The Swoose crew recalls the fatal day in the Philippines
Lieut. Col. Eurtz recounts the Japenese strike that killed eight men and wrecked Old 99, with many Forts falling before takeoff. After escaping to Australia the 18th Bombardment Group defends Java, then evacuates to Australia to continue the war from North Australia as the 19th and 7th push through New Guinea and New Britain. Red Warner describes a near miss aboard the Swoose with the general onboard.
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Australia
Java
U. S
New Guinea
New Britain
Red Warner
Swoose Fractures Trans Pacific Record Return Flight
The crew on the Swoose survives a perilous forced landing, then evades carrier forces and a formidable aerial patrol as they push for home. Pilot Frank and Lieutenant Commander Johnson charm Australian ranchers while Harry the navigator guides a five hour fifty seven minute arrival to an atoll and a dramatic return to San Francisco.
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Red
Johnson
Texas
Java
Australia
Philippines
States
Harry
Pacific
Eddie Rickenbacker
Atoll
Wake Island
Navy
Grummans
Risba
Clark Field
San Francisco
Margo
Air Corps
Private Papers Reveal Army Reading List Confusion
A wartime letter notes GIs allowed magazines from a long list including Better Homes and Gardens and National Geographic. The writer jokes about odd placements of titles like Good Housekeeping and Ladies Home Journal, and ends with hopes for a broad library of periodicals.
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National Geographic
House and Garden
Blue Beetle
Homes and Gardens
Keeping Cool With Salads And Cold Dips For Summer Flavors
Readable kitchen notes on cooling summer meals emphasize protein in salads and a lemon shrimp aspic. Includes recipes for shrimp aspic, creamy potato salad with bacon and eggs, and a chicken or veal salad with celery and almonds.
Point Saving Menus for Fruity Salads and Dressings
A fragment describes fruit salad ideas and dressings with gelatine, juice, and fruit options. It lists ingredient amounts, method to dissolve gelatine, and chilling steps, then serving on lettuce with mayonnaise. Includes variations with ginger ale and ginger flavor.
Best Salad and Peach Crumble Recipes in One Page
Soft gelatine salad recipe with chicken almonds and grapes followed by a peach crumble and melon sherbet suggestion. Mentions sending for a meat roasting chart from Miss Lynn Chambers of Western Newspaper Union in Chicago.
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Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Steel
Chicago
Lynn Says Go Togethers Inspiring Food Combinations
Lynn highlights several pairings and menus for enjoyable meals. Dishes include roast loin of pork with minted applesauce creamed onions brown bread and coconut cake. Curried chicken with boiled rice corn muffins fig jelly quince honey lettuce date pudding and cream. Beef en casserole with potatoes carrots beans apple salad and buttered bread plum jam and peach crumble.
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Lynn
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