Duel with Sharks Just One Incident for Pilot
Ensign Edward Wendorf, a Hellcat pilot, narrowly escapes a shark attack after bailing from a sinking plane near the Marianass. He recounts cartwheeling into the water, freeing himself from the wreck, inflation of a life raft, and then a shark sighting amid a perilous return to the carrier during a late battle with the Japanese fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip G. Reed
U. S
Marianas
INS
Edward Wendorf
West
Texas
Navy
Wendorf
Survivor recounts rescue by destroyer during afloat peril
The witness describes avoiding a raid on an inflatable raft, firing at circling ships, then hours later a fleet converged. A carrier and a closer ship heard his pleas as he yelled Ahoy and received a smoke signal and megaphone warning. A destroyer was ordered to pick him up and he climbed aboard unworn.
Gasoline Allowance Raised for Furloughed Soldiers
Rep. Patman said the OPA will boost furlough gas to one gallon per day starting next Tuesday. Ration boards will fix quotas for extraordinary uses beyond the basic five gallons per furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Texas
Patman
D-Texas
OPA
Soup Ladle Saves Man Free From Well
Roy L. Stephens of Tacoma crawled into a caved in well to clean it out and was buried to his hips. Deputies over came the danger by lowering a soup ladle and spooning away dirt until he could pull himself free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Roy L. Stephens
Stephens
War Bond Savvy Families and Paycheck Planning
A public guidance note states that about half of households have two earners. It urges readers to calculate how much beyond ten percent of their family income they can set aside from each payday for War Bonds.
Understanding the G I Bill benefits as explained by Flanagan
John Flanagan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars outlined how the 1944 servicemen adjustment act may be interpreted and administered. He detailed hospitalization funding and how education benefits cover 1 to 4 years of college or training with stipulations on age service and discharge status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flanagan
Department of Illinois
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
Flanagan
W.F.W Hall
Second Avenue SE
ASTP
Waste Paper Deposits Notice at School Grounds
Waste paper deposits in receptacles on school grounds or at fire stations. Call 3-2601 and OCD truck will call if load is sufficient to warrant a trip.
Veterans bill outlines loans and unemployment provisions
The act provides service men with five years service as a criterion for benefits. It guarantees 50 percent of servicemen loan guarantees for farms and property. Unemployed veterans may qualify for $20 weekly benefits if able and willing to work, with job placement efforts by a coordinating group with the U S employment service. The bill also distinguishes between honorable and blue discharges. Additional speakers from the VFW attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanagan
United States Employment Service
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