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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
7
Long list of local residents visiting relatives and attending Memorial Day services in Bedford. Numerous arrivals from nearby towns including Omaha and Des Moines joined family gatherings, shop visits, and cemetery decorations.
Before flight, pilots ride a stationary motor bicycle to reduce nitrogen in their blood to prevent gas bubbles during high altitude dives. This preflight method is described as a wartime measure to protect aircrews.
A Treasury Department appeal urges Americans to buy more War Bonds to fund the expanded navy and the fleet of Liberty ships and auxiliary craft. The message argues that investments from the one ocean era are insufficient for today’s broader conflict.
The Golden Rule Rebekah Lodge held a regular session at the I O F hall on Tuesday June 1. Officers elected for the new term include Noble Grand Mrs C E Worley Vice Grand Mrs Paul Poore Recording Secretary Mrs Addie Besco Treasurer Mrs John Jared. Appointment and installation set for early July.
Guy Liggett of Omaha visited here and at Conway on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Carl Weingarth of Sidney who run a Gamble Store visited Bedford Sunday and Monday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Robbins and their son of Kansas City were here for Memorial Day holidays. He has worked the past year for the Staley Feed Company.
Lula E. Skinner named administratrix of Clyde C. Skinner estate by the Taylor County District Court. Creditors must file claims with the court for allowance and debtors pay the administratrix. File dated May 20 1943. Attorney J Kirketey represents the estate.
The Gay Maidens 4 H Club met at Donna Freemyer’s home with 13 members and three visitors. Anna Marie Poore presided. Donna Freemyer elected Expense Account Books chairman. A Platteville program was rehearsed and a reader reviewed the 4 H program on moth control. Measurements were taken, June 2 next meeting planned, kittenball played, and refreshments served. Delia Taaps appointed administrator of W E Toops estate with James R Locke attorney.
A wartime exhortation urges putting every extra dollar into War Bonds and saving to aid service members. The message promotes payroll discipline and personal sacrifice to fund the fighting fronts.
The chapter follows George Collins fleeing a Pacific island with one plane as he confronts Gov. Durban’s regime. Vito Alessandro explains their shared past and the collapse of hopes for Freddie, while George faces danger, betrayal, and a plan to resist from within the armed services. Freddie reappears in California as Vito offers reconciliation and joins George in military training.
Freddie and George Collins rise from a strict defense school to marriage and shared purpose. In a dramatic wartime finale, Collins ignores fatal dangers to strike at the carrier, delivering a bomb and crashing his plane. The Major and Vito reflect on a unified fight against fascist enemies.
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