Downed Fliers Learn Singing From Chinese Aid
In China March, members of Walkes's club of fighter pilots learn singing to be heard by locals. Nine men walked long distances, aided by Chinese locals who urged them to perform songs, while some pilots including Wellborn and Vaughn won 29 days of work championships and 200 miles of walking. They received food, money, quilts, and blankets from villagers, and one pilot retrieved his plane from a river barge.
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John W. Jarrell
China
INS
Ong
Rig
Clain
Chetinsuli
Lo Bi
Morton Sher
Greenville
University of Alabama
Mortimer Marks
Bayonne
N. J
Lawrence Durrell
Scarsborough
Glyde Vaughn
Pearsal
Texas
Patrick Daniels II
van Nuys
Calif
Son Believed & Prisoder
Jeffrey Wellborn
Daingerfield
Wellborn
Vaughn
Valleln
Geveral
Farks
Amerigen
Ken Usyth Larue
Salinas
Kan
Great Mahony
Vallejo
Marine Gunnery Sergeant Skee Wilsky Defies Guadalcanal Odds
Barney Ross recalls Skee Wilsky a Polish born Marine on Guadalcanal known as the one man army who single handedly hunted Japs from trees and ridgelines. Wilsky paired with Gunner Lund protected patrols and racked up numerous kills while earning respect for skill and nerve.
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Barney Ross
U.S
George B. Shotter
King Peas
Lynd
Inn
Guadalcanal
Hima
Sket
Wilsky
Skee
Wes
Bis Tail
Gunner Lund
Marine Anner
Lund
Gore
Lastinelhely
Tony Alameda
Boxer
Rhode Island
Tie
Wilske
United States
Lycntine
Land
Gove Ernor
Thaye
Matanikau
Groner
Wally Godines
Tiny
Gebling
Gunner
Goilines
Fudge
Tory
Nim
Godines
Tuluth
Latest Lent This Year Marked By Astronomical Timing
The Christian world will observe the latest Lent of the 20th century due to an astronomical alignment. Adler Planetarium director Bonnob notes Ash Wednesday could fall March 10 and Easter as late as April 34, with the last such late Easter in 1826 and a next late date possible in 2008.
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Bonnob
Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
Council of Christian Churches
Nicea
Asi Minor
Rinreh
Vic TORY MART ad sale in Texas paper
An old classified ad notes Vic TORY MART sold 3150 worth of used merchandise for a Tonian woman in Texas. The ad invites readers to dial F-129i to rent or sell articles.
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The
Light
Victory Mart
Antonia
Farmers to Get Awards for War Production
The agriculture department will award certificates to farm families for assisting 1943 food production. The 11 by 14 inch certificates, signed by Secretary Wickard, bear the Agriculture Department seal and a Food for Freedom emblem. The certificates express simple appreciation to farming units aiding the war effort and will be presented by county U.S. D A war boards after the farm mobilization drive.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agdiculburn Wickard
Act of Agriculture
New War Weapon Tested in Arsenal
March 9 report from Picatinny Arsenal notes dramatic advancements in military technology. Col. W. E. Lariad and War Department reps outlined active laboratories where hundreds of scientists test new materials and devices for artillery and aircraft munitions.
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Gobind
Dover
N. JL
Plcatinny Arsenal
Picatinny Arsenal
W. E. Laried
War Department
Washington
International News Service
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