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YMCA Activities

The Central YMCA has sched-
uled the following events for the
week:
Mems Department.
Today, 915 am, Java Club with
servicemen as guests; pm, at
home for men in the service with
program, hostesses, refreshments.
Tomorrow, $50 am, staff con-
ference, R. H. Gaber, speaker.
Tuesday, 7:45 pm, Bible class.
Wednesday, 7-8 pm. basket ball;
8 pm, Checker Club and glee club
Friday, basket ball.
Saturday, sos pm., Radio Station
WINK, YMCA Sunday school hour
$3.50 pm, games for servicemen;
pm, dance for servicemen and
hostesses.
Boys Department.
Tuesday, Ais pm, town council
Wednesday, $50 pm, boys cab
met.
Thursday, 7 pm. Chess and
Checker Club and Red Cross first
aid.
Friday. $50 pm, town meeting
with election of oficers: 1880 pm.
George Williams Hi-Y Club.
Saturday, $3.50 am, movies; $50
a m, Junior Club and election; 1896
am, intermediate club and elec-
ton; II am, Stamp Club; ll:3t
am, wood shop and Prep Club;
noon, music program; 1890 pm.
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At Camp Lee, Va.
Frederick w. Barber, 1925 Lowell
street NV, has been promoted from
the rank of first lieutenant to that
of captain here at the Quarter
master Replacement Training Gen.
ter where he is assistant personnel
officer of the Ninth Regiment. A
graduate of George Washington Uni
versity, Capt. Barber was assistant
to the executive officer in the Judge
Advocate Generals Office prior to
being called to active duty. He re-
ceived his commission in July, 1899,
in the Officers Reserve Corps.
George c. Busick, son of Adrien F..
Busick, 1900 Roosevelt street, Airing
ton, Va, has been promoted from
the rank of second lieutenant to that
of first lieutenant here at the Quar-
termaster Replacement Training
Center where he is basic military in
structor for Company E of the 10th
Training Regiment. 1t Busick is a
graduate of Western High School
and George Washington University
where he was a member of Theta
Delta Chi Fraternity. He received
his commission last April.
James Frederick Van Buren. 621
Gresham place NV, colored recent
ly graduated from the Quartermas-
ter School here and was commits
stoned a second lieutenant in the
United States Quartermaster Corps
John Nesbitt, an assistant corpo-
ration counsel of the District since
June, 1941, has been granted mill
tary leave by the District Commits
sioners and reported here for Army
service last Friday. Mr.. Nesbitt, 80,
formerly served as attorney in the
Justice Department and served as
law clerk to Justice Peyton Gordon
of District Court and the late JUS
tice Josiah A. Van Orsdel of the
United States Court of Appeals.
At Fort Jackson, S. C.
Robert j. Reedy, son of Walter E
Reedy, 628 A street NE, is now serv-
ing in the Station Hospital labora-
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YWCA News

The program of the Sunday Music
Hour will be presented today from
to 6 pm. by Helene Gish Myers
soprano, accompanied by Ethel Alb
bott, pianist. The guest artist will
sing a selection of Italian, Russian
| English and American songs. The
public will be welcome and is in
vited to have tea from 4 to pm
The U. S. O. Club will hold open
house today from $3.50 to IL pm.
Buffet supper will be served 6 pm
On Monday the Chapter Council
will meet at II am. Wagner's Pre-
lude to Die Meistersinger. the Nut
Cracker Suite" by TschaikosWky,
and "Toccata and Fugue in D
Minor" by j. S. Bach. will be heard
during the Victrola Hour from 7:30
to $50 pm.
