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Show T 7 7 ii t'lNTAH BASIN STANDARD. World War II do n," Lewis taid. Chicago White Sin. 6-- Dodgers beatFinding the newspaper proved to ing the Giants, 9-- Boston Braves be quite exciting lor 6 1 year-old over the Philadelphia Blue Jays, Lewis, who served in the Vietnam and losing the second game of the Conflict with the U.S. Navy. doubleheader. (Phillies for ashort "It was amazing to read about all time were called the Blue Jays). thoA World War II battles in the Lewis added that the movies listed in the Mid way Mirror such as Sa'Midway Mirror. I eqjny watching the History Channel on TV, and you lute to the Msrines-starri- ng can read a book about it later, but this Wallace Beery and Bomnewspaper is up to date, Lewis said. bardier -- eUmngPuO'Bnrncaught The baseball scorn also caught my his interest as well as an additional The newspaper was called: "Ths interest. Back then baseball was ths ports story Fight Talk. A port ion of tha Fight Talk ia as Sage of the Islands", and was under main sport. All the soldiers had to the direction ofthe U.S. Naval Operkeep upon their favorite teams auch follows: Bobby Richards, contender ating Baas in the Midway Islands. as the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York for the world's featherweight title, The Midwqy Mirror" gives details of Yankees, New York Giants. St. Louis who is now stationed here wuh us and Browns and Cardinals, etc." a three-da- y operation where 13 Japawho just got through losing a tough nese ships were sunk, 16 other damThisyear it was the Subway Series 10- aged, 14 1 planes destroyed, and only with the New York Yankees whipround decision to Willie Pep, world's 15 American aircraft lost. ping the Meta in the World Series. In present title holder, is giving a helpLouis event ing hand to our boys, and the way he A portion of the etory of the U.S. 1944 it was an "All-S- t. with the St. Louis Cardinals beating is working them, they should be in Task Force battle with the Japanese air and navy ia as follows: Stealing the Browne for top honors. excellent condition Back in June 1944, the Midway into die southern Marianas the powSome war news items are as folerful carrier force loosed its planes in Mirror didn't know the final re- lows: Nazi Defense Line in Italy a devastating attack on Guam, Saipan sults. However, both St. Louis teams and British Fifth and Tinian Islands. The assault were leading their leagues, and the Army troops have smashed through a stirred up a hornet's neat of resiseditor must not have been a Yankee make-shi-ft German defense line along tance. Navy Hellcat fighters tied into fan due toastory as follows: Yankees the west coast of est of world champion Rome, throwing the enemy again into the enemy ill over the sky, as other Falling Fast-T- he New York Yankees nosed into sixth a hasty retreat. Four Towns Capturplanes bombed and strafed ground place in the American League. The ed-"The objectives. regular US. fourth diviLewis' stepfather, Thurmond Washington Senators downed the sion smashed to within 10 miles of served in the U& Navy as a shipfitter Yankees. 4 to 3, in 11 innings. This Cherbourg, capturing the German in the Pacific campaign. Ha was a wu the Yankees' 11th defeat in the stronghold of Montehourg after two welder, and would rapairvmrious parts last 13 games. days of bitter street fighting. Box scores are listed in Midway of the ship when things would break Mokmer Open Far Business-"- In Mirror with the Browns over the New Guinea. Mokmer airdrome on -- newspaper gives war news and sports scores 56-year-- old way Mirror fur the latest news, baseball scores and local tidbits. Allen Lewis recently found a copy of the By ALion Rachel DuringWorldWarllaoldietiwere thousands of miles away from home with new from the USAhard to come by, and they had to rely on armed services newspapers such as the Mid ed June 14, the possessions of his late stepfather, John Thurmond. Mirror-dmt- Midway 1944 among (Veteran's Day is Saturday, November 1L) 2-- &-- 7. Italy-northw- NWmhr 7 MdO- - P.fcl7 Bisk Island, in the Schuuten group, has been put into operation. General Douglas MacArtnur announced. Mokmer strip ia approximately 800 miles from the Philippines. Rommel's died reports, reaching London from the continent indicate that some weaknesses have begun to appear in Hitler's war machine, under the impact of the first week of Allied invasion. A new quarrel reported to have broken out between Marshall Rommel, immediate commander of forces, and bis superior, Marshal Karl von RundstedL Lewis served in South Vietnam various times from 1963 to 1973 for total of2 years. He is originally from Rome, Texas, and moved to Roosevelt, Utah when he retired from the Navy in 1981. His mother iaOvay Thurmond and wife, Juanita Lewis. I came to Roosevelt to my mother, and planned to stay only aix weeks, which isn't up yet, Lewis said. His stepfather, who is cousin of South Carolina L' & Senator, Strum Thurmond, died in 1969. HedidnY talk about the war very much. said Lewis. On the top of the newspaper ia a note-T- his paper must not leave Midway . It is a good thmgThunnand didn't listen ss Lewis now has tha Midway Mirror to read World War II news that still seems fresh and better than any TV show. the defending 2 in OLD of the "Midway Mirror", daring back to June 1944 that reported World War II news and sports scores. i IK. - H A Subscription to the STOtlDARD ;; el h' Mattes an v Excellent Holiday Gift! GOLD MEDAL1S- T- Keith Adams, a top horseshoe lower ai the Utah Senior Games. He also competed in basketball competition. '1 Read The Uintah Basin Keith Adams pockets Senior Games medals - ByAldon RacMt Jtooaevelt athlete, Keith Adams, won in eompetitiona at the Huntsman World Senior Games that were in St George, Utah, held October recently. Adams teamed up with Don Collins of Rangefy, Colorado, to takethe gold in the borseahoe doublet and won the silver in the horseshoe singles with a 3 mark. Adams and Collins were 8- 0 in doubles rlay. Adams hit ringers in single and on 20.1 14- ifhisU had a 23.13 mark in doubles. 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