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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1943)
U. S. Rangers Prepare to Meet and Beat Tricky Foe A group of Gen. Ben Lear’s Second Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tenn., charge through a barbed wire entanglement at full speed (top), after the first two men had hurled themselves on top of the wire, carrying it to the ground to make the gap. Lower left: The Ranger who has just put the kibosh on an “enemy tank” with a Molotov cocktail (U. S. Improved version) watches the result of his work. Lower right: Two Rangers are engaged in a little practice bout in the mud. They are taught all kinds of fighting, with all kinds of weap ons. Sometimes the instructors have to Interfere in brawls like this, as the boys get too interested. They’re ‘Workin’ on the Railroad’ for the Duration Work on a railroad has been considered the toughest kind of labor. But this is war. and here we see women doing railroad work. In picture at left, Mrs. Lorraine Har lan of Chicago is doing a man's job in the railroad yards. She is carrying her “dolly” on which heavy freight car wheels can be moved. Center: Anna Mizner pushes a huge contraption. Above: rushing these freight car wheels around is a far cry from pushing a baby carriage, isn’t it? U. S. Army in Action on Guadalcanal Colonel Gavan of the U. S. army is pictured going over the Guadal canal island terrain with the aid of a map on top of Grassy Knoll, a point of land four miles west of Henderson Field. Here the first all-army of fensive against the Japs took place soon after the army men relieved the marines who first took the field. Wins Promotion for Quick Thinking Richard N. Ryan (center), of New York, grandson of Thomas Fortune Ryan, has chevrons of noncommissioned officer cut off by an unidentified army officer in North Africa, just before Maj. Gen. George 8. Patton, (left) pinned on bars of lieutenant. Ryan, first of the enlisted soldiers to be promoted in North Africa, was promoted for his work tn the capture of the German armistice commission at I dala. I Glad She Was Wrong Mrs. Dennis Mullane, 52, of New York, missed a question on a radio quiz, so the director suggested that the radio audience send her a penny for her mistake to invest in war bonds for her son, Harold, 17, in the U. S. marines. The radio audience responded quickly and Mrs. Mullane was soon $11,000 richer with more money coming in. She is shown here opening some of the letters. Aid for Palestine Photo shows Rabbi Meyer Berlin, head of the Jewish national fund and president of Mizrachi, orthodox Zion ist organization, shown on arriva' In New York from Palestine. Rahl Berlin, who flew here by bombt conferred with American leaders < Palestine needs. As Allies Planned for ‘43 Offensives Natives of Casablanca line the broad main street of the city as French and U. S. troops march past the reviewing stand in military formation dur ing the historic 10-day conference by President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and a score of topflight military leaders, in North Africa. U. 8. planes sweep over the parade. At the Casablanca parley total surrender of the Axis was agreed upon. Insets show Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt, the principal figures at the tradition-breaking meeting. New Top Man in Tripoli Gives Orders Gen. Bernard Montgomery, leader of Britain’s eighth army (right), dictates terms to the governor and officials of Tripoli and Tripolitania at Castle Benito gate after the victorious British soldiers had entered the town. General Montgomery’s stay in Tripoli was brief, because the Brit ish eighth army pushed on towards Tunisia. The Lighter Side’ of French North Africa It was the “feast of the mutton” In Casablanca and Jim, a U. 8. naval officer, and Nikki, his Casablanca “date,” dropped around to see some of the goings on. Beggars dance and sing In the streets on that holiday. And, of course, the audience must “come across” to the per formers. The African hepcat standing behind the musicians is making bis collection from Officer Jim here. American Salute to French Betsy Ross Lieut. Col. Alexander George kisses Madame Banu with the apparent approval of his troops. Madame Banu, anticipating the arrival of the recently landed task force, made an American flag which she presented to tha troops on their arrival In New Caledonia. \ All Set for Japs HaJ. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, U. 8. army, who has assumed com mand of our forces on Guadalcanal. General Patch relieved MaJ. Gen. Vandergrtft, U. S marine corps, who had been In command since the ini tial landings by marines In early August, 1942. Indian WAC India has a Woman's Auxiliary army that sounds almost the same as our own WAAC. It is the WAC (I) organization, meaning Women’s Aux iliary corps (India). Lieut. Reba Dutt, granddaughter of a famed In dian, is shown in her uniform which features an especially wide skirt. ‘Good Neighbors’ Vice President Henry Wallace (left) escorts Dr. Alberto Guani, minister of foreign affairs and vice president-elect of Uruguay, on a sightseeing tour through the nation’s Capitol. A Capitol policeman fol< lows them. Hurls for U. S. Private Charles H. (“Red”) Ruf fing, ace New York hurlcr (right), gets a few tips on army life from j Lieut. Mitchell Frankovitch, post ad- j jutant with the California group of the ferrying division. Private Ruffing left the Yanks to join Uncle Sam’s fighting team at the California air base. Have New Bedroom At but Little Cost 4 7448 V/fAKE your bedroom charming. 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