Carolina Student Joins Caterpillar Club After Leyte Jump
Robert N. Hamburger, a University of North Carolina pre-med student, earned Caterpillar club status after surviving a perilous P-38 dive on Leyte. Shot-up to the cockpit, he escaped through a side window, deployed his parachute, and was rescued by Filipino allies, later rejoining his Ninth fighter squadron.
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Chapel Hill
Robert N. Hamburger
Hamburger
Caterpillar Club
Eddie Ancee
Charles Lind- Hoestareer
University of North Carolina
Army Air Corps
Spencefield
Georgia
New Guinea
Leyte
Iger
Carolina
Caterpiller Club
Robert Hamburger
Japan Returns Castor Oil and Bugles After 41st Division Return
In Kyoto two thousand gallons of castor oil and 747 bugles were among items returned by the inactivated 41st division. Explosives, midget submarines, planes, gliders, and tanks were destroyed. Lt. Col. Irwin T. Shaw turned over 690000 pounds of meat and large quantities of tobacco rice cereal and tea to civilians.
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Kyoto
Japan
Irwin T. Shaw
Des Moines
Calotabs Promoted To Combat Constipation In Cold
A vintage medical ad urges readers to take Calotabs to relieve constipation during a cold. It claims the purgative clears virus laden mucus and waste, aiding Nature in fighting the cold. Readers are advised to obtain Calotabs from a druggist and follow labeling directions.
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Nature
Dollar A Year Man Paid High On This Scale
J Albert Eklund a 61 year old retired Baltimore mail carrier volunteered 6300 hours to organize war ration book No 3 for Maryland citizens. He refused pay, has a pension, and may hold a national record for voluntary hours. He started in 1943 with 300 workers and now manages 3 000 000 names in filing. OPA estimates his time at over 6000 dollars value. He plans to finish in about three months but will not stop.
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Baltimore
J. Albert Eklund
Eklund
Maryland
Leo H. McCormick
CPA
Eklundu
OPA
International Roller Canary Show Bans Jive Accompaniment
In Salt Lake City the International Roller Canary Breeders Association notes canaries in the grand championship are strictly long feather birds. Show Manager George Elliott says the birds respond to classical music or water sounds and do not sing to upbeat jive music.
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Salt Lake City
George Elliott
Elliott
Tipton barber Chris Boyd retires after 52 years
In Tipton Indiana Chris Boyd ends a 52 year barber career with retirement. Locals remark on changes in styles while noting his long service to the town.
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Tipton
Ind
Chris Boyd
Pheasant Crashes Through Two Windows In Illinois Home
A lost hen pheasant flying fast in fog crashes through a storm window then a fixed window in Mrs. John W. Moore’s Evanston breakfast room. Mrs. Moore helps the bird depart through the broken window.
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Evanston, Ill
John W. Moore
Tuna Boats Back After War Hitch In 1945 Tuna Output
San Francisco reports increased 1945 tuna pack by 12 million pounds over 1944 as many boats returned from Pacific fleet service. E H Bell of American Can notes wartime milk routes and veteran diet needs drive gov ernment demand. The article also describes wartime fishing crews and a mustard sauce recipe.
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San Francisco
INS
E. H. Bell
American Can Company
Pacific
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Batiste
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