The Chevy Chase Chapter will
meet Tuesday at pm. at the home
of Mrs. B. T. Webster, 30 West Irving
street. Chevy Chase. Md. Miss Kath-
crime Wilf1ey. member of the YWCA
Board of Directors, and Miss
Irene Dickson. director of the YWCA
Strong Residence, will be the
speakers. The Tuesday night YWCA
at home for newcomers in Washing
ton will be held from to 1920 pm
Night shift workers of the Day.
time Club will meet throughout the
morning Wednesday. The group
welcomes new members. Miss
Josephine Hamilton. director of the
YWCA Music Department. will
speak to members of the Young
Married Women's Club Wednesday
following their weekly noon lunch
con. Miss Hamilton has chosen to
speak on China in which country
she lived for several years. A 6 pm
supper meeting is scheduled for
members of the Xenos Club. The
Wednesday night square dance will
be held from $3.50 to 80 o'clock
A meeting of the World Fellow
ship Committee will take place
Thursday at IL am The Executive
Committee of the All States Club
will meet at 4:30 pm. At 6 pm
members of the All States Club will
meet for supper and later take part
in forum on. New Plans In Group
Health" Miss Katherine Schindel
of the Health Security Administra-
ton, will act as chairman. Club
supper for members of the Blue
Triangle Club will begin at 6:1s
pm. and will be followed by a
program.
Servicemen and Government
employed girls who are registered
with the USO Club at Seven
teenth and K streets, NJ w. are
welcome at USO dances held Satur-
day nights at the central YWCA.
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Envov GuochoIIo of Bolivia
Is Forward Thinking Diplomat

ington during the administration
of Theodore Roosevelt.
At the age of Senor Guachalla
went abroad and was educated in
Switzerland and in Belgium.
Was Minister of War.
His first diplomatic assignment
was secretary to the Legation in
Chile. Then he was made assistant
adviser to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Bolivia. In 1880 he was
Minister to Paraguay.
A boundary dispute, which re-
suited in open conflict, arose in
1881 between his country and Para
quay and Senor Guachalla became
a reserve lieutenant in the field
before being placed on the general
staff and later becoming adjutant
to the Minister of War and finally
Minister of War. In 1885 he was
named Undersecretary of State and
he eventually became Minister Of
Foreign Affairs In 1888 he at
tended the Pan-American confer
ence at Lima and in 1889 was a
delegate to the conference at Pan
anna City and in 1912 to the one in
Rio de Janeiro.
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Robert j. OkSanen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Karl E. Oksanen, $500
Seventeenth street, North Arling-
ton, Va, recently reported to the
Submarine Chaser Training Gen.
ter here for an intensive course of
study and training. Mr.. Oksanen,
seaman second class, enlisted in the
Navy last June. He is a graduate
of Washington-Lee High School,
Upon completion of his training
here, he probably will be assigned
to a unit charged with clearing
shipping lanes of enemy sub
marines.
Five men from the Washington
area recently graduated from the
Army Air Forces Officer Training
School here and are now prepared
to take over executive duties in Air
Force maintenance. They are ::
Capts. Carroll A. Alber, 4109 Thir-
teenth street NE, and Harry M
Fletcher. 450l Nebraska avenue
NV; First Its. Theodore G. Arends,
44l8 Thirteenth place, NE, and
Edward T. Magruder, 902 Larch
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, and
Second 1t. Russell r. jackson, 1854
Dittmar road, Arlington. Va.
Four men from the Washington
area are now attending the Officer
Training School here at the Tech
nical Training Command. Having
been commissioned directly from
civilian life, they are undergoing a
siX-week course of military instruc-
ton and physical conditioning to
prepare them to take over executive
duties directing Air Force admins
trative and supply operations. They
are Mai. Edward A. Kahe, 1910
Thirteenth place NE; Capts. Myer
Lynsky. 1911 Thirty-fourth place
Sc, and Hugh T. McClay. 1912
Forty-second place, Hyattsville, Md,
and First 1t. George R. Morris, 25l7
Mozart place NV.
Five other men from the Wash
ington area recently completed their
training here at the Air Forces OFF,
Ger Training School and are now
prepared to take over executive
duties in Air Force maintenance.
They are Maj. William H. Wooding,
9107 Woodland road, Silver Spring,
Md: Capt. Harry Wexler, 1880 North
Pershing drive, Arlington, Va, and
First Its. Archie P. Burgess. 2l07
Eighteenth street, North Arlington,
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graduate of the SerEt A. E. Herman.
