Word: ensigns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After singing for her lunch at a meeting of the Women's National Press Club in Washington, Mary Martin learned that Governor Allan Shivers had promoted her from her South Pacific rank of Ensign Nellie Forbush to Admiral in the Texas Navy, thereby giving her equal Lone Star flag rank with Admirals Dwight Eisenhower (who recently also accepted the title of honorary president of the Camp Fire Girls) and onetime Chief of Naval Operations Chester Nimitz...
...Georgia Crowley, justice of the peace in Fairfield, Calif. (pop. 3,118), the case was familiar, but she went to her file anyhow to reread it. The letter she drew forth was from Ensign Marvin Stuart Cohn, Naval Reserve pilot...
Justice of the Peace Crowley laid the letter beside the notice to appear in court, which had just been returned to her in the mail from the ensign's home address. Onlit was written a note: "Ensign Marvin Stuart Cohn was killed in his jet plane when it crashed aboard the carrier U.S.S. Philippine Sea . . . while serving his country." The date on Ensign Cohn's letter: Nov. 17. Date of his death...
...happy to see that the CRIMSON has attempted to analyze bullfighting, a spectacle that has provided so much excitement for American tourists in recent years. It is a pity, however, that Ensign Taub's interesting article fails to convey a true understanding of the spirit and purpose...
...World War I, Harrison enlisted in the Navy, and wound up as an ensign, navigating a sub chaser in the Adriatic. He saw little action...