Around tlie World News in Pictures
JUNKERS 8 8—Landed in Allied territory in the Mediterranean by a Nazi who surrendered, this
German Junkers 88, with its insignia changed, is tested by U. S. experts.
U. S. Fleet Visits R£an:*:i
U. S. .Vary Photo
MANILA—Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.’s Third Fleet paid a
surprise visit to the Japanese at Manila and left these blazing docks
in the harbor as a calling card. Warplanes from units of Vice Ad
miral Marc A. Mitscher’s fast carrier task force roamed at will over
the former capitol of the Philippines, selecting military targets of a
priority nature. Municipal buildings, built by the Filipinos in the days
before the Japanese invaded their homeland, stand out in the right
background. The swank Manila Hotel with its yacht harbor and gar
dens may be seen in the immediate right foreground.
Sadder But Wiser
After learning his lesson the
hard way, little David White can
be depended upon not to play with
matches again. Here is the much
wiser lad having a petrolatum
o-essing placed on his burned hand
rs a first aid measure by Florence
1’unt, clerk in a New York drug
store. By presidential proclama
tion, Nov. 6 to 11, has been set
ar.ide as National Pharmacy Week
to emphasize the role played by the
notion’s druggists in protecting the
war-time health of the public.
"Brain Trust”
EUROPE—(Soundphoto)—American general* of the Allied invasion of Europe are assembled to
Kther in Belgium during a recent visit to King George. First row, (1. to r.) Lt. Gen. George Patton.
. Gen. Omar Bradley. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges; second row, (l. tor.
•Maj. Gen. W. B. Keen. Maj. Gen. C. K Corlett, Maj. Gen. J.L. Collins. Maj. Gen. U T. Gerow, First
Army, and Maj. Gen. Elwood Queeada. Back row, (I. to r.) Maj. Gen. L C. Allen. Brig. Gen. Charles E.
Mart, and Brig! Gen. Trsrrnr C Thrirsin. all members ad Gan. Hodges* First Army staff.
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BLACK AND WHIT E—Sally Fortune Ryan, sculptress
granddaughter of the fabulous Thomas Fortune Ryan, feeds her
black Scottie and white Sealyham on her lawn.
HEROINE OF STALINGRAD _ While admiring
neighbors look on, Alexandra Cherkasova (right) stands in front
of a war-scarred building in Stalingrad to model an outfit just
received from Russian War Relief. Alexandra remained in Stalin
grad and served as a nurse throughout the siege and now heads
a group of volunteers to help rebuild the city.
B-29’s Hit Rangoon and Singapore
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NEW YORK, N. Y.—(Soundphoto)—India-based B-29 Superfort
resses in recent raids on Jap-held Pacific areas, completed raids re
cently on Rangoon in Burma and Singapore in Sumatra. The latter
raid was the longest mission ever flown by military pldnes in daylight
and dockyards and repair facilities and oil refineries were hit with
great success. This photo eras made from another giant plane ef a
formation which struck at Formosa and gives asase idea or the here*
Mere undisclosed capacity of the Mg Hear*