Battle of the Philippines told by MTB squadron officers
The first chapter previews four survivors of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 led by Lieut. John Bulkeley in the Philippines after Pearl Harbor. Kelly, Akers, and Cox recount war preparations, Corregidor’s tunnel hospital, travels planned to escape to China, and a Subic Bay raid, ending with the raid’s outcome and ongoing peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Ave
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Bulkeley
Leutenant
Lleut
R. BH. Kelly
Ene
Anthony Akers
George B. Cox
Henry J. Brantingham
Australia
Bulkeley
Lieut. Kelly
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Mariveles
Bataan
Sissman Cove
Kelly
Lieut. Bulkeley
Corregidor
Peggy
Ensign Akers
Mantla
Army
Charlotte
George
Admiral Daily
Navy
Singapore
Celebes
Zamboanga
Manila Bay
Luzon
Java
China
Hong Kong
Subic Bay
Bukeley
P. T
Imperial Navy
Rockwell
Port Binanga
Subic
DeLong
Ensign Chandler
New Books Add to Clermont Public Library Collection
Clermont public library expands shelves with a broad new batch of adult and children titles. Fiction includes The Robe and Mrs Parkington. Nonfiction, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. Juvenile offerings feature Parachutes and They Came from Sweden along with popular Disney and Donald Duck readers for younger patrons.
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Clermont Public Library
Douglas
Vance
Parkington
Bromfield
Lawrence
Kantor
Hancock
Gardner
Branson
Brittany
MacInnes
You
Baldwin
Medearis
Mallory
Seifert
Keyes
Halsted
Skinner & Kimbrough
Zim
Meader
Sweden
Judson
McCormick
Winter Quarters
Foster
Genevieve Gertrude
Brady
Becky and Tatters
Thomas
Eskimo Land
Snow Lodge
Hope
Donald Duck
Disney
Biddy and the Duck
Songergard & Reed
Frisky the Goat
Little White Rabbit
Oswald & Reed
Clermont Residents Attend Funeral for Sgt Crowe
A large crowd from Clermont traveled Monday to Decl, Wisconsin, for Sgt. Wm. Crowe’s funeral. Mona Bilden resumed teaching at St Olaf College Northfield after the aunt’s funeral. Ray Weber of Oelwein also returned home Thursday after attending the services.
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Clermont
Wm. Crowe
Declwein
Mona Bilden
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Ingeborg Grina
Ray Weber
Oelwein
Ancient Practice of Cold Storage in Biblical Plan
The article notes cold storage and canning as developments from Joseph of the Old Testament who stored surplus crops for seven years to avert famine in Egypt during the seven lean years that followed. Ree-er.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Egypt
Ration Calendar and deadlines listed for Class A B C goods
Second inspection deadlines set for Class A B C rations. Gasoline book coupons 4 and fuel period coupons valid in Zone A and B with dates from March to May. Point and red stamps for meats fats and cheese plus shoes coupon details. Zone A counties named. Zone B covers all other Iowa counties.
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Lyon
Osceola
Sioux, O’ Brien
Dickinson, Emmet
Clay
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Winnebago
Hancock Worth
Cerro Gordo
Mitchell
Howard
Floyd
Chickasaw
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Towa
Women in England Hold Nearly 80,000 Government Posts
In England about 79,000 women occupy government positions, reflecting a steady rise in female representation across public service roles.
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England
Nervine Told To Quiet Nerves And Soften Tension
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr Miles Nervine in liquid or effervescent tablet form. It claims soothing effects for tense and overwrought nerves and notes prices of 25 cents to 1 dollar, with directions to read and use only as directed.
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Miles Nervine
Dr. Miles Nervine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chapter
Cox
Nichols Field
Army and Navy Club
Akers
Swatow
Wong
Chungking
States
Ray
MTB
Lid
Wendell Willkie
United States
Hay
Northwood
Cowcathher
Robert Brereton
Emmetsburg
Furough
J. C. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Postville
Asta
Rane
Veneta
Piacaainig
Bai
Reader's Digest
Richard L. Olson
John Deere Machinery and Genuine Parts
Ionian Homes
Parents’ Magazing Berald Setter Homes & ‘Woman's Home Modern
Romak
Pararit
Tau
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