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COLUMBUS, OHIO — The
Rev. Sheridan W. Bell Jr., Pas
tor of the Maple Grove Method
ist Church, who visits members
of the congregation dressed in a
leather jacket, with a bicycle
providing transportation. Rev.
Bell whose congregation num
bers 550 members representing
230 familes, says he uses the bic
ycle in place of his car in order
to conserve fuel and tires for na
tional defense.
From Aliens
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. —
Joe Aigner, property clerk at the
Los Angeles Police Department,
is shown checking some of the
radios and cameras given up by
aliens in compliance with a fed
eral order, which generally af
fects Japanese, Germans and It
alians Failure to comply with
the order by midnight, January
5, made the aliens subject to ar
rest and internment and confis
cation of the articles found in
their possession.
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Cor regidor, Manila’s Gibraltar-Like Island
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MANILA, P. I. — This is a photograph of the rocky island of
Oorregidor, which stands'in the center of the narrow mouth of
Manila Bay on Luzon Island. Japanese bombers have been lashing
down on it with fierce attacks. The island’s guns, manned by U. S.
forces, have brought down four planes. Coast defense guns have
stopped Japanese warships outside the bay.
Army Replaces Air Chief In Hawaii
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Lieut. General Delos C. Emmons
(left) of the Air Combat Force has arrived in Honolulu with in
structions to assume command of the Hawaiian department re
lieving Lieut. General Walter C. Short (right), Secretary of War
Stimson announced here.
First Aid
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ST. LOUIS, MO. — Despite
the amount of work the Cpast
Guard has been called upon to
undertake since our entry into
the war on the Axis, the human
itarian side of the members of
this arm of defense is evidenced
in these two photographs. The
upper one shows a tiny dog that
had suffered two broken legs in
an accident being expertly cared
for by Boatswain P. W. File and
other members of the crew of the
Cutter Poplar. The lower photo
shows the little fellow after he
had been patched up. Not “good
as new” yet, but he soon will be.
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"Commandos” Take Prisoners In Norwa i
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LONDON—A group of German prisoners being led by Briti
soldiers following the latter’s attack on the German-occupied No
wegian coast, British sources stated ‘‘Commandos” took part i
the raid. This photo was cabled to New York last week. The Coe
mandos are hand-picked especially trained, hard-boiled, here
fighting, British men, who started small raids on German ocoupie
lands. Their raids have grown in scope and intensity.
Scene Of Major Victory Over Japs
CHANGSHA, CHINA—Chinese high command announced
total of 52,000 casualties inflicted Jap forces here. Changsa, tb
main city, lies in the Hunan province. It eclipsed any victory tb
Chinese have scored over the Japs in more than four years. In tb
battle, buildings of the Yale-in-China university were burned, in
eluded the hospital— photo of which is shown above. This hospiti
is one of the finest in central China. Built in 1918, it was the gii
of a Yale alumnus.
Supreme Commander And His Staff
New Delhi, India—General Sir
Archibald P. Wavell of England,
newly appointed supreme com
mander of Allied forces in the
southwest Pacific and the mili
tary chiefs who will work under
him are (above L to R.) Gen. Sir
Henry Pownall of Britain, chief
of staff ;Admiral Thomas C.Hart,
United States Navy, naval chief;
(Below L to R.) China’s Gener
alissimo Chiang Kai-Chek, s
preme land and air commande
and Major General George 1
Brett, United States Army, de]
uty supreme commander.