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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1948

Page

7

Army Commissions Morton Mumma and Joseph Dorsey in Army Air Force

Morton C Mumma III son of Rear Adm (USN Ret) and Mrs Mumma received his commission in the Air Force as an appointee of Sen A Willis Robertson. He attended Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring Md and later VMI where he was senior ROTC sergeant and cadet sergeant at West Point. He played rifle cross country track horse show and served on the Howitzer staff and Ring committee. Joseph P Dorsey son of Mr and Mrs Ralph N Dorsey was an appointee of the late Sen Bailey and attended Berryville high School Episcopal High Alexandria and VMI. He was cadet sergeant and football team member in 1944 45 and a member of Camera and Skeet clubs. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Transportation corps and will marry Miss Charlotte Massie Hawthorne in Winchester June 26.

Morton C. Mumma 3d USN Morton C. Mumma Jr Air Force A. Willis Robertson Montgomery-Blair High School Silver Spring VMI West Point Howitzer Pointer Joseph P. Dorsey Ralph N. Dorsey Sen. Bailey North Carolina Berryville Episcopal High School Alexandria Military Academy Transportation Corps Dorsey Charlottee Massie Hawthorne Winchester

Hit and run car damages vehicle on N Loudoun St

William Roy Adams of North western Grade reports his car was damaged by a maroon hit-and-run vehicle on N Loudoun Street Sunday night. Witness Wade Guard saw a car of similar description speeding through Stephens City about 70 mph. Police have not traced the matter further.

William Roy Adams Northwestern Grade Winchester N. Loudoun St North Carolina Wade Guard Smallwood Stephens City

Lengthened Leads Highlight City Softball Action

Rosenberger and Virginia Woolen clubs won to stay atop the City Softball League standings. Keller homered as Rosenberger beat Winchester News 4 2, Virginia Woolen defeated Red Wing 5 1, and O Sullivan notched its first win 12 2 over Ward s Grocery. In Junior Church League Loudoun St Presbyterian tied for first after beating Market St Methodist 12 10 while Sacred Heart Catholic meets Mortitague Ave Methodist on Monday. All Thursday games postponed due to graduation at Handley High School.

Rosenberger Keller Winchester News Virginia Woolen Red Wing O'Sullivan Ward

Drawers Accepted As PO Identification

In Stockholm a Royal Swedish Mail clerk accepted a soldier's drawers as identification after he found none. The waistband bore his name and draft number, embroidered by his mother, and the soldier received his registered letter.

Stockholm Royal Swedish Mail

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