B 29 Raids on Japan Cited as Tough Target for Crews
Ernie Pyle notes that Superforts raids are meaningful but not war turning. He describes 14 hour missions, ocean dives after ditching, buddy system rescues, and the harsh realities of weather, fuel, and enemy defenses in the Marianas as crews press a prolonged campaign against Japan.
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Kreisler Confessed He Passed Own Compositions as Others
The violinist Fritz Kreisler achieved fame by presenting his own works as unknown past masters. He began in his early career to hide his repertoire and sustained the ruse for 30 years, finally confessing in 1935.
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How to Make a Simple Sand-Filled Footstool
A two generation old sitting room used a sand filled footstool as a low cost convenience. The stool, covered with bright fabric, weight created with cans of sand, required no carpentry and could be made from common on hand items. The sketch shows the craft steps and references Book 3 in the series offering many home makes for 15 cents postpaid.
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Home Care Hints From Practical Household Tips
Practical advice on airing bedclothes over radiators and storing scraps on separate spools to stay organized. Notes on repairing furniture by iodine, cleaning a coffee pot with salt, blowing motor windings with a tire pump, and waxing window sills for long lasting cleanliness. Also cautions on electric cords, avoiding staples, bias cutting for ironing boards, and hairbrush bristle orientation to prevent water damage.
Japs Inform Sun Goddess Of All Important Events
The article explains that Ise shrine in Japan, a wooden site dedicated to Amaterasu, informs the Sun goddess of major events for 2,500 years. It notes the emperor announces royal births and the premier proclaims wartime declarations there, while millions visit annually and pass no closer than the outer fences.
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Small World Reunion Ties Veterans Across War Time
In a Quonset hut Ernie recalls Lt. Col. John H. Griffith of Plymouth Pa, commander of a B 29 squadron. They share a faded memory of the Rangitiki voyage to England and Africa in 1942 as Griffith notes their prior acquaintance after flying missions from England and Africa.
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Sheep as Real Owners in England Farms
Longstanding view holds that sheep are the true owners of Cumberland farms. Since flocks preceded settlers, farmers who care for them are seen as the landowners, and selling a farm includes its sheep by default.
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