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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1942)
Hawaiian Air Patrol Hunts for Enemy Targets in the early dawn Lieut. John Henry leads his crew to the big bomber, loaded and primed for a long reconnalsance flight. They are part of the Hawaiian air force which is guarding Uncle Sam’s mld-Pacific bastion. Lower left: A U. S. bombardier sits with an affectionate hand on the world-famous American bomb sight as he scans the Pacific during a routine flight. Upper right: Gunners of the Hawaiian air patrol watch sky and sea for a possible enemy attacking force. After Axis Subs Attacked Isle of Aruba .v-. Above you see a torpedo fired by an Axis sub off the island of Aruba. It missed its target and ran aground. Later the 18-foot missile exploded, killing four Dutchmen who were attempting to dismantle it. Inset: Lieut. Col. William Ratten, of the U. S. army, climbs a ladder to inspect a 4 by 6-inch dent in an oil tank on the island of Aruba following the torpedo and shelling attack of Axis subs. Cavalry Still Potent Military Factor It was thought for awhile the horse in war was a back number. The U. S. army never acknowledged that theory, and events in Russia, where Cossack cavalry continued to counter-attack when snow and in tense cold immobilized tanks, seem to indicate that cavalry is still to be reckoned with. Above you see part of a cavalryman’s training at Fort Riley, Kan., “West Point” of the cavalry area. Lieut. Col. George Cald well is instructing student officers In ^he external regions of the horse. Bomber Crew Commended for Sinking Sub This soundphoto, taken at Governors’ island, N. Y., shows superior officers commending army bomber crew which attacked and probably sank a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. Letters of commenda tion were given the crew, the oldest of whom is 26. Officers are, 1. to r.. Brig. Gen. A. Krogstad, Rear Adm. A. Andress, and Lieut. Gen. Hugh Drum. Neptune Cuts Up Too bad old d>?bbil sea has to rut up and make tough going for this Canadian destroyer during a convoy run across the North Atlantic. The sailor is making fast one of the “ashcans” kept in readiness for ac tion against submarines. Astern you can see one of the huge waves that battered the ship. Tops in Pups The tops, bestest of the best, Ch. Wolvey Pattern of Edgerstoune, West Highland white terrier, with trophy won in Westminster Kennel club dog show in Madison Square Garden, New York. Proud owner is Mrs. John G. Winant, wife of the ambassador to Great Britain. Triple Wreck Near Horseshoe Curve Shown here are two of three Pennsylvania Railroad company loco motives which were derailed in a spectacular wreck near the famous horseshoe curve at Altoona, Penn. Two coupled engines which were traveling down the mountain sideswiped an engine pulling a freight train in the same direction. All three engines were derailed, and the locomo tive which was pulling the freight rolled down the embankment. First Ration Cards Come Off Press John J. Deviny, acting public printer, and Leon Henderson, price ad ministrator (right), examine the first sheet of ration cards leaving the presses at the government printing office in Washington. The printing of war ration books No. 1 is the biggest government printing job in history. The books, if stacked, would form a tower 15 miles high. Once Banana Train—Now Troop Train Winding through the dense jungle of the Canal Zone with banana trees lining its route, this auto-ear engine and flat cars were used during peace-time to haul bananas to market. Now troops and supplies are shuttled back and forth to outposts within hiking distance from its rails. This is the semi-weekly train arriving at intersection with a trail leading to anti-aircraft position defending the canal. Prisoners of Red Army in Russia This picture, just received from London, shows a group of dejected German prisoners being marched to the rear of a village which had jusl been recaptured by the valiant Red army of Russia, as they drove Adolf Hitler's legions back the way they came. The picture was taker somewhere on the Soviet front. » Jap Roundup Many Japanese have been taken into custody in FBI and police roundups in San Francisco during recent weeks. This photo shows an official of the Japanese association, Shojiro Horl, being led to a car by Police Officer Bert Nelson. Bad Luck for Axis I The submarine Albacore slides down the ways at yards of Electric Boat company, Groton, Conn. It was sponsored by the wife of Capt. E. F. Cutts, commander of sub base in New London, Conn. ■1 - 1■— Learn Smoke Eating Members of American Legion post launch first actual training of civil ian defense auxiliary fire depart ment at the Chicago fire depart ment's training school. 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