Air Corps Administrative School.
Prior to his being sent here he
served as chief clerk for an air
base squadron in Georgia.
At Harlingen, Tex.
Three men from the Washington
area graduated from the Army Gun
merry School and were awarded silver
wings and promoted to the rank of
gunner sergeants recently. They
are: Sergts Earl j. Bennett, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bennett 1925
Seventeenth street NE; Donald j.
Andersen, son of Mrs. Mary Jane
Andersen, 22l Concord avenue NV,
and Donald J. Guertin. son of Mrs.
Grace Margaret Guertin, Arlington,
Va.
Wasp Survivor at Home.
1t. Robert w. Flye, U. S. Navy
flyer, son of Mrs. Flye, 1889 S street
Sc, has been at home for the past
several weeks visiting his family.
1t. Flye was on the aircraft carrier
Wasp when it was sunk in action.
He is a graduate of the University
of Maryland and the Pensacola
Naval Air School.
At Richmond. Va.
Earle Elmer Hutchinson, PAT
Quackenbos street NV, has been
appointed an electrician in the
United States Naval Reserve and
has been ordered to report to the
commandant of the Sd Naval Dis
trict in New York for active duty.
Mr. Hutchinson was formerly en-
ployed as maintenance inspector
for the Otis Elevator Co.
At Marine Barracks.
George l.. Brown, jr, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Jr., Chastleton
Hotel, is now stationed here at the
Marine Institute, following the
completion of his basic training at
Paris Island, S. C. He was formerly
employed by the Department of
Agriculture and the Library of
Congress.
At Oklahoma City, Okla.
1t. Richard A. Buddeke, son of
Mrs. J. B. Chrest, 1400 Newton street
NE, is in charge of the legal de-
partment here at the Naval Train
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anu MIS-. II. w. Nv 'S'O' 4>e"S""
Schneider, 22O6 Hall place NV.
and Murrell Browning Leach, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Frank P. Leach, 3541
Thirteenth street NV.
Pvt. Victor Newton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Newton, 1920 Ninth
street Sc, was recently promoted
to the grade Of corporal technician
here at the Infantry School.
At Camp Grant, Ill.
Pvt. Clair D. Mitchell, 1439 Mon
roe street NV, has been selected
to report to the commandant, Med
ical Administrative Corps Oficer
Candidate School, Camp Barkeley
Tex, for oficer training. Pvt
Mitchell has been attached to a
training battalion here.
Pvt. William G. Noffsinger. 30l4
Twenty-fifth street NE, was re-
Gently promoted to the grade OF
technician, fifth grade, in the
United States Medical Department
Pvt. Noffsinger is attached to head
quarters and the Medical Replace
ment Training Center here.
At Camp Breckinridge, Ky.
Second 1t. Hilland S. Owen, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Welding D. Owen,
30l3 Dumbarton avenue N. w., was
recently promoted to the rank OF
first lieutenant here, where he Is
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Capt. W. J. Conlyn, jr.drew went on
foreign duty last October. Their
other two brothers who are also
serving overseas with the. United
States Army Corps of Engineers are
Maj. Pearson Chaplain Conlyn, 38,
who is believed to be in either Eng
land or North Africa, and First 1t.
Robert Marshall, 25, who is now in
South America.
Capt. Andrew is serving with his
brother. Maj. Pearson, while Capt.
William is stationed in South Amer
lea with his brother, 1t Robert.
Maj. Pearson is a graduate of Ben
jamin Franklin University Capt
William is a graduate of National
Law School, and Capt. Andrew at
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man. 1925 Fourth street NV:
Richard Roland Ray, 3710 Fulton
street NV; Julius Melvin Spark
man, 2l5 Ninth street SW.; Harvey
Leonard Glascock, 1915 Legation
street NV, and Charles Richard
Brite, 1859 Macarthur boulevard
NV.
At Fort Lewis, Wash.
