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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
HARDIN COUNTY
Bell Rang Last In 1918

Hardin county's old courthouse
bell, which hasn't been heard since
its song of peace was heard on No
vember IL, 1918, probably will be
rung again, this time at the end of
the present world conflict.
Although it has no ploce in the
county's new courthouse, the old bell
reposes in relic room apparently
awaiting time when it again will
be called upon to tell the hometown
residents that bandits with designs
on world domination have been
whipped.
w. Dow Wagner, who was assist
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
DIR. Thomas Hospital
Chief

Major Lester c. Thomas, former
Lima surgeon who enlisted in the
Army Medical Corps, has been APP
pointed as chief of the medical staff
at the Moore general hospital at
Swannanoa, North Carolina. Major
Thomas will have charge of the sur
gical setup at the hospital, which
was recently constructed at a cost
of nearly $5,000,000 and has bed
capacity of 1850.
The purpose of the hospital is to
provide more complete medical care
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
High School Physical
Ed Tougher

Uncle Sam won't find bunch of
softies when the time comes to re-
cruit Lima boys who are, now OF
high school age.
Recreation Director Harold Dillon
announced that physical education in
the Lima high schools will be tough
er. Calesthenics will take a back
seat, and boxing will be compulsory
for all boys. Wrestling will be OPP
tional, and soccer will be substituted
for less arduous intramural games.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Lima South Debt Paid

The touch of finality to the schools
Indebtedness was provided by South
high schools P. T. A. when they met
recently in the school auditorium and
burned it's mortgage. J. Mclean
Reed, superintendent of Lima
schools, gave history of the school
and music was provided by the
A capella choir.
The final payment on the indebted
ness, incurred when the school was
built in 1918, was made Sept. Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
HANCOCK COUNTY
Vaccinations Reported
Successful

Of the 1,435 pupils in Hancock
county vaccinated for smallpox 1,023
were successful, according to read
ings made by DR.. S. F. Whistler,
county health commissioner.
approximately 200 absentees and
athletes were vaccinated when DR..
Whistler read the first vaccinations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
War May Cut School
Holidays

Hancock county schools may omit
their usual Christmas and New
Years vacation this year and dis
miss only for the two days, County
Superintendent E. E. Ray revealed.
Ray said under such a plan students
would be dismissed earlier in the
spring thus allowing them to aid
the war effort by helping with farm
work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Farmer Strangled d
In Combine

Lester o. Rodabaugh, 81, was
strangled to death recently when his
clothes became caught in the power
take-off of a tractor-combine. The
suspenders of his overalls were
drawn tightly around his throat.
The accident occurred while Roda-
baugh was working alone on the
farm of his father-in-law Carey
Cummins, near Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Dec. l Farm Truck
Deadline

The deadline for the operation of
trucks without ODT certificates of
war necessity has been extended to
December /.
According to the latest OPA regu-
lations, anyone who has applied for
certificate of war necessity and
who has not received it by Dec.
may be eligible to apply for issuance
of temporary gasoline rations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Hunters Fill Findlay'
Hotels

All hotels in Findlay were booked
solid for the opening of the pheasant
and rabbit season. Hancock county
has become known as one of the best
districts in the state for pheasants
and thousands of hunters take to
the field annually.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
No Xmas Decorations
In Findlay

Christmas window and store dis
plays this year will feature the sale
of war bonds and other war aids,
the Findlay Chamber of Commerce
announced. The usual decorating of
Main Street will be omitted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Lima Mail Service
Curtailed

Dwindling manpower and heavier
mails in the Lima post office have
made necessary curtailments of col
lection service from street letter
boxes in the city, Postmaster Earl
r. Leach, said Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
War Worker Dies
At Job

Edward C. McNulty, SO, Hunting
ton, Ind, died of heart attack as
he operated a welding rod in the
tank shop of the Lima Locomotive
Works, Inc.
In the room he occupied in Lima,
Coroner Harry Lewis said he found
dozens of war bonds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
Judge Klingler
HOnOred

