Armed Forces May Be Drafted For 1956 Olympic Teams
The Army issued an order urging command officers to cultivate athletes for the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne and the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City. It notes a possible heavy reliance on servicemen due to academic schedule conflicts and mentions potential Army strength in weightlifting and baseball. The move aligns with prior appeals to military leaders by the US Olympic Association to counter Soviet athletic advances.
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Armed Services
Australia
Mexco City
Matthew B Ridgway
Army
Defense
Charles E Wilson
Adm
Arthur W Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Union
Olympic Association
Wilson
Radford
U.S
Missing dogs found by 20 soda rewarded youths
Mrs. Don Minne asked Sheriff John Tesar how to locate two missing dogs. He advised enlisting local kids with a soda reward. Twenty boys soon claimed to have spotted the stray pairs, leading to a decision to buy 20 sodas to settle the matter.
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Wilber
Don Minne
Sherif John Tesar
Vermilion Club Breakfast to Feature Missionary Speaker
Vermilion Churchmen will hold a Sunday morning breakfast at O Kagi s restaurant at 8 am January 17. The speaker will be Rev Gordon C Tumyan of Beulah Beach, a missionary in West Africa now touring for Hough. The speaker and his wife are both missionaries.
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Vermilion — Churchman’s Club
Vermilion
O’kagi
Gordon C. Tumyan
Beulah Beach
Port West
Hough
Timyan
Vermilion men invited to mission service meeting
A note from local church records states two missionaries completed a six and a half year term among the Beouli people in the Ivory Coast of Africa. All Vermilion men and nearby residents are invited to attend the upcoming meeting.
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Ivory Coast
Africa
Vermilion
Unhinged thief leaves Martinsburg home rattled
Phyllis Robinson woke to find her Martinsburg West Virginia front door hinges removed while all other items remained in place, outlining a baffling break in and property disruption.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Phyllis Robinson
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