Flying Fortress crew saga in Pacific air war
Lieut. Col. Frank Enrtz tests the last day of the Philippines campaign as eight crewmen fall escaping to shelter. After reaching Australia the squadron flies to Java, hitting many missions over the Philippines and Java Sea. The enemy learns a Fortress weakness but the crew continues with a .50 caliber gun in the navigator’s compartment. tension rises as a would-be assassin escapes in Java.
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Frank Enrtz
Philippines
Australia
Isief
Squadroon
Java
Java Sea
Burts
Navy
Jack Dale
Gnoro
Bud Sprague
Marblehead
Borneo
Celebes
States
Navy Patrol Wing 10
Bali Strait
Bali
den Passar
Timor
Clark
del Monte
Kendari
Samarinda
Kupang
Macassar
Bud
John
Gallant Patrol Wing 10
Commander Peterson
Bill Hardy
Duke Campbell
Army
Surabaya
Javische Bank
Corregidor
Bataan
Air Force
Madiun
India
Bali Landing, Java Realities and a Hero’s Last Run
An eyewitness recounts Bali air battles and the loss of Bud Sprague leading dive bombers against Japanese transports. The tale covers the doomed Bali strike, the Marblehead and cruisers, and a dangerous blockade-runner mission. amid rumors of evacuation, a lone hero Warrenfeltz volunteers for a radio operator role and a perilous cargo mission.
Words in Power and the American Skeptic
A Western Newspaper Union digest cites Hull and the Dutch minister debating sovereignty and postwar dominance. The columnist riffs on technocracy semantics and De Gaulle politics, arguing nations are defined by action, not words, and urging focus on work to sustain the economy.
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Washington
Netherlands
Hull
Stuart Chase
New Deal
Holland
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Europe
Spain
French Committee of Liberation
Si Ion
New York
de Gaulle
France
Tam O Shanter golf championship to shed showmanship
The Tam O Shanter tournament will return to a golf only format this August under U S G A rules with a one dollar admission to match wartime tax needs. May ends showmanship but keeps tradition with reg the bag numbers for players and caddies. The event remains the sport’s largest prize money and aims to restore dignity and businesslike conduct to golf.
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U. S
George S
May
Treasury Department
Joe Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Finch
Harsh laxatives unnecessary wake-up lemon water
The ad touts a morning mix of the juice of one Sunkist lemon in eight glasses of water taken on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action. It claims lemons boost Vitamin C and other vitamins, aid digestion, and alkalinize the system, urging readers to try California Sunkist juices.
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Sunkist
California Sunkistons
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John Robertson
Warrenfeltz
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Lombok Strait
Netherlands East Indies
Manila Bay
Guam
Honolulu
Pesee
Western Newspaper Union
Loundon
North Africa
Tnion
Entertainment Angle
Clint Frank
Yale
Doolittle
Barney. Ross
Ruth Wyeth Spears
George S. May
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hill
Saidor
New Guinea
Beha
Teperracs Beers
Sprinkleon Mezzana, Inc
Ingradianta Mrany Specaliste
Oftan
Mexzsana
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