As Yanks Ripped Ronnnel’s Lines in Tunisian Hills
In picture at upper left an American sapper (kneeling at right) holds an Axis mine which he has just dug
from the sand near Gafsa, Tunisia. Upper right: On the hunt for snipers, a U. S. security unit searches the
ruins of an old fortress in Gafsa. Below, left: Through rubble-filled streets and past the bomb-blasted build
ings of Gafsa march U. S. troops, meeting no resistance. When the call comes to go aloft, U. S. pilots are
rushed out to their airplanes in jeeps. In picture at lower right one of the airmen is running from the jeep
to his sky fighter. _
U-Boat Meets British Destroyer—Goes Down to Stay
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The Italian submarine Asteria had the misfortune of meeting a British destroyer in the Mediterranean.
In photo at upper left the sub is brought to the surface for the last time by a depth charge attack. Her crew
await being picked up. Lower left: The Asteria is on her way to a permanent rendezvous with Davy Jones,
as members of her crew, most of whom were saved, swim to the destroyer. Right: Italian U-boat prisoners
leave the destroyer at an undisclosed port.
One Phase of Tough Job for Army Engineers
In transporting pipe and other supplies for a pipeline connecting the
Norman oil fields of Canada with White Horse, on the Alaskan highway,
to make fuel easily available for defense stations, U. S. army engineers
overcame great obstacles. Here a convoy of supply barges and towing
craft nears the end of a rough 16-mile cross-country voyage.
Farm Migration to More Fertile Areas
As partial solution of the farm manpower problem, farm families are
being transported from so-called “submarginal” low-production farms to
areas where production is high. Picture shows men, women and children
arriving in New York en route to the truck farming region around Staf
ford Springs, Conn. Camp Connors, former CCC camp, will house them.
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‘Ike’ Meets ‘Monty’
Gen. Dwight (“Ike”) Eisenhower
(overseas cap) shakes hands with
British General Bernard Montgom
ery, commander of the Eighth army
which chased Rommel from Egypt
halfway up Tunisia. General Eisen
hower flew to General Montgom
ery’s headquarters to congratulate
him and his men for cracking Nazi
resistance.
Queen of Roses
Bc-ruffled, hut unruffled, smiling
Kathleen Turner poses royally with
an “Editor McFarland’* rose, after
she had been selected Florida’s
rose queen at Cypress Gardens, Fla.
Old Man River Goes on Rampage
Backwaters of the swollen Missouri river, bursting through dikes, inun
dated hundreds of acres of land, and made many homeless in the vicinity
of Omaha, Neb. In picture at top Mrs. Eli Kotoi is being carried to
safety on the back of a real “mudder.” Below: Here soldiers arc
shown on the Locust street dike, plugging a leak in the levee with bags
which they have filled with sand.
Jap Prisoners in South Pacific Camp
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Japanese prisoners of war are shown being given medical treatment
by a U. 8. officer at a South Pacific prisoner’s camp. Smile on prisoner’s
face seems genuine enough.
Allies Work Side by Side in No. Africa
Anti-aircraft gunners of three United Nations are seen working side
by side as they protect an Allied-hcld North African port from Axis air
attacks. In the foreground an American unit mans a Bofors gun, while
just behind them is a French crew servicing their Oerlikon gun. In the
far background is a British crew with another Bofors.
America’s No. 1 Ball Fan Gets His Pass
President Roosevelt is shown receiving his season pass to all American
and National league games, from Clark Griffith, president of the Wash
ington Nationals. A pass for Mrs. Roosevelt was left at the White House.
Pacing Der Fuehrer
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Imagine the cab driver’s surprise
when he found Adolf Hitler as a pas
senger in his car when he came out
of a lunchroom in New York. The
cab driver called a policeman, who
quickly took Hitler in tow.
New Leg for Hero
A cheerful smile Is flashed by tor
pedoman second class Harry J.
Rhodes of Darlington, N. C., as he
prepares to go adventuring on his
new artificial leg and foot at the
Oak Knoll naval hospital, San Fran
cisco.
Sure Sign of Spring
Ladeez and gentlemen! Your kind
attention, please! You are now
about to witness the world’s greatest
bicycle act! Yes, the circus has
come to town, surest proof that
spring is here to stay. The Shy
rettos, famous bicycle and unicycle
trio, are pictured in action under
the big top in New York.
Tries to Enlist
Ronnie Wycoff told navy officers
be was 16, and a midget, in order to
get a seafarer’s Job. When L. D.
Boyd showed the five-year-old lad
how much he lacked in stature he
changed his mind.
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The man who sings his own
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An Old Proverb—
Never shift your tongue into
high gear until you are sure your
brain is turning over.
"The man who wants to marry should
make a little money first,” says a social
worker. Afterwards his wife has to make
a little money last.
Success comes from cans. Fail
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Loves Strength
There is comfort in the strength
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