Nazis Tried To Recruit Yank Prisoners for Army Service
Lt. Clyde H. Pate of Midland recounts how German officers appealed to American POWs to join the Nazi Army at Spremburg. The article notes propaganda aims to stir fear and hatred of Americans, and describes Pate’s return with a German Der Adler collection from 1943–44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Oberst
Spremburg
Clyde H. Pate
Midland
Amarillo
Pate
Army Air Forces
United States
New York City
der Adler
The
Air Ministry
Life
American fliers allegedly quote on enlistment motives
Report claims American airmen enlisted for pay food and uniforms and to avoid torpedo dangers at sea. The articles cite purported prisoner quotes from captured fliers.
Pep pills promise youth for all ages ad
An advertisement urges men and women aged 40 50 and 60 to seek a fresh pep that makes them feel years younger. The copy mentions retailers Anna Tillie Walgreens and Cretney Drug as locations to purchase the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna- Tillie
Walgreen's & Cretney Drug
New Yorker recalls mission and escape amid war's toll
The narrative recalls a bomber crew's perilous flight over Budapest, PD Captain Pate and 10 men shot down in a B-17. Thompson, a lieutenant aiding the crew’s escape, was killed while attempting to flee. The unit was captured and jailed after their return from a mission over oil refineries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Cassell
Cologne
Lubeck
Munich
England
United States
United Nations
Pate
Thompson
Nuremberg
Lieutenant Pate
Pris
Oner
Budapest
Earth
Neutracid: New Remedy For Excess Stomach Acid
The passage promotes Neutracid a fast acting formula claimed to curb excess stomach acids. It urges readers to mix one teaspoonful in hot water and drink after meals with several local drugstores named as sellers.
Sarajevo to Budapest via prisoner route recounted
In Sarajevo the narrative recalls events tied to World War I’s origins, noting the city’s role before moving on to Budapest where prisoners of war faced indignities as the account continues on page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Budapest
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