Sincere tribute expressed in simple
language featured a talk Wednesday
evening by Chief Justice Carl ".
Weygandt of the Ohio supreme court
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26

than is provided in army camps.
Special cases from other hospitals
will be transferred to Moore hos
pital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
BlufftOn Schools Get
S5,311

Payment of $127,380 was made to
six Lima district cities under the
school foundation program for the
fourth quarter, the State Depart
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26

ed by the late Claude Osbun in ring
ing the bell "a years ago is plan
ming to take part in the future cere-
monies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26

misses a beautiful shot because he
had forgot to load his gun.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26

Don't forget December eighth, third
floor of the town hall, eight o'clock.
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
AN URGENT MESSAGE
to women who suffer
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La gaceta., 1942-03-26
rios. I'm Comite P-arlementario
dict6 que Ia o. 3. era no tan So

rios. I'm Comite Parlamentario
dict6 que Ia 0. B. era no tan So
10 anti-gubernamental, sino tam
bien Y, esencia.mente, aniti-afri
cano. No sc pue1e hacer acusa-
ci6n mas grave contra un movi-
miento pari-militar y naciona-
lista. Ell SenadOr Conroy, miem
bro del Gabinete, ha declarado
que ell Gobierno tiene la o.. B.
en- mano firme. Sus planes Sc
cretos, sus secretos y las intri-
gas disfrazaldas son bien conoci-
das de las autoridades.
En- condensation a estas acu-
saciones concretas, ell DIR. Van
Randsburg-en ell mejor estilo
nazi-se preSenta como la ino-
cente victima injuriada. Reptile
una y otra vez que la O. B. no
es la quinta columna nj que tam
POGO es anti-inglesa. Tambien
dice que 6l no es nj por asomo
ro-aleman. Els tan solo, dice
ia primera columna de A
frikaanders en- marcha'. Sea la
fprimera o la quinta, la question
de nImero mo es Importance.
Ell p1blico de Sud-Africa la
a eStoS elementos nazis "a
m&laitas" 10 que quiere decir
kafires. La Union no
Sc engana sObre quienas apoyan
a la o. B. Hitler, Himmler &
Co., todos son conocidos como
"Amalaitas' y los sudafricanos
saben tambien que los banldidos
dc Berlin uSdn GOd0 meulO, Via
Lourenco Marques, para aEan1
a la o, B. en- sus locuras.
Puede tenerse la seguridad' de
que ell General Smuts y su ga
binete pondran sus manos sobre
los terroristas. Los verdadleros
Afrikaanders-la gran masa de
la Uni6n-estan unidos detras
del General Smuts La esplendi-
ola historic escrita per las tro-
pas Sudafricanas en- Eritrea,
y Libia es una prueba
Incontravertible de clio.
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
TEATRO CASINO
"ROMANCE MUSICAL"

Jose Glamour, ell adtministra.
dor del teatro Casino, presenta-
"a ell Sabado, en- function de me.
dianoche, que empezara a las
IL 80, la preciosa production Gu
bana Romance MUSICAL.
Interviewer en- esta cinta, jo-
va de la cinematografia cubana,
Norma Suarez, Minfn Bujones,
America Creapo, Anibal de Mar
(Don PansraciO), Enriqueta
Sierra, Manolo Fernandez, Ma
risCl Alba, Otto Sirgo, Marcelo
AgUdo, Rosita Fornes, Alberto
Muset, Rita Montaner, Rene Ca
bel, Olga Chorens y Elsa Valla
dares.
Los CRITICS. cubanos asegu-
ran que Sc trata de una pelicula
bonita, fina y sentimental, con
los majores artistaS del teatro
"criOllo",
Separe sus Aunetas, por GUAM
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
LA GACr'rE
GOYA

