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Show DEFENSE rj j Linn R. Rock wood, freshman I at the B. Y. TJ son of Mrs. El- izabelh Rockwood, 2S0 E. 17 So., has enlisted in the Marine corps. Also Robert T. Forbes, son of Mrs. George Forbes of 58 So., 6 East. Both are out foa a commission. Plane production has reached nearly 5000 a month. Next year 10,000. 56 ships were delivered into service during May. The Red Cross has helped 750,000 war victims in the mid-east mid-east and distributed $2,000 000 worth of relief material there. Commander Nimitz sure gave the Japs hell at Wake Island-three Island-three .carriers, one destroyer sunk, 3 battleships, 6 cruissrs, 3 transports damaged. Gen. McArthur says 7, possibly poss-ibly 8 enemy subs were sunk in six days. |
