Queens Die Proudly in War Chronicle
Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz, pilot of The Swoose, recalls the fatal day at Clark Field in the Philippines as Japanese forces strike. Old 99 is shot down before takeoff while ground crews salvage skeletons of U S planes. Sleep is unsafe as Japs photograph Clark Field and cots move to a cornfield. Evacuation to Mindanao follows as Japanese troops land. Squadron Commander Major Gibbs vanishes on a secret mission. Navigator Harry Schreiber continues the tale.
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Frank Kurtz
Mindanao
Gibbs
Harry Schreiber
Panay
Chynoweth
19Th
Australia
Jack Adams
Bill Railling
Manila Bay
Caygayen
Davao
Old del Monte Field
del Monte
General MacArthur
Pease
19Th Bombardment Group
Godman
General Sharp
MacArthur
Clark
Sharp
Java
Radio Tokyo
Batchelor Field
Darwin
RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force
West Texas
New México
Port Darwin
Qantas Airways
Wake Island
Batchelor
Flight of the Fortresses in Davao and Darwin escape tale
The account tracks a World War II air mission from Del Monte to Mindanao, a two-plane split due to losses, a dramatic Zero attack, a belly landing in a Philippine rice paddy, and a perilous evacuation to Australia via Batchelor Field Darwin with Lt Pease and navigator Jack Adams.
Lesson Subjects and Scriptures for September 10
A note lists lesson subjects and scripture texts selected and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and used by permission for September 10 lessons.
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International Council of Religious Education
Farmer witticisms and political quips in odd dialogue
A clipped exchange shows a farmer's wife joking as she buttons her large husband. A judge is asked if a young man should enter politics, and the response hints at risks and holes in public life.
Hidden Motives Behind a Quiet Union
A fragment portrays Gladys criticizing a marriage while confessing mixed feelings about the groom. The exchange hints at admiration for wealth despite misgivings about character, suggesting tension between affection and social ambition in a domestic scene.
Headache Pun Sparks Quick Reporter Banter
Exception First Reporter asks about hyphenation of headache. Second Reporter replies they hyphenate only for splitting headaches.
Words of four cylinders at school
Dialog from a humorous column shows a child named Jimmy learning advanced vocabulary. The exchange highlights classroom progress and playful miscommunication between student and adult.
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Jimmy
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