Pagan Guardian Of Burma Treasures Safeguards Ancient Capital
U La Pe Win, a Burