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Ransacking Davy Jones’ Locker Off North Africa
Lieut. George N. Ankers of Seattle Is in charge of raising ships sunk during the North African campaign
He is shown at right surveying Oran harbor, where American and Royal navy divers have already begun
(he task of raising battered ships, sunk mostly by Allied bombs. Left: When General Grant tanks were
being unloaded at Algiers one fell into the water. A crewman who went down with his tank is shown being
brought to the surface by a French diver. The crewman recovered.
Five Marine Fighters Bring Down 110 Jap Planes
Five pilots of a marine fighter squadron which has accounted for 110 Jap planes in two months’ fighting
are shown near one of their Grumman fighters on Guadalcanal, in picture at left. They are (left to right),
Lieut. Roger Ilobcrman; Lieut. Cecil Doyle; Capt. Joseph Foss (who tops the list with 22 planes shot down);
^William Marontate, and Lieut. Roy Ruddcll. Right: A Jap fighter pilot, captured after being shot down during
m dogfight over Guadalcanal, has plenty to say during an interview with a U. 8. interpreter. The prisoner and
others have shown a surprising willingness to give information concerning their own forces.
Jungle Hikes Precede Action in Buna-Gona1
After being flown across New Guinea to the Buna-Gona area, U. 8.
►oops hiked six days through the jungles before getting into action with
tke Japs. Here they found plenty of action, with the Japs coming out
•econd best. Photo shows a group of American troops as they were gath
ered around an exhausted Jap as he was lying on the ground.
“Flying Tiger’ Ace Decorates Chunking Aces
This radio photo (one of the first to be sent over the new U. S.-China
photo link) shows Gen. Claire L. Chennault, left, pinning a Distinguished
Flying Cross on the tunic of MaJ. Edward F. Rector of Marshall, N. C.
Brother aces MaJ. David (“Tex’*) Hill of Hunt, Texas (seated) and Col.
Jtohert L. Scott of Macon, Ga., look on.
Best Fighter Plane
Maj. Thomas Hitchcock, who re
cently returned to the United States
from England, is shown in front of
a P-51 Mustang, in Inglewood, Calif.
On his return from abroad Hitch
cock said: “Current opinion in Eng
land, among both American and
British fliers, is that the P-51 with
the Merlin engine will be the best
fighter plane in the world in 1943.”
While in England Maj. Hitchcock
served as assistant military attache
i for air.
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Flying Twins
Cause of much confusion at the
navy’s pre-flight school In Athens,
Ga., are Gale and Hale Grebe,
twins from New Florence, Mo., who
are being trained to fly navy bomb
ers. Gale Is at left In this picture
of the twins studying model planes.
Telling of Britain’s Deadly ‘Mosquito’
The earl of Athlone, governor general of Canada (left) and the Hon.
C. D. Howe, Canadian minister of munitions and supply, listen as Geof
frey de Haviland, test pilot and son of the famed plane designer, tells
them of the maneuverability of the “Mosquito” bomber, now in mass
production in Canada. The bomber, which is shown below, is said to be
the fastest in the world.
Mystery Gun Given Test in Los Angeles
One of America’s newest weapons, an automatic, pneumatic gun,
capable, Its manufacturers claim, of firing 12,000 rounds a minute, was
demonstrated before army, navy and marine officials in Los Angeles. No
powder is used, there is no noise, no flash, and no recoil. The gun’s in
ventor, W. B. Hale, is shown at the right.
Dons Roller Skates to Speed Paralysis Fight
The quicker these greeting cards for the President’s birthday go out
the more time people will have to send their contributions to the White
House, says the office boy of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis. To speed things up he has donned roller skates, which enable him
to cover twice as much ground around the office as ordinarily. Celebra
tions of every kind will be held throughout the country between January
! 15 and 30, when the President’s birthday climaxes the campaign.
Doughboys Palsy Walsy With Algerians
U. S. doughboys get along fine with the natives in whatever remote
part of the world the fortunes of war have carried them. This soond
photo shows a group of United States soldiers entertaining several natives
in Algeria. North Africa. They are shown passing out smokes to their
^ new friends.
Rationing Mixup
The OPA and the customs bureau
found themselves at loggerheads
over the 195 pounds of green coffee
bought by Mrs. Aubrey Ramm
at a customs sale in Seattle, for $18.
The OPA notified her there was
some question whether she could
take delivery of the coffee due to
rationing regulations against sale of
green coffee. The customs office
told her to take the coffee. But
Mrs. Ramm decided to leave it in
the warehouse until she hears from
the OPA again. Here she is looking
over her coffee purchase.
‘Spirited’ Giraud
Capt. Gerauld Wright, USN, of
Washington, D. C., who successfully
spirited Gen. Henri Giraud out of
Krance and transported him to Al
giers via British submarine, is
shown above. Captain Wright ar
rived at Algiers with his important
passenger on the same day the
North African invasion started.
‘Doing’ India
Wartime “tourists,” Miss L. Don
ner, of Minnesota, and Sergt. T. Doo
little, or Mississippi, visit ruins of
Kutb Minar, one of the oldest cities
of India. Miss Donner is an army
civilian employe, while the ser
geant is one of many U. S. soldiers
stationed there.
Notch for 100th Ship
A. O. Pegg, Calship official (Los
Angeles), proudly displays the 100
notch broomstick. Each notch rep
resents a ship that has successfully
completed a trial run.
ON THE
(HOME FRONTj
DRIGHT blue is the color key
note in this bathroom. Blue is
used for towels and bath mat
stripes and for a painted box cor
nice. The curtains are of coarse
white muslin tufted with old-fash
ioned candlewicking in bright blue.
It is difficult to find appropriate
curtains that will stand steam and
moisture so you may want to copy
these in your favorite color.
Cut the attains the length and
width desired with ample allow
ance for shrinkage and baste the
STITCHES
WITH CANDIEWICK
[NEEDLE AND 4 4
STRANDS OF /
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IN WATER
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hems in. Next place the material
flat on a table and mark diagonal
lines on the goods with a yardstick
and pencil, spacing the lines four
inches apart to form the plaid pat
tern. Now, thread a tufting needle
with four strands of candlewick
yarn, and work along these ruled
lines using the thread double, as
at the upper right. Also, sew the
hem in this manner; then clip the
stitches, as shown at lower right
and dip in water. Spread out
smooth to dry but do not iron. Fin
ish the tops with a rod casing.
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NOTE: It is easy to give all your
windows a professional finish with box cor
nices: and they prevent light from show
ing at the top, in a blackout. Pattern
207 which gives directions for making
cornices will be mailed for 10 cents.
Address:
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Bedford Hills New York
Drawer 10
Enclose 10 cents for Pattern No.
207.
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