[Homer_J_Simpson]

Today's collection of stories is from page 7.

In Shansi Province the Japanese are occupying the extreme southwest elbow, having taken Lingtaing, Wuwangtu, Pinglu and Maotsingtu.

I bet most readers who actually got this far in the story gave up here and went to the sports section. I probably would have.

Following up the recent attack on Tainan,…

Oh, oh. Look out, Tainan!

…in the magazine Hoy today…(From the final page 7 item.)

But I repeat myself.

[henkster]

The average American of 1938 no doubt asked:

1. Where in the he!! are these places?
2. Why should I care?

But, given the nature of Japanese aggression, the average American should have cared. It’s not that these flyspecks on the Japanese map mattered, it’s that the Japanese were engaging in a brutal war of aggression and conquest. That needs to be identified and stopped wherever it takes place. Whether its Lingtang or Gori.

[Tainan]

I didn't hear a thing....those sneaky ninjas.

And the Cincy Reds are still 7 1/2 games out....heartbreak and despair.