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Show "t ----- Pistol Packin' Viiladies j, , , , , ,v , Pistol Packin' : Vi2;iladies yj ( 4V ! IN- " ' 1 NJ rN-v: - WTN ! V Victor. , N L A typical illustration of the sudden sweep of righteous belligerency bel-ligerency which suddenly transformed America into a hard hitting war machine is a group of women who guard the Alhs-Chalmers Alhs-Chalmers supercharger plant in Milwaukee, Wis. Before Pearl Harbor, these women probably would have been shocked at the sight of a gun. Now they are crack shots with pistols, shotguns, and tommy guns, as they and other patriotic patri-otic women guard our vital war plants. h X: ? if f 1 - ' tsr 1 wiwJ. tMM. . HALT! That's what Agnes Zemen means ivhen she blows her whistle. tr:-N 1 i 1 ! TN. GATE GUARD Lucille Beil examines the gate pass presented by the driver of a loaded truck. CHECK All vigiladies have orders to be suspicious, Jewell Halliday, left, not only checks this visitor's credentials but also the inside of a leather bag he is carrying. The military women stop each visitor to make sure that he or she is okay before being be-ing admitted. They also check each incoming automobile and the contents of all brief cases. Below: Yvonne Hyden, left, puts most of her shots in ' the bulVs eye. Mary Andraski checks the high score. t , ? f x if - " '. ' ' ' . - v , 1 X ' - I f -r , -W'.tv r - . . I . , V J - . f ' t'C ' ! . ? f 1 i v , ' X ' u X i I i THE BOSS is Lieut. E. E. I f , J'ara Toor. He trams the lady ,.?. 4 . . ". . " -.-. j guards for their poitt. He is . :. .' ij pictured showing Peggy IV alk- . ?l er, a new recruit, how to disarm ; - i an intruder. : ;: . . .; . J THE BOSS i Lieut. E. E. I Fan Toor. He trains the lady j guards for their post. He is pictured showing Peggy Walker, Walk-er, a new recruit, how to disarm ; an intruder. ! SINGLE FILE With tommy guns slung i over their shoulders vigiladies drill. ! SINGLE FILE With tommy guns slung r i over their shoulders vigiladies drill. ' v- ii. i. : i :w ,-.! ' , - f -. - . , "i , , 'V i. . ' ....-...-: : ; ; ' ' ' , ; i I |