Flying Fortress crew in Java and Palembang mission recall
Pilot Frank Kurtz recounts the Philippines day attack, Java operations, and the Palembang refinery mission. He describes Zeros attacks, a grave crash of Major Robinson, and surviving crews improvising on Java while Dutch allies aid the effort.
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Yar: Liost
Cal
Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Australia
Java
Braz
Egypt
Iraq
Todia
Tau
Robinson
Macassar Strait
Borneo
Celebes
Samarinda
Kendari
Eubank
Royal Dutch Air Force
Surabaya
Colorful players and what-ifs thread baseball history
A nostalgic survey compares colorful stars like Lou Novikoff Bugs Raymond and Dizzy Dean to colorless greats. It notes West Coast success versus major league struggles, recalls Babe Ruth stories and bets, and praises two disciplined clubs the 1910–14 Connie Mack lineup and post Ruth Yankees as models of pure baseball talent.
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Lou Novikoff
Cubs
Rube Waddell
Bugs Raymond
Dizzy Deab
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
West Coast
Af Novikoff
Dizzy Dean
Celer
Ceal
Novikoff
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Ted Willams
San Diego
Chicago
Boston
Charlie Grimm
Babe Ruth
Ping Bodie
Ping
Bugs
Shreveport
Avanta
Boston Red Sox
Larry McLean
Tacks Parrott
Arlie Latham
Germany Schaefer
al Schacht
Crazy Schmidt
Rabbit Maranville
Conneé Mack
Yankees
Eddie Collis
Eddie Plank
Stuffy McInnis
Jack Barry
Homerun Baker
Jack Coombs
Basball's Bigger Shots
Ernest Hemingway weighs in on baseball fielding and trap and field shooting. He praises Curt Davis and Hugh Casey as top trap and field shots, adding Arky Vaughan and Bill Mackey as other fine performers. The piece links quick eye and muscle response to both ballplaying and shooting skills.
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Bill Dickey
Ernest Hemingway
Curt Davis
Dodger
Hermingway
Hugh Casey
Arky Vaughan
Bill Mackey
ornate Victorian window treatments take center stage
The article details elaborate draped valances with formal swags cascades and jabots inspired by grandmothers. It explains separate pieces for each swag with bias cuts and pleats, notes diagramed measurements, and shows how center swag overlaps side swags while adapting to space.
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Ballot Symbols Used by 14 States On Party Ballots
The passage notes 14 states print party symbols on ballots, six use the rooster and eight the star for Democrats, and six use the elephant and eight the eagle for Republicans, per Collier's. Some Southern ballots use crossouts instead of crosses beside candidate names.
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Collier’s
Southern
Modern curtain fashions in three-book series offered
Note outlines a three volume adaptation of period curtains. It mentions formal swag valances mounted on a valance board with step by step directions in Book 1 and a draped formal type in Book 5. Books priced at 15 cents each and orders accepted directly.
Bedford Moses Seow York Address
The fragment mentions Bedford and a New York address connected to a person named Seow. Details are unclear but indicate a local notice or listing involving a Bedford address and a New York contact.
Smithsonian-style Quiz on History and Geography
Questions cover Alaska versus Texas, Arlington National Shrine origins, a windmill-fighting fictional character, round table purpose, soldiers voting rights, Grand Banks location, dol drums, patriot versus patriarch, Painted Desert location, and Jerusalem’s elevation with seas. Answers: Alaska larger than Texas but not by much. Arlington origins with prominent family. Don Quixote. to avoid rank. Yes soldiers could vote in Civil War. Grand Banks off Newfoundland. calms in certain tropical ocean zones. patriot loves country. patriarch founder or elder. Painted Desert in Arizona. Jerusalem between the Mediterranean and Dead Seas.
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Alaska
Tesas
Arhington National Shrine
Knights
United States
Grand Banks
Jerusalem
Palestine
Newfoundland
Arizona
Mediterranean
Dead Seas
Alaska Is Larger Than Alaska Twice as Large
The fragment lists three items: Alaska is twice as large, General Robert E Lee, and Don Quixote. It presents a mix of geography a historical figure and a literary character without a coherent narrative.
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Alaska
Robert E. Lee
Don Quixote
Polite Storks Sweep Pond For Feeds
A flock of American storks descends on a shallow pond and disturbs the surface to push up fish. As prey rise, the nearest birds kill them while the full flock begins to feast only if ample food floats on the water.
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Shales
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Stiles
Duphrane
Duke
States
Sittee
Sumatra
Long Island
Malaya
Singapore
Palembang
Boone
Standard Oil Company
Air Corps
Holland
Germany
Gestapo
Skiles
Northcast
San Francisco
Muroc
Duzy Dean
St Louis
Duezy Dean
Vabot
MES
RUC
Wyetie Spiars
Bedford
Mos
Seow
York
Adifain
Fleischmann
Fleschmann
Easy Reaper
New York
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