They Were Expendable They Were Expendable
Lieutenant Kelly recounts the night mission off Cebu in which Reynolds and Harris were killed and the patrol boat Beached after near misses from Japanese air attack. Kelly and remaining crew evacuated wounded, endured hazardous coral channels, and sought help from Army and civilians before awaiting further orders.
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Kelly
Reynolds
Richardson
Cebu
Peggy
Dad
Cleland
Long Channel
American Air Corps
Japan
Martino
Kawit Island
Hunter
Mr. Kelly
Harris
Cebu Island
Sheppard
army_headquarters
Bulkeley
Birth of the zoot suit and wartime satire tale
A quirky verse recalls the first zoot suit tale from 1940 Gainesville Georgia with a bus boy ordering a balloon like coat and oversized pants. It lampoons bureaucratic wartime folly and public figures through satirical nicknames and comic outrage.
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Friersen-McEvers
Gainesville
Simple Ensemble That's Real Smart Pattern
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1790 B offers a day wear ensemble for sizes 10 to 20 with busts 28 to 38. Size 12 requires 43 yards of 35 inch fabric and 9 yards of a second material. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, some orders may take longer to fill. Send your order to:
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Barbara Bell
Cordell Hull Always The Perfect Diplomat
Col Harold B. Hinton writes a life of Cordell Hull, noting Hulls reluctance to commit and a famed episode where a direct question about the time from a bold challenger elicited Hulls reply by asking what the challenger’s watch said. Hulls cautious style defined his long public career as U S secretary of state.
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Harold B. Hinton
U. S. Army
London
Cordell Hull
United States
England
Hull
Tennessee
Ickes Oyster Policy Sparks Alarm and Satire
The column mocks Harold Ickes proposed plan to double oyster production through state control. It jokes about rules, census, registration, and questionnaires for oysters, and quips that oysters will clam up or become clams under government oversight.
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Ickes
Soldiers slang and cigarettes in the armed forces
An advertisement notes soldiers mock emotion with derisive slang for rank and cigarettes. It cites Camels as a favorite brand, popular among Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard members, and mentions sales records and overseas restrictions.
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U. S
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
U.S. Mint Output Over 150 Years Includes Vast Coinage
Historical production shows the United States mints created 19.559 billion coins in 150 years with pennies comprising 10.892 billion units or 56 percent of all output.
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United States
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Brantingham
Ensign Richardson
Ross
Canoe
Phillips
Were
Friersen
McEvers
Dudley Chiggle
Sylvanius Hooksey
Parts
Octavius Zippey
Zippey
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
McKesson & Robbins
Bridgeport
Conn
Soretone
Tae Ee Ccr
Tabasco
Henry Adams
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Co
New York
New Jersey
Rutgers University
Bfgoodrich
Kellogg’s
Poe Theol
Kidilkyy
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