Anlciano, cast ciego, temfolo-
rCso da pulse, cen ell a3pecto de
vieio leon erjalulado, Goya pin
to hasta sus Gltimos momentos.
Ell dfa 16 de albril de 1923 sc
apag6 en- Burdeos aquel volcan
que de tempo en- tempo y a
mcio de avalanche die lava Ian
no "Los Caprichos'', "Los Des-
astres de la Guerra" y cientos
Gle jibujcs hirientes, impIaca1
bces.
Quien repase Los Caurichos,
Los Desastres... y la Tauroma-
quia, sertira siempre una ex-
traiia impression. Parece que la
scr5ara absolute surgfda Dies
pl6s de la grave enfermedad
que palieci6 el aho 1892, concen
tr6 ito3os sus medios de EXPIRE
sion en- 10 p~uramente grafico.
TamIbi6n en- tales obras sc apre-
Ella cIaramerte Ia Influenza de
Juan Bautista Tiepolo. Ell gar
100 iel buril del veneciano en- sus
Csr~;chc -Schorzi 81 Fantasia
-iuici6 a Goya en- Ia Orienta-
cion del grabado, como inicion
a otros, entire ellos a Ramon
Bayou, en- la t6cnica del aqua
fuerte, Esto en- cuanto al proce-
dimiento. Lo que podemos demo-
minar "argumento" de eStas o.
brals merece Ia mas cuidada a.
tenci6n. La receptividad de Co
va para ser inf,uido sutilmente,
tambi6n es prblema que va To-
grandO cl~ridad.
Scstpschamos que los suehos,
de Quevedo, fueron leidos por
GOya y transformadOS mas o
menos consciantemente hasta ell
momenlto de su realization gra-
flea. "Sueno de la Mentira y de
la inconstancia" titula a uno de
los grabados,
M6dicos eminentes quizas po-
drfan explicar Ell proceso goyeS-
co de fenomenOlogia psfquica
subcensciente,
Los dibujos y grabados de Go
va pueden ser comprendidos o,
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
II

Muchos die sus miembros lu-
cen NAL ~peinadas barbas en- me-
moria de los "Voortrekkers''
Al mismo tempo, la O. B. inclu
We solo una Fraction de Afrika-
anders Y es repudiado por los E.
lementos mas sanoS y mas ma
por
ell "Partido Reunido" del DIR.
Malan. Este partido mamtiene
vistas republicanas, pero es e.
nemigo acerrimo de o. B. Ell
"Partido Reunido" abjura de to
toda connection con Ell Nacional
Sccialismo O con los fines y Cpl
niones totalitarios del O. B. En-
este punto slus o~piniOnes coinci-
den con la vasta mayoria de la
Union de Africa del Sur, los que
no tienen simpatia alguna por
las Opiniones separatistas de
cualquiera de las tendencias ma
cionalistas, sino que apoyan de
TODD coraz6n la politica impe-
rialista General Smuts. Bl o. B.
predica la completa separation
de blancoS y negros, tanto terri
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
soes.an numerals, 81 Quiere a.
si5tir a la funei6n de mediano-
che.
Ell SENADOR THOMAS ACU
SA A LA CAMARA DE co
MERCIO

Washington, MARIO &c.
Ell senador democratic Thomas
de Utah, acus6 aver a la CANA
ra de Concrete de los Estados
'Unidos de haber iniciado la
campaha "de escriba al Con-
greso," con ell fin de perturbar
la h%egemonfa en- la direction
de los trabajadores." Tai cam
paha tiende a deshacer o per-
Judicar ell convenio voluntario
entire obreros y patronos que
abarca la jornada semanal de
40 horas, con paga de tempo
y medic por las horas extraor-
dinarias.
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
PARA LA MUJER DEL HOGAR

