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MEET THE WINNERS ‘
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Eisenhower and Nixon |
The New High Command
Few men in American history have stepped from one of :
the highest military posts to the highest civil post their country ;
could offer them. Still fewer start out in politics right at the .
top. And, too, few men lead an army of 5,000,000 men to victnry |
in a great and bloody world war. : l
Such is the man who, Tuesday,
was elected by the American
voters as their 34th President,
Dwight David Eisenhower.
Eisenhower stands five feet ten
inches tall and usually weighs in
at about 190 pounds. On October 14,
he was 62 years old. .'
The original Eisenhowers ar
rived in America in the early part
of the 18th century and settled as
part of a community of Mennon
ites in Pennsylvania. In 1878 came
the great trek to Kansas. The Eis
enhowers settled in Abilene where
David and Ida Eisenhower were
married. et
Dwight David was the third old
est of six sons born to David and
Ida. The fourth oldest, Roy, a
pharmacist, died in 1942. Arthur,
the oldest, is a Kansas City banker.
Edgar is senior partner in the Ta-\
coma, Washington, law firm of Eis
enhower, Hunter and Ramsdell.
Earl is an electrical engineer, and
Milton, the youngest and second
best known of the lot, is president
of Pennsylvania state university.
Originally, Eisenhower was
christened David Dwight but his
mother turned it around because
she disliked hearing him called
“Dave”. She did not reckon with
the nickname ‘‘lke” which all of
the Eisenhower brothers bore at
one time or another and which
stuck to her third born.
Many reasons have been men
tioned for his choice of a military
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' eareer..'lt is possible that even
Eisenhower himself is not sure. He
may have been motivated by noth
. ing more than the fact that he
. would receive a college education.l
'swhich neither he nor his fathen)
could afford, at government ex-|
. pense and, at the same time, see:
| some of the world outside the nat-!
urally confining sphere of Abilene.
What put the idea in his head
i originally was being told by a!
| friend of the latter’s intention of
| going to Annapolis. Eisenhower
i liked the idea and began to study
i for the entrance examination. When
; the examinations were graded he
i stood second on the list and was,
I therefore, eligible for either An.
! napolis or West Point. But, in the
| meantime, he had passed his 20th
birthday and was no longer eligible.
for the naval academy. Through!
Senator Bristow of Kansas, he ob-;
tained his appointment to the Unit
ed States military academy. }
In West Point, as in his previous!
school work, he was less interested’
in academic work than in sportol;!
However, his scholastic average ¢
the four years put him in the t'op,
third of his class. He also had the!
makings of a star football player
until a knee injury disqualified him
for football forever. - :
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We Should All Work Together
Editor, Hom Journal:
Since ] am quite privij
leged to voic my opinion,
I again ask for the use of a
little space in this valuable
paper in which to do so. I
would also like to see some
of the many other folks
come forward and express
their heart felt feeling to
‘ward the act of using our
Municipal Ball Park in
such away of building
the elementary school, that
it wiil no longer be able to
accomodate the playing of
'base-ball thereon.
~ Now, since it is intended
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that the street between the
so called Lig field ani the
small field would te con
demned according to plans,
couldn’t it Le so srranged
that the school be built on
the small field? In so doing,
there will be plenty of room
without inconveniencing so
In the District Court of the Virgin [<lands
Division of St. Thomas and St. John at Charlotte Amalie
In the matter of the estate of) Probate
Orvin Petersen, Deceased ) No. 20 1952
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Pursuant to an order issued by the District Court of
the Virgin Islands, dated October 10, 1952, all credi
tors of the estate of Orvin Petersen, deceased, aie no
tified that his heirs and next of kin have filed in the
District Court of the Virgin Islandsa petition for Sum
mary Administration of his estate and are requested
to file their claims against said estate, within 30 days
from the date hereof All persons indebted to the es
tate are requested to make payment within the same
time .
' Francisco Corneiro
Attorney for Petitioner
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many people. The people
ncver should a7e been kept
in ©.e dark with su.h an
act in the first place.
Another thing that seems
to be a lame excuse. Some
body said that it wouldn't
be a good idea to place a
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