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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1943)
U. S. Paratroops Simulate Attack on Village Here come the paratroopers! Picture at right (topi gives a worm’s eye view of C. S. army paratroopers floating down from carrying planes during maneuvers in Alabama. They’re landing in the most advanta geous spot from which they may start an attack on a village. Below: Now, with a blast of machine gun and rifle fire, the troops advance toward the “village” they’re to occupy. They watch for snipers’ fire and booby traps. Having reached the outskirts of the village (upper left), each man chooses his own route of approach as the unit advances from house to house. Child Care Reduces Absenteeism at Aircraft Plant Mrs. Ethelmae Woodbury (left) Is A carefree mother as she performs her drilling job at the Grumman aviation plant, Freeport, Long Is land, because she knows her chil dren are being cared for during working hours at the plant’s child care center. This plan has cut ab senteeism to the bone. Two views of kiddies who are under protection during their parents’ eight hour ab sences at the plant are also shown. Yanks Stop General Rommel’s Drive General Rommel’s drive at Kasserine Pass in Tunisia was tempo rarily stopped when American forces staged a successful counter attack at that point. Armored forces smashed ahead through Italian and Ger man positions, capturing many prisoners and crushing heavily armed enemy posts. Here the driver of a wrecked Italian car is being removed by American soldiers, after the attack. Cincinnati Reds Train in Indiana Manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Bill “Deacon” McKechnie No. 1, tells the National leaguers what their “ground rules” will be during spring training at Indiana university, in Bloomington, Ind. The squad listens almost reverently. Lonnie Frey, second baseman. Is on bended knee in center of circle. I Blind Assembly This blindfold test of disassembly and assembly of 20-mm. cannon is a requisite for completion of the course for servicemen at the arma ment training school of a Detroit plant. Raises Silk Worms James V. Leong of Los Angeles visualizes a billion dollar silk indus try in America after a year of ex periment, in which he raised a triple crop of silk worm eggs. Leong shows spools of fine threads ready for weaving. Motor-driven machine spins the fine silk from cocoon. Capt. Joe Foss and His ‘Flying Circus’ - . W,__2 fa-, i One of the hottest fighter squads In the South Pacific area is a marine outfit known as the “Flying Circus,’’ led by Capt. Joe Foss of Sioux Falls, S. D„ top American ace of the war. The squadron has bagged more than 60 Jap planes, and Foss himself has more than 26 confirmed victories. Foss, smoking his characteristic cigar, is shown in the center, while around him, reading from top left around the bottom to top right are, Oscar Bate, Greg Loesch, Tom Furlow, Roger Habcrman, Frank Presley and Bill Freeman. -- Pledge Help for Paralysis Fund Movie stars at the White House pledge help for the paralysis fund. Shown, left to right, are Lloyd Richards, production co-ordinator of pic ture "Forever and a Day,” all profits accruing from which will be turned over to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. C. Aubrey Smith presented the pledge to the President. Next in line are Roland Young, Brian Aherne, Mrs. C. A. Smith, Ruth Warwick, who plays the lead in the picture; Lady Warwick—and President Roosevelt. Road Mine Exploded Under Ilis Lorry —C:v-VB*+t*uM*.., Mill IM Mil . ... Dazed and hurt, British lorry driver Leonard Orchard, is assisted by a comrade after his lorry struck a land mine in North Africa. This action took place in the western desert during one of Gen. Bernard Mont gomery’s victories over the enemy, In co-operation with the royal navy. U. S. Fliers ‘Daddies-by-Adoption’ in China Bf11 ipiiwihi ————— -tti- j?*m .taHHu —.iswwaMMsimntsnrMrn• i .......■-.