Area Men In Service Whereabouts of Several Army Members
Area service members are noted with current assignments overseas. Sir Orville L. Hutchens recently graduated top from the seventh Army NCO Academy in Germany and is with the 7805th Army unit. Pvt. Richard J. Fehring began eight weeks of basic training at Fort Bliss. Cpl. Bill Anderson arrived in the Far East for duty with the Korean Communications zone. Maj. Carl F. Hicks serves with the Army Rail Transportation company in Alaska. Pvt. Earl T. Johnson serves with the 4th Division in Germany. 2nd Lt. Wyman Wilkerson serves with the 4th Regimental Combat Team at Ladd AFB, Alaska. Lt. Col. George D. Haskins assigned to the Korean Military Advisory Group in Korea and is a Bronze Star recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville L. Hutchens
Ozman
Seventh Army
Germany
Richard J. Fehring
John Fehring
Fletcher
Fort Bliss
Texas
Cpl
Bill Anderson
Beulah
Baldwin
Far East
Cpl. Anderson
59Th Military Police Company
Fort Sill
Carl F. Hicks
Army Rail Transportation Company
Alaska
Jessie
Pollard
Maj. Hicks
Esther A. Friman
S. Eighth
Army
Earl T. Johnson
4Th Division
Daisy Mae
Rte. 3
4Th Infantry Division
Pvt. Johnson
Jack Johnson
Rte. 5
20Th Field Artillery Battalion
Wyman Wilkerson
Wyman I. Wilkerson
4Th
Ladd Air Force Base
Clarice
Gore
Wilkerson
Abi
Christian College
Abilene
George D. Haskins
Eleanor
Snow Rd
Korea
Col. Haskins
15Th Rok
2Nd Infantry
Peru
Neb
Teachers College
NAACP Meeting Opens At Dallas With Workshops
NAACP delegates arrive for the 45th convention in Dallas with workshops on politics employment discrimination and hospital health education. Keynote remarks by Cdr Channing H Tobias focus on the Supreme Court school desegregation ruling and ongoing civil rights challenges against segregation and communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAACP
Dallas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James B. Carey
Rep Ny of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Cdr. Channing H. Tobias
Tobias
Civil Rights
Nashville Parochial Schools Open to All Races
In Nashville, Catholic Diocese Bishop William L. Adrian ordered all city parochial schools opened to Negro and white students. Chancellor Charles M. Williams said the ruling applies only to Nashville and that further state decisions on segregation will follow. The move aligns with the recent Supreme Court ruling banning segregation in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
William L. Adrian
Charles M. Williams
Tennessee
Supreme Court
GOP Hit For Political Maneuver In FHA Probe
Washington Senator Maybank charges Republicans are maneuvering to turn the Senate Banking Committee probe of government housing program irregularities into a Democratic scandal. The inquiry probes windfall profits from overestimating costs for government insured loans and abuses in FHA apartment and home repair programs. Wyatt, former housing official, denies profits. Maybank urges full hearings to shed light before the committee faces political pressure to end the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Banking
Federal Housing Administration
Wilson W. Wyatt
Truman
Wyatt
Louisville
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wall Collapse Clears Muskogee Bus Terminal
In Muskogee Oklahoma a two story English Building wall collapsed with a thunderous roar into the street just after three buses left the site. No injuries were reported though power and telephone lines and a Western cable box were damaged. The structure was being razed to make room for a parking lot and a gust of wind is cited as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Latin Says Cafes Profiting On Coffee
Dr. Roberto E. Canessa, El Salvador minister of foreign affairs, told the Chamber of Commerce of the Americas in Miami that restaurants gain over 300 percent gross profit from fifteen cents per cup. He blamed government leaders for riding the coffee price bandwagon and noted a one cent per pound price rise costs American consumers 27 million dollars, with four fifths staying in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Roberto E. Canessa
el Salvador
Canessa
Chamber of Commerce of the Americas
United States
$109 Check Takes Side Trip To Italy
Corunna Milling Co. sent a $109 check to Owosso dentist Dr. H. M. Allshouse two months ago. The letter traveled about 7,000 miles to Italy and back, arriving yesterday. An Italian note said the check was found in a newspaper mailed to Dr. Vincenzo Spatore by his Owosso parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso
Mich
Corunna Milling Co
H. M. Allshouse
Italy
Vincempo Spatore
Spectacular Fire Proves A Fizzle
Firemen battled a four alarm blaze for two hours in central Houston, evacuating two theaters while damage centered in the garage of origin. Smoke and water damage threatened surrounding buildings as thousands gathered, police urged crowds to stay away, and firefighter Walter Williams was hospitalized briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Milam, Travis
Capitol
Texas
Houston Chronicle
Milby Hotel
Rice Hotel
Walter Williams
Chicago Scouts Visit Sill City and Wichitas Weekend
Chicago Brynmawr Community Church Troop 557 Scouts plan a two day trip to Lawton en route to Philmont. Scoutmaster Charles L. Deegan says they will arrive Friday around noon, camp likely near Sunset at the U S Wildlife Refuge, with tours of Fort Sill and the Wichita Mountains. Local Lawton Scouts will greet them with a Friday gathering at 23rd and Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sill
City
Wichitas
Wilds
Oklahoma
Lawton
Philmont
Brynmawr Community Church
New Mexico
Charles L. Deegan
Percy Givens
Windy City
U. S. Wildlife Refuge
Black Beaver Council
Givens
23Rd and
Gore
Military Reservation
Man Receives Repeated Jail Term in Alimony Case
In Owosso Michigan Circuit Court Judge Michael Carland sentenced John Penyiska to 30 days in jail after each statement. The sentence was tied to a demand that he repay alimony to his wife Sally. Penyiska protested and muttered that 60 or 90 days would be better, but the judge increased the term to 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso
Mich
John Penyiska
Michael Carland
Sally
Penyiska
Would-Be Bandit Routed By Water Squirt
Baltimore police report a service station attendant, George Frantum, washing a car when a man approached from behind and demanded money. Frantum turned, sprayed the assailant with water, and the would be bandit fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George Frantum
Frantum Whirls as Suspect Douses Victim with Water
Frantum said he whirled around and water in the man's face. The would be robber yelled and fled, prompting a swift escape by the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frantum
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KSWO
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Medina
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Age of Valor
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20Th Century-Fox
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Land of the
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William A Wellman's
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