Old 99 Crew Mourns After Clark Field Tragedy
Lieutenant pilot recalls the burning Old 99 at Clark Field and the eight crewmen who perished, recounting the moment of discovery, their bond, and the vow to learn from the loss to prevent a repetition.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
6
Lieutenant pilot recalls the burning Old 99 at Clark Field and the eight crewmen who perished, recounting the moment of discovery, their bond, and the vow to learn from the loss to prevent a repetition.
Virginia Vale reports on Molly McGhee and Fibber McGee’s on set sore muscles from a dream sequence in Heavenly Days, K T Stevens’ Hollywood rise and home, Sophie Tucker impersonator Lulu Bates in a NYC club, Barry Wood aiding wounded service men, a puppetoon update, Helen Mack’s Droopy nickname, Margaret Sullavan’s triple careers, and a sleek Lieutenant Commander Robert Montgomery visiting fans in uniform.
Studies from Pennsylvania colleges show diet as the key to preventing tooth decay, noting Hereford Texas and St Vincent’s Home for Mothers and Children Under Four provide high calcium and phosphorus rich foods. Regular brushing remains essential to protect the enamel and outer tooth surface.
Wallace Beery and Noah Beery wired into a new film Gold Town while Betty Hutton faces studio losses. Humphrey Bogart Mayo Methot contribute to Warner's A Report From the Front for the Red Cross after touring North Africa and Italy with USO shows.
Six crew members tell their wartime tale aboard the Swoose, the B 17 derived transport steered by Lieutenant Colonel Frank Kurtz. The battered aircraft, once a Clark Field survivor, flies no longer into combat but carries memory and duty.
Army recruitment exams often show albumin in urine leading to rejection, but studies by Young Haines and Prince in Military Surgeon conclude orthostatic albuminuria is harmless. They tracked 64 Johns Hopkins cases and found no true nephritis, with urine normal when lying down and resolution with rest.
Pruritis refers to itching. It can be caused by foods general diseases nervousness and other factors.
A notice inviting readers to obtain a complete cutting pattern for a Easter Pinafore and appliques for an Easter Play Pattern No 5534 sizes 2 3 and 4 Send 16 cents plus name address and pattern number to the address provided.
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