■■- wiiiinn.mi■ i Doing things in traditional open-handed American fashion, soldiers stationed in China have adopted homeless Burmese orphans, providing them with food and board. A group of fliers is shown here, each with his little charge astride. They seem to be enjoying themselves im mensely. Good Will Tour Seven South and Central Ameri can republics were on the good will Itinerary of Vice President Wallace, for discussions with representatives of the various countries. These men accompanied Wallace on the good will trip: left to right, Laurence Duggan, adviser on political rela tions, department of state. James D. Le Cron, and Hoctor I.aso, as sistant director in charge of ex ports. Vice President Wallace to seated. Young Early on K. P. Stephen T. Early Jr., 19-year-old son of President Roosevelt’s secre tary, is shown taking his turn at dish washing in a Camp Croft infantry training battalion. Toung Early was Inducted on March 2 at Camp Lee, Va. He was called while at tending Staunton, Va., military academy. Seeks Closer Ties Anthony Eden, British foreign sec retary, who flew here for a series of conferences designed to clear the way for meetings between all the United Nations on problems arising out of the war, Is shown arriving at the White House. Last year Eden negotiated a 20-year alilSMS be tween Britain and Russia. Victory Slogan [ You cant spell | VICTORY with I an absent MiM John F. Noon, Detroit defense plant worker, is tossing a thumb pridefully at the slogan that won him first prize in a slogan contest. “You can't spell victory with an absent T" was the bon mot that scored for Hr. Noon. houjehcld If there is a constant smell of burning when cooking is going on, examine gas burners. They are probably filled with sediment from “boilovers.” • • • Keep the broiling pan in your oven as clean as any of your other kitchen utensils. After using it wash it in plenty of hot water and soapsuds. Dry it perfectly before returning to the oven. Any mois ture left on the pan may cause rust in the oven. • * • When removing paint or varnish from a floor, apply the remover to a small area at a time, and then scrape the surface with a putty knife after the remover has soft ened the finish. • • • House plants grow toward the sun. Turn them frequently so that they will not grow one-sided. Telling time in the Navy is on the 24-hour system. Morning hours are from one to twelve, but after noon hours are from 1300 to 2400 (midnight). So if you ask a sailor the time and he says “seventeen,” subtract 12 and you get five o’clock in the afternoon. It’s sim pler if you ask him what cigarette he smokes. Chances are he’ll say: “Camel,” for Camel is the favor ite cigarette among Navy men as well as among men in the Army, Marines, Coast Guard. (Based on actual sales records from service men’s stores.) Local dealers are featuring Camel cartons as gifts for men in the service from the folks back home.—Adv. Pull the Trigger on Constipation, with Ease for Stomach, too When constipation brings on discord fort after meals, stomach upset, bloating, dizzy spells, gas, coated tongue, and bad breath, your stomach is probably “crying the blues” because your bowels don’t move. It calls for Laxative-Senna to pull the trigger on those lazy bowels, com bined with Syrup Pepsin for perfect ease to your stomach in taking. For years, many Doctors have given pepsin prepa rations in their prescriptions to make medicine more agreeable to a touchy stomach. So be sure your laxative con tains Syrup Pepsin. Insist on Dr. Cald well’s Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin. See how wonderfully the Laxative Senna wakes up lazy nerves and muscles in your intestines to bring wel come relief from constipation. And the good old Syrup Pepsin makes this laxa tive so comfortable and easy on your stomach. Even finicky children love the taste of this pleasant family laxative. Take Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna com bined with Syrup Pepsin, as directed on label or as your doctor advises, and feel world’s better. Get genuine Dr.Caldwell’s. T SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER -< i Seed-bearing pod* high up In rubber tree* when ripe go ot with an audlMa pap. Tha pads, about the slxe of a geos# agg, contain formations at gas which explode when ripe and throw i tha seed a* far e* 100 teat. Tie French call rubber caoutchouo irom an Indian farm meaning "weep ing tree." Ninety per cent el roadside Oats that plague car owners can ha avoided. Checking air pracsures white tires are seal, before In flating will show up tubes that art losing an abnormal amount at pressure duo to slow looks. Temperatures, topography and types oi roads as well as driving habit of owners account lor wide variations In mileages irom identical tire*. These lactors may account tor a tire turning in from twenty to twenty five thousand miles of service in Chicago whereas irom seven to sight thousand mils* may be tha mileage it will lender in Texas. Get Into Action For Full Victory!