Durst Heads VFW Poppy Sale
Post Commander Loftay Karn announced that A N Durst will chair the annual Buddy Poppy sale for the VFW post. Durst, a veteran of the war with Boaln, served in the Philippine Islands from 1899 to 191. An all volunteer group of women and girls will sell a record number of Buddy Poppies May 23 to 29.
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A. N. Durst
Focal Veteran of Foreign Wars Post
Loftay Karn
Durst
Karn
VFW
Boaln
Phllippine Islands
Buddy Poppy campaign pledges aid to disabled veterans
Commander Karn warns the welfare load on veterans is the heaviest in history due to inflation. He notes Buddy Poppy proceeds fund local veteran welfare and that all poppies are crafted by disabled veterans in government hospitals.
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Karn
Congress
Kartt
Veterans Administration
Pomona Grange to Plan Next Meeting
A committees meeting is called for this evening by the Pomona Grange. Officers and members of the executive committee will meet in the office of County Agent Mark Miller to plan for the Pomona Grange meeting scheduled on Saturday May 31.
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Pomona Grange
Mark Miller
Navy and Marine airmen pound Communist strongpoints
On the fortieth anniversary of Marine aviation, Navy and Marine airmen struck Communist strongpoints across the Korean Peninsula with a series of pulverizing blows.
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Seoul
Navy
Korean Peninsula
Boy nearly crushed as boy's foot traps in fence pickets
Dennis Ward and his mother Mrs. Catherine Ward describe a dangerous mishap where his head becomes wedged between fence pickets and his foot is trapped in a tile drain while a police rescue squad intervenes to free him.
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Dennis Ward
Chicago
Catherine Ward
Korean War Hero Anthony Herbert Seeks Repair Call
Anthony Herbert 22 of Herminie Pa makes amends by phone in New York after missing a date with Army brass at a news conference. With 27 decorations he is the most decorated soldier to come out of the Korean War. He reportedly had another date with a New Jersey college student met two years ago in Asbury Park. The brass waited while Herbert shared his experiences in a classroom setting.
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Anthony Herbert
Herminie
New York
Army
Herbert
New Jersey State Teachers College
Asbury Park
N. Z
School Board Plans Election for Next Year
The Washington County Board of Education will meet Monday to elect officers and set plans for the coming year. John M. Baer was sworn in as the new board member at a brief courthouse ceremony. Current president John D. Zentmyer and vice president Mary R. Garrett lead a six member board that includes Dr. David R. Brewer Harry Shank and Elmer A. Bone. Dr. Jack Beachley’s term expires this month prompting Baer’s appointment. West Virginia remains a leading coal state producing about 150 million tons annually.
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Washington County Board of Education
John M. Baer
Hea
Court House
John D. Zentmyer
Board of Education
Mary R. Garrett
David R. Brewer
Harry Shank
Elmer A. Btone
Jack Beachley
Baer
West Virginia
U. S
Whooping Cranes Northward Flight Begins in May
The whooping crane population starts its annual northward migration with 23 wild birds and two in captivity heading from the Texas Sasas National Wildlife Refuge to an unknown northern nesting ground. Survival hinges on migration hazards, northern habitat conditions, and whether a small flock can sustain the species.
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New York
America
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Famous Plant Linked to Hades in Greco Legend
The fragment notes the asphodel as the famed plant tied to the dead and underworld in Greek myth per the encyclopedia Britannica, while oddly stating penicillin was discovered in 1998 by Dr. Alexander Fleming.
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Earcyclopedia Britannica
Alexander Fleming
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