Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • Page 12

IN UNIFORM BEATRICE DAILY SUN Beatrice, Sunday, June 25, 1944 fav Virgil Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Weaver, 512 South Ninth, has been promoted to the HUik of aviation machinist second class. He is now stationed at Rodd Ifield, Corpns Tex. At San Antonio Included in the present class at the San Antonio aviation cadet center are three Beatrice soldiers: Warren W.

Hinrichs, 217 South tSeventh; Emil August Isaacson, 1312 Ella, and Harold Richard Scheve, route one. They are receiving preflight training as potential pilots, bom- bardlers and navigators to prepare them for aerial instruction arid duties as aircrew members. Pfc. Arnold DeBuhr recently spent a ten day furlough at home gVtelting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs.

it William DeBuhr, route 3, Beatrice DeBuhr IB now stationed at jpfunp Philllpi, Kan. Confined To Hospital WYMORE Technician Fifth Grade Robert E. Field, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fields, that he is confined to a hospital in England with a broken leg.

He was sent to England in October. Visits Family Pfc. David Jurgens, who haa been overseas for 29 months, home visiting his family. He reports July 17 to Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Finishes Bakers School CAMP LEE.

18.000 loaves of bread must roll out of its thirty-odd ovens every 24 lours when a quartermaster bak- ry company goes into action. It s'the army's nearest approach to miracle of the loaves and Jishes in the reverent opinion of Col. L. R. Wolfe, commandant of quartermaster school, Camp Lee.

Among the IS officers and 20 nlisted men graduated In class no. 4 was Capt. Forrest E. Wilke whose wife, Mrs. Fleeta S.

Wilke. and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Wilke, live at Beatrice.

Receives Cluster WILBER Second Lieutenant Lester H. Knapp, nephew of Mrs. Frank Korbel of Wilber. has been awarded a second oak leaf cluster in addition to the air medal and one oak leaf cluster previously awarded for meritorious sen-ice in aerial flight over enemy occupied Europe. Knapp is a member of a P-47 Thunderbolt fight group.

Visits Mother Pfc. John M. McGirr. coast guard anti-aircraft, is home visiting his mother, Mrs. Bertha Mc- Gfirr.

He has been stationed at Washington, D. for two years. Paul McGirr has arrived safely overseas, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Bertha McGirr. He is a turret on a B-27 bomber.

He left the states the last of May. Communications Officer Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewster have received word from their son, Ensign Bob Brewster, is on duty in the Atlantic. It was the first word received by the Brew- sters from him since he left the United States early in May.

Home On Furlough Dean Callan is spending his furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Callan, and other relatives.

He is stationed at Henclrichs Field, Sebring, Fla. Visits At Home Cpl. John Holzenberg of Camp Stoneman, is here visiting his mother, Mrs. John Holzenberg, and his sisters. Mrs.

M. W. Fanders, and Mrs. G. R.

Pand- zik. Ensign Harold E. Protsman, son of Mrs. Blanche Prostman, Tulso, Is stationed tn New- Guinea. He Is a grandson of P.

M. Andersen, formerly of Fllley, Surprise Parents Charles chief motor machinist's mate, and son 'of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Williams of Wymore, surprised his parents. Wednesday evening when he arrived home to spend a short leave.

He will be assigned to another ship when he returns to duty. American War Plane WRIGHT FIELD, is one of a series of brief sketches of American warplanes produced under the supervision of the AAF material command, which is charged with the development, procurement, production and inspection of all army air forces equipment. Authoritative data on a different plane will appear daily.) This is the flown by the famed Flying Tigers and which is the present fighter standard to the 14th air force in China. It ii also used as a transitional trainer, ajid is particularly valuable in strafing and other low altitude missions. Description: Single-engine fighter constructed as a single-seat, low-wing monoplane with conventional landing gear.

Crew of pilot. Designed and built by Curtiss. Dimensions: Span: S4 feet, 4 inches. Length: 33 feet, inches. Height: 4 Inches.

Tread width: 8 feet. 2 inches. Wing area: 236 square feet. Power plant: One Allison liquid- cooled or 1,325 hp. engine (P-40E and later liquid-cooled "V-1650" 1.300 hp.

Rolls Royce "Merlin" Packard-built. (P-40F and later models). Curtiss 3-bladed, electrically controlled propeller. Performance: Rated at speed of over 350 miles per hour. Service ceiling over 30,000 feet.

The tactical radius of action is 150 miles. Bomb load: Has carried 1.000 pounds. Armament: caliber guns. Protection: Armor plate, bullet-proof glass and leak- proof tanks. Richardson County To Borrow Extra Combines FALLS CITY.

June 24 wheat ripening: rapidly in Richardson county and harvesting machinery and crews scarce, the local AAA office has announced that the state committee will try to obtain combines from other counties if the need great enough. Local AAA Chairman Ralph Biggs asked fanners needing custom combining work to register with the AAA office. He said prices for combining will be about $3 or $3.50 per acre. The art of painting Is said to have been introduced in Rome from Etruria by Quintus Fabius in 291 B. C.

Parents Buy Bond Per Month For Serviceman OSCEOLA, June 24 The longer Staff Sgt. Ed J. Oppliger is in the army, the more secure will be his future when he comes home. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernnest Oppliger of Osceola, are buy- ing a bond a month for their son while he is gone. He haa been in the service years. REVIVE OLD CURFEW FALLS CITY, June 24 UP) old ordinance prohibiting youths under 16 years of age from being on the streets late at night unless accompanied by parents or guardians will be revived to curb juvenile delinquency here, the police department announced. Dean E. Carpenter, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Milo Carpenter, received his silver wings May 23 when he was graduated as a second lieutenant from the Marca, advanced two-engine pilot school. He is a former student of Hohnesville high school. Official Photo U. S.

AAF by AAF Training Command. Omaha Flier With U. S. Aerial Unit In Russia MOSCOW. June 24 UP) Lee Seeman of Omaha, one of numerous American Eighth air- force fliers at newly-constructed airbases in the Soviet union, expressed hope "I'll be able to take part in operations from here which will he connected directly with the Red army." Another of the Yank fliers, all of whom were anxious to participate in the new Russian offensive by shuttle bombing runs from England to Russia, was Maj.

Robert P. Good of Denver, who said "all of us tried pretty hard to get on this trip." CLOSE HASTINGS UNIT HASTINGS, June 24 Capt. Alston B. Chambers and his administrative staff left Hastings college this week, closing the 3065th army air forces base unit. The last class of aviation cadets left May 25.

I To San Diego Weldon Kimmerling, seaman second class, has been transferred from Farragut to San Diego, where he is receiving radar training. His wife and children are making their home in Beatrice. Only 11 Shopping Days Left! Look Out FOR RATIONING OF ALL USED CARS THE AUTOMOTIVE NEWS OF JUNE 13 SAYS-- WHICH MEANS- That any purchaser of a used car would be required to oB- tain a permit from his local ration board. To do this he would be governed by OPA and ODT qualifications for eligibility. WHICH MEANS- The (need car) celling Is ex- peoted to bring immediate demands from ODT tor a rationing regulation governing used oars, since ODT doei not intend to permit a lowered supply of used oars to fall Into the of nonessential osen.

contention has been that higher prices tend to bring idle can out of storage, and that war with inflated incomes have been in the best petition to buy these That if your present car Isn't good enougK to last for tKe 'duration of tKe war, plus an unlimited time for 3 to 5 all told YOU- owe it to yourself and your family to trade for a later model car Today wKile dealers'stocks are fairly good. REMEMBER-- only a iMted number of used cars are on the market now, and fewer and ffVi lew Wl11 be offered for sale So, ACT NOW, TODAY I BEATRICE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS A Boys and Girls Help Win The Battle of the Food Front! Help Your Country By Helping On A Farm! We can't all fight but we can all right now the greatest service you can do your country is healthy, pleasant farm-work. PART OR FULLTIME VOLUNTEERS Make a farm job your vacation with pay. Or, if you can't do that, spend just part of your time harvesting a crop for get paid for Every day, every hour wfll mean you're helping to keep your country's supply lines intact, helping to bring our war-front closer to Berlin and Tokyo, helping to make our food-front the production miracle of all time, Back The Attack Buy, More War Bonds ffneV OF Davisons Service Stations LOCATED AT 1203 NORTH 6TH ST. 403 WEST COURT ST.

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