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...week that the Japanese would severely punish four captured airmen for their "inhuman act" in bombing Tokyo, everyone thought it was more Jap eyewash. Then the Japs came out with names and addresses (Lieut. William J. Farrow, of Darlington, S.C.; Lieut. Dean E. Hallmark, Dallas, Tex.; Sergeant Harold A. Spatz, Lebo, Kans.; Corporal Jacob D. Deshazer, of Madras...
Born 50 years ago into a Pennsylvania Dutch family as Carl Spatz (one a), the new Chief of the Army Air Force Combat Command has taken a good deal of kidding because of his name. About five years ago, tired of hearing strangers address him as General Spats, he added the extra a, indicating clearly that "Spots" was how he heard it. It still sounds, as it is, a German name, but Carl Spaatz believes in facing right up to that kind of thing. In 1940, while visiting an English airdrome near London, he signed his name and occupation...
...Hoyt or Lieut. Odas Moon. From this plane dangled a thin rubber hose. While the planes zoomed at 75 miles an hour Lieut. Harry Halverson aboard the Question Mark reached out, grabbed the hose, thrust it into the tanks. Once there was bungling. Gasoline was spilt. Major Carl Spatz, the commander, was burned. Lieut. Elwood Quesada was overcome by fumes. But later a swinging rope conveyed zinc oxide, balm for the Major. Lieut. Quesada, recovered, idled in his berth, read a magazine. Other ropes were swung, provided oranges, oatmeal, coffee. The larder of the Question Mark was stocked...
...seventh day it rested. The Question Mark ended its airy sentence. After 150 hours. 40 minutes, 16 seconds aloft, the plane came to earth. Out of the fuselage stumbled the crew, shouting greetings. For Lieutenant Quesada, a dish of ice cream; for Sergeant Hooe, a dress suit; for Major Spatz, a shave ; for them all and for the Question Mark there was the acclaim which they had won by keeping a seven days' vigil, so they might snatch from the clouds all existing records...
...play by Willard Mack, presented at the Theatre Masque by James W. Elliott with the following cast: Henry Smithers Victor R. Beecroft Jenkins Orville O., Harris Eric Hammersley Arthur Wellesley Michael Devlin Willard Mack John Christansen Hans Sandquist Novak Victor Esker Ling Foo Loo Sam Lee Harry Spatz Joseph Sweeney "Swede" Cora Marie Chambers Kathlyn McGuire Katherine Wilson Martha Alice Moe Trixie Helen Handin Cherry Betty Brenska Bessle Beatrice Banyard Tommy McGuire Clark Marshall...