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STRAIG OR WHISKEY
Jap Bombers
Strike For
New Bases
Melbourne, Mar. 19 (AP)
—As if determined to blast
openings and forward foot
holds for the invasion of
Australia, Japanese heavy
bombers struck at Port
Moresby, New Guinea, and
Darwin, on the northern
Australian mainland, but
the results of the raids
were officially minimized.
There were no reports of
new action today by or ag
ainst Japanese war vessels
and transports, and it was
asumed that Japan’s inva
sion fleets are reorganizing
after one was wrecked on
the New Guinea sea ap
proach to Australia and an
other crippled yesterday
by direct hits on heavy
cruisers.
FRANK COTTER DIES
AT AUTO WHEEL
Seattle — Frank Cotter,
widely known throughout
Alaska and longtime Edit
or and columnist of the A1
aska Weekly, died March 8
at the wheel of his auto
mobile after returning
from Hood Canal where he
spent the weekend at the,
cabin of his sister, Mrs.
Clara Decamp.
When biking first be
came popular over 40 years
ago, Cotter took up the1
sport and became one of.
the best known bike racers
in the Pacific Northwest.
For a time he operated one'
of the largest bicycle sale j
and repair shops in Seattle.,
Cotter wTent to Fair-i
banks about 1917 and en
gaged in newspaper work.
From there he went to the'
Iditarod during a gold
stampede and later return
ed to Fairbanks.
Oak Storage Facilities
At Cresta Blanca Plant
Biggest In Wine Industry
Livermore, Calif. — An
oaken storage capacity
greater than that of any
other winery in the coun
try has just been achieved
by the Cresta Blanca plant
here, with completion of
an expansion program in
creasing its facilities from
200.000 gallons to 1,500.000
gallons.
The plant has been com
pletely remodeled since i;
was acquired by Schenley
Distillers corporation last
year for large-scale produc
tion of fine American
wines.
According to Max Bar
tholomew, local plant man
ager. the expansion includ
ed purchase of oak casks
and ovals w'th a capacity
of 700.000 gallons, oak be
ing considered essential for
storage purposes in aging
fine wines. Large redwook
tanks were also installed
for preliminary “racking,”
stabilizing and clarification
of wines. Oak and redwood
cooperage is now on a 50
50 ratio, he said.
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About 25 years ago, Cot
ter located in Seward and
for several years was pro
prietor of a men’s furnish
ing store, then sold out and
went to Seattle.
Cotter was always active
in sports and was a writer
under the pen-name of Pat
O’Cotter.
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months n idvanee for vour sul
•cnption The- Name Nosae?
THE WAR IN WESTERN PACIFIC
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Japanese mandated islands (1). Another Jap raid on Darwin (2) was announced
and Japanese gains in Java (3) were acknowledged. The Allies were reported to
have slowed the Japs in Burma 4).
U. S. MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT
Pictured above is a U. s. motor torpedo boat, the type of craft in which Gen. Mac
Art.hur and his party left Bataan on the first leg of his journey to Australia, to
fake supieme command of the United Nations forces in the S. W. Pacific.
Sc[t. Leroy C. Anderson of
Burlington. Wis.. has been
awarded ike Distin^u’shed
Service Cross. Gen. Mac
Arthur reported from the
Philippines. An 'erson is
believed the first selectee
■ o win the award.
PIONEER WATER
DELIVERY
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Carrying an Assortment
ol Vine Liquors, Win*
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CHECKINC THE NAVY BEL L—Special diver*
check a I'. S. navy divins In'll, one of the tvpr of rescue hell*
used to liberate men trapped in a sunken submarine, fnless sph
is equipped with special escape chambers, hell cannot he used.
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While the triggermen do their cb.m*'. round crews at the a r corns training
school at Albuquerque, N. M.. load :• Hid pi me with 100 pound practice bombs.
Each rnissle contains a pound of powder so die bornbadiers can observe the re
sults of their sighting, fIT. S. Armv t:v 1 n'ctiup).
AIIMYS NEWEST GIANT TRANSPORT IN FIRST HOP
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The United States Army’s newest huge transport plane, the Douglas C-54. took
its maiden flight and landed safely after a 24-minute test cruise near Santa Moncia
Calif. Douglass officials described it as the largest transport of latest design in
the country. Other details remained a military secret.