Japs Seen As Smart Yet Careless By AVG Veteran
Asheville dated report quotes Major Edward Rector, a veteran AVG and former China air task force leader, saying Japanese pilots combine cleverness with gullibility and their planes are inferior to American Warhawks. Rector notes a new two engined two place Japanese plane is heavier but outmatched by U S fighters.
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Asheville
Edward Rector
China
Rector
Marshall
AVG
Flying Tigers
China Air Task Force
U. S. Army Air Forces
Shier's Attorney Delays His Return To North Carolina
Edward E. Shier 25 won a habeas corpus release delaying extradition to North Carolina. Superior Court JudgeStanley Mosk ruled the NC surrender warrant defective, after his lawyer challenged the extradition granted by Governor Earl Warren. Police identified him from fingerprints on a shipyard employment application.
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Long Beach
Calif
Edward E. Shier
North Carolina
Stanley Mosk
Shier
Earl Warren
Decision On Use Of French Warships In Alexandria
Alexandria February 12 A decision is expected soon on disposition of the immobilized French fleet in Alexandria the only French fighting force outside metropolitan France not rejoining the Axis battle. The fleet includes battleship Lorraine and Lafayette cruisers Duquesne and Strasbourg destroyer Montcalm plus submarines and auxiliaries.
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France
Axis
Lorraine
Lafayette
Duquesne
Strasbourg
Montcalm
Victory Gardens Should Fill Large Part Of Family's Needs
Expert advice for 1943 Victory Gardens emphasizes maximizing family vegetable supply. Plan gardens 30 by 50 to 50 by 100 feet with ample water access, irrigation, and simple layouts. For urban plots seek community or allotment spaces, while schools should garden to aid lunch programs and teach cultivation. Seed shortages stress careful sowing and flexible varieties.
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Victory Gardens
Victory
Edge of Darkness Chapter XXVII Battle Near the Inn
Gunnar rallies a woods fight against German forces to defend the town. He reorganizes, arms his men, and presses a surprise assault along the forest edge toward the hotel as artillery fires toll in the night.
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Knut
Osterholm
Kjerlof
Tos
Trygve
Sverre Trog
Kijerlof
Gerd Helps Wounded in German Frontline Scene
In a wartime incident Gerd assists wounded soldiers amid combat. She bands wounds provisions and seeks a doctor for Johann Stensgard while a captain eyes the road as gunfire rages. She vows to return after visiting the village.
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Gerd
Johann Stensgard
Herr Kapitan
Freshman Quadrangular In Lafayette Settles State Talent Debate
In Lafayette Indiana on February 12 the Illinois Indiana Purdue and Northwestern freshman teams meet in a unique quadrangular tournament. All but one Illini and Boilermaker squad member and all Hoosier yearlings are home grown, underscoring a long running dispute over which state yields better players.
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Ind
Illinois
Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Illini
Boilermakers
Hoosier
Fights From Last Night In Various Cities
Philadelphia card saw Carl Stevens 180 outpoint Ray Scully 180 over ten rounds in Reading, Pa. Artie Levine 154 Brooklyn outpointed Igen Young 152 New Haven over ten in Fall River Mass. Willie Pep 129 Hartford outpointed Davey Crawford 12742 New York over ten in Boston.
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Carl Stevens
Ray Scully
Reading
Fall River
Mass
Artie Levine
Brooklyn
Igen Young
New Haven
Boston
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Davey Crawford
New York
All Persons Will Get Same Meat Ration
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration plans a uniform meat allowance when rationing starts around March 28. The plan avoids age based scales, aiming to give everyone the same amount, with monthly points guiding purchases.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Davidson County Sells 145000 In Bonds And Stamps
Davidson County reports January sales of War Savings Bonds and Stamps totaling 145050 with contributions from banks post offices and loan associations in Lexington Thomasville Denton and Erlanger. Through nine months from May 1942 to January 1943 the county exceeds its quota with 1202636.50 sold against a 1128425 quota.
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Thomasville
Walter W. Rapp
Davidson County
Commercial Bank of Lexington
Industrial Bank of Lexington
Mutual Building and Loan of
Lexington
Davidson Theatre of
First National Bank of
People’s Building and Loan
Home Building
Carolina Bank and Trust Co
Denton
Erlanger
Rapp
Chinese Reaction To Axis First Plan Shifts Press View
Chinese newspapers debated Churchill's Europe-first strategy while noting US and UK publics favor faster aid to China against Japan. The China Times praised parts of the address but called the pledge to rush troops to Japan after Germany’s fall as not meeting expectations.
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Europe
Churchill
Commons
United States
Great Britain
China
Japan
China Times
Germany
Asia
Roosevelt
National Herald
Quizzing Tidbits From the Past
A set of quick questions and answers covers naval PT boats origin cribbage scoring huskies breed rules and a historic mutuel wager. It notes Wishing Ring’s 1912 Latonia win and claims about the U S war budget share and French harbor spending on Casablanca since its capture.
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Latonia
Guadalcanal Commander Hidden in Crossword Clue
Puzzle page lists clues including Guadalcanal Marines leader Maj Gen Alexander and others. The set features military terms, units, and related wordplay across horizontal and vertical entries.
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U. S
Guadalcanal
Alexander
Income Tax Instructions for Normal Tax and Surtax
The text explains how federal income tax is split into normal tax and surtax, with rules for capital gains, tax-free bonds, and the earned income credit. It covers surtax rates by income blocks, balance subject to normal tax, simplified returns, and eligible filers of Form 1040A.
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United States
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
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