Notable Generals Highlight U S Military Trio
A Features brief profiles Major General Eugene M. Landrum Brigadier General William Lyndh and Artemus Gates recounting their service from World War I through Attu operations. The piece notes Landrum and Lyndh rising from early ranks to senior commands and Gates resilience as naval aviation pioneer.
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Kaiser
William E. Lyndh
Idaho
Army Air Warrior
Lly
University of Washington
Idaho National Guard
France
Nick
Air Service
How To Welcome New Neighbors
Newcomers should be greeted but not pressed. no obligation to call first. Be friendly and helpful, offer items like a lawnmower or ladder if you wish, and follow the Golden Rule do unto others as you would be done unto.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Tip-Top Pilots Needed For P-47 Thunderbolt
Aviation experts say P-47 pilots must act on instinct with split second coordination. The P-47 is a high altitude heavy fighter capable of 400 mph and 40 000 ft, armed with eight 50 cal guns. Lt Gen Henry H Arnold asked the Veterans of Foreign Wars to help select aviation cadets, with nearly 20 000 candidates already enlisted through VFW medical and aptitude exams.
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U. S. Army
War Department
Air Force
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Overseas Veterans’ Organization
VFW
Selective Service
Army Cadet Boards
Fourth of July party games for all ages
A Western Newspaper Union release lists family friendly Fourth of July activities. Games include Who Was I with Revolutionary figures, Jumbled Presidents matching Jefferson to Taft and others, Questions and Answers tied to July events, and an American flag drawing contest using tri color ribbons.
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Tahsom Finseejro
Thomas Jefferson
Fatt Warhod Llamiin
William Howard Taft
Lodean Knamfil Soretolve
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Nachandu Mejas
James Buchanan
Overho Bertreh
Herbert Hoover
Odelogie Vinlac
Calvin Coolidge
Bannrvueb Tanmir
Martin van Buren
Vetoloser Doorethe
Theodore Roosevelt
Limcheny Limwail
William McKinley
Rashiron Ryne Yalwim
William Henry Harrison
Stu
Julius Caesar
Union
Survived Crash Sergeant Eisel Honored With DFC
Sergeant George A. Eisel of Columbus Ohio the sole survivor of the Iceland plane crash that killed Lieutenant General Frank Andrews and 13 others receives the Distinguished Flying Cross. The crash shocked the military community and highlighted acts of heroism.
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George A. Eisel
Columbus
Ohio
Iceland
Frank Andrews
Sergeant Eisel
Air cadets learn water training to save lives
Navy officials require all flying cadets at Pre-Flight schools to undergo extensive water training to protect officers and the $27,000 invested in each navy flier. At Iowa Pre-Flight, 70 percent pass basic swimming while the rest receive special drills in the University of Iowa pool to float by inflating clothing.
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Navy
Naval Aviation
Iowa
University of Iowa
Birth of the War Tank at Northwestern Military Academy
A historical overview details the U.S. origins of mechanized warfare tracing tank and armored car development to Northwestern Military and Naval Academy at Lake Geneva Wisconsin. It recounts Col Royal P Davidson and cadet experiments from 1898 to 1915 including balloon destroyers and the first U.S. armored car, with long trials such as the Glidden tour and a Los Angeles trip.
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Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
Lake Geneva
Wis
Royal P. Davidson
Academy
Cincinnati
Dallas
Los Angeles
Minute Makeups By Gabrielle Prepare for beauty
A compact beauty tips feature promotes quick, organized cosmetic storage. It encourages partitioned boxes to save space and time, keeping items from lipstick to eyebrow brush ready for a fast glamorous touch. Ledger Syndicate WNU Features.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Aircraft Metal Workers And Welders Train For Frontline Repairs
The Army Air Forces technical training command runs courses for aircraft metal workers and welders to recondition damaged planes rapidly. Trainees learn sheet metal work, tool use, wire splicing, radiator repair, and tubing, culminating in gas and electric welding skills tailored to keeping fighting aircraft aloft.
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Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Union
Pollywog Nurses Become Shellbacks Aboard Army Transport
Navy style traditions aboard the army transport mark equator crossing rites for nurses. Pollywogs dunked in a water tank and subjected to comic torments while one nurse spanks a colonel as part of the Neptune court antics.
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Neptune
Lest
New Clerk Responds About Scented Bulbs in Store
Shopper asks for hyacinth bulbs, new clerk replies no, only electric items available. The exchange captures a small moment in a quiet shop.
Chemistry Demonstration Sparks Quick Witty Reply
A chemistry professor tests acids by placing a half dollar in a glass of acid. A student answers that it won’t dissolve, prompting the professor to ask for an explanation. The student says, If it would dissolve you wouldn’t drop it in.
Mrs Newlywed Cooking Pork and Beans Query
A playful kitchen exchange features a newlywed asking about cooking pork and beans and a mother-in-law respond steps. The dialogue centers on how to prepare the dish in a light domestic scene.
War Echoes Lift Prices as Talks Stay Cheap
A dialogue contrasts rising costs with affordable talk reflecting postwar tensions. The exchange notes broad inflation while downplaying diplomacy as a bargaining tool amid ongoing global strains.
Leathernecks and Camels for Service Members Ad
The term Leatherneck refers to Marines from the old leather collar era. Camel is noted as the favorite cigarette across Army Navy Coast Guard as shown by service store sales. Post Office limits may apply for overseas Army mail.
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Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
Marines
Thoughtful Tips and Jests on Trouble and Wealth
A series of wry observations advise that cheerful thinking helps trouble, dense city life offers money chances, and risk takers win while cautious folk miss out. The piece humorously notes radio sermons spare listeners from stares as sermons denounce personal failings.
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Consolidated Features
WIN
York
Eugene M. Landrum
Attu
Mi 3 Eee
Gladstone
General Landrum
Coast Artillery
Plugger
Army War College
Pearl Harbor
Florida
Pensacola
AEF
Lyndh
Pacific
White House
Roosevelt
Artemus Gates
Air
Rates
Yale
U. S. Naval
Dunkirk
Joseph M. Medill
Wainwright
J. A Jones Construction Company
Panama City
Fla
Ellen Pearson
Drew Pearson
Washington
Miss Pearson
Wainwright Yard
Phyllis Belmont
Miss Abbie Condit
National Recreation Association
Dents
Bastile
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Tank Warfare
U.S.A
Gabrielle
America In Action
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Minna St
San Francisco, Calif
St. Joseph
Bay of Fundy
Mexico
Bfgoodrich
Bloat T A
Wiz
Kellogg’s
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