Air Force Triplets and Twins
Upper photograph shows the triplet sons of Mr. and Mrs. William
J. Aldlnger, Springfield, N. T. Henry L., Robert 1., and William F.
Aldlnger have flown a total of 70 trips since May. Right, Boyd and Loyd
Bartley, Identical twins of Keystone, Ofcla., who were members of a B-24
bomber crew. Loyd wears a Purple Heart medal.
Cow Shares Home With Refugees
Refugee French mother, who fled from the village of Corcienx with
other families, when retreating Germans rased the town, is shown with
her baby in the stall of a barn, while the occupant, a cow, looks on. Most
of the refugees were forced to do without even the shelter of an occu
pied barn.
j . Peleliu’s ‘Great White Way’
This scene Is typical of night life on Pelellu, in the vicinity of the
8econd marine air wing encampment. The streaks across the foreground
•re the headlights of jeeps and tracks. The carving line is a marine swing
ing a flashlight. The skies are lit up with tracer bullets and star
shells daring attack on Jap positions.
Ship’s Hatch Becomes a Nursery
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Aboard a coast guard manned troop transport, a ship’s hatch serves
as a nursery for this healthy group of New Zealander-American war ba
bies, with their mothers, all natives of New Zealand. They are on their
way to a new home In the United States. Crewmen rigged the lines for
the Inevitable washing and made tbe hatch “comfy.”
Downs 12J Planes
Maj. William J. Hovde of Crooks
ton, Minn., destroyed UK enemy
planes in one day, when he led his
fighter squadron into the fire of Natl
aircraft seeking to break up the
American daylight raid on Berlin.
Vet Earns License
Wearing a hook, Instead of the
hand he lost in the service of his
country, Marine Pfc. C. W. Pernot
of Wilmington, Del., is shown behind
the steering wheel of car in which
he qualified for driver’s license in
Pennsylvania. Ten other amputa
tion vets qualified.
General Wins Pals
Chinese grade school children,
who consider Maj. Gen. C. L. Chen*
nault, U. S. army 14th air force,
their hero and their pal, presented
him with a bundle of Christmas
greeting cards, which they had
made in school for their friend.
Knife Saved Life
Pvt. Duane Kinman, 19, of Walla
Walla, Wash., operated with a pock
et knife to save a pal’s life on the
battlefield. He has been promised
a medical training.
Health Champions and 4-H Club Hog Winner
At left, four national health champlona, selected at the 23rd 4-H Club congress held at Chicago. L. to R.:
Lucille Latsa, 16. ef Letcher, 8. D.; Robert Tolbert, IS, Paul’s Valley, Okla.; Elisabeth Laughner, IS. Lee
tonla, Ohio; and Lyle Ramey, 15, Redwood Falls, Minn. At right, Raymond Taylor of Kentland, lnd., and
’’Prince,” Chester White Barrow, ruled supreme champion.
They Toil Daily Below Ground for Free China
Chinese, forced below the surface of the earth by the Incessant bombing raids of Japanese airmen, are
working tirelessly to produce the munitions of war so sorely needed by their armies In the Held. This enor
mous underground arsenal has been hewn out of the solid rock foundation of a mountain In southwestern
China. Here are electrically lighted rock caverns, connected by arched tunnels lined with cement.
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Nazis Repaid by U. S. Artillery
Heavy artillery, part of the U. S. First army commanded by Lieut.
Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, contributes its share in repaying Germany
for the wrecked cities of Europe. Photo shows the effect of complete
saturation of American artillery of the town of Durviss, Germany, one
of the border cities laid to ruins.
(rave Lives That Gobs Might Live
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The army’s Distinguished Service cross has been conferred post
humously on four Men of God, who gave their courage and their own
life Jackets to others aboard the sinking troop transport Dorchester. The
chaplains went down with the ship. Two of them, shown, are, L. to R.,
First Lieut. Alexander D. Goode and First Lieut. George L. Fox.
! Army Got Navy Goat
Midshipman Bruce Winner Is
shown holdinr His Royal Goatshlp
BIU IX, before the West Pointers
won the traditional fame by a U
to 7 score.
Nurses French Boy
Pvt. Walton Trobon, Caplaa, La.,
member of the Third army, plays
nurse and washes face of orphaned
French boy, somewhere near the
German border, la France.
Use discarded tea leaves to
clean the inside of a flower vase.
Moisten the leaves with vinegar
and let stand in vase overnight.
Next morning apply warm soap
suds to finish the job.
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Wax ash trays with floor wax
to prevent ashes from sticking to
tray.
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Add a handful of salt to the
last rinse in cold weather, and the
clothes will not freeze as they
are hung out.
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Sitting on the edge of a mat
tress weakens the edge and causes
it to sag.
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When grown indoors in window
box or in flowerpots, herbs do best
in a south window where they get
plenty of sunlight.
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Weights on the barn and shed
doors should be adjusted so that
the doors will close by themselves,
thus avoiding the necessity of stop
ping to set down a couple of paUa
or a sack of feed to close the door.
Take good-tasting tonic
many doctors recommend
Catch cold easily? List leu? Tin quickly?
Help tone up your system I Take ScotA
Emulsion—contains natural A ft D
Vitamins your diet may be lacking. IA
Yes, ma'am/ Toe too, can
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