MacArthur Takes Command in Pacific Defense Drive
The article details General Douglas MacArthur's arrival in Australia to assume supreme command for Allied forces in the southwest Pacific. It covers his career, prior service in the Philippines, and praise from U.S. lawmakers, officials, and the President, emphasizing the move as a strategic effort to win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Command
Pacific
MacArthur
Masaharu Homma
Harakiri
United Nations
Washington
Jonathan _Mayhew Wainwright
Bataan
Mac
America
London
Southwest
Australis
Jonathan. M. Wainwright
Gen. MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Philippine Islands
Like Father Like Son MacArthur Generals Compared
A historical note compares General Douglas MacArthur and his father Lieut. Gen Arthur MacArthur. Both advanced over older officers and shown strategic talent. The elder's Civil War tactics influenced later war department examinations and design. The son’s Philippines leadership is widely reported.
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Douglas MacArthur
Arthur MacArthur
Douglas
Arthur
Douglas- MacArthur
War Department
Philippines
Little Arthur MacArthur Begins Early Wartime Years
The four year old Arthur MacArthur Jr. son of General and Mrs. MacArthur is described as starting an early war career. His grandfather led a Manila brigade in 1898 and was a Civil War veteran named after him. Arthur and his mother were reported safe in the Philippines during hostilities and later arrived in Australia with General MacArthur and his staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Army
Military Academy
Arthur MacArthur
Douglas
Tokyo
Philippines
Manila
Commonwealth
Manuel Quezon
Quezon
MacArthur
Joseph J. Mansfield
Texas
House
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Australia
Roosevelt
Arthur' Mac
Arthur
U. S
Jean Faircloth
Murfreesboro, Tenn
Pattern 7191 Block Chart Quilt Directions and Yardage
Pattern 7191 offers the block chart pattern pieces color schemes and yardage chart with sewing directions. Write to Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 117 Minman St San Francisco California enclosing 15 cents plus 1 cent mailing for Pattern No Address.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Minman St
San Francisco, Calif
Flower of Spring Quilt and Bolivar’s Legacy
Leisure crafts feature a quilt titled Flower of Spring. The piece touches on Simon Bolivar, the Liberator of South America, who formed five nations Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Peru and Venezuela born 1783 in Caracas. He studied in Europe and vowed in Rome to free his homeland from Spain. His ideals emphasized liberty with order and governance beyond colonial bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
South America
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Caracas
Europe
Rome
Spain
Napoleon
Tall structures lean in gale study at Kes State
In New York City a tall structure sways under an 80 mile per hour gale. The towers tilt about six percent of an inch away from plumb with wind and then swing back one percent inch toward plumb. The eight inch swing repeats every eight seconds.
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New York
City
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Midwest
University
United States
Millard E. Tydings
Douglas MacArther Ie
U. S.A
Peghrales Raleigh
Reel Cigarettes
Raleigh
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
P. O. Box
Louisville
Kentucky
Sailor Smith
Barton
Raleigh Carton
Brown & Williamson Tobacco
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Nere
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