Local Officer Describes Red Cross Aid Behind Front Lines
Capt. A. B. McWhorter recounts Red Cross service from Australia to the Admiralty Islands where lemonade 250 gallons and fruitcake comforted his 250 men under sniper fire. He praises headquarters, drinks, cards, toothbrushes, and bedside care for officers and men alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. McWhorter
Austin McWhorter
East Speedway
Red Cross
Admiralty Islands
Australia
New Guinea
Admiralties
O. K
Navy V Mail Mobile Units Deliver Seven Million Monthly
The Navy V-Mail system, two years old, has expanded about 560 percent in nine months and now delivers over 7 million V-Mail pieces each month. Since June 1942, Army and Navy mail totals reach 514 million letters with none lost irretrievably in transit due to on-site retention at embarkation ports and re-photographing if planes are lost. Mobile V-Mail depots operated near combat zones, with Tarawa, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok among sites, highlighting cargo space savings where V-Mail weighs 1/140 of a standard letter.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Tarawa
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Tarawa may become a shrine after war says British official
British commissioner Major F G L Holland, reporting from Abemama, says Tarawa’s bloodiest battle may turn the atoll into a shrine as natives will not return to lands ruined by war. He notes palm trees take 20 years to regrow and calls for compensation for destroyed coconut groves and taro pits.
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Abemama
Gilbert Islands
Larren Bello Island
Tarawa Atoll
Marine Corps
Gilberts
F. G. L. Holland
Tarawa
Britain
America
Holland
Fingers Bet On Games Medievle Persians Wagered
A fragment notes ancient Persians wagering fingers on game outcomes. It hints at ritual bets tied to sport or contest, reflecting historic risk and superstition.
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Island
Fruitcake Party
Graep Se
Sotemp
Sreust
South Taesop
la Rose
Poe
Eny Studio
Winnie
French Coast
Winston Churchill
Sir Alan Brooke
United States Army Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Tucson
Austin
Rebus
Endura
Isional
Isle of
Ackneads
Arthur G. House
Congress Street
Optometrist
Union Oil Company
Union Gil Company
People of
Union Oil Bldg
Los Angeles 14
California
Rwris
EL Conquistador Hotel
Tucson Tire & Boot Works
S. 6Th Ave
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