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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1942)
As Collier Sinks in Battle of Atlantic A naval convoy, escorting U. S. merchant ships on the At lantic coast, lost one collier to a mine planted by enemy subs, because there was no wake. In picture at left a survivor dries his face after being nearly blinded and choked by the oily waters. However, in war no chances are taken, and depth charges were loosed with the result shown in picture at the right, just in case a sub was lurking around. New Methods to Speed Up Ship Production You have seen pictures of big ships, powerful planes and giant guns for Uncle Sam’s armed forces. Bat here is an item that seldom gets into the news, but is just as vital as any other sinew of war. It is the cowl ventilator, without which Liberty ships that carry war materials to the battlefronts could not put to sea. A Los Angeles firm, engaged in this work, turns out thousands of cowl funnels. Galvanizing the cowl is one of the most vital parts in the process. Photo (left) shows a huge cowl being given a “bath” in a vat of molten metal. Center: Wrinkles in the ventilator are ironed out by a small hammer. Right: A workman welding the seams of a huge funnel. Swear to Protect Bombsight Fledgling bombardiers, about to get their first glimpse of the super secret U. 8. bombsight, repeat after Lieut. Col. Richard Smith, director of training at the Midland Army Flying school, Texas, the solemn words of the bombardier oath pledging to protect the sight. On the table is a hooded bombsight to be exposed only after administration of the oath. Youthful Monarch Meets President / King Peter of Jugoslavia is shown chatting with President Roosevelt ’ in the White House grounds. The 19-year-old monarch had spent two days V incognito in Virginia. He arrived at the White House under careful guard, and was escorted to the WTiite House by Secretary Cordell Hull. ‘Won't Take It’ ""v" £ ■ < « 1 ■ -Kv*. . . w Dan Gifford, ten, who wrote to Gen. Douglas MacArthur to convince a pal that Pearl Harbor was not in Jap hands, is a happy lad these days after hearing from MacAr thur. "They didn’t take it," Mac Arthur advised his youthful inquirer, "and don’t be afraid, Danny, they won’t take it.” Danny is shown (left) shaking hands with his now con vinced playmate, Jackie Fahy Perfect Score With a perfect score of 175 x 175, H. Luther Brown (above) of San Antonio, Texas, won the individual all-bore championship at the 14th annual Great Eastern skeet cham pionship held at the Remington Gun I club. Lordship, Conn. U. S. Troops Survey New Post in Cairo U. S. soldiers look over the Cairo rooftops from their new billet in the Middle East. Since this picture was taken the battle of Egypt has been raging furiously, with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel directing the Axis thrust toward Alexandria and Suez, while huge U. S. Liberator bomb ers struck heavily at the enemy in and behind the battle area. Named as Assistant to Navy Secretary William C. Bullitt (left) being sworn in as special assistant to Secre tary of the Navy Frank Knox (right). Bullitt, a former ambassador to Russia and France, resigned as personal representative of the Presi dent to take the new job. They Want to Be Americans Many of them wearing the costumes of the lands they left, these andidales for American citizenship are studying a new language at a New York evening school. Most of them have felt the iron heel of oppres sion and when they repeat the words, "I Am An American” they put into them a wealth of meaning and gratitude. After Navy Planes Blasted Jap Cruiser This is one of the first pictures of the battle of Midway island, and shows a Jap cruiser of the Magaini class listing badly after being bit by bombs dropped from U. S. carrier-based navy planes. Billows of black smoke fill the air, and the deck is a mass of wreckage. Many Jap sea men lost their lives in the water when they dived overboard. Nazi Saboteurs Edward Kerllng (top), alias Ed ward Kelly, ringleader of Nasi saboteurs who landed with explo sives from a submarine near Jack sonville, Fla., to be used in bombing key rail centers and bridges near New York city. Below: Herbert Hans Haupt, 22, of Chirago, a sabo teur caught with another group landed hy rubber boat. New Army Paper "Yank," new army newspaper now being sent to U. S. troops over seas, installs full world-wide wire service. Pvt. Bill Richardson, edi tor of “Yank," is shown with Sey mour Berkson, managing editor of a national news service, beside news printer. Coast Guard Action Above you see the men of the coast guard in three different kinds of action along the Atlantic sea board. At top, manning a gun em placement; center, training for beach landings; bottom, a coast guard boat rushing to a rescue scene. Soldier Reports Lieut. Col. Frank Murphy, who took a leave of absence from the U. S. 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