Franks Java to Australia Flight of the 17th Pursuit Group
Lieut Col Frank Kurtz recalls the Java battle and the last stand of the 17th Pursuit Group. Dutch and American pilots fight the last days over Java, evacuations via Malang and Jockstrap, a cargo of Fortresses pushed to safety, and a perilous dawn flight to Australia over Broome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Man
Australia
Java
Java Sea
Marblehead
Houston
Lile Dutch Navy
Sgt. Ware Retifeliz
Frank
van Oeyen
Gnoro
van Ooyen
Surabaya
Jaya
Jockstrap
Jack Dale
Jack
17Th
Anamaet
Jockstrap Field
Malang
Bill Bohnaker
Eddie Green
Bill
Eddie
Broome
Malang Field
Noting
Gen
Hollywood News Highlights From Western Newspaper Union
The article surveys film and radio updates including Teresa Wright's comeback after illness and her new role opposite Gary Cooper in Casanova Brown. Lucy Tarr signs as a hillbilly in Murder, He Says with Fred MacMurray, and Ted Donaldson pursues a starring Rusty at Columbia. Also noted are TV, radio, and war effort programs with stars like Hedy Lamarr, George Brent, and Paul Lukas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy Vingine
Union
Teresa Wright
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
International Pictures
Casanova Brown
Paramount
Lucy Tarr
Lucy
Fred MacMurray
Sewing Circle Patterns Offer Clever Summer Frocks
Patterns from Barbara Bell advertise a midsummer dress with loose over the shoulder sleeves and a bow. No. 1987 covers sizes 12 through 42 with 3.5 yards of 32 inch fabric for size 14. No. 1955 for sizes 11 through 19 needs 2.42 yards of ru-inch fabric plus bolero. War demand delays orders.
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Barbara Bell
Household tips and simple kitchen fixes from a vintage guide
A list of practical housekeeping hacks includes using salt on newspaper to de-stick an iron, preventing greens from packing in jars, cutting lines with a sharp knife, and using a card table beside the ironing board to hold clothes. It also advises oiling a food chopper, sewing butterholes shut before washing a sweater, and serving hot French toast with applesauce and cinnamon.
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Pattern Request
Pattern department at 199 New Montgomery Street San Francisco invites requests for patterns. Enclose 70 cents in coins for each pattern desired and include name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Fish Walks on Water Reveals Surface Walking Fish
The ribbon-bill fish can move atop the sea surface and has been observed spinning upright along the water for several hundred yards, creating the impression of walking on its tail.
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Air Corps
Vandevanter
Madion Field
Major Fisher
Ted Donaldson
Nealy
20Th Century-Fox
Brooklyn
Columbia Pictures
Rusty
Donaldson
Cary Grant
Janet Blair
Puble
Ralph Staub
Louis Prochner
Raymond Gram Swing
Bob Waterfield
UCLA
Marine Coins
Warner Bros
Errol Flynn
Waterfield
Hedy Lamarr
George Brent
Paul Lukas
Miss Lamarr
RKO
Lukas
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
NBC
Joe
America
War Department
Morale Service Division
ASF
CBS
American School of the Air
U. S
Betty Matton
Les Tremaynes
San Fernando Valley
Abie
Anne Nichols
Bette Davis
Americas
Kelloge
Clabber Girl
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