Piece of Glass Saves Yanks in Wilds 10 Months
In New Guinea a Liberator crew crash landed after bomb runs on Rabaul. Eight crew, three at large including Wallace Hughes and Bordner, survived 10 months in jungle aided by a mirrored piece of glass signals. A navigator spotted the flash, enabling rescue and end to isolation.
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New Guinea
Eugene D. Wallace
Los Angeles
Marvin C. Hughes
Baird
Texas
Pfc
Dalee Bordner
Chillicothe
Rabaul
John Stokie
Hamilton Chisholm
Minneapolis
Consolidated
Everett Wood
Trinidad
Colo
Bordner
THESE WOMEN By d Alessio plane turned back in the Pacific
The account describes an American escape from a bomber in a Pacific setting. Wallace and the narrator paddled a canoe as the bomber approached. The crew photographed the men and natives were lined on the beach to signal the bomber, convincing them the rescuers were Americans. A treacherous group deserted supplies, and Wallace was briefly adopted by a native family who let him grow a victory garden with a knife as his tool.
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Wallace
Hughes
Bordner
West Coast non-preferred rail shipments halted for 3 days
Los Angeles reports that non-preferential freight shipments inland on the West Coast will stop for three days from Tuesday 12:01 am to Friday 12:01 am under Office of Defense Transportation orders. The move aims to clear tracks for returning empty cars, with exemptions for government clearance shipments, livestock, incoming ship cargoes and perishable fruits as part of a nationwide wartime transport plan.
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Los Angeles
West Coast
Office of Defense Transportation
DDT
Boys' Clubs Draw Roosevelt's Praise
President Roosevelt lauded the boys' club movement for making a vital contribution to the war effort and the peace that will follow in a message marking Boys' Club Week, which began Monday.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Boys’ Club Movement
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Jingle
An old time ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they stimulate the liver to pour bile, ease digestion, prevent gas and constipation, and restore energy. It promotes 10¢ and 25¢ packages with directions.
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Carter
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