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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1946)
Running Hot, Sitting Cold, at Army Climatic Tests The infantry takes it standing up—and sitting down—in tests at the Corps Climatic laboratory at Lawrence. Mass. It is here that the quartermaster corps charts reaction of men and checks effectiveness of equipment un der simulated tropical and arctic temperatures. Left: Three infantrymen with full parks undergo discomforts of an endless treadmill hike under broiling sun in the jungle chamber of the laboratory. Right: Observer checks clothing and condition of soldier who sits it out in searing 40 below sero frigidity of the cold test room. Hunting Dragons With an Eagle Meet a pair of principals in the cast of a new motion picture. Filmed in Mexico, movie stars “Tequi la,” a golden eagle obtained as a fledgling by Dan and Jule Mannix, well-known naturalists and explorers. (1) “Tequila” alights gracefully on wrist of Jule Mannix. (2) “Tequila’s” enemy—the iguana lizard. The reptile la five feet long, with a well-armored back, whip-like tail and is a dangerous foe. (3) Following a furious en counter “Tequila” has pinned his leathery adversary to the ground with a powerful claw to show him who’a boss. (4) Closcup of the conqueror “Tequila.” Chaplain and Boys Used Captured Rations Easy Docs It! Left to right, Sergt. Edward J. Eve of New Albany, Ind.; Capt. Tom P. SeniT, Mt. Sterling, Ky.; and Chaplain L. A. Dickson of Waco, Texas, prepare snack of captured Jap rice to supplement their own rations. They ingeniously use a steel helmet in lieu of a cooking-pan. Well trained in the technique of handling suspicious enemy objects, Pvt. Gus Capelli of Denver, Colo., isn’t taking any chances in remov ing this German helmet. Aware of the booby trap the Nazi souvenir may conceal Gus gingerly lifts tro phy from ground. _\ War Refugee Board Meets A King Weds Members of the War Refugee board, created last January by Presi dent Roosevelt, hold their initial business meeting. The aim of the board is to develop plans to transport, maintain and give relief to the victims of the enemy oppression. Left to right: Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgcnthau Jr., and Secretary of War Henry L, Stimson. V King Peter of Jugoslavia and his bride, the former Princess Alexan dria of Greece, are pictured here leaving the Jugoslav embassy in London following their wedding. Nazis Smile at Capture These two Nazi soldiers, captured from the lines near Carroceto, Italy, were also caught by the camera of an alert signal corps photogra pher. Completely unconcerned at being taken prisoners, the pair smile broadly for the cameraman. Or perhaps at their pleasure at having been captured. 2,500 Tons of Yank Bombs Destroy Cassino In the most devastating aerial assault in history Yank bombers de stroyed Cassino, dropping more than 2,500 tons of bombs on the town. This record weight of explosives was concentrated in about one square mile. Heavy guns finished the Job. Then ground troops moved in. While this was taking place, RAF planes attacked the Nazis at Aprilia. Trio Downs Sixty Jap Planes Sixty Jap planes have gone down under the blazing guns of this trio of marine corps pilots in the South Pacific. They are members of the “Flying Corsairs,” top marine squadron with total of 135H planes shot down and 27 planes destroyed on the ground. Left to right, Lieut. Robert Hanson of Newtonville. Mass., 25 planes; Capt. Donald N. Aldrich, Chi cago, 20 planes; and Capt. Harold L. Spears, Ironton, Ohio, 15 planes. Army’s M8 Car Makes Debut This Is the armored car, M8, latest combat vehicle addition to the army’s mechanized equipment. Designed by ordnance department to combine speed of the auto and punch and protection of the tank, debut dis closes M8 as six-wheeled, weighing eight tons. It mounts 37-mm. cannon miH .30-caliber machine gun and is manned by a crew of four. Shift Generals MaJ. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, above, replaces Lieut. Gen. George 8. Patton Jr., who commanded the Seventh U. 8. army in Sicily, the war department has announced. General Patton has been assigned to command another army, name of which has not been revealed. Gen eral Patch has commanded army forces on Guadalcanal. Dies Probe? Rep. Martin Dies (I>) of Texas and chairman of the committee on un American affairs. The house in vestigator stated that those who spe cialize in “vicious propaganda” on the air may be called to account. 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