Military personnel training and assignments across bases
Cecil Renner reports to the 01st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Kentucky after basic and advanced training at Fort Hood. Raymond Myers and Raymond Shifflett complete basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and move to further specialized courses at Amarillo and Shepard AFBs. Walter Bowman begins pre flight training at Pensacola with prior West Virginia University attendance. Thomas Ashton and D A Dye serve aboard USS Northampton in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
01St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
James Wood
Fort Hood
Navy discharge halted for Milton Reed by federal judge
U S District Judge Sterling Hutcheson enjoined the Navy from removing Chief Storekeeper Milton Reed, 34, for at least 20 days to hear the case on its merits. Reed, in the Navy since 1942 with World War II and Korean War service, was to be discharged as unsuitability after a car collision with an admiral's car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Navy
U. S
Sterling Hutcheson
Milton C. Reed
Reed
Aflex
Reed Su
Fleet Headquarters
U- His
Vincent Bertolini
Hutcheson
President Intervenes To Allow Airman to Live with Wife
Betty Steed, 17, cried as she sought help from President Eisenhower after her husband Norman Steed, 20, was transferred to Lowry Air Force Base. Regulations forced couples to live apart. the President arranged off base housing for the duration of his training. Secret Service and Col. William G. Draper assisted in resolving the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denve
Colo
Norman Steed
Eisenhower
Mr. Eisenhower
Betty Steed
Brown Palace
Secret Service
Betty
Lowry Air Force Base
Bsic
Lowry
Steed
Jake
Marine Lance Cpl Donald L. Clay at Camp Lejeune
Marine Lance Cpl Donald L. Clay son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Clay of Berryville is serving with the Tenth Marine Regiment artillery arm of the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Clay
Stanley Clay
Josephine St
Berryville
Tenth Marine Regiment
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Local Army and Navy Recruits Receive Training Assignments
James E. Calhoun joins Fort Jackson basic training in South Carolina assigned to Company A 8th Battalion 2nd Training Regiment. Douglas D. Ritter serves at Yokosuka Japan Headquarters Support Activity as chief commissaryman. William R. Stultz, 18, after medical corpsman training at 75th Station Hospital Stuttgart, serves with the 128th Evacuation Hospital staff remaining in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Ritter
Japan
Douglas D. Ritter
USN
Loring Ritter
Yokosuka
Army
William R. Stultz
Percy W. Stultz
Shenandoah Ave
75Th Station
Stuttgart
Germany
Stultz
128Th
Fort Jackson
S. C
Handley Hi School. Ie
Col Edward Dery to retire after 20 years of service
Col Edward Dery deputy commander at Fort Worth will retire from the Army Sunday after 20 years on active duty. He enlisted in the National Guard in 1929 and served in Europe in World War II and in Korea. He and his wife and three children will live on their Hill farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gol Ts
Edward Dery
Fort Worth
Dae Om
Army
National Guard
Europe
Korea
Hill
Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth D. Pine on six-week drill
Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth D. Pine Jr son of Mr and Mrs Pine of Berryville Walnut Street is undergoing a six week training exercise with the Second Marine Regiment infantry unit of the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune Vieques Island Puerto Rico on Vieques Island Puerto Rico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth D. Pine, Jr
Pine
Walnut St
Berryville
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
Second Marine Regiment
Second Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Local airman receives navigator wings in USAF
Second Lieutenant James F. Sager son of Mr and Mrs Melvin L Sager has completed basic navigator training at James Connally AFB Texas and earned navigator wings. The 23 year old 1955 James Wood High School graduate with a University of Virginia art degree joined the Air Force through ROTC and is assigned to Mather AFB California for the Navigator Reconnaissance Bombardment Course. Also noted are Marine Lance Cpl William F. Bradley serving at the Naval Base Philadelphia and 1st Lt Roland L. Tharp Jr co piloting a KC 97 at Forbes AFB Kansas with the Strategic Air Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Myers
Charles D. Shifflet
Lena J. Shifflett
Stephenson
Raymond Michell Myers
John Myers
Route 1
Berryville
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
James F. Sager
Melvin L. Sager
East St
James Connally Air Force Base