cuan'do menos, sentidos por Las
gentes Ole TODD Ell rmumdo. En- e.
Hos Sc encierran 1as mayores &
lmprevistas complejidades del
espiritu humane.
Crudeza de concepto que Fe-
derico Nietzsache-A Goya die
la filosoffa- lanz6 a todos los
vientos con gran escandalo, ha-
blan sido fcrmuladas graficau
merte por Goya a modo de fie-
ras interjecciones. En- la filoso-
fla grafica die Goya hay pagi-
mas desalentadoras, de un pest
mismo e~stremecedor.
Ell placer y Ell sufrimiento f.
sico, la algeria y Ia pena hon
ola, 10 m~isterioso Y 10 fantasia
co, ell egoismo y la abnegaci6n,
TODD tiene SUI formula sintetica.
Humane, demasiado huma-
no., es ell tftulo de una de las o.
bras mas conocidas de Nietzs-
che. Certero titulo para abar-
car en- una Erase el arte de
Goya.
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
Los lacayos de los nazis en- el Africa del Sur
Bandidos al s~ervicio de Hitler y Himmler
Por ENGINE

/ torial como industrfalmentel
"Una naci6n" dicen ellos, "tie-
ne solo sitio para ana lengua,
una raza." En- ma palabra, i
IDEAS descabelladas acerca de un
"Nluevo Orden a la Hitler.
Ell Lider de la Ossewabrand-
wag, que sc Hama a ST mismo &c
neral en- Jefe, es un ex-funciona
rio administrative del Estado
Libre de Orange, el DR.. ]. F. J.
Van Rensburg, hombre todavfa
joven Y lleno de ambici6n. Els Ell
protegido del ex-M inistro de De
fensa, Sr. PROV, 81 que es de
origen aleman, pero que antes
de la guerra sc presentaba con
81 disfraz de patricia sudafri-
cano, aunque cuando estuvo de
valcaciones visit6 a Hitler, di6
pedidos para aeroplanos en- Ale
mania Y en- 1889 mand6 a su hi
ia a hacerse I'm hogan en- la
"vieja patria". PROV es ell a.
dalid del "Nuevo Orden" en-
Sud-Africa; Van Rendsburg es
81 jefe de la S. A.
Los diScursos de Van Rends-
burg SON un eco fiel de las ma
nifestaciones de los quislings
europeos antes de la guerra. En-
Ell mes de MARIO de 1941 sc pro-
hibio a los funcionarios de eSta-
do que sc unieran al Ossewa-
brandwag. Ell representante del
Primer Ministro declare en- el
Parlamento que ell Gobierno te-
mia prueba de que los fines del
movimiento cram revolucionab
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
DIVoRCIos

Decretos: Ofelia Rivers con-
ira Ralph Rivers.
NUevas demandas Hattie Lee
Dixon contra Moses Dixon; w.
Nj. Ellison contra Mary Ellis
on; VERNE Lee Rogers contra
L. l.. Rogers; Edris Drake con-
ira Charles T. Drake.
La gaceta., 1942-03-26

De Ruben Dario a Goya;
Tenen Ojos asesinos
en- sus semiblantes divinos
tus angeles femeninos.
La gaceta., 1942-03-26
GOT DATE?
DON'T neglect your Breath

II you've got 2 date with the girl friend. or
a business appointment, play smart and take
the proper pr0cautiop 10 see that your breath
qoesnt offend Unnecessarily. After All. moth.
tnE IL 50 thexcusable and so offensive aaI
negleobd case Of h~Alitosis (bad breathl M.
fore your next date or business appolntmont.
rinse the mouth with Listerine Antiseptie'
Almolt Immediately your breath becomes
aweetsr, purer, less likely 70 offend. Most
eases OF h~alitosis, say some authorities. arc
ane 70 the Fermentation Of tiny food particle
y the mouth. although some cases may BE-
que Y syetemie disorders. Against the for.
mer condition, Latenne Antiseptic works
wenoUt because II hrst halts the fermena.
zoe 80 then overcomes the odors Il causes.
QNo1 tqfget 10 use Il. Itp the frat ala al
asonsanua Of popular and successful peopia
uSTERINE ANTISEPTIc
VA k@b6 Fey RsasiA Susssss
Evening star., 1942-11-15
Men Ito 50. Get in the Navy and
! Asst BU Is
OUT OF SKY!
These boys are fighting for YOU,
If you are not yet in uniform,
your place is with them NOW!

