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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1943)
— --- - I U. S. Stepping Stone to Tokyo; That’s Amchitka, a Navy Base v * n VictoryW Parade/ Navy forces on their way to Tokyo have landed forces on the Aleutian island of Amchit ka, about 70 miles from the Japanese-held island of Kiska. Jap Zero planes vainly sought to dislodge our forces. During one foray U. S. navy gunners knocked all attacking Jap planes out of the sky. All at tempts to bomb or strafe the navy landing party ceased shortly afterward, and since completion of a landing strip for U. S. fighter planes, Jap aircraft are rarely seen. Photo at top shows a typical navy gunner, his features high lighted hy the bright Alaskan sunlight. The beard is a protec tion against the sharp wintry blasts for which the Alaskan ter ritory is famous. Left: A pilot pushes his way through the drift ing snow towards his tent. He has just returned from a bombing patrol flight despite the weather. Their success in ridding the area of Japanese planes has not dimmed the constant care and watch fulness exercised by the navy men in their efforts to catch and de stroy the enemy. A machine gun crewman is silhouetted against the sun as he watches for Zeros. Note tents in background at right, which were set up on arrival. The silent messenger pictured above enabled V. S. forces to slip in quietly. This blinker was the communication between ship and shore. Here a message is being read to the operator who blinks it in code to a ship in the har bor. Left: Although they were deep in mud at Amchitka, these enlisted men found baseball equipment in the first load of freight delivered there, but the mud-clear airfield was being used to strike out Japs. Below: More gunners com stantly watch for Zeros as labor er at right continues working. P4 TTERNS.. SEWING CIRCLE 1724 Bright Colors 'T'HE brighter the better ... a two-piece that lends itself to brilliant contrasting colors. 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If you enjoy work ing with wood you may want to cut these pockets out by hand with a coping saw as shown here. • • • NOTE—Mrs. Spears has made patterns in actual size for three of these Early American letter boxes. The patterns are on one sheet with complete directions for making and finishing. Request Pattern No. 261, enclosing 15 cents. Address: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents-fer Pattern No. 261. Name ..... Address . Load of Heavy Bombers j Heavy bombers of the latest U. S. type weigh about 40,000 pounds and are capable of carry ing 4,000 to 8,000 pounds of bombs for an estimated distance of 3,000 miles. They carry 11,000 gallons of gasoline—or 3,000 gallons more than the ordinary railroad gasoline tank. 74 Favorite Apron A PRONS are certainly turning ** out to be fashion’s pet these days and this one, with patchwork border, is one of the favorite mod els. • • • Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1741-B de signed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40, 42 and 44. Size 16 (34) requires 2>'« yards 35-lnch material; 7 yards bias fold. Use scraps for bottom. Due to an unusually large demand and current war condiUons, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago. Enclose 20 cents In coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No. Size. Name ... Address . •K 5 > Y*rV‘ y & i Nothing New Wife—I see by the paper that women are getting men’s wages these days. Hubby—Humph, haven’t they al ways? At Ease She (thoughtfully)—ff’hy do so many u.nrnen rest their chins on their hands when they are thinking? He (brutally)—To keep their mouths shut so they won’t disturb themselves. So, No Men He—The artists whose paintings show that angels are all women certainly didn’t know women. She—That is perhaps true. It may be that they knew only men. Even though it's true that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, it doesn’tTnean he’ll swallow anything. These Days “/ hear you've been doing very well at school, Alfred," said the fond grandpar ent. "What is your best subject—read ing, writing or arithmetic?" A look of quiet contempt crossed young Alfie's face a.i he replied: “Don't be so absurd, grandpa! I pro duced the best plan for post-war recon struction." When you hear a Marine called a “Leatherneck,” it has nothing to do with the epidermis of his neck. Years ago the Marine uniform was equipped with a high stiff leather collar. From that time on, “Leath erneck” has been the word for a Marine. The word for his favorite cigarette is “Camel”—the favorite cigarette also of men in the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. (Based on actual sales records from serv ice men’s stores.) And though there are Post Office restrictions on packages to overseas Army men, you can still send Camels to soldiers in the U. S., and to men in the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard wherever they are.