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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1952
Page
10
Max Hess 8R of USN enlisted at the Winchester sub-station on November 13 1951. He received a 14 day leave to visit his mother and friends and will complete basic training this Saturday. He has chosen sea duty as his first assignment.
Norbert B Simpson Jr a seaman recruit and son of Mr and Mrs Norbert Simpson of Route 1 Bunker Hill West Virginia is undergoing recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge The program covers seamanship fire fighting gunnery signaling and other courses to prepare him for Navy life After 11 weeks at the center graduates are assigned to Fleet duty stations Navy shore facilities or service schools for advanced technical training.
Cpl Henry E Hawkins Jr son of Mr and Mrs Henry F. Hawkins of Boyce has been transferred to Wichita Air Force Base Kansas from Tyndall Base Florida. He will undertake further jet training at the new base. Hawkins graduated from Handley School in June 1950 and has served in the Air Force since December 29 1951.
Private First Class Phil lip Cunningham, son of Mrs Grace E. Cunningham of Millwood, has been promoted and received the silver Marine Marksman badge after completing field tactics, drill and history training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. He fired Garand rifles and observed machine guns mortars in training. Pfc. Tommy Headley of Middletown also completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and is now a base switchboard operator at St. Albans Vermont after a leave with his parents.
President Truman expressed impatience with delays in rebuilding the White House and sought an April move back for Mrs. Truman and Margaret. He recalled fears during earlier moves to Blair House including a collapsed piano leg and a sinking tub in his bathroom as vivid anecdotes.
The President described moving to the room below where Mrs. Truman hosted guests. He expects the house to be completed in the first week of April and joked about keeping a shotgun after the builders.
In Birmingham two striking drivers were shot by a non union employee from Maxwell Truck Lines after a confrontation on a north side street. James Cook Jr. and Jack Liaker, drivers for Jack Cole Trucking, were wounded as about 10,000 AFL drivers walked out for higher wages and mileage increases.
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