your place IS with them. NUW!
DAY AND NIGHT, on the Atlantic, on the Pacific.
II these boys are fighting for you. Blasting Nazi
planes smashing Jap ships that threaten your home
your family, your freedom, your country.
Are you going to stand by and let them do your
fighting for you? Not you! You aren't that kind
You,are going to do something ABOUT IT.!
And right now is the time to do it! In this
there's job-a fighting job-for every red-blooded
American. Today-while you still have the chance
to choose-make up your mind to get the training
you'll need to do the job right. Your Navy will give
you this training-expert training that will fit you to
play an important part now, that will equip you to
land better civilian job after the war is won
This training in aviation mechanics, in electricity,
in RADIO in engineering-in any of 49 important
skilled trades-will help you to quick advancement
to posts of good pay larger responsibility Many men
are promoted to Petty Officers ratings paying up
to $138 month by the end of their enlistment. AH
receive an increase in pay after approximately two
months of service.
Good pay. =. and it's all yours!
All your living expenses paid The Navy giues YOU
your unforms-$133 worth. The Navy giues you good
food-and plenty of it. The Navy giues you clean,
Portable quarters. The Navy giues you medical and
dental care to keep you in top physical trim.
And the Navy gives you something else too
something you've never known 'De1ore-sometnng
you can realize only when you step out in your own
Navy uniform.
It's grand feeling-a proud feeling. You're not
quite the same fellow who walked into the recruiting
station You no longer have to 60 it alone. You're
part of the team-a great team-an all-American
team that's going to be in there suggng shoulder to
shoulder until it has won this war.
The Navy wants you on this team Wants you now
today! Come on! Step into the nearest Navy Re-
and have friendly talk with the
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the exciting new book, Men Make the Navy" 1t
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Don't wait Act now-while you're free to choose.
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Evening star., 1942-11-15
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The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
Baseball Film,
Ninth Inning
Here April Is

Baseball fans on Kseslsr Flsd
VIII have an opportunity to vits
major league baseball through tie
medium Of the motion picture
when the American Leaguss
eighth annual film is shown here
from April 1924 Entitled "Tht
Ninth Inning the picture Is ded-
Gated 10 the late Lou Gehrlg. peer
less Yankee first baHeman
This baseball movie IS sply
named as it features TED Williams
thrilling All-Star game winning
home run snd Mickey Overs
famed "muff IN The recent Word
Series. Both Of these events Occur
red in the ninth inning
This one-hour picture viii Be
exhibited twice daily and no ad-
mission viii be charged The sgt-
ming performance will start 81
7.30 In Rec Hall 8. A mornhe
showing for p shift students vii
be screened Et Post Theatre No !
daily al
The performances we're arrang-
ed by the Fields A g. R, office n
cooperation with the American
League.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
SPORT SHORTS

BASEBALL 1855 keesler Fieks
new baseball team continues hoB-
ing daily practice on the drill fad
at 4:30 pm. and 100 pm. on Sun
days, Games with amateur, SEMI
pro. service and professional teams
are still being arranged. No regl-
lar games viii be played hog-
ever until complete uniforms
arrive.
Pfc. Les Wilson. manager OF ne
Keesler nine, has issued 4 call br
experienced first basemen. Any
first sacher with three or fur
years Of pro ball behind him Is
urged 10 try out for the team A
left handed power hitter and
ihrower is preferred The outfit
also could use an experienced
catcher.
SOFT BALL-The Quarterms-
ter sottball championship was won
last week by the Property Offiee
team In the championship series.
they won two consecutive game s
from the Warehouse nine by scoIss
OF s3 and 1915. Sgt Chester Pow.
aibo was the hitting star Of the
title contests.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
KeesIer Calendar

