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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
8
The note explains the origin of admiral from amiral meaning commander of and highlights Camels as a top-ranking cigarette among Navy Army Marines and Coast Guard personnel based on service store sales. It also mentions gift appeal and mailing restrictions for overseas soldiers.
The report notes high survival rates among wounded service members with 96.5 percent saved in the army 96.8 percent in the navy and 96.9 percent in the marines. It praises the medical corps for its life saving work.
Pilot Frank Kurtz recounts the fatal day at Clark Field in the Philippines as the Japs strike. Old 9, another Fortress, is down before it can take off while ground crews endure wrecked planes and shifting barracks. Mindanao evacuations follow as Japs land forces. Major Gibbs departs on a secret mission and does not return. navigator Harry Schlaer recounts the tale.
The narrator describes emergency action after bombing missions over the Philippines and Mindanao, the crash landing in a rice paddy on Masbate Island, and a perilous escape to Panay and Batchelor Field near Darwin Australia. Along the way Lt Pease joins as navigator, detailing plane trouble, Zero tail chases, and the shift to Australian defense with the RAF. The tale ends with Batchelor Field and Darwin’s sparse frontier posture and a continued voyage back to Allied airpower.
A quiz style compilation lists famous athletes with quick answers. Gene Tunney refused training headgear, Bobby Jones won the Open after a seven on the final round, and Joe Louis’s numerous knockdowns are noted. Other entries cover Jim Corbett, Jock Hutchison, King Bailey, Germany Schaefer, Walter Johnson, and Tick Tichenor with concise anecdotes.
Questions cover average tonnage of a U S battleship Pocahontas daughter of which Indian chief the four strings on a violin the era of modern life in geology and the length of Queen Wilhelmina’s reign plus number of Latin American republics
The list presents six items including quantities and era names. It mentions thirty thousand tons and twenty as numeric values, with references to Powhatan and the Cenozoic era. The series notes since 1899 and a mixed alphanumeric label 3GDAE.
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