Servicemen Visit Athens as Leyte Anchors in Greece
A group of Canton area sailors and soldiers is connected to the Leyte aircraft carrier now anchored in Athens after maneuvers with the Sixth Fleet. Names include Henry Leitner Claude Garren Thomas Pullin Charles Taylor and Clarence Johnson. Others serve at Great Lakes Newport News and in the Far East with the Seventh Fleet. Naval operations against Korean communist forces are cited along with ROTC graduates at Langley and Chanute Camp.
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Canton
Athens
Greece
Leyte
Sixth Fleet
Henry F. Leitner
Spring Ave
Claude T. Garren
6Th St
Thomas L. Pullin
T. C. Pullin
Shadyside
Charles E. Taylor
Highland Rd
Clarence M. Johnson
Aviation
Ravenna
Daniel W. Masters Jr
Virginia E. Masters
9Th St SW
Norman W. Collins
Ross D. Collins
3Rd St NE
Far East
Arthur D. Struble
Navy
Seventh Fleet
Private Wen der arrives in Japan with 7th Infantry unit
In Japan, Pfc. Charles D. Wen der son of Mrs. T. P. Cox of 949 McKinley Ave NW recently arrived and serves as a company clerk with the 7th Infantry Division. He entered the army in October 1947 and completed basic training at Fort Ord California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Charles D. Wender
T. P. Cox
McKinley Ave
7Th
Inf. Div
Ft. Ord
Calif
Fire destroys Tuscaloosa Sun plant in Alabama
The Tuscaloosa Sun, about two months old, faced a $200,000 blaze that destroyed its press and equipment after the final edition. Subscribers received the paper today, printed in Birmingham, 58 miles away, as editors cover the disruption and seek temporary facilities in Jasper or Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gromoe
Inayeontny
Ala
Tuscaloosa
United Rubber Co declares 25-cent extra dividend
Directors of United Rubber Co declare an extra dividend of 25 cents on common stock and a quarterly 75 cent dividend. Both payables set for September 9 to shareholders of record August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Rubber Co
Draft Boards Can Defer Collegians With High Grades
Local draft boards may grant occupational deferments to college students who have completed one full academic year and are in the upper half of their class, with clear plans to attend this fall. The guidance from Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey is advisory, not rigid, and applies only to those not already inducted or in special medical or science deferrals. Deferments last up to one year unless renewed, and do not apply retroactively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
IAA
Dayton Girl Dies After Grass Skirt Fire Burns
A nine year old girl Sharon Spalding died in a Dayton hospital from burns received when a grass skirt she was wearing caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Sharon Spalding
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E. Tusc
Dwaine R. Kreakie
Carl L.L. Kreakie
North Lawrence
Great Lakes, IN
Naval Training Center
John D. Farrell
John C. Farrell
Croydonrd
Myron R. Koyle
Ernest Koyle
Raff
Reserve Officers Candidate School
Newport, R. I., Naval Training Station
Naval Reserve
Naval Aviation
Louis A. Gulling
Harry Gulling
Alliance
Naval
Penascola
Fla
Louisville High School
Louis Gunting
Air Force
Robert L. Baker
Navarre
Frank X. Meyer Jr
36Th
Air Force R.O.T.C
Langley Air Base
Baker
Ohio University
Meyer
Ohio State University
Deane Dana Jr
Deane Dana
East Canton
Chanute Air Base
Rantoul
Ill
Dana
Stevens Institute of Technology
James E. Rhodes
Bedford Ave
Signal Corps
R.O.T.C
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories
Albert Leroy Brown
Pearl Brown
Lawrence Id NE
Ft. Knox
Co. A
67Th Bn
3Rd Armored Div
Ateert Srown
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Airborne
Hillman’s
Jewel Bulova
MAES
Jewel Elgin
Beautiful Elgin
Jewel Hamilton
Autowind Gruen
Market Ave. North
EU AS
Hillman
Market
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