Rickshaw Boy and John Muir biographies reviewed in The Literary Guidepost
Roger s reviews cover Rickshaw Boy by Lou Shaw translated by Evan King Reynal and Hitchcock noting its vivid portrayal of a country boy in modern city life and the perils of effort. Linnie Marsh Wolfe’s John Muir biography is praised for balanced insight into the conservationist’s life and impact.
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Evan King
Reynal & Hitchcock
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Peking
Tiger Girl
Hsia
Little Horse
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Candide
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Fellowship of Man
Ting
Lau Shaw
Reynal & Hitchke
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John Muir
Marsh Wolfe
Knopf
Thoreau
All America
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High Sierras
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Scotland
Wisconsin
West
Rommel chose death to escape trial in bomb plot case
Manfred Rommel, quoting U S army officers, said his father Erwin Rommel killed himself to avoid a people’s court over the July 20 1944 plot against Hitler. The younger Rommel recounted meeting with generals and a ride to a hospital where Rommel died of a brain stroke.
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Bad Tolz
Germany
Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel
People's Court
Hitler
U. S. Army
Manfred Rommel
U.S. Third Army
Maise
Burgdorff
Rommel
Ulm
Burial Rites Held For Composer Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni was buried today after services at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina Rome. A police band played the intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana. He died two days ago at age 82 and will be reburied later at Livorno as he wished. Thousands of mourners watched as his body was taken in a horse drawn coach.
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Rome
Pietro Mascagni
Daily body temperature variation follows daily cycle
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that a man's temperature peaks around five to seven p.m. and falls during the night, reaching the lowest point in the early morning.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Industry Hires Thousands Of Returning Vets
Reading Pennsylvania reports industry hiring thousands of returning war veterans each month. NAM official Michael J. Kane notes many veterans seek different fields and that plants readily hire handicapped workers. He asserts three million jobs for veterans will be provided and predicts manufacturing will lead to many more openings nationwide.
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Canada Stands by Volunteer War Effort in Pacific
Canada defends its policy of sending volunteers to fight Japan, arguing the force is substantial and well integrated with US and UK commands. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says the voluntary system matches Allied needs, while opposition papers call the approach meagre and risky.
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Edward ' Nichols
Houghton Mifflin
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Sally
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Paul Cadmus
America
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Ada
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Roosevelt
Quebec
United Kingdom
Cargo Ships Converted to Troop Transports for Return of Troops
Washington reports 306 cargo ships are being converted into troop transports for returning personnel from Europe. Liberty ships will house 550 men each and Victory ships 1,500 men each, with 206 Libertys and 100 Victory ships involved.
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War Shipping Administration
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