Veteran Stoutly Decorated Soldier Faces Retirement
First Sgt. Corbett Meeks of Fort Sam Houston, a 49 year old veteran from Jackson Kentucky, has earned 61 decorations in 29 years of service. His medal list includes the Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star French Croix De Guerre Verdun and World War Campaign medals. He fought in Mexico and Europe including the Marboche Sector Toul and the Meuse Argonne offensive. He survived Bois De Pappas on Oct 21 1918 and now serves as topkick of Company K 38th Infantry awaiting retirement in March.
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Jackson
Mexico
Europe
Meeks
Agua Prieta
11Th Infantry
Marboche
Toul
France
Meuse-Argonne
Bois de Pappas
Topkick
38Th Infantry
Sgt. Meeks
Hitler appoints Hans Fischboeck as price commissioner
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler designated Dr. Hans Fischboeck reichs commissioner for prices with secretary of state rank replacing Gauleiter Joseph Wagner. Fischboeck, formerly economics and financial commissioner general for the occupied Netherlands, is Austrian linked to the Phoenix Life Insurance collapse of 1936. Wagner’s fate not disclosed. Phoenix affair involved Austria’s largest company failing after a $47 million shortage.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hans Fischboeck
Joseph Wagner
Fischboeck
Netherlands
Phoenix Life Insurance Co
Wagner
Baden
Silesia
Phoenix Insurance
Austria
Clinic Doctors Talk at Medical Society Meeting
Two Cleveland Clinic staff members addressed the Stark County Medical Society at its monthly meeting in St. Pauls parish house. Dr Thomas Jones spoke on Injury and Repair of the Common Duct and Dr Russell Hayden on Polysythemia. During the session Dr A LaMont said members would be called again for work in examining selectees and plans were made to staff the medical examination center as needed.
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Cleveland Clinic
Stark County Medical Society
St. Paul’s Parish House
Thomas Jones
Russell Hayden
Dc. A. LaMont
Stoves Wanted Ad Prompts Quick Calls in Repository
An ad in The Repository Want Ad section solicits stoves for sale. It notes eight inquiries and shows others seek similar offers. Call 5101 to have a Want Ad-Taker place a low cost ad for tomorrow’s paper.
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Kentucky
NEA
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Corbett Meeks
Sgt
Hitler
Hartford SE
Lyon Leather
Gladstones
Syroco
Market Ave. N
Loew’s Theater
Penco
Enco 35c
Jean Nedra
New Spring
Glen Row
Terry
Penney
Melton
Grey
Wool Unions
J.C. Penney Co
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