Navy trio survives Pacific raft ordeal after plane loss
In the South Pacific, bomber pilot Harold Dixes and crewmen Tony Pastula and Gene Aldrich ditched a scout plane on January 16 and escaped a sinking raft with minimal provisions. For 81 days they endured ferocious seas before rescue, recounting prayers and the will to survive.
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Evie
South Pacific
Wea
Robert Trumbull
Harold ¥. Dixes
U.S.N
Quena Aldries
Ard
Jeny Pastula
Hereic
U.G. Navy
Mbeut
Tony
Gene
Navy
Anthony J. Pastula
Aviation Ordnanceman
Ellenwood Avenue
Youngstown
Ohio
Did Simple Simon Scold His Pieman Over Ulcer Pains
Advertisement urges relief for stomach ulcers and indigestion with Udea Tablets. It promises a double your money back offer if the first dose does not convince, and instructs readers to obtain a 25 cent box from their druggist. The copy echoes a humorous old time tone.
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Gene
Navy
CCC
Pacific
Simon
Jeffers Names Army Rubber Consultant as Aide
Washington AP date reports Ruber Director William M Jeffers selecting Col Bradley Dewey of Cambridge Mass as deputy director. Dewey is a rubber consultant to the army quartermaster corps and a Distinguished Service Medal recipient for leading the gas defense division of the chemical warfare service.
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Washington (Ap
William M. Jeffers
Col
Bradley Dewey
Cam
Cornell Adds Dr Alfred Schuhmann to Faculty
Mt Vernon announces the appointment of Dr Alfred Schuhmann as instructor of political science joining the Cornell college faculty. He previously taught in German and Italian universities before 1939 and will also teach history and social science locally.
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Cornell
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Alfred Schuhmann
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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RCA
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Checker Electric Supply
Carol Brent Sweater
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