Mrs. T. R. Jr. Serves Coffee and Sinkers
Three Yankee doughboys, Just returned from field duty, are served
coffee and doughnuts by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife of Brig. Gen.
Theodore Roosevelt, in the American Red Cross club in London. She is
a daughterin-law of Former President Theodore Roosevelt. Needless to
says the boys relished the handout.
French Naval Chief in United States
Vice Admiral Raymond A. Fenard, chief of the French naval mission,
under orders of General Giraud, is pictured during an interview in New
York, shortly after his arrival in the United States.
Where Yanks Faced Setback in Africa
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The first big armament battle of North Africa gave a foretaste of
the severe nature of the fighting which lies ahead of the Allies before the
Axis can be cleared out of that front. With General Rommel’s hardened
tank fighters pressing westward to Sbcitle (1) and Feriana (3) from the
* Maknassy region (2), American troops were forced to re-form in the
Tunisian hills to the north. The Allied forw'ard base at Gafsa (4) had
been abandoned earlier. The retirement from Gafsa was not complete
ly unexpected.
China's First Lady White House Guest
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, first lady of China, is shown on arrival
in Washington to be a guest at the White llouse. President Roosevelt
and his wife greeted the distinguished guest, who later addressed a crowd
ed congress. Admission was by ticket.
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Shoe-Saving Lesson
Ray Harden of New York carries
a pail of water in each hand as she
demonstrates the proper way to
walk to equalize pressure on both
shoes so that they’ll both wear at
an even rate. The chart she is
walking upon is supposed to meas
ure the proper length of stride.
Shoes cannot be cross-switched like
tires, so equalization of wear is im
portant.
Youngest Deputy
Virginia Sanderlin, 15, of Seattle,
Wash., youngest deputy sheriff in
America, shakes hands with her new
boss. Sheriff Harlan Callahan, after
receiving her badge. She is the
daughter of A. T. Sanderlin, law en
forcement officer, now one of Calla
han’s deputies. When Sanderlin goes
on emergency calls Virginia drives
j the prowler car.
Real Yank Now
Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankee’s
star, joins up with Uncle Sam. He
is shown in the induction center in
Market street, San Francisco. In
picture at top he is taking his oath.
At bottom he is being fingerprinted.
Big and Little Guy
A study in canine contrasts at the
opening of the Westminster Kennel [
club show in New York. The big
dog is a Great Dane, Dino Xanthippi.
The half pint is Thein’s Little Man
II, a Chihuahua, and weighs only
' about a pound.
United States Army Nurses in North Africa
The first U. S. army nurses to arrive in North Africa are shown at work and at leisure here. In pic
ture at right three American nurses set off in a bicycle taxi to see Algiers, and create quite a stir among the
natives. Left to right they are Lieuts. Doris Gressel, Herkimer, N. Y.; Margaret Farrell, Paterson, N. J.;
and Florence Christman, Kregesville, Pa. At the left, Lieut. Betty Eggitnan of Rochester, N. Y., takes the
temperature of Sergt. Leonard Krenakc of Racine, Wis., who is obviously pleased to receive the ministrations
of an American army nurse.
German and Italian Prisoners Not Too Unhappy
The brighter side for enemy soldiers is to be taken as war prisoners, as Is apparent In this picture. Shown
on the left are smiling Italian prisoners who realize that the war and all its horrors are over for them. They
are on their way to a prison camp for the duration. On the right, German prisoners from a U-boat don't
seem to be too unhappy over their plight. Perhaps they are thinking of food, shelter and comparative safety.
Stacking the Deck on the Axis
At an air operational station in England, an American ordnance crew
stacks bombs in one of the scores of ammunition dumps at the station—
stacking the deck on the Nazis, as it were. The big busters are taken
from the truck by means of a small crane. In this working party are,
left to right, Master Sergeant Warren E. Gray of Export, Pa.; Private
Hubert Biessinger of Huntingsburg, Ind.; and Sergt. Alex Balacki of
Rochester, N. Y.
His Gun Blazes in Raid Over Tunis
Calm, but with determined accuracy, waist-gunner Robert L. Doremus
controls his blazing gun as he directs lire at enemy planes. This action
took place when Flying Fortresses accompanied by the deadly P-38s
bombed Tunis in one of the biggest air raids on the Tunisian front.
Twenty-year-old Doremus of Henrietta, Okla., hero of the operation, kept
his guns going all the time. ' ,
Tables Turned
First it was the Chinese who was
held prisoner by the Jap. Now he
has been freed, and the Jap is held
prisoner. Here the Chinese lights a
cigarette for his erstwhile captor.
Women sUSMC Head
MaJ. Ruth Cheney Streeter of
Morristown, N. J., director of the
women's reserve of the U. S. marine
corps. Major Streeter, a licensed
pilot, has three sons in tire service.
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