Chinese Fire Drill (1945)

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One year earlier for the "Chinese fire drill."
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RHDAS has 1952(Leon Uris).  They have an indirect cite from "1942-45"  which
has the same meaning but says "fouled up like a Filipino at  fire-drill."

>From June 5, 1946, The Coshocton(OH) Tribune, p.8 (the  sports page--ed.)

"As far as Burton was concerned, everything was fouled  up like a
Chinese fire drill as Hogan finished with his plus 51 to lead  Lloyd
Mangrum."

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     _Gazette And Bulletin_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=9qnHh8I+Pl6KID/6NLMW2l3/THt8ljCYn/UL0wfgaiKN0ePb+cNY7UIF+CsZYmrz)  _Tuesday,
October 09, 1945_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)
_Williamsport,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="chinese+fire+drill"+AND+cityid:33121+AND+stateid:77+AND+range:1753-1946)   _Pennsylvania_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="chinese+fire+drill"+AND+state
id:77+AND+range:1753-1946)
...fouled up his speech like a CHINESE FIRE  DRILL In a short news broadcast
I..
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_The Monessen Daily Independent_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=9qnHh8I+Pl6KID/6NLMW2qVbudQfOd0k+b4jgsOYI99q37n7eymwXEIF+CsZYmrz)
_Tuesday, January 09, 1945_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)
_Monessen,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="chinese+fire+drill"+AND+cityid:19082+AND+stateid:77+AND+range:1753-1946)   _Pennsylvania_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="chinese+fire+drill"+AND+stat
eid:77+AND+range:1753-1946)   ...oil. They  fouled her up like a CHINESE FIRE
DRILL. while she  was after j  the..