American Soldiers and Piper Cub Fliers In Bald Eagle Valley
The article describes soldiers and pilots tied to the Piper Aircraft firm. It notes William T. Piper Sr as president and the Piper Cub Fliers as a large independent pilot group. Pilots spend lunch hours flying over Bald Eagle Valley with members paying about $1.12 per hour. It also mentions two Piper sons in the U S Air Force and Clemence Dane’s birthplace and pen name origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piper Cub Fliers
United States
Uncle Sam's
Air Force
Wtp
Ty ~ Ry
Soldiers Arrive by Airplane to Celebrate Bethlehem Visit
Army authorities and the Red Cross report 500 to 600 soldiers arriving by air from the Western Front to Jerusalem for Christmas events. They tour to Bethlehem with guides, see the Nativity site, and attend a 2000-voice choir performance before a Red Cross dance at midnight Sunday as the city hosts thePilgrims during wartime.
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Aloe
Western Front
Jerusalem
Prince of Peace
Red Cross
France
Persian Gulf
G.I
YMC
Bethlehem
Nathan Suimah
Yanks In Aleutians Fight Jap Defenses Amazingly
A wartime dispatch describes Fleet airwing pilots in the Aleutians bomb and strafe Japanese installations near Paramushiro and Suribachi. Ensign Davison and Lieut Morrison coordinate a tense mission as they exchange mock radio taunts and even learn the baseball score from shipboard radio. The piece notes production shifts due to war efforts cutting cotton and redirecting toward food needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleutian
Ins
Fleet Airwing
Kuriles
Purple Heart Alley
Hinwushu
Paramushiro
Kashiwabara
Suribachi
Kurabu Zaki
Pee Pat
R. A. Morrison
Yale Ave. N
Seattle Wash
J. A. Waggoner
Clarksburg
Wen Wa
U S Sailor Recalls African Haircut Experience
Seaman H J Townsend describes an African barber in Grand Island Nebraska pulling him into a chair and shaving with a razor. He dodged slashes to protect his hair and was offered perfume, then finished with a burning scalp and a sweet smell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Nebr
H. J. Townsend
Mice and Men Classroom Sessions Resume in Auburn
Auburn school debate over a controversial inhalation themed class ends with the school committee lifting the ban. Teachers and students prepared to resume sessions in the classroom hours, citing educational inspiration and a motto about better learning now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Fara
Bais
Purose
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Lock Haven
Clemence Dane
Winfredton
Church of St
HIATT
Tire Company
West High St
Anderson's
West End Drug
Christ
Aleutians
IS Superman
Bill Sparks
Tucson
Ariz
Tinal
Browns
Cardinals
Fighting Front
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Emilie Bovard
Cincinnati
Eleanor Timony
Long Island City
Ada Bicieman
Crowell
Tex
Irene Knapp
Amsterdam
N. Y
Irene Becker
Montgomery
Ala
Katherine Holleme
Houston
Margaret Farrell
Paterson
Marie Coleman
Bronx
Regina Molenski
Strong
U. S. Army Signal Corps
U.S
ALL City Shoe Shop
Merry Christmas
Lawsons
Wrights
Mother
Mases
Frank
Mary
Merry Christmas, Son
DUTC
DIAL
South Main Street
DAY Cleaning CO
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