Marines Endure 167 Years of Loyal Service and Valor
A retrospective on the Marine Corps tracing its 1775 origin, key battles from the Revolutionary War to World War I and II, and the motto Semper Fidelis. It notes Leatherneck origins, roles aboard ships and ashore, and stories of grit from Nicaragua and Haiti, including a 1928 Quilali engagement.
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Wake Island
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Continental Congress
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Commodore Perry
Far East
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Mississippi River
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Santiago
Manila Bay
West Indies
Central America
Nicaragua
Haiti
Quilali
Marines Train For Gas Attack And Heroic Landings
The feature recounts Marines training under simulated gas attack to deter Axis use of gas. It highlights Lieut Christian F. Schilt flying ten dangerous relief missions earning the Medal of Honor and Corp George F. Brautigam’s ferocious acts at Belleau Wood and beyond, earning the DSC and Croix de Guerre.
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Christian F. Schilt
Schilt
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Corp
George F. Brautigam
Corporal Brautigam
Belleau Wood
George H. Yarborough
Brautigam
Soissons
St. Mihiel
Blanc Mont
France
300000 Acres Hemp Needed From Farms
War time hemp demand pushes U S farmers toward a record 1943 crop needing about 300 000 acres to reach 240 million pounds of fiber with seed derived from 350 000 bushels. Kentucky Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois show potential for production as hemp used for hawser rope packing material and farm heavy duty rope grows.
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U. S
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Philippines
East Indies
Boots Learn Laundry At Boot Camp In Marine Training
Modern Marines face first laundry lesson during basic training as recruits scrub shirts and uniforms with brush and soap. Inexperienced sailors risk hole punches from whitening agents and one trainee bleaches his cartridge belt and canteen cover turning them white.
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Marine Corps
Lesson Topics and Scripture Texts for October 18
Selected by the International Council of Religious Education under license for use. This lesson outlines subjects and corresponding scripture texts for October 18, guiding study and discussion.
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International Council of Religious Education
Rural Briefs Cash income from farm marketings rises
Cash income from American farm marketings totaled 1 059 000 000 dollars in June, up from 993 000 000 in May and 773 000 000 in June 1941. Fresh vegetables supplies are more abundant this year with harvests expected to be nine percent higher than 1941.
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Peter
God
Christ
Cause of Earthquakes and Volcanic Disturbances
The article explains that while the surface stays cool, the Earth's molten core remains extremely hot and active. This internal boiling can trigger volcanic eruptions as safety valves and occasionally shake the land, with stronger earthquakes more common near volcanic regions, though no area is completely safe.
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