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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
6
Ernie Pyle recalls a British flight lieutenant shot down over a no man’s land between German and American lines. Trapped upside down in a wreck for eight days, he faced flames and shelling with stoic, British grit while a rescue party fought through a battlefield vacuum to reach him.
Washington Digest reports POWs in German camps create “literature of escape” through plays and humor. Kriegie Times details staged productions like Charlie’s Aunt and Our Town, with costumes from improvised sources, plus daily camp life routines, mail from home, Red Cross aid, and weekly prisoner packages shipped from U S hubs to sustain morale.
A wounded GI at a crash site clung to hope despite terrible thirst and delirium. He recalls waking on a stretcher under a wing and asks if he had been out of the plane, while medics explain he was trapped for half an hour with a broken leg and pinned foot. The pilot expresses disbelief at his own perception.
Briefs describe special diet packages for German POW hospital patients and Red Cross capture kits. They note POWs captured in Normandy volunteering to help with harvest in Britain. Major youth groups back a milkweed campaign to supply milkweed for life‑armed forces, aiding food programs.
The piece advertises Barbara Bell and Barbra pattern No. 195, 1072, and No. 1992 for girls dresses and pinafores in sizes from 10 to 20, with depictions of crepe and wool classroom outfits. It notes materials, yardage, and ordering details while promoting stylish, comfortable fall wardrobes.
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