls oil and gas production and new industries while noting Wichita aircraft expansions and a statewide 3,000 industries in 17 of 22 major classifications.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Maurice FE
Fager
Kansas Business Magazine
H E
Kanaan
Wichita
KIDC
Vie
Kansas Corporation Commission
KINC
Daye
Industrial Development Commission
Faget
Early Kansas streams reveal pioneer interests in names
A Kansas Geological Survey study from the University of Kansas shows stream names dating back to 1718 and 1804 reflect early animal life minerals and geography. Animals such as antelope beaver buffalo and wolf plus trees like cedar and walnut dominate names. many streams bear Indian names and names honor persons.
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Kansas
State Geological Survey
University of Kansas
India
Spare Time Teacher in Saigon Teaches Local Students
Miss Juanita Nutt tall blonde former Saigon English instructor at a Springfield area high school teaches English classes in Saigon weekly for a group of trammanese youths while serving as a U S Information Service tutor. Her regular job is general clerk at the American Legation in Indochina. She left high school teaching about two years ago to join the foreign service. Over the past five years Australia has invested more than 470 million dollars in expanding its manufacturing industries.
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Saigon
Indochina
Juanita Nutt
Springfield
American Foreign Service
King Farouk Denies Auction Sale of Coin Collection
Wichita reports King Farouk of Egypt denies plans to sell his coin collection at auction. Cable from Reagan notes the king’s statement refuting a New York newspaper report that the collection would be auctioned in Manhattan next month. Reagan, Wichita, is AES executive and Numismatic Association secretary.
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Wichita
Lewis M. Reagan
Farouk
Egypt
Reagan
New York
American Numismatic Association
Wichita University
Esper
Manhattan
Busy Speaking Schedule For Dr E Thayer Gaston
Dr E Thayer Gaston, chairman of the Music Education Department at the University of Kansas, will fill four speaking engagements across the East and Midwest next week. He will address Music Therapists of New England in Boston today, speak at the New England Music Education Association in Brookline tomorrow on tests and measurements in mass, appear at Michigan State College in East Lansing on January 21, and speak at Bates College in Beloit on January 23.
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E. Thayer Gaston
University of Kansas,o
East
Midwest
Gaston
New England
Boston
Mass
New England Music Education Association
Iat
Brookline
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Bates College
Beloit
Wis
Gaslon
Twenty three Kansans among 1514 troops arrive home
Twenty three men from Kansas are among 1,514 Army personnel who arrived from the Far East yesterday aboard the Navy transport Marine Phoenix. None are from this area.
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Kansoana
Seattle
Kansas
Army
Far East
Navy
Marine Phoenix
Oklahoma A&M Names Dr. Willham as President
Oklahoma City January 18 Regents announce Dr Oliver S Willham selected as Oklahoma A&M College president succeeding the late Dr Henry G Bennett. Willham has led the school since 1950 and was executive vice president before today. Bennett died in a crash in Iran on December 22 after more than 25 years as Aggie president. Willham, a former A&M student, earned a 1923 BS in agriculture and advanced degrees at Iowa State University. He joined A&M in 1935 as assistant professor of animal husbandry and rose to vice dean of agriculture by 1939. He was born on a farm in Clearwater Kansas June 26, 1891.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A & M College Today
Oliver S. Willham
Oklahoma A & M
Henry G. Bennett
Willham
Bennett
Truman
Iran
Aggie
William
Iowa State University
Clearwater
Kar
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Learned
R. E. Learned
San Marcos Air Force Base
Texas
Air Force
San Marcos
Unite States
Bureau of the Mint
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Great Britain
Royal Mint
Lawrence
Cate
Emporia Gazette
Lising
Emporia
Wallace Anderson
Osage City
Ed Atkinson
George Atkinson
Bushong
Leo Burenheide
Elmer Bock
James F. Bain
Ues
Rai Miller
Dunlap
Arthur Childears
ELT
Anmlerson
Leonard F. Arnett
Olpe
E. C. Cramot
Cottonwood Falls
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Farouk Tentes
Mothe
Jerry Wald
Norman Krasna
Jane Wyman
Charles Laughton
Joan Blondell
Richard Carlson
Agnes Moorehead
Don Taylor
Audrey Totter
Everett Sloane
Natalie Wood
Oklahoma
ATEX
Pater
Davis
Tom
Mans
Kennedy
Plumbing & Electric Co
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Stephen McMally
Charles Bickford
Esas
Alex Mico Oh Wee
Movietone
Jane Russell
Groucho Marx
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Carl Cooper
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Rivinn of Lit
Alec Guinness
Avendey al Mod
Renear City
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Texas Rocket
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Kansas City
Merington
Fort Worth-Dallas
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Rock Ishind
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Thantis
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Frank Patrice
Ovejoy
Wymore
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Cat Chon
Tela
Duck O'Mahoney
Maxie
Kasenbiuern
Max Baer
Johnny
Johnny Weissmuller
Jungle Jim
Manhuai
Lute
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