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July 13, 1940
Saturday Evening, July 13, 1940 THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Tune In On KRBC
PAGE FIVE
ghters
Into the corridor and
or after me. con-
ntment and a vague,
ling that I had been
straying Julia,
fort was alone at a
lost Exchange restau-
him with real pleas-
idea what a relief it
d to him, after the
ought my order, "to
ne else who is an out-
the army."
his glass of tomato
ng salute and drained *
ne across the rim with
were like himself as
ng to know him. At
only the outrageous
sical-comedy manner,
lashes the eyes were
intelligent; and under-
to was Gerald.
GE?
they take themselves
" he observed shrewd-
in the empty glass,
feeling guilty, as if
ts discussing an ab-
which was not a good
ve were both paying
and lodging. Never-
disloyal.
help noticing," he
ly, "that it wasn't so
t of that poor devil
iat occasioned the in-
night, as the fact that
in the reservation "
blame them for that.
ugly headlines." And;
subject not altogether
t Sanda and Jeff in
nnlng an ,early wed-
lew to my face and
fe hesitated over the
he sounded as if he
a
PICTURE NEWS
HOW PLANES DROP FLYING FIREMEN AT
The plane cruises over the dense forests, with the observer-jumper
scanning the area for tell-tale smoke The, fire spotted, the pilot
maneuvers into a strategic position and the ‘chutist bails out
perienced jumpers prefer to make featherbed landings” on XOuns
pine trees, which catch the parachute and absorb most of the
shock on their yielding tons .
SCENES OF BLAZES DEEP IN DENSE FORESTS
One of the greatest handicaps of the U. S. Forest Service in fighting
forest fires which take such toll in northwest timber regions every
summer is the inaccessability of the tiny blazes which quickly roar
into devastating conflagrations Now t new corps of "parachute
troops" is able to nip the fire in the bud. Above, a parachute fire-
fighter, enters a Patrol plare. .
Audrey' Rowe, above, thinks it’s a lot of fun to hold a $750,000
diamond, even if you don’t own it. It belongs to her boss, diamond
dealer Harry Winston, and recently arrived in his New York office
Perched atop a desk in his Washington, office, Republican National by ordinary registered mail from Amsterdam, Holland Called the
Committee chairman Joseph W. Martin, Jr. forecast a fighting "President Vargas,” the Brazilian gem weighs 726.60 carats, the
campaign. The Representative from Massachusetts laid he was world’s largest uncut diamond. London firm, disputing ownership,
certain Democrats would nomi '• President Roosevelt tor a third seeks to prevent Winston from selling it ..
AH’M STRONG FO’ 1
VACATIONS-EXCEP’ ,
FUM MAH VITTLES!
nuch nicer person.”
a for a moment while
prosaically consuming
ement about that.”
carefully "But she's.
her life. I don't sup-* *
very romantic to her.”
he?"
literally no expres-
ords—an effect which
experience is almost
achieve It rang a
where in my brain-
n my typewriter that
ition to. I didn’t pay
i to this, either, In the
i scared and thinking,
d be a murderer: I
Id on him. But the
it cross my mind that
depths
the only reason it's *
observed presently,
eyes were so open
it I forgot ebout the
estimation," he re-
Wife can't testify
sband. I've studied a'
added modestly, and
iously said no more,
t you surely don’t
I began and, with.
remembered San-
arms and Jeff com-
Ider Could fie have
he have killed Ivan
age?"
lot appear to notice
re ,
i about it than the
t he assured me.
theck. If you girls
must take the bit-
weet and learn not
masculine chivalry.
ed you to breakfast
y have to stand for ..
fifteen cents, but
irtually a pickup. I
hat you pay your
goggling stare pur-
street a
think it's too bad - 1
ith no change of
a sure to think she’s
nse." I said sharp-
• it was not.
ded to see Julia. I
dewalk in front of
isngv and thought
ere now Then I re-
ilds depths and his
■rung way of leap-
elusion. And meek-
ly. I walked beside
le club.
still, in my rooms
ieved to find thst
i himself off.
see s man he knows
special license,” she
• going to be mar-
e can.”
continued 'J
A new type ‘chute harness,
padded suit and shock-proof
helmet helps the flying fire-
fighter to land safety almost
anywhere.
Important part of the chutist's equipment is a
new six-pound portable radio-phone. With this
he reports on size of the fire and what should be
- done.
The forest fireman gods about extinguishing the
blaze. Extra equipment he may need is parachuted
down to him. As much as 112 tons of supplies were
dropped at one large fire.
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BORDER DOWN MEXICO WAY—Uncle Sam’s international boundary problem at
Nogales, Ariz., is a matter of fence upkeep, for only this wire mesh separates the American Nogales
from Nogales, Mer. on the other side. Note the similarity of architecture.
About as much as a fish
needs a bath Pappy Yokum
needs a vacation. But nev-
ertheless a lot of people
who know Pappy — as
everybody does through
reading LI’L ABNER — are
planning a holiday trip for
him this summer. They're
taking him along when they
, go themselves. Not for
Peppy’s good, but for that
of their own minds. For
they can't have LI’L ABNER
go with them unless they
count Pappy in. And they’re
taking LI’L ABNER - as
you can do, too — by hav-
. ing sent to them, at their
vacation addresses — the
newspaper the comic op-
pears in -
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There is no snow in his Finnish picture. ) Spring has brought crosses Finnish soldiers at Joensuu kneel
in front of graves of their comrades who fell fighting for their country in war against Russia.
In a triumvirate of "strong
men" expected to dominate
France’s new Faseist-model
government is Adrien Marquet,
above, former Minister -of La-
bor and Mayor of Bordeaux.
Others in the trio are Vice Pre-
mier Pierre Laval rd Gen.
Maxime Wey gand.
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