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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
3
Due to high demand and war conditions, processing time for popular patterns is longer. Send your order for Crochet Pattern 7040 including hat and purse directions and required materials. Includes notes on pleasure crochet in spare moments.
Flying Raiders carry two map sets for bombing raids over Italy. One shows the target to strike while the other marks historic and cultural monuments to avoid. The dual map system guides crews in offensive aims and protective targeting.
A lively Hollywood column recalls Frank Sinatra rehearsing at CBS theater amid eager fans outside and a bustling insider scene. Mentions Adolphe Menjou Greta Garbo Anita Colby Barton Yarborough and Bob Serns with quick notes on projects tours and recent events. Also covers Len Lye Ireland trip and a quirky animal plant detail and a chicken-yard mishap.
Lieut Col Frank Kurtz recalls the Swoose escape from Clark Field as Old 99 is shot down before takeoff. Buzz Wagner chases Japs in P-10 and teams with Lieut Russ Church to bomb a field, but Church does not return. Colin Kelly aims at a battleship, crashes and perishes after bailing out near the ground.
In a tense account a pilot recalls orders to abandon Clark Field as Japanese reconnaissance increased. He describes gasing Fortresses at Del Monte, evacuating crews, and escaping under dawn as fuel-line leaks forced risky improvisation to depart before dawn.
A WWII flashback recounts the fall of Clark Field and the relocation to Del Monte Mindanao. Survivors Eddie Oliver and Frank recall Japs attack, aircrew losses, improvised defenses, and the Le Gaspi Bay mission against a carrier threat near Luzon as six Fortresses readiness falters.
A collage of dialog lines from a vintage page includes jokes about marriage dinner plans, a bachelor offering sympathy, a pretend boss gift, a heart themed note from Pat, a customer dissatisfaction with art, a photographer quip, and a punchline about a salt seller in a sporting context.
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