—Adv. Afriran Sergeant Major Is Permitted Four Wives Among the troops who helped to drive the Italians out of Ethi opia in 1940 were sturdy native soldiers from the African Gold Coast. The British carefully refrain from interfering with their cus toms. About half of them are Mos lems, others Christians, but their marriage customs are peculiarly their owm. Some of the non-Christians may have as many wives as they choose in private life. But in bar racks they are “rationed” accord ing to rank; that is, one wife for a private, two for a sergeant, and four for a sergeant-major. The Gold Coast soldier is about average height. He goes to school for an hour a day under British tutors, and serves under British officers. He lives in cement and w'hite plaster barracks that are pin-bright. His boots shine like glass and he is scrupulously clean. ' «—I— «—. . ' » ’ 1— «— l—lw ASK ME 9 A quiz with answers offering i ANOTHER: information on various subjects O- (X. (X* IX. (X. (X. fX. (X. (X. (X. (X. <x. fX. (V. (X. (X. (X. (X. fX. (X. fX. (X. (X. fX. (X. (X. (X. fX. {X. fX. (X. (X. (X. IX. (W fmm IX* ll The Queationa 1. What is the khamsin which was mentioned so often in news reports from Africa? 2. What country flies its flag up side down while at war? 3. What per cent of the numeri cal strength of modern air armies is in training planes? 4. How do military experts rate the two biggest factors, produc tion and supply, and battle, in win ning this war? 5. What is anchor ice? 6. Before Henry J. Kaiser built ships, of what three great dams did he head the construction? The Anawera 1. It is a hot African wind which Alls the air with sand. 2. The Commonwealth of the Philippines is the only country in 2984-^k. / npHESE kitchen towels will add a welcome touch of color to any kitchen. Do them in natural coloring. The easy cross stitch looks just like gingham applique. Everyone will admire them! • • • Pattern 2084 contains a transfer pattern of six motifs averaging 5!i by 7 inches; illustrations of stitches; color schemes; materials required. Due to an unusually large demand and current war conditions, slightly more time is required In filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: Sewing circle Neediecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York Enclose 15 cents (plus one cent to cover cost of mailing) for Pattern No. Name ..... Address . Several strands of wire placed from end to end lengthwise over the poultry feed trough will pre vent chickens from getting into the trough with their feet and wasting and contaminating the feed. * • • So that they will not appear spotted, iron shantungs and pon gees dry. • • • Gilt frames can be cleaned by dipping a soft cloth in milk and rubbing gently over the soiled spots. Repeat several times if necessary. • • • When drying a sweater or sweat shirt, use a wire coat hanger and bend the ends almost together while putting the garment on the hanger or removing it. This pre vents stretching the neck of the garment. • • • Baked ham is glorified by pour ing honey over the ham before browning. It gives a delicate brown color and a delicious flavor. • • • Start root vegetables in boiling, salted water, about one teaspoon of salt to a quart of water. the world that flies its national flag upside down while at war. 3. Approximately 60 per cent. 4. Seventy-five per cent rests on production and supply and 25 per cent on battle. 5. Ice formed at the bottom of a body of water. 6. Grand Coulee, Boulder aa4 Bonneville dams. uHB Tanks to Good Use Our men in the Solomons use the auxiliary gas tanks from taken Japanese airplanes for bathtubs. [ SNAPPY FACTS I ABOUT RUBBER -< i From 1907 to 1912, guayulo rubber from Mexico repre sented about 7 per cent of the world's rubber supply. In 1941. it was lets than 1 per cent. More than 86,000,000 motor vehi cles have been produced in the United States since 1900, with an average of five tires per vehicle. That Qivet you an Idea of the num ber of tires that have been made to maintain motor transportation! 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