Brereton Leads Air Forces in Far East War Effort
General Brereton commands U.S. Middle Eastern air forces aiding the Egyptian offensive against Rommel. The piece profiles his multilingual bravado, career path from Pittsburgh to Clark Field and India, and honors from Verdun to the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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York
Rommel
Lewis
I. Brereton
U.S.A
India
Larry MacPhail
America
Far East
Andaman Islands
Clarkfield
Philippines
MacArthur
Australia
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Pittsburgh
Naval Academy
Signal Corps
Air Service
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Pacific
Waiting for a chop at the old restaurant
A long back-and-forth in a dated restaurant skit scenes a waiter and customer debating menu items and memories of past chops. The dialogue shifts to satire on wartime prices and social views with colorful quotes from Merrill Chilcote and others. The piece ends with general chatter urging support for War Bonds.
Aunt Jane Declares Suitor Unfit for Life
Mary brings engaged fiancé to interview, Aunt Jane offers blunt verdict. The aunt, known for speaking her mind, says she would rather feed him for lunch than for life.
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Mary
Jane
Doctor-Your mother in law’s condition becomes tense
A terse exchange features a doctor and Henpeck discussing a mother in law’s grave illness. The line frames seriousness and whether to fear the worst or hold out hope.
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Henpeck
Doc
Scotch girl fears church as minister paces pulpit
A small Scottish girl visits an old-fashioned church with her father. She watches the Highland minister in a box pulpit pounding the Bible and waving his arms. She whispers the question, Father what will we do if he gets out.
Witness Describes Defendant’s Laziness In Court
During the suit a witness faced cross examination about the defendant’s habits. When pressed about a reputation for laziness the witness improvised a humorous, pointed reply implying the defendant would starve without voluntary effort to digest food.
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Consolidated
Brereton
Paint C. Smith
OWI
Marines
Halley
Cely
New Leatherneck Oo
Mr. Smith
Seattle
United States
Canada
San Francisco
New York
San Francisco Chronicle
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Smith
OUR Comic
Peter
B. Peeve
Merrill Chilcote
Smithsonian Institution
Wright Brothers
Professor Langley
Jeptha Otis Spink
OPA
Bibulous Barney
J. Millar Watt
Sam Nichols
Tau
Richoll
Auntie
Hollywood
Nick Beaumont
P. Box
Los Angeles
Calif
London
Churchill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Uae
Rn Ballard, Inc
St. Louis, Mo
WNU
Sentinels of Health
Nature
Dean
Doan
Doans
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