Swoose crews recount Far East air war andevacuation tale
Lieut Col Frank Kurtz recalls the Philippines strike that killed eight men and the demolition of Old 99. After escaping to Australia the squadron flies to Java, then to Broome and Melbourne. Americans and Australians join on Swoose for missions over the Philippines and the Java Sea as Java falls.
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Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Australia
Java
Java Sea
U. S
Broome
Circle
Skiles
Britt
Perth
Brett
Port Hedland
West Texas
Melbourne
Air Force
Jockstrap
San Diego
Singapore
Egypt
Adelaide
Miami
Harry
Frank
United Nations Air Force
Wavell
States
Darwin
Port Moresby
Moresby
Townsville
Africa
New Guinea
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Sydney
Borneo
Lae
Solomons
Kaiser backs drive for large turnout at polls in Washington
Henry Kaiser endorses a nonpartisan vote education effort urging high participation in the upcoming elections. He links full employment to democracy and argues competition credit and labor value drive growth, urging workers and families to register and vote, with emphasis on mobilizing service households and new voters.
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Kaiser
Nonpartisan
Association For Franchise Education, Inc
Henry J. Kaiser
Henry Kaiser
Ballotts
Nonpartisan Association For Franchise Education, Inc
East 52Nd Street
New York City
Roosevelt
Teamsters
New Deal
Franchise Education, Inc
United States
Gallup
Wisconsin
Willkie
New Jersey
Hague
Bailiwick
New York State
America’s
Bed Rock
Mr. Kaiser
Federal Reserve System
China
Lend Lease
Bries on crops and processing across distant lands
Items describe oversized pineapples in the New Hebrides, German students harvesting plant leaves for a tea substitute, and Mayan cassava bread from manihot. The text notes methods of processing yucca roots to remove toxins and form cassava cakes.
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Middle America
Sponges as Marriage Proposal Legend
A breakfast scene features a silk net holding 21 sponges, a rare gift signaling a marriage proposal from a 21 year old friend. The article notes sponges are scarce, with sources from the Mediterranean region including Tunis Crete Cyprus and Lampedusa, and also from the Bahamas and Florida bay.
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Mediterranean
Tunis
Crete
Cyprus
Lampedusa
Bahamas
Florida Bay
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