Henry Freed, 80, son of Mrs. Ida
Freed, 1902 Emerson street NV.
was recently promoted from the
grade of private to that of private
first class. Pvt Freed attended
Pennsylvania State College of
Optometry, Philadelphia, Pa.
First 1t. Franklin L. Walker,
son of Mrs. Jennie T. Bolt, 1919
Trinidad avenue NE, was recently
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mission lastEnsiEn J. N. Christie.
May. He is a member of Kappa
Alpha Fraternity.
At Fort Myers, Fla.
Richard B. Kithedge. son of Mrs.
Alice Kithedge, 221 Tenth street
SW., recently graduated from the
Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery
School here and was promoted to
the grade of sergeant.
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Robert Hamilton Barnard, jr., %,
1908 Thirty second street Sc, re-
Gently graduated from the Aviation
Machinists' Mate School here at
the United States Naval Air Sta
ton and was promoted to the grade
of aviation machinist's mate, third
class. Now qualified aircraft me-
chanic, Mr.. Barnard will probably
be assigned to naval air unit for
further duty. He enlisted in the
Navy last April
At Fort Benning, Ga.
Three District men recently grad
uated from the officer candidate
course here at the Infantry School
and were commissioned second lieu
tenants. They are: Its Clarence E.
Browning, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence E. Browning, 1882 Nash
place Sc; Merrill Linwood Ezell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William T.
Ezell, 922 Florida avenue NV, and
Earl Paul Campbell. son of James
A. Campbell, 21l4 Ward place NV
Four other men from the WASH
ington area recently graduated from
the officer candidate course here
at the Infantry School and were
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At Paris Island, S. C.
Fenwick Nelson Reeve, jr., grand
son of w. K. Reeve, 1919 Thirtieth
street NV. Is now receiving his
recruit training here at the boot
camp" He was sworn into the United
States Marine Corps December S by
his father, Maj. F. N. Reeve, United
States Marine Corps, at New River,
N. c.
At Corsicana, Tex.
Three District aviation cadets
recently arrived from the Army
Replacement Center, Kelly Field.
Tex, and have been assigned for
primary flight training to the Air
Corps Training Detachment. They
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At Camp Stewart, Ga.
First 1t. Philip Mulhern, post
chaplain here and former history
professor at Catholic University, left
aast week to attend months chap
lain's course at Harvard University,
Boston, Mass. Chaplain Mulhern
was called to active duty about four
months ago. A native of Boston, he
was ordained in 1887 after attend
ing Catholic University and securing
a doctor of divinity degree from the
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
He has two brothers who are also
In the service, James Mulhern, a
volunteer officer candidate at Fort
Belvoir, Va, and John Mulhern, a
private in the Signal Corps at Fort
Devans, Mass.
Assigned to Submarine Duty.
A veteran of the Marshall and
Gilbert Islands and Coral Sea
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are Cadets Frank A. Davis, jr., son
of Mrs. Catherine L. Davis, 2032
First street NV: Julian I. Colum-
bus, son of Mrs. Julie M. Columbus
4227 Ingomar street, NV, and
William H. Eastwood, jr.. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Eastwood, 1706 Summit
place NV.
At Austin, Tex.
Staff Sergt. Arnold E. Herman,
son of Samuel B. Herman, 4418
Fifteenth street NV, recently was
promoted to the grade of master
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Capt. A. G, ConIyn 18. They were
all called into active service at the
same time and served together at
Fort Meade, Md.
- However, when overseas assign
ments were handed out, they were
separated into different engineering
units. Two of the officers were sent
together to South America, and two
were sent to England and are now,
it is believed, serving in the Allied
offensive in North Africa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conlyn, ST., plan to
have pictures of the newly-arrived
infants taken as quickly as possible,
so they may be sent to the proud
! fathers.
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AllS caNLl SoA1llAAAD
stoned a lieuten-
ant and is now
assigned to the
6 e n e r a ! Army
post Office here
at the He t e |
Breslin. He has
previously served
at Camp Wheel
er. Ga. Prior to
e n t e r n G the
armed forces, he
was assigned as
postal clerk to
the Park Road
a n d Cleveland
Park S u b S t "a
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promoted TO the
rank of captain.
