Battle tale of PT boats 3 in Philippines defense
Four of five survivors of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 recount their role in the Philippines fight after Pearl Harbor. Lieut. John Bulkeley commands the squadron, with Lieut. R. S. Kelly and Ensign Anthony Akers among the remaining officers. In rapid action during air raids, the PT boats shoot down three invading bombers, as Kelly presses on despite injuries.
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Thal
The
Philippines
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Bulkeley
Kelly
Anthony Akers
George E. Cox Jr
Pearl Harbor
Sinut Bulkeley
Weat
Bataan
War Tales From Corregidor Aboard The MTB Trip
Bulkeley recalls hospital tunnels on Corregidor a shattering night rescue of survivors and a battered flyers crew. Peggy the nurse and radio men keep spirits, while the fleet loses planes and tanks in bitter fighting near Batangas and Lingayen Gulf.
New York Inventions and Oddities of Daily Life
A bustling tour through New York contrasts gravel yards and river views with ivory towers. The piece highlights the Telephone Company cafeteria on West Street, Thames Street taverns, Madison Square Garden club spaces, St Paul’s Church pews once Washington’s, and Harlem’s poverty. It notes the Washington Bridge’s view from the Cloisters, Tip miles of Chinatown walls, and diverse city life including Pitman’s on South Street and the Bowery Jewel Market. It closes with a jab at federal raids, a joke about a ship’s cook, and possible political shifts involving Averell Harriman and Winant.
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New York
Wall Street
Telephone Company
West Street
Thames Street
London
Mr. Jessel
Madison Square Garden
St. Paul's Church
Jower Broadway
G. Washington Bridge
Fort Tryon
Cong. Hoffman
Pitman's
South Street
Hudson
Rhine
Danube
Taft
Chinatown
Plaza
Stock Exchange
Central Park
Harlem
J. P. Morgan
Malden Lane
Bowery Jewel Market
Canal and
Hester
Hapsburg
55Th Street
New York City
Eggs by the Pound Instead of by Dozen
Myrtle Murray of Texas A and M extension argues for selling eggs by the pound rather than by the dozen. She says producers and consumers gain from higher quality eggs and proper packing, with careful handling, grading by size, candling, and twice weekly markets to ensure freshness.
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Myrtle Murray
Home Industries
Texas A, and M
College Extension Service
Murray
Plains
Rabbits in California Lead Nation in Production
California leads in rabbit production with Los Angeles area sells 1.6 million pounds of rabbit meat annually. The U S Rabbit Experiment Station sits at Fontana Calif studying breeding fur wool and marketing. Meat remains the most reliable income source despite favorable fur outlook.
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California
Los Angeles
U. S
Fontana
Calif
West
Minerals for Hogs Feed
Minerals for hogs must be available at all times to keep health and growth steady. Market hogs gain cheaply and brood sows raise thrifty pigs when minerals are used. Protein supplements like cot tonseed peanut or soybean oil meal with tankage or shrimp meal reduce corn or sweet potato needs by about half while fattening hogs.
Easy Way to Make Draw Curtains With Fixtures
Instructions show making draw curtains using existing fixtures screw eyes rings and cord. Steps involve passing cord through right screw eye and rings knotting at center then repeating to left and back to create tassels. Safety pins sewn to curtain backs allow quick ring attachment. note promotional offer for Book 1 with home sewing directions and contact details.
Quiz questions from a General Knowledge page
A set of trivia prompts covering topics from literature and myth to geography and history. Questions include the name of a char acter, speed of objects, Valkyrie maidens, talesman, Denver as Mile High City, Great Salt Lake salinity, King Solomon's father, and the number of U S vice presidents elected as chief executive.
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Mile High City
Utah
Bolomon
United States
Answers and Ampersand Facts
The item lists seven trivia items covering science, myth, law, geography, genealogy, and history. It includes a speed of sound, references to Valkyries, a juror, Denver and Cole, Great Salt Lake salinity, David and Solomon, a count of five, and a set of U S presidents.
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Ampersand
Denver
Cole
Great Salt Lake
David
King Solomon
John Adams
Jefferson
van Buren
Theodore Roosevelt
Coolidge
The Hope of Death Kept Spark of Life in Recruit
A naval medical officer on a large transport sails through rough seas giving cheerful rounds in the sick bay. One patient, Private Jenks, fears imminent death from seasickness but the doctor jokes that he is not going to die after all, prompting the man to admit that fear kept him alive.
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Bulkeley
Jutland
Kelly
R. B. Kelly
Air Corps
Clark
Nichols Fields
Esc Iba
Navy
Colin Kelly
Manila
Corregidor
Texas
Clark Field
Ohio
Iba
Formosa
Recruit
Jenks
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Army
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Peggy
Don Bell
KGBI
Nichols Field
Téx
Baguio
Philippine Islands
Singapore
Hong Kong
Dutch East Indies
Lingayen Gulf
Batangas
FBI
Tough Touhy
Basil Banghart
Chicago
John Edgar Hoover
Banghart
Mr. Hoover
Alcatraz
National Press Club
Secret Service
Seribes
OPA
Averell Harriman
Winant
London Post
Indiana
Florence C. Weed
MBS
Ruth Wyetio Spears
Bedford
Smith Brothers
Smith Bros
Black O& Menthoi
TRAD
Mora Schell
Sperry Gyroscope Co
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