Indians aid secret orders on Okinawa in Navajo code
Ernie Pyle describes Navajo Marines who handled secret orders on Okinawa. He highlights Joe Gatewood and Joe Kellwood, other Navajo crew members from Fort Defiance, plus Bradshaw and Kingan as notable figures. The piece details their ceremonial dance before invasion and personal anecdotes of life with Marines and local civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Division
Joe
Pfc
Joe Gatewood
Albuquerque
Joe Kellwood
Alex Williams
Winslow, Ariz
Pvt
Oscar Carroll
Fort Defiance
Ariz
Navajo Reservation
The
Indian Bureau
Okinawa
Red Cross
Marine Corps
Jap Prisoners Tremble Before Capture in War Tale
A first hand encounter describes two Japanese soldiers captured by an American company. One was a corporal, the other a private first class, aged about 16 or 17. Both trembled with fear, the younger soldier unable to understand sign language. They possessed rifles and potato masher grenades but did not fight.
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Doan
Goodby
Corp
Robert Kingan
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Karen Louise
Karen
Bob
Mrs. Morgan
Pfe
Roy Sellers
Amelia
Roy
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
Old Man
Sellers
Japan
Long and Short of It Proved Speaker's Point
A village hall lecturer notes Nature compensates loss by boosting the remaining senses and limbs. A listener quips that a person with one short leg makes the other longer, reflecting a playful crowd exchange.
Cut Out Scallops For Window Cornices And Cabinet Trim
Learn to shape scallops for window cornices and shelf trims using single plywood or deal. Pattern 207 provides actual size patterns for 10 basic scallops and curves. instructions cover making cornices and fittings and color options. Enclose 15 cents with name and address to obtain the pattern.
No End to Growth In Aquatic Life
The article explains that many aquatic creatures including fish clams oysters shrimps crabs and lobsters continue to grow throughout their lives, with no fixed maximum size. It notes biological factors and differences among species affecting growth rates.
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Billings
Montana
Chas. Matson
Shelby
Treasure State NG
Leskan Company
P. O. Bex
Wichita
Kansas
Magic & Fun Magazine
Magic & Fun
Irvington
New Jersey
Inman Poultry Arms
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Jewel Farm
Danville, Ill
Taylor
L. H. McNeal - Hamilton
Stor - Mitchell
W. A. Rittorell
Main Street
Miles City
Meat
E. W. Reble
Great Falls
Francis D. Barry
Denver
Colo
Ferry
Ferry-Morse Seed CO
Detreh
San Francisco
Werry
Kis
Teevecee By-Products & Chemical Corp. Incorporated
Leulsvitte S Kentwoky
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Doans
Ernie Pyle
Pacific
Ie Island
Oklahoma
Sicily
Italy
Rainbow
Braves
Ernie
Charles Bradshaw
Indianapolis
Bradshaw
Brady
Marines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wps
Babylonia
Bfgoodrich
Paar Hy Se
Mandy
Maca Yease
Northwestern Yeast Company
M. Ashlead Ave
Chicage 22
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Eveready
Aaa
Baz
National Carbon Company, Inc
Shiele
Free Wind
Wincharger Corporation
WIN
Sioux City
Wweqcherger
Ron Decnuc
Systens
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