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100 Years since Col. Billy Mitchell found guilty for telling truth
Posted on 12/21/25 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 12/21/25 at 12:14 pm
Billy Mitchell was the father of our Air Force . He showed in the 1920s that planes could sink ships but the powers that be ignored it all, all the way until the Japs sunk the Prince of Wales and Repulse at Singapore.
As an officer, Mitchell made the mistake of saying what he thought of command as it continued to stick its head in the sand. Result: Court martial.
As an officer, Mitchell made the mistake of saying what he thought of command as it continued to stick its head in the sand. Result: Court martial.
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Posted on 12/21/25 at 12:31 pm to prplhze2000
Navy hates the Mitchells’, now most will know why!
Posted on 12/21/25 at 12:54 pm to prplhze2000
I remember watching "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell" (1955) with Gary Cooper on the late-show back around 1978. Everybody I spoke with back then knew who he was and what had happened.
Posted on 12/21/25 at 1:04 pm to prplhze2000
I used to go swimming at Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. I always wondered where they got the name for it, maybe it was named for the ship?
Posted on 12/21/25 at 1:29 pm to EastWestConnection
It's a theory. Ship never visited Hong Kong.
Posted on 12/21/25 at 1:31 pm to prplhze2000
I want to know more about the trial of the New Orleans politicians, their liquor trial and sensations.
Posted on 12/21/25 at 1:35 pm to Ghost of Colby
Great post.
Does anyone else feel sad that there is more news content on the front page of the first image than in an entire edition of what's left of a modern newspaper?
Does anyone else feel sad that there is more news content on the front page of the first image than in an entire edition of what's left of a modern newspaper?
Posted on 12/21/25 at 1:54 pm to Ghost of Colby
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I want to know more about the trial of the New Orleans politicians, their liquor trial and sensations
And “Mammy’s Philosophy.”
Posted on 12/21/25 at 2:06 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Mammy's Philosophy was a regular feature in the Jackson newspaper. It appeared several times a week. The author was the daughter of a Mississippi Supreme Court justice. She quoted her maid or "Mammy" as they were called back then.
I'm sure she thought she was being nice and honoring her but well, I always wondered what the woman portrayed as mammy thought about it.
Edit: Found this description of her. Sorry if too small.
I'm sure she thought she was being nice and honoring her but well, I always wondered what the woman portrayed as mammy thought about it.
Edit: Found this description of her. Sorry if too small.
This post was edited on 12/21/25 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 12/21/25 at 2:54 pm to prplhze2000
quote:did she get a piece of the $$$?
I always wondered what the woman portrayed as mammy thought about it.
Posted on 12/21/25 at 2:58 pm to prplhze2000
"Word Puzzles" - crosswords had become a national craze the year before
"Vice Imperils Girls" - right above a cheesecake pic of a movie star
"Vice Imperils Girls" - right above a cheesecake pic of a movie star
Posted on 12/21/25 at 4:22 pm to prplhze2000
This post was edited on 12/21/25 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 12/21/25 at 4:31 pm to prplhze2000
It’s a chain of command for a reason
Posted on 12/21/25 at 6:57 pm to Kafka
Ha! What do you think?
As for Mitchell, too bad he died before the war.
As for Mitchell, too bad he died before the war.
Posted on 12/21/25 at 7:26 pm to Duffnshank
Most importantly, Was Dorothea ever found guilty of misbehaving with her childhood friend Nooney, and branded with a scarlet letter? Courtland deserved an answer!
Find out next week…
Find out next week…
This post was edited on 12/21/25 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 12/21/25 at 8:14 pm to ItzMe1972
Well, that's demonstrably wrong.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 6:46 am to real turf fan
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Does anyone else feel sad that there is more news content on the front page of the first image than in an entire edition of what's left of a modern newspaper?
The modern newspaper ends in dot.com. Tons of links there for the clicking.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 7:29 am to EastWestConnection
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used to go swimming at Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. I always wondered where they got the name for it, maybe it was named for the ship?
Here are some of the key HMS ships named Repulse. It may have been named after one of them.
HMS Repulse (1916): A Renown-class battlecruiser, famous for being sunk by Japanese air attacks in December 1941 with HMS Prince of Wales, marking a significant moment in naval history.
HMS Repulse (1892): A Royal Sovereign-class battleship that served in the Channel Fleet and was sold for scrap in 1911.
HMS Repulse (1868): An ironclad battleship, the last British wooden-hulled battleship, sold in 1889.
HMS Repulse (1803): A 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, broken up in 1820.
Repulse (1596): An early English galleon, also known as Due Repulse, recorded until 1645.
This post was edited on 12/22/25 at 7:30 am
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