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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
2
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Kurtz recalls the day the Japs attacked Clark Field in the Philippines as Old 99 is shot down before takeoff. Survivors hide in a cornfield as Clark Field is photographed, then evacuate to Mindanao while troops land. Major Gibbs disappears on a secret mission. Navigator Harry Schreiber recounts the events.
An air crew recounts a perilous low altitude attack near Del Monte as Shorty Wireless and Lee Coats fall out and Jack Adams leads a two-ship flight against a swarm of Japanese Zeros. After bomb bay doors drop and the escorting Zero forces press in, they manage a daring belly landing through jagged coast terrain.
A veteran recounts a crash in Mindanao and a journey by donkey to Panay. He joins a Filipino artillery unit with young recruits, then evacuates to Australia aboard a damaged Fort. The tale ends with arrival near Darwin and Batchelor Field as WWII air operations shift south.
A Small Homes Guide survey of nearly 30,000 readers shows over half will build outside large cities, with 24 percent in rural areas and 14 percent in small towns. economists foresee rural expansion aided by better roads, decentralization, and conversion of war plants to peacetime production.
Lesson notes discuss Acts 15 and Galatians 2, affirming salvation by grace through faith. It explains the early church council at Jerusalem clarifying no need for Gentile circumcision. Emphasizes living by faith not works and the believer dying to self in Christ.
Pattern 7002 offers transfer directions for doll and clothes. A sixteen cent price is listed for this transfer pattern.
Victory gardeners and shade tree owners are urged to protect trees and vines from tree climbing insects. Banding with a sticky substance prevents larvae that later become defoliating worms and caterpillars. Do this as early as possible.
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