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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1941)
, Family of Skipper of Robin Moor Family of Capt. Edward Myers, skipper of the S. S. Robin Moor, sank in the South Atlantic by a German U-boat, view his picture at the Myers home in Baltimore, Md. Picture taken before the rescue of the second boatload of survivors, which included Capt. Myers. Shown are, Edward Jr., 16; Marie, 13; Florence, 10; and Mrs. Josephine Myers. Speakers Address Housing Committee High government officials led the discussion in a “National Housing Inventory” at the convention of the national committee on the housing emergency. Principal speakers at the opening session were, 1. to r., William S. Knudsen, production chief; Mrs. Dorothy Rosenman, com mittee chairman; and C. F. Palmer, co-ordinator of defense housing. Now You See It—and Now You Don’t Here is a striking example of the ability of Uncle Sam's forces to camouflage cannon in the field. Battery E, 115th field artillery of the Blue army, can be seen easily from the working end of the field gun, but from above where soar the “enemy” scouting planes (see lower pic ture) It looks just like a field of grain. George Washington Tied His Horse Here Back in the days when Americans were fighting the British instead of helping them, George Washington came to Lexington, rallied the forces of the Revolution, and tied his horse to the elm tree outside the Munroe tavern. The tree flourished for over a century and a half, but today It is gone, blown down by m big wind. It is shown above. More Power to U. S. Two new destroyers, the U. 8. 8. Fitch and the U. 8. S. Forrest, were launched within a few minutes of each other at Boston navy yard. Im mediately after the launching, keels for two new ships were laid on the ways just vacated. The Fitch, shown above, was sponsored by Mrs. H. Walter Thomas of Salt Lake City, Utah, and was named in memory of her grand-uncle, commander Leroy Fitch. Honored Brig. Gen. Robert Eichelberger, West Point head, presents trophy to Cadet William G. Gillis, of Cameron, Texas, for rendering the most valu able service to athletics. Interviewed Adolf Joseph Cudahy, former C. S. am bassador to Belgium, shown on ar rival in Jersey City from Europe. Cudahy, who had an hour and a half interview with Hitler at Berch tesgaden, said the Nazi leader ap peared decidedly unfriendly to him. Canine Midget Deserted by his mother, this Bos ton bull was raised on a doll nursing bottle in San Francisco. He is 2 months old, 6V4 inches tall, and i weighs lVt pounds. As Cuba Prepares for Defense Against Invaders In line with President Roosevelt’s policy of Western hemisphere defense, the Republic of Cuba, under the leadership of President Batiste, is training scores of youths for aviation. Students are also given courses in mechanical shop work. At left a group of students are being Instructed In a mechanical workshop. Right: The right and wrong way to fall after taking the 'chute Jump Is explained. Boring In—at Rock of Gibraltar There’s intense activity at Gibraltar—gateway to the Mediterranean—as British troops seek to make It impregnable to modern weapons. At the left a Tommy Is handling a drill in one of the many honeycombed portions of the Rock. Right: One of the huge caverns Inside the Rock, with new tracks about to be laid. Inset: A huge defense gun, manned at all times, points out from the base of Gibraltar, a warning to the Nasis. First Big Gun Practice in War Games i This photograph shows the first use of real ammunition in the Ten nessee war games at Camp Forrest—the 155-mm. howitzers of the 123rd artillery using “the real stuff.” The guns are shown booming behind a smoke camouflage. The 155-mm. howitzers throw a 95-pound shell some 12,800 yards, but effective range is limited to 10,000 yards. New Sack Suits Which Save a Life A group of Norwegian girls and sailors on a tug in New York harbor wearing one-piece life-saving suits. The suits, inflated after being donned, can keep wearer afloat and comparatively warm for a long time. They are made watertight by a drawstring around the ne<*. Over 15,000 of these suits are being made for seamen. Adrift 6 Days Surviving seamen from the tor pedoed 7,402-ton British freighter, 1 Marconi, in a lifeboat approaching U. S. coast guard cutter General Greene, after six days adrift. The Marconi was in a convoy when It was sent to the bottom. Empress of Japan Her majesty, the empress of Ja pan, seldom photographed, Is pic tured leaving the Japanese Red Cross society In Tokyo, where the annual meeting was held. Your Dreams May Tell Secrets About Yourself “I UCKY that was just a dream,” he thinks, “or I’d lose my job." But he’s wrong. No dream is “just a dream.” Often it reveals something in yourself that you never knew—and perhaps should. 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