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[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing details about the sixth annual Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show where the Women Airforce Service Pilots will be honored for their service during World War II.
Date: August 12, 1999
Creator: Belanger, Nicole
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Elite Nurses]

Description: Newspaper clipping showing a photo of Charlyne Creger (third from left) with other nurses and stating that they have been awarded an academic scholarship from the Houston Florist Telegraph Delivery association.
Date: August 25, 1948
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Fifinella Finds Home in Heart of City]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the moving of the Fifinella statue from the Texas State Technical Institute to the Nolan County Courthouse, books published by WASP, and past experiences from WASP.
Date: August 13, 1985
Creator: Redden, Gail
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Golf Tournaments]

Description: Photocopy of newspaper clippings describing the activities Mary Ruth Rance as a member of the Fellow Chunkers, young women's golf organization.
Date: August 11, 1934
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races]

Description: Newspaper clipping with articles about the New York Herald Tribune participating in air races, the death of Jack Woolams, Senator Carl Hatch's opposition to bomb tests, and more.
Date: August 31, 1946
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: House Hearings Set for 9/20-21]

Description: Newspaper clipping with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming House hearings on legislation to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP. Hughes provides a list of the members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and states whether each member is opposed, committed, or uncommitted to supporting militarization of the WASP. The clipping also includes the continuation of an article from the front page and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the clippin… more
Date: August 11, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran Dies at 74]

Description: Newspaper clipping of Jacqueline Cochran's obituary. It includes details about her early life, flying career, leadership of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, and later years.
Date: August 10, 1980
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Lakes Gain More Water]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about increasing water levels in Abilene's local lakes, including input from the city's water and sewer superintendent Bill Weems.
Date: August 31, 1964
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.
Date: August 31, 1946
Creator: Allen, C. B.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: Sites Honor Women Pioneers in Aviation]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper article about several websites honoring WASP for their service in WWII, including a brief history of WASP, descriptions of the websites, and photographs of two of the digital items featured on the websites.
Date: August 10, 2000
Creator: Pollak, Michael
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Service for 'Fifi' Commended"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Hazel Nunn of the Women's Forum of Sweetwater commending Melvin McCoy and Melvin Guelker for donating so that the Fifinella statue could be moved to the county courthouse.
Date: August 13, 1985
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sites Honor Women Pioneers in Aviation]

Description: Newspaper clipping listing several websites that provide history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) along with a brief description of the content posted on the sites.
Date: August 10, 2000
Creator: Pollak, Michael
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Two Women in Bendix Race]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring an article about the National Air Races and the annual convention of the Ninety-Nines. A photograph of Emma Coulter Ware and former WASP Clara Jo Marsh standing next to a small airplane accompanies the article.
Date: August 30, 1946
Creator: Mountsier, Robert
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']

Description: Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date: August 14, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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