Usaf Aerospace Force
Lt. Sager
James Wood High School
University of Virginia
Air Force
Sager
Arnold Air Society
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
Jeanne
E. Harry
Oscar Harry
Mt. Hebron Lodge
Lackland Afb
Tex
Mather Afb
Calif
William Bradley
Philadelphia
William F. Bradley
Edward F. Bradley
Clearbrook
Marine Barracks
Naval Base
Roland L. Tha
Roland L. Tharp
Strategic Air Command
Forbes Afb
Kansas
Sixty three events planned for Civil War centennial
The National Centennial Commission reports sixty three observances planned to begin January 8 with nationwide ceremonies. The Manassas reenactment July 22 23 includes contingents from 23 states. Major General James C. Fry leads the First Manassas Corporation which aims to raise 250000 dollars. Presidents and service academies prepare ceremonies across multiple states and cities including Sumter Washington Charleston Jackson Montgomery and Lexington Philippi Big Bethel and Fort Sumter anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Karl C. Betts
National Centennial Commission
Mr. Betts
First Manassas
Manassas
National Guard
Defense Department
National Park Service
Virginia General Assembly
Manassas Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Centennial Commission
First Manassas Corporation
James C. Fry
USA
Blue Devil
Washington, D. C
West Point
N.Y
Annapolis
Colorado Springs
Colo
New London
Conn
Charleston
Sumter
Mark Clark
Jackson
Miss
Hi South Centennial Commission
Alabama Civil War Centennial Commission
Louisiana
Montgomery
Jefferson vi
Abraham Lincoln
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Fort Sumter
Theenna Centennial Commissions
Battle
Lexington
Battle of
Philippi
W. Va
Big Bethel
Lanvin Castillo Show Features Bosom Emphasized Silhouettes
Paris fashion notes describe Lanvin Castillo fall winter collection with prominent bosom emphasis and a teardrop skirt reaching knee length. Belts highlight waists while gowns showcase deep scoop necks and jeweled bra fronts amid bold color pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lanvin- Castillo
Castillo
Dior
Yves Saint Laurent
Castile
Man Fatally Hurt By Sliver of Steel
APPALACHIA May nard Gibson 33 of Big Stone Gap died after a broken sawmill blade sent a steel sliver into his leg. He rode a log carriage at Hamer Lumber Co when a blade struck an iron wedge, shattering and severing an artery.
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Appalachia
Maynard Gibson
Big Stone Gap
Here
Gibson
Hamer Lumber Co
Virginia Group Endorses Farm Plank
The Virginia Farmers Unions board endorsed the farm plank in the Democratic platform after careful consideration of both parties. The Virginia Farmers Union has about 17 000 farmer members and announced the decision Friday, per VFU President John B. Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Farmers Unions
VFU
John B. Vance
VFA
Siler News Briefs Recap Visitors Births And Social Tips
The Rev Daniel Agnew visited with local families while Mr and Mrs Douglas Albert and others hosted guests from Washington Bruce town Fairfax and Biglerville. Eva Bohrer and Ruth Maury hosted. Wentworth and son Edgar visited Dover NH. Bruce Whitacre family welcomed congratulations on Marbelie born last Sunday. A weathered social tip discusses apple cutting etiquette before eating. A question asks if a girl should invite a date after an evening out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Albert
Thelman Martinsburg
Crawley
Lantz
Washington
Tony DeHaven
Brucetown
James Nelson
Fairfax
Purcell Bohrer
Biglerville
Eva Bohrer
J. R. Collis
Ruth
Halvery Maury
Hinkles
Dayton
Wentworth
Edgar
Dover
N. H
Bruce Whitacre
Chaffie Whitacre
Ing
Marbelie
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dempey
Susan of
Martinsburg
Maurys
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Cecil Renner
FT. Campbell
Shiflett
Stonewall School
Sheppard Afb
Myers
Clarke County High School
Amarillo Afb
Walter Howard Bowman
Walter A. Bowman
S. Kent St
Bowman
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
West Virginia University
USS
Northampton
Thomas L. Ashton
Clara H. Ashton
Allison Ave
D. A. Dye
A. A. Dye
Route 2
Atlantic
Cecil L. Renner, JR
Mrs. Renner
North
Charles D. Shifflett
Walter Bowman
Walter H. Bowman
Dan Cupid
Donald Clay
Lejeune
James Calhoun
FT. Jackson
James E. Calhoun
William C. Calhoun
Route 4
William Stultz
Dr. Guild
Green Mountain
Kenneth Pine
Roland Tharp
California
Dlocal
Billding
Plumly Lumber
Adel Oka
Dent Eisenhower
White House
Lanvin-Castillo
Nadeane Walker
Virginia
Farm
THE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
SILER
New York, N. Y
HFC
Hawaii
Canada
Household Finance Corporation of Winchester
N. Loudoun Street
2Nd Flor
J.C. Penny Store
Mohawk
Miles
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