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Navy’s Automatic Unwrapper For Tojo . ...... i i— .yjasL Official Navy Composite Photos Somewhere In The Pacific — A, Navy flyer plummets his dive bomber in near vertical descent briefly racing his own bomb to-] ward targets such as this Jap cruiser our flyers bombed, burn ed and sank off the Marshall Is lands. Navy bombs are equipped with delicate automatic fuses which have little propellers that start whirling when the bomb is drop ped.. AfteKfalling about 500 feet it unscrews the mechanism and a plunger falls into firing position ready* to explode the bomb when it hits the target. | Foretelling bad news for the* Japs, bomb fuses of this type have secretly been in mass pro duction by Nash-Kelvinator Cor poration since March, 1942, it was recently disclosed in a Navy ap proved statement announcing completion of the big contract _“on schedule”." Acting under strict military censorship, Nash-Kelvinator be came one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bomb fuses, producing three types for Navy bombs ranging from 100 pound ers up to Atoll-Buster size. Manufacture of these bomb fuses has been proceeding along with the company’s mass produc tion of 2000 HP aircraft engines, hydromatic propellers, propeller governors, and large scale manu facture of essential parts for jeeps, seeps, tanks and trucks, and parts for submarines and ships. The bomb fuses, none of which have been seen by the public,1 have established an outstanding record in the Pacific. Larger size Navy bombs carry two of these propeller - type fuses to make doubly sure a bomb will explode —one in the nose and one in the tail. None of these bombs has ever been known to fall on tbs target a “dud”.*? \ READ The iniulihiliilaciiiiiiiliiiliiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiluintiimiimuinuiimiiuimiiiniiiiimiiiniimimu*1 ***************** SHRAGO Ideal Groc. and Bakery 20tli and Clark Street We Carry a Complete line of Fresh Meat at a Reasonable price as We have no Butcher expense. | EVERYONE WELCOME! — Congratulations on your 17tli Anniversary The Omaha Stationery COMPANY, Inc. COMMERCIAL ST A TIOSLKS 307-309 South 17th St. Omaha, Nebraska tlllllllllllllllllllmlllmlllllllmlllllllll I Congratulations from— RIALTO DRESS SHOP 1516 North 24th Street JA-7056 Aiiiiimmmiimiiiimiimiimiimir ;; COMPLETE LINE OF i GARDEN AND FLOWER jj I Seeds | Merries SEED CO. j; 423 S. 15th St. HA 0777;! Greetings to our many Colored Friends. • CALL US FOR.... • Lumber, • Building Material, • Roofing, • Insulation, • Dupont Paint. LUMBERMEN’S BRICK & SUPPLY COMPANY 2061 Farnain Street Al-5160 %» 1 _n-___ _ —^ Sc WORTH GOOD READING Charter Amendment. Would Raise Taxes Tuesday, when you go to the polls, you will be handed a special ballot for a charter amendment to add another two-mill levy to your already overburdened taxes. On the face of it, this added tax levy is supposedly to provide funds for pay raises promised Omaha police and firemen, and to take care of needs of the fire and police pension fund. However, unless you defeat this charter amendment proposal you may be letting yourself in for DOUBLE TAXING. “All necessary money for fire and police raises ... as well as funds for Omaha teachers, other city ein ployees, and other important needs ■VILL BE RAISED through scien tific appraisal and reassessment of all property in Omaha . . . real •state and personal," says W. O. Larson, President of the Omaha Congratulations from Crown LIQUOR STORE 1512 North 24th Street AT-16j9 || ELECT— If I MELVIN € KENNEDY j • Municipal Judge 1 I 15 Years Practice of Law i:i Omaha fi (Political Advertisement) Best Wishes— FROM— ! Davidson’s 1 , I ( Omaha's Newest Furniture Store 415 So. 16th St. \ I Easter Greetings) ICE COLD BEERPTS. and QTS. also by thel Case at Reasonable Prices. M WINE, LIQUEUR and RUM 1 Thrifty Liquor Store | 2501 NORTH 24TH STREET ( VOTE FOR ... Cloid J. Wilson j»epiil>liean f'T PUBLIC DEFENOEB Omaha iesident for 32 y--.ars. General law prac tice lor tne past IS years. Active in all civic af lairs that are most beneficial to the citizens of Douglas County. (Political Advertisement) Board of Realtors. “This reassess nent, favored by all important pub ic-spirited organizations of Omaha —and promised by your assessor, will make all taxes fair and just. It will provide all necessary money for fire and police funds. It will provide money for Omaha public schools. It will take care of all -leeds. There is no need for rais ing your tax levy. There is no need for DOUBLE TAXATION. I’rotect yourself against an unnec essary tax raise. Vote NO on the special charter amendment ballot Tuesday.1* Thomas J. Sheehan CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE FOR REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION LIFE-LONG ACTIVE REPUBLCAN COUNTY CHAR MAN 1939-1942 YOUR VOTE APPRECIATED i______ b (Political Advertisement) (Political Advertisement) I ELECT— GUS H. . i! NELSON Republican Candidate ;; FOR j! DIRECTOR METROPOLITAN | UTILITIES DISTRICT j Primaries April 11, 1944 2 jj Mr. Nelson organized the Nelson Paint in 1914 |j j! "ith Headquarters at lltli and Farnam Street, j: i; and has been its president and active manager i jj ever since. Ten years ago he established the ; j: United Mineral Products Co., which has grown : j! into one of Omaha’s important business enter- j: |j prises. ' jj Elect a Business Man to Carry on i| Your Business as jj DIRECTOR OF THE METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT jj (Political Advertisement) - 1“ANDY” | JENSEN I World War I Veteran —CANDIDATE FOR— M CONGRESS I 2nd Congressional District B DEMOCRAT W Calls for Support I I have filed for Democratic nomination fort* jCongress because I am in touch witli the wishes;;* oi the people of the Second Congressional Dis- U j triet of Nebraska and because I feel I can ren-ii® j der valuable service to all the people. : * j I will discuss issues as I see them during the jj* j primary campaign. I do not want anyone left * jin doubt as to my stand upon Important ques- i;M VOTE NO-Stop Needless Tax Raise! WARNING! This is the Ballot that Means HIGHER TAXES on your Home, Car and Other Property. Watch for it... • Unless you do your part and vote NO at the April 11 Primaries, you will have a new permanent tax levy of two mills. THERE IS NO NEED FOR THIS RAISE IN THE TAX LEVY. j • Money to provide pay raises for firemen, policemen, and all other purposes WILL BE RAISED by an equalized scientific appraisal of all property. Unless you kill the levy raise, you may get a DOUBLE TAXING. • Every important organization in the city urges you to PROTECT YOURSELF and vote NO on the charter amendment that would raise your tax levy. The Parent Teachers association, Omaha Board of Realtors, all taxpaying bodies oppose raising your tax levy. • There is no objection to raising pay of police and firemen. But the coming EQUALIZED ASSESS MENT will provide that money. DONT BE DOUBLE-TAXED. EHALT THE RISING TAX LEVY! ON CHARTER AMENDMENT Primary Election—Apr. 11th This space contributed by Omaha Board of Realtors