High School Not Required for Naval Enlistment
Sikeston resident Herb Walton former Navy serviceman explains the current enlistment drive. He says high school education is not mandatory as applicants take an elementary exam and must score at least 50 percent. Proficiency in English or tools can lead to advanced trades training with free schooling valued at 1500 dollars, boosting future advancement.
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Opportunities to Enter Annapolis Navy Enlistment Info
The Navy offers a path to Annapolis for up to 200 Regular Navy and Naval Reserve men each year, with age limits and local recruiting offices providing details. Recruits attend one of four Naval Training Stations, may transfer fields if qualified, and receive yearly paid leave. Swimming is tested, and aviation trades are available for qualified recruits.
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Soldiers in Camp Robinson barred from interviews without approval
Officers and enlisted men of the 35th Division at Camp Robinson Arkansas are forbidden to give interviews or press releases without prior clearance from the division press section. The rule follows the arrival of the 110th Quartermaster Doghouse Battalion from a disciplinary hike in Memphis ordered by Lt. Gen. Ben Lear after incidents on a golf course. The Covered Wagon notes all releases must be approved to align with War Department Second Army and division policies, with no official explanation given.
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Sunday worship services at Camp Robinson
On a single Sunday at Camp Robinson, Roman Catholic masses are said and confessions heard, Lutheran and Episcopal services are held, Christian Science readings are conducted, and general Protestant services are conducted.
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More Sikestonians Serving in the U S Navy
The Herald lists Sikeston residents newly serving in the U S Navy and Marine Corps. Conway Tucker, recently active at Philadelphia Navy Yard, is now relocated and unavailable. Charles Pinnell is at U S Receiving Station Philadelphia. A J Ables, nine years Navy, is chief fire controlman on the O Brien in New York City. Leonard V Colley awaits transport assignment in Brooklyn after Navy enlistment last October. Woodrow Hill enlisted and trains at Great Lakes. Jean Wilson at Marine Corps Base San Diego after Great Lakes training. Howard Wilson plans to join Marines at the same base. both former Herald employees.
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Civil pilots rise over 100 percent in year
Air corps officials report a more than doubling of US civil airplane pilots. Brig Gen Donald H Donnelly, head of Civil Aeronautics, cites 2 277 certified pilots on July 1 versus 41 006 the previous year, crediting the pilot training program for the surge.
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New Assignment for Lt Johnson in 140th Infantry
Second Lieutenant George T. Johnson of Sikeston, formerly a sergeant in Company Kk, 140th Infantry, has been assigned to Company F of that regiment.
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Weather Prophets At Camp Robinson
Soldiers at Camp Robinson learn weather signs from sun hats. Brims up signal clear skies while brims down indicate rain. A division order last week standardizes snap-brim bonnets, ending prior free wear.
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Comedian Lew Fields Dies at 74 in New York
Lew Fields partner Joe Weber mourns loss calling it like losing a right arm. Funeral services were held Monday. Fields fell ill Thursday and died Sunday at age 74. Stage figures Lillian Russell David Warfield Dewolf Hopper Fay Templeton and Willie Collier appeared in Weber Fields comedies.
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Illin ois Summer Picnic Draws 10000 in Long Beach
More than 10,000 former Tlnois residents attended the annual Illinois summer picnic in Bixby Park Long Beach California last Saturday. Ex Governor Frank F Merriam was the principal speaker.
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