Word: silks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Early last week, the last units of the X Corps column reached Hamhung after a skillful fighting retreat from the Changjin reservoir to the Sea of Japan. Some of the survivors wore colored silk scarves and hoods made from the parachutes of Major General William H. Tunner's life-saving airlift. Some of the marine dead were buried in a cemetery at Hamhung, under mounds of raw red clay topped by white crosses. The marine commander, Major General Oliver P. Smith, uttered a brief and moving tribute, chaplains of three faiths said prayers, a rifle salute rang...
...Switzer 1 0 2 Hansen, f 2 2 6 Radmond 0 0 0 Gabler, f 7 5 19 Lemay 0 0 0 Totals 19 10 48 The Boston College summary: G F Pts. O'Toole, rf 2 4 8 Fitzgerald, lf 3 1 7 Deegan, c 7 4 18 Silk 6 7 19 Norton 0 1 1 Duggan, rg 0 1 1 Sincoski 2 2 6 Gaffney 3 1 7 O'Connell, lg 3 3 9 Totals...
...Captain Bill Dennis at guard, Ed Krinsky and Dan Steiner at forward, and Ed Blodnick at center. The visiting yearlings, a very strong squad, are led by six foot seven Tony Daukas at center. Freshman game is 6:30 p.m. HARVARD B.C. Murphy f O'Toole Gabler f Silk Switzer e Deegan Hickey g Duggan Hansen g O'Connell
...Dynel will be to wool what nylon is to silk." With this glowing sendoff Joseph G. Davidson, president of the Chemicals Division of Union Carbide & Carbon Corp., last week showed off blankets, socks, draperies, knit goods and imitation fur made of the newest synthetic creation of Union Carbide (manufacturers of Bakelite, Prestone, Vinylite...
Furniture for the Communists. A visitor to Moncay from the Chinese side is Father Herman, who was born in France but looks like a Chinese in his black silk robes and white beard cut Mandarin-fashion. A Roman Catholic missionary, he runs a school, orphanage, convent and dispensary in a little village about 2½ miles from Tonghing. The local Communist authorities recently requisitioned Father Herman's chairs, tables and beds for troops arriving from the north. When