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Title	Tuning up for parade
Other Title	Crowds watch WAC band, marching unit parade thru Davenport business district
Newspaper	Democrat (Davenport, Iowa)
Date Original	1943-10-22
Description	Image of three members of the WAC band and two members of the Davenport high school band accompanies article.
Note	Caption reads: Tuning up for parade - Master Sergt. Marybelle Nissly (right), of Lancaster, Pa., director of the WAC band from Ft. Des Moines, conducted an impromptu practice session at the high school football field on Brady street Friday morning, as the WAC and the Davenport high school bands drilled for the parade and the performance during the football game Friday night. Taking part in the practice session were (left to right) Louise Johnston, 2618 Jefferson street, member of the high school band; Pvt. Thaylia Watschke, Rudd, Ia., and Sergt. Beverly Falck, Seymour, Wis., members of the WAC band, and Maureen Wernentin 2335 LeClaire street, member of the high school band.
Topic	Women's military activity
Subject	United States. Army. Women's Army Corps World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female Women soldiers -- Iowa -- Fort Des Moines
Geographic Subject	United States -- Iowa -- Scott County -- Davenport
Type	Text Clippings Still Image
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	World War II Iowa Press Clippings
Contributing Institution	State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City
Rights Management	This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Height (cm)	1 clipping : b&w ; 26 x 20 cm
Digitization Specifications	Master image scanned with Ricoh Aficio MP C3000 as a JPEG at 600 ppi.
Date Digital	2007-06-21
File Name	1943-10-22-01.jpg
Theme	World War II
Language	eng
Full Text	Democrat Davenport, Iowa TUNING UP FOR PARADE----Master Sergt. Marybelle Nissly (right), of Lancaster, Pa., director of the WAC band from Ft. Des Moines, conducted an impromptu practice session at the high school football field on Brady street Friday morning, as the WAC and the Davenport high school bands drilled for the parade and the performance during the football game Friday night. Taking part in the practice session were (left to right) Louise Johnston, 2618 Jefferson street, member of the high school band; Pvt. Thaylia Watschke, Rudd, la., and S.ergt. Beverly Falck, Seymour, Wis.? members of the WAC band, and Maureen Wernentin 2335 LeClaire street, member of the high school band. Crowds Watch WAC Band, Marching Unit Parade Thru Davenport Business District the Davenporters turned out Friday afternoon to see WACs march by. They saw a smart, well-trained 45-piece band and a 50-member marching unit from the WAC training station at Des Moines step briskly along

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