Commissioned a
second lieuten-
ant in the OFF,
GERS r Z S erv e
Corps in May.
1910, he W a S
called to active
duty in Febru-
ary, 194l. Prior
to his appoint
ment to active
duty. C a p t.
Walker was an
employe of the
Potomac Electric
n1a, ~ uo
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first street NV.
Will a m j.
Conlyn, Sd, was
born Christmas
night at Walter
r e e d Hospital.
Capt. Andrews S
newest addition
to his family,
Alayne Barry,
arrived Decem-
ber 13 at Gar
field Hospital.
Capt. William
left for overseas
duty last June,
and Capt. An
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ODelle BOutOn,
jr., 2857 Monroe
street NE, are
now enrolled in
the Officer Can
dldate Division
here at the Anti
aircraft Artillery
School. S rg t.
ChesSer was for
merly a sheet
metal W ork e r
for the Air Duct
InStalla ton Co.,
B e t h esda, Md.
Prior to entering
the armed forces
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ready for duty with some advanced
unit of the Marine Corps. They are
Capt. w. M. Barr, 1926 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc: 1t. J. w. Segarr
705 Eighteenth street NV, and 1t
F. A. Norton, 3716 Window place
NV.
At Fort Bragg, N. c.
Pvt. Joseph B. Foster, 1922 Thir-
teenth street Sc, has been selected
by officials here at the Field Ar
tillery Replacement Center to at
tend the Officer Candidate School at
Fort Sill, Okla.
At Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
Five Washington men recently
graduated from the Medical Field
Service School here and have been
assigned to field duties They are
Capts. Guillermo j. Rustia, Medical
Corps, 1917 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, and Henry N. Hooper, Medical
Administrative Corps, 1903 Con-
necticut avenue NV, and First Its.
Robert F. Locke, Veterinary Corps.
iooo hi SOliiiC pldIc INV. ItOUSl ..
Randall, Medical Corps. 944 Third
street NV, and Bernard Katzen
Medical Corps, 250l Georgia avenue
NV.
At Atlantic City. n. ].
Corpl. Milford Hilerson, husband
of Mrs. Fannie K. Hillerson, 1921
Trinidad avenue NE, was recently
promoted to the grade of sergeant
here at the Basic Training Center.
Army Air Forces Technical Training
Command.
AT New York
John A.. Murphy. formerly of &c
Bryant street NV, for nearly u
years District post Office employe,
h. haep commits.
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Gilbert Major,
SON of Mrs,
Frank k Major,
1916 Shepherd
street NV, is
now attending
the Air Corps
A d m inistration
School here. A
graduate of Cen
tral High School,
he was formerly
pure h a S i n g
agent for the
Stockett F i S k e
Co. He received
his ba sic train
ing at Keesler
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ing School. He
is also housing
officer. A grad
uate of the Cath
Ollie University
Law School, 1t.
B u d d e ke was
f or m e ly in
structor at the
law school there
and attorney for
t h e U n | t e d
States Housing
Authority. H e
W a S associated
with Alvord and
Alvord legal firm
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member of the General Staff of the
98th Infantry Division and is on
duty as liaison officer in the Plans
and Training Department. 1t. Owen
holds military qualifications as in
fantry platoon leader and instruc-
tor in craftsmanship.
At Camp Davis, n. c.
Sergt William Ernest Chesser, son
of Mrs. Maria Karras. 23l4 Eight
eenth street NV, and Corpl. James
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- y u. bOulOIl Seist' w. E. Nhessei.
was employed in the boys depart
ment of the YMCA.
At Great Lakes. Ill.
Four Washington men have been
selected for training as specialists
in the United States Navy and are
now undergoing 16 weeks of train
ing in the service school here at
the United States Naval Training
Station. They are Paul Edward
Mcfarland, "a, 2l9 Seaton place
NE, gunner's mate; Bruce C. Nc
Dade, l8, 735 New Jersey avenue
NV, gunner's mate; Francis j..
