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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1970
Page
3
The column details basic training completions at Ickland Air Force Base Texas and Lowry Colorado. It notes promotions including Sgt Jerry Mantz at McCoy Air Force Base and Roger Stotler to airman first class. It also covers enlistments in the Marines and Army and mentions assignments in Alaska Vietnam and Vietnam era service with dates, locations, and family connections.
Airman David C. Clowser Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Clowser of Plainfield Drive has received his first U S Air Force duty assignment after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to a Tactical Air Command unit at Indian Springs Nevada for training and duty in the civil engineering structural and pavements field He attended James Wood High School.
Roy C. Hockman son of Mr and Mrs H L Hockinan of 401 Fox Drive is commissioned second lieutenant after graduating from Officer Training School at Lackland AFB Texas. He will train as a pilot at Laredo AFB Texas. A 1965 James Wood High School graduate, he attended the University of Richmond and earned a 1969 B S from the University of South Carolina. Spec 5 Thomas C Jackson son of Mr and Mrs Edward C Jackson of 114 Montague Ave has returned home after service with the 44th Medical Command Vietnam and received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in Vietnam.
Recent visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Chymer Reed included Parker Oland and Caleb East with family from Brookville Maryland. East has bought a farm near Middletown and plans to move. Mary Grim, formerly of the area, is hospitalized in Winchester Memorial. Sgt. and Mrs. Lofton visited George Lofton in Timberville. The Reed family attended the funeral of Carl Oland in Lisbon Maryland. W S C 8 of Refuge Church met with Mrs. Boyd Orndoff. Mrs. Kymer Reed led an engaging program with fifteen members present. Others spent Sunday with Ezra Henry. Carlton Conner and Ronnie Greene are vacationing in St. Louis.
Roy D. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Shaw of 226 Maple St., promoted to Army specialist four with the 3d Infantry Division in Germany. Spec. 4 Shaw, a machine gunner with Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry near Kitzingen, entered the Army in May 1967 and was discharged May 1. Airman Charles W. Miller, son of Mrs. Mary L. Miller of 217 Fox Drive, graduated from Shepard Air Force Base, Texas, as an aircraft mechanic and will report to Cannon AFB, New Mexico for duty with combat air support. Miller, a 1968 James Wood High School graduate, is married to Joyce Waterman of Winchester.
Sp. 4 Steve Wymer and Sgt. Michael Wymer are stationed together in the Americal Division. Steve recently took a 30 day home leave before deployment. Michael's tour ends in June and he will return to his family at 369 Parkway with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Carter, Mrs. Wymer's parents. Sp. Wymer and Sgt. Wymer are the sons of Mrs. Paul Field of Gore. Steve's address is Sp. 4 Steve Wymer 227-74-7510 HHT 11 Cav Americal Division APO San Francisco Calif 96374.
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH Denture Adhesive Powder for securing dentures. It claims firmer retention, improved comfort, and natural eating feel with an alkaline formula that won’t sour under dentures. It urges regular dental visits and availability at drug counters.
The Field Museum of Natural History received a set of first edition Audubon Birds of America folios published 1827 to 1838. An anonymous donor funded the four-volume aquatint plates, acquired in London on November 24, 1969 by Chicago books dealer Kenneth Kenzahl. The 448 plates were created from Audubon era drawings and trace back to Euphemia Gifford of Derby, a relative of Audubon’s wife.
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