Flying Fortress crew recalls fatal Philippines raid
Lieut Col Frank Kurtz recounts the day Japs struck the Philippines killing eight men who fled for shelter as the Fortresses were destroyed before takeoff. After escaping to Australia the squadron fights again over the Philippines while a bombardier chronicles a mission spanning Brazil Egypt Iraq India and Java with seven Zeros shot down.
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Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Australia
Java
Brazil
Egypt
Iraq
India
War memoir of a bomber crew in Java and Borneo
A narrator recalls air battles over Java and the Celebes during World War II. The crew fights Zeros, bombs a Japanese cruiser, suffers Major Robinson’s fatal loss, and learns on-the-ground repairs, Dutch alliances, and cross Allied coordination in Malang and Palembang.
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Java
Robinson
Frank Kurtz
Macassar Strait
Borneo
Celebes
Samarinda
Kendari
Eubank
Royal Dutch Air Force
Surabaya
Palembang
Boone
Standard Oil Company
Air Corps
Hollywood Stars Lead Pack at Army Benefit Bazaar
William Bendix wowed shoppers at a Birmingham hospital bazaar in San Fernando Valley by selling unrationed groceries at a booth for the new Birmingham hospital, claiming long-time sales skill. Other items note Bing Crosby Productions forming, Gary Cooper's producing ambitions, underground Nazi footage in March of Time, and Hollywood figures touring for servicemen with USO acts.
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Illiam Bendix
Blue Network
Riley
Hairy Ape
New Birmingham Hospital
San Fernando Valley
Bendix
William
Germany
Europe
Underground. Ie
Brotherhood in Action in Philemon
A June lesson on Paul’s letter to Philemon centers on Christian brotherhood as tested in Onesimus’s return. It highlights courteous appeal, considerate rights, and cooperative partnership within a Christian framework.
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Philemon
God
Christ
Paul
Onesimus
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1964 design for multiple sizes
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1964 offers sizes 34 through 48 with size 36 option. Short sleeves require 444 yards of 39 inch material, detailing fabric length for each size.
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Barbara Bell
Immense Sponges Face Difficult Harvest Off Bahamas
Massive sponges grown in deep beds near the Bahamas reach ten feet in girth and about 100 pounds when dried. Fishermen wrestle them free from the bed using long harpoons and bamboo rods, then summon helpers to haul the monster to the surface where a diver trims it for processing.
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Bahamas
Pattern No 8619 Sewing Pattern Details
Pattern No 8619 offered in sizes 11 13 15 17 19 lists fabric requirements for versions with and without ruffles. Size 13 ruffled needs 4 yards of 39 inch material with ruffles 3% yards extra and % yard contrast for collar. Send your order to the supplier.
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W.N.U
FEA
R. Write
Skiles
Malang
Duphrane
Duke
States
Sumatra
Long Island
Malaya
Singapore
Holland
Gestapo
Northcott
San Francisco
Muroc
Virginia Vale
Uni
Ann Miller
Star of Columbia
Bing Crosby Productions, Inc
Bing
John L
John L. Sullivan
Frank Tuttle
United Artists
Raeas
Gary Cooper
International
Sol Lesser
Lesser
Hollywood
Laraine Day
Cary Grant
Deanna Durbin
Lou Costello
Alice Faye
Tyrone Power
Miss Day
Lily Pons
Andrew Kostelanetz
Persia-Iran-Iraq
Miss Pons
Carolyn Gary
Frank Versaci
USO
Anne Seymour
Prudence Dane
NBC
Maurice Costello
Dolores
Helen
Vitagraph
Weem
Anne Shirley
RKO
Dickie Kimble
Homer
Aldrich
Wallace Ford
Pat O'Brien
Secret Command
Pat
Allan Jones
CBS
Girls In the Waves
WAC
SPARS
Marines
International Council of Religious Education
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Shay
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Fleischmann
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