San Antonio Sea Bee unit tops Navy reserve battalions
Sea Bee Unit 7 of San Antonio was judged the top unit in the Eighth Naval district after competition with 20 reserve battalions across five states. The award, announced by Capt. E M Waldron, cited training, administration, attendance and appearance, with Morgan as local commandant and Lt Wayne Morgan a key leader.
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Clifton Webb Sick With Mumps At Home In Hollywood
Hollywood July 18 Clifton Webb rests in bed at home and may have mumps according to his doctor. The illness follows a bout of illness that kept him from work while co star Juvenile Actress Gigi Perreau recently contracted swollen glands. Webb was sent home yesterday due to his condition.
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Red Leaders Trained in War Backed by Russian Help
Gen. MacArthur's staff says North Korean forces are war tested with Russian aid and tanks while American help focused on weapons for a police force. They report air offensives gaining traction as North Korean advances slow, with Pusan threatened but inching forward amid rugged terrain and Asian front reinforcements.
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Three Texans on Casualty List in Korean War losses
The Defense Department released its twenty seventh casualty list announcing three Texans among the dead and wounded. Killed in action are 1st Lt. Louis G Selig of Warren Arkansas and Sgt. Le Arthur J McMillian of South Gate California. Wounded include Pvt. Donald R Ellis Bothell Washington and Leroy M Sanderson Burley Idaho Pie Wayne McGruder Oklahoma City M-Sgt William H Schellenger Houston Pvt. Raymond Simpson Modesto California Pvt. Marion L Singleton San Angelo and Pvt Anselmo Zamora New Braunfels.
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Marchal Rites Slated for Gabriel Marchal
Funeral services for Gabriel Jean Marchal age 59 of 1439 Fulton Ave were set for Tuesday at Porter Loring chapel with interment in Sunset Memorial Park. A New Orleans native and longtime San Antonio resident, he was a retired jeweler and past grand master of Woodlawn Fraternal Lodge Birmingham. Surviving are his widow Marie Laurge Marchal mother Mrs Josephine Kayser two brothers and three sisters and other relatives.
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Music Week Observed In San Antonio May Festivities
San Antonio celebrated Music Week in May with a program led by G. Lewis Doll of the San Antonio ISD. Mayor White’s proclamation was issued and distributed as a model for others while National and Inter-American Music Week committee secretary T B Rivers lauded the observance and requested extra copies of the festival program.
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AF Seeks New Reserves for Former Airmen
Former airsmen not in the reserves may enlist in the air force reserve with the rank held at last honorable discharge. Mental and physical exams and dependency obligations are waived. Airmen may apply for a year of active duty in the numbered air force under the 14th Air Force at Robins AFB Georgia, covering the Fourth Army area. Applicants should go to the main recruiting station.
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Filipinos Offered Voluntary Service to Clark Field Study
A Manila agency notes a push for Filipino volunteers to join service at Clark Field amid a cabinet loan program and unemployment concerns. Officials stress voluntary participation and national duty as the Korean War context influences recruitment and morale.
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Commander Declares U.S. Forces Ready in Europe
Lt. Gen. Clarence Huebner, nearing retirement, said American troops in Europe will be a tough nut to crack for any invader and that U.S. forces can defend Germany and western Europe effectively.
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