FELLOWSHIP HOUR First Baptist
Church, 8.l5 70 Sis ?, m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Pictures and
Travel Talks. Biloxi Community
House basement, 2. m.
OPEN HoUSE-Bsck Bay Community
House. D. m.
OPEN. HOUSE - Lyman Recreation
MUSIC APPEciATIoN - New uso
Recreation Center. 2-6 p, N.
OPEN HOUSE = Gulfport Woman's
Club. directly back OF Hotel Mark
OPEN HousE-KniEht Of Columbus
Hall. 24'h avenue, one block north
Of railroad. Gulfport, as p, m.
MONDAY, APRIL II
DANCE - Ocean Springs Community
House ] 10 ?. N.
DANCING CLASsES-New Uso Rec
restion Center, $50 ?. m.
TUESDAY. APRIL IL
SoCIAL-Methodist Chapter Houss.
soUARE D2NcE-Pizaia Pavilion. ,
DANcE-d Iberville Recreation Center.
GAME MCHT-New Uso Recreation
WEDNESDAY,. APRIL Is
GAME ROOM AND SQUARE DANCE
Back Bay Community House. s. 10
.. N.
soCIAL-Hsrrison Courts Recreation
Center. = II p. m.
DANcE-New usO Recreation Center.
Powder and Rouge Company, Miii-
tsry Maids, . = II ?. m
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
KEESLER KLIPS

Promotions. q warm shining sun
ard marked Increase IN outdoor
sports activities kept the keesler
Field soldier sfselin good this
week
Corp George ~. Hslioran, writ
lng for ne 4i22.ssz Teen. Sc. So. re-
ports that more than 50 prlvates Of
ne squadron Here named Pies.
This month. Most Of tns promo
tons already announced were Tor
men on special duty with the Post
Security Section.
Six men OF ths squadron Were
confined 70 the hospital during the
week. They we're Corp. Willis g
Grow, Pfoa. Harry Z. Kifer and
Leonard A. Seputls and Pvts. Al
ford Rutherford, Eugene Simmons
and Maurice Z. Mitchell. S. Sgt
Marcus D. Meadows, who has been
confined TO his home with an ankle
injury for several weeks. expects
% be back with the squadron soon.
Corps. Kenneth L. Lanlgan,
Leonard L. Powell and Hslloran
and Pfc. Charles W. Fischer have
finished the Post Clerical school
after four weeks course.
The warm sunshine 50 prevalent
here OF late has brought q rush OF
men 70 the A. and r. Supply room
and all athletic equipment pro-
yided for the Provisional Group Is
being used 70 ihe utmost each day.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
Crack Shots
Perform Here
Saturday

A fancy shooting exhibition by
the Topperweins. billed as the
Worlds Greatest Shooting Team, :"
will be staged for Keesler Field
soldiers on the west side OF the
drill field Saturday morning at Q.
All Replacement Training Cen
ter troops available Saturday, in
addition 10 other Post soldiers, viii
view the exhibition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ad Topperwein
put on = variety program, shoot
ing at different objects from nu-
merous positions using 9ifle, pistol
and shotgun. Mr.. Topperwein con-
iinues to improve as a marksmsn
despite his more than 70 years.
One Of his IA world records tops
al others in the history OF shoot
ing. For 10 consecutive days, eight
hours day. he shot at two and
one quarter inch wood blocks
tossed into the air by an assistant.
During this lest Of shooting skill
and endurance, he missed only
nine Of 72.500 blocks.
Mrs Topperwein Is reputed to
be the worlds greatest woman
shot. Like her husband, she has
mastered all types Of firearms.
Saturdays exhibition is under
the supervision OF Capt Samuel
II. Patterson, Executive Officer Of
the Replacement Training Center.
and was arranged by the Special
Services Office.