Burma’s Joan of Arc Leads Guerrillas in Central Burma
Ma-Khin-Nyunt, called Burma’s Joan of Arc, rode a white charger to lead guerrillas against Government troops in Central Burma. Reports say she studied in Calcutta and returned to organize forces, stirring national sentiment with bold, daring actions and mixed reactions from officials. A dramatic passenger train encounter is described, illustrating public fascination and human impact of the conflict.
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Ma-Khin-Nyunt
Burma
Joan of Arc
Ma-Khin- Nyunt
India
Calcutta
Sis
Celebrity Baby and Hollywood Romance Headlines
On a festive night Johnnie Johnston became a father to a girl named Patricia Kathryn. Dorothy McGuire heads to Hollywood expecting her February baby. Jennifer Jones and David Selznick plan a wedding after January 9, while Walter Brennan appears in Blood On The Moon. Peggy Cummins and Megan Kennedy reconnect and pursue film connections in Dublin and beyond.
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Ciro
Johnnie Johnston
Johnnie
Baby
Mrs. Johnston
Songbird
Kathryn Grayson
Patricia Kathryn
Dorothy McGuire
John Swope
Hollywood
Europe
Jennifer Jones
David
Selznick
Irene
Jennifer
MGM
Louis Jordan
Abbey Theatre
Dublin
Pegey Cummins
Megan Kennedy
Pegey
England
Peggy
Mecan
Early wage regulation for servants after Black Death
The text notes that the plague reduced servant supply after the 14th century, enabling higher wages. It cites the first act regulating servants’ wages in 1351, before which servants had no legal protection to appeal for higher pay.
Reverse Champion Bill Jennings University of Oklahoma
Reverse Champion Bill Jennings, a University of Oklahoma student, reflects on a career of unlikely honors. From Oklahoma Military Academy in 1942 to air cadet ridicule at Randolph Field, he notes a ironic ascent crowned by fellow students naming him ugliest man at the university.
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Bill Jennings
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Military Academy
Randolph Field
85 year old man enrolls as freshman at Bergen Junior College
Louis Rich an 85 year old New Jersey resident enrolled as a freshman at Bergen Junior College to keep occupied beyond movies and television. He said he needed activity and mental engagement in his retirement.
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New Jersey
Louis Rich
Bergen Junior College
Boomerang in Boyne City Fish Hatchery Discovery
Mrs Hudson Robinson cut open a fish in Boyne City Michigan and found an earring she had lost two years earlier at a local fish hatchery.
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Boyne City
Michigan
Hudson Robinson
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National Library of Australia
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