Linkins, 81. 522 Sheridan street
NV, and Harold E. Hayes, %, 81 V
street NV, electricians mate.
John H. Lowry, 20, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. David S. Clothier, Cabin John.
Md, recently reported to the United
States Naval Training Station here
to begin his basic training Upon
completion of his recruit training
he will be given nine-day leave
Douglas E. Way, 81, 227 Webster
street NV, who recently enlisted
In the United States Naval Reserve
as carpenters mate, third class,
has begun a period of recruit train
ing here at the United States Naval
Training Station.
At Scott Field, Ill.
Melville w. Feldman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob G.. Feldman, 1919
Montague street NV, was recently
commissioned a second lieutenant
in the Army Air Forces upon grsdu-
alton from the parent radio school
here at the Army Air Forces Tech
nical Training Command.
At Roswell, n. Mex.
Second 1t. William j. Couperth-
waite, 1928 Randolph place NE, is
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INV dll l1lotl w
tor here at the
A r m y F. y i n 6
School. He also
holds the rank
of bonn bardier.
Prior to his en-
lis t m e n t last
April, 1t. Cou-
perthWaite was a
member of the
District Metro
politan P olic e
Force. He is a
& r a d u a tie of
George Wash
ington U n | ver-
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George w a S h
ington U n | ver-
S | t y. T h e | r
f a t h e r is a
w a S h ! n gton
attorney. a
All four of the
brothers W e r e
members of the
District National
Guard prior to
being called into
a C t V e service,
and all had been
members of the
National Guard
since they were
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o d I l / { >, roy
Julian Mcbride,
U. S. N. for
merly of Wash
ington, has been
assigned to duty
on a submarine
after h a n g
served variously
on deStroyers
and light and
heavy cruisers
since 1886. A
native of Sacra-
m e n t o, Calf
Mr.. Mcbride re-
sided in WASH
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tory mere. A ma
tive of Washing
ton, Mr.. Reedy is
graduate of Eas-
tern High School
a n d the Uni
versity of Mary
land. For several
years he W a S
assistant profess
sor of Bacteriol-
ogy at George
town University
Medical School.
He was formerly
employed by the
Government.
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sergeant a n q
has taken over
the position of
first ser g e a n t
here at the Del
V a ! ! e F. j e | d
Army Air Base.
Sergt. Her m a n
enlisted in the
Army in Jack
sonville, F. i a.,
and received his
basic training in
Georgia before
b e i n g t trans
terred to the Air
Corps. He is a
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"a - ~ - -
NV, is now
stationed here.
A n a We of
w a S h i n G ton,
Ensign Christie
attended M c
Kinl ey High
S c oo1 nd
George Was S h
ington Univer-
sity, receiving
his engineering
degree at the
U n i v e rsity of
Florida. He re-
ceived his COM
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c o m missioned
second lieuten-
ants. They are:
Its. John Joseph
Nicholson. jr.,
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John JOS
eph Nicholson,
Arlington, Va;
Lockwood Du-
quesne Burton,
nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. Fran
els w. Tee, 1910
S street Sc;
Clayton Schnei-
der, son of Mr. .
and Mrs I. w
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movies and Leaders Corps; 1870
PM, clay modelling and junior
photography; 2 pm, Announcers
Club; 2:30 pm, model making;
$50 pm. movies and senior photog-
rAphy.
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missioned into the Navy last April.
U. S. Merchant Marine.
Denny D. Mcknight. 20, COS North
Kenmore, Arlington, Va, has been
appointed as cadet-midshipman in
the Unite6 States Merchant Marine
Cadet Corps with concurrent ap-
pointment as midshipman, Mer-
chant Marine Reserve, United States
Naval Reserve. He will attend the
United States Merchant Marine
Cadet Academy, Long Island, N. Y,
to qualify as an engineer officer.
Cadet Mcknight is a graduate of
Westinghouse High School.
In Washington.