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 | 1940 & 1945 Dick and Dot Remy, Acrobatic brother/sister Vaudeville act
They appeared on the
Texaco Star Theatre episodes #1.21 (1948) and #2.28 (1950),
The Ed Wynn Show episode #1.38 (6 Jun 1950)
All Star Review episode #1.7 (15 Nov 1950), and
Turn it Up! episode #1.4 (15 Dec 1951). |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 05/05 Council Bluffs Nonpareil Council Bluffs, Iowa
James K Vardaman Jr, New Naval Aide to President Truman |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 05/05 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
James K Vardaman Jr, New Naval Aide to President Truman |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 05/07 The Piqua Daily Call Piqua, Ohio
James K Vardaman Jr, New Naval Aide to President Truman |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 05/11 Coshocton Tribune Coshocton, Ohio
James K Vardaman Jr, President Truman's Naval Aide, accompanying President's 92 year old mother on her first airplane trip. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 05/11 Salisbury Times Salisbury, Maryland
James K Vardaman Jr, President Truman's Naval Aide, is accompanying the President's mother on her first airplane trip to visit her son for Mother's Day |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 06/15 The Nebraska State Journal Lincoln, Nebraska
New appointments by President Truman after President Roosevelt's passing |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 06/30 Syracuse Herald Journal Syracuse, New York
James K Vardaman, President Truman's Naval Aide, accompanies the President into a Federal building in Kansas City, Missouri |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/11 Salisbury Times Salisbury, Maryland
President Truman and his small staff including Naval Aide, James K Vardaman Jr, tour the USS Augusta on their trip across the Atlantic to attend the Potsdam Conference to be held near Berlin. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/11 The Berkshire Evening Eagle Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
The Two ship task force including the USS Augusta transporting President Truman and his Naval Aide, Captain James K Vardaman Jr across the Atlantic for the Potsdam Conference. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/11 The Lowell Sun Lowell, Massachusetts
President Truman and a small staff including Naval Aide, Captain James K Vardaman Jr are on 5th day of transport aboard the USS Augusta for Potsdam Conference. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/14 The Zanesville Signal Zanesville, Ohio
The British fleet of 7 warships saluted President Truman on the USS Augusta accompanied by the USS Philadelphia as he sailed through the English Channel on the way to the Potsdam conference accompanied by a small staff including Captain James K Vardaman Jr. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/17 The Lowell Sun Lowell, Massachusetts
Naval Aide, James K Vardaman Jr, met Stalin and escorted him to meet President Truman at the "temporary white house" villa in Potsdam for lunch prior to the conference. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/18 Valley Morning Star Harlingen, Texas
First sessions of Potsdam Conference begin with President Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Josef Stalin. Naval Aide, James K Vardaman Jr in attendance. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/19 The Bradford Era Bradford, Pennsylvania
Potsdam Conference continues with President Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin.
President's Naval Aide, Captain James K Vardaman Jr in attendance |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 07/20 Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada
President Truman teases Secretary of the Navy Forrestal and White House Naval Aide, James K Vardaman Jr for not accepting his phone call when they were talking with each other. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 08/14 Waterloo Daily Courier Waterloo, Iowa
James K Vardaman Jr received a message at 6 am that Japan was surrendering. A memorandum was issued later in the day stating it was not an official surrender, yet. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 08/14 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Presidential Naval Aide, James K Vardaman Jr, arrived at the executive mansion at 1:30 am waiting to wake the President on occasion Japan's surrender came through. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 08/15 Gazette and Bulletin Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Japan's Unconditional Surrender accepting the Potsdam Declaration. Presidential Naval Aide, James Vardaman, in group surrounding President Truman as he made the announcement. General Douglas MacArthur to accept Japan's official signature before V-J celebrations could commence. This occurred September 2, 1945. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 08/23 Wisconsin Rapids Daily
General DeGaulle, President Truman, Naval Aide James K Vardaman Jr stand at attention during French Anthem. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 09/04 Syracuse Herald Journal Syracuse, New York
Potsdam Diary - Review of events during the Potsdam Conference... June 30-July 7 |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 09/05 The Daily Courier Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Potsdam Diary continues... July 8, traveling the Atlantic Ocean |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 09/07 Gazette and Bulletin Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Background information on James K Vardaman Jr's Army days and friendship with President Truman 20 years before Truman became President and appointed Vardaman as his Naval Aide. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 09/07 The Daily Courier
Potsdam Diary Continues... July 15th, USS Augusta docks in Europe, General Dwight D Eisenhower comes aboard to greet the President |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 09/11 The Daily Courier
Potsdam Diary Continues... July 16, President tours war torn Berlin, Germany |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 09/22 The Daily Courier
Potsdam Diary Continues... August 2, President Truman meets King George of England before he departs for America after the Potsdam Conference is over |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 10/05 Walla Walla Union Bulletin Walla Walla, WA
Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony where Vardaman handed the medals to President Truman for each recipient. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1945 11/26 Fitchburg Sentinel Fitchburg, MA
James K Vardaman Jr is an Advisory Council Member for the newly formed Reserve Officers of Naval Services (RONS) for Veterans of WWII. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1946 09/11 Oakland Tribune Oakland, CA
James K Vardaman Jr not alarmed by stock market decline. The stock market declined the same last year in August 1945. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1950 05/22 Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, MO
Mrs. Jerry T Vardiman (Alma) was one of seven women who started the Neighborly Neighbors club in January 1945. She suggested the club name and was Vice President and dramatics chairman. Mrs. Vardeman and Miss Elizabeth Scott were food leaders, giving reports on "potatoes" and "meals that can wait". Mrs. Vardeman died the first year.
In 1947 the new Mrs. Jerry T Vardiman (Mary Lucille) became a new member of the Neighborly Neighbors club. A wedding shower was given for her by the club. In 1948 Mrs. Vardeman received a baby shower. The club has been in existence for 5 1/2 years. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1950 06/08 The Berkshire Evening Eagle Berkshire, MA
Diary of James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy in 1945, examined for Senate Grand Jury's investigation in stolen government documents in the Amerasia case. Forrestal mentioned contacting James K Vardaman Jr so he may be called to testify again. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1950 06/10 Portland Press Herald Portland, ME
James K Vardaman Jr denies any involvement in the Amerasia case at the Senate Grand Jury. The diary of late James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy in 1945, is requested by the Senate from the White House to be examined. |
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 | Newspaper Article 1950 06/12 Ames Daily Tribune Ames, IA
FBI Director, J Edgar Hoover, testifies he was contacted by Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy in 1945, regarding the Amerasia case but was not asked to slow down the process just inform the President of the facts. Forrestal's diary states he also contacted James K Vardaman Jr. |
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 | Obituary 1945 10/14
Sylvia Hiles Dybdall, age 53 - Albion, Boone County, Nebraska |
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 | Obituary1945 03/31
Hiram Botts Vardiman California, Missouri |
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