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The Edwardsville Intelligencer from Edwardsville, Illinois • Page 6

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PAGE 3DWABDSVILLE INTELLiaENCEB, THUBSRAY, NOVEMBER 18,1943. Martyrs to Mechanical Mai de Mer Fellow Airmen Save Pilot as Plane Crashes And Bursts Into Flames at Pittsburg His Dog Greets Wisconsin Hero In a for cure of preventive of seasickness, Royal Canadian Navy doctors experimented with seamen by tossing them around in this awesome contrivance built at Montreal. The sailor in the cage the rolling see-saw was stiir feeling fairly well when this picture, was taken, 'tat a buddy on the couch below was recovering from a full-fledged case of mal de mer. The rem- developed by the researchers is said to cure three out of four susceptible persons, and jt will remain a i i a secret i after the war. Kangaroo on the Half Shell Son and Heir? Firemen torn hoses on the flaming plane as rescuen dash to cockpit to save the pilot To the heorism ol American airmen and civilian fire-fighters a P-38 pilot owes his life after his plane crashed and burst into flames at the Pittsburgh municipal airport.

These dramatic pictures released by the Ferry Command, Second Ferrying Group Division, Wilmington, tell the story of this rescue. Firemen rushed up right after the twin-tailed Lightning crashed at the airfield and Lieut. Jack S. Clay (in dark coat), Pvt. Joseph Cantore, both of the Second Ferrying Group, dashed into the flames to free Lieut.

Howard Everest, the trapped and injured pilot. Streams of chemicals sprayed on the rescuers helped keep the flames from them. One gas tank exploded and the other just after the pilot had been taken out. "Hi, fella," says Capt. Richard Bong to "Speak," the family watchdog, when he arrived at Poplar, visit his parents.

Capt. Bong, 23, is credited with downing 21 Japanese planes in New Guinea. NEA Telephoto) Pass Up the Ammunition Lieutenant Clay, tenter, and Private Cantore, right, drag pilot across the burninc wing as fireman sprays flames. injured Kan sure- Doc igaroo Is treat for Yankees in Australia, especially if they ied In capturing baby 'roos for pets. At end of wild chase Lt.

Dellcr, and Bombardier Bill Harrington find five holes In hide of this big buck. Bandanna Girl Jean Strasscr makes far more attractive use of a pair of bandannas than did the cowboys of the old west. Hollywood, where clsf? Peter Bennett Plant In New London, court fight, actress Constance Bennett seeks to establish that her 14-year-old son Peter is not adopted but is the son of her former husband, the late Philip Plant, and is entitled to share in the i i a spoilsman's estate. After explosion of two gas tanks, plane Is a mass ol flames and twisted wreckage. Jaunty beret and blue jacket and slacks form the new uniform of the WASPs (Women's Airforce Service Pilots), who ferry aircraft in the U.

S. and Canada. Ammunition shortage doesn't bother Al Gerarden. As handy with and arrow as the Indians were he bags four-point, 175-pound mule deer on Mad River Archery Preserve, near Seattle. SOVIET RUSSIA Nazi Killer POLAND WARSAW V.Gomel Brest Litovsk HUNGARY RUMANIA Goloti YUGO.

Belgrade Back from the wars to mend a bullet-pierced jaw, Dutch the Army attack dog has to his credit four dead Nazi soldiers that he killed in Sicily fighting. "DON'T SKID INTO THE JUNK PILE!" Braking Distances on Various Surfaces at 20 mph vft 1 en Sf 1 CONCRI 21 FT. VET CONC 26FT.I RETE NO CHAINS I WN I CHAINS NS ON REAR WHEE 40 FT. NOCH ON REAR ON ICE NCON 69 FT. AINS OR SfeB 8 KB 8 CRETE PACK iAND 3 FT.

6 FT. WEMEh ON EDSNC ON GLARE ICE I 169 FT. 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 179 In just one year the Red Army has surged back Stalingrad and the Caucasus to pom: a wav toward the goal or Berlin With large numbers Gorman troops knocked out of the remaining half of the battle may be easier, but Nazi defense lines within Poland and. Germany proper are shorter and stiller W' SEAGOING HITCH HIKER (U. S.

Navv Photo From WBA) Just on optical LUuaion, io be towing Navy patrol blimp in this Letters From You Know Where Popular as Santa Claus is this Marine mailman distributing to fighting men on Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. Police and war production authorities are traffic tie-ups and destruction of vv al, vcu, winter. Above National Safety Council chart shows tances on various road conditions. Actual stopping distances are 21 ft. morThowever, because it takes average driver of a secondIte.react^and apply brakes after seeing reason to stop.

This means 22 ft. at 20 m. p. n. To Bougainville Roy S.

above, has taken over command of Marines on Bougainville, replacing Ji. A. Van- dcgrift who has been assigned to new tasks, possibly planning the of Kabaul. Bottle Baby Orphaned by a dog poisoner, wee puppy is fed by Vickie Black ol Birmingham. Ala.

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