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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1945
Page
7
The text recounts Col Robert L. Scott’s wartime path from West Point through aerial combat. It notes his conversion to combat duty, command roles, and reputation as a standout pilot, including bomber escort and fighter leadership.
The narrative recalls preparations for a late October American air raid on Victoria harbor Hong Kong with thirteen bomber crews led by a transport pilot. The plan included Japanese shipping and docks as targets, intermediate bases in Kwai Lin Hiengyang, and a staged takeoff from Kunming. The pilot reflects on nerves fatigue and resolve as the mission nears, noting the formation, weather, and anticipation of aerial combat with Japanese fighters.
A fighter pilot describes leading a dawn mission over Macau and Kowloon during a Pacific raid. He details enemy alert tones, heavy antiaircraft fire, and aerial dogfights with Zeros, praising teammates Tex Hill and Haynes as they press toward docks and Victoria Harbor.
Drastic regulations raise homemaker concerns as meat supplies stay tight. The feature urges using pork, veal, lamb, chicken, and liver, plus recipes for Meat Balls, Macaroni and Frankfurter, Pork Liver and Vegetables, Chicken Erie Casserole, and Fish Tartare. It notes fish basics and invites readers to request more tips from Lynn Chambers via Western Newspaper Union.
The article advises squeezing every scrap of roast meat into meals. Use ground pieces in ground meat recipes, enrich with condiments, and repurpose into soups, salads, rice noodles, spaghetti, or vegetable casseroles. Fish and fowl can be used similarly and as sandwich fillings.
New drapery fixtures blend plastic and wood with appealing fabrics. Unlined side draperies show off swag valances paired with plain sateen to enhance colors. Use existing rods for glass curtains and keep drapes close to windows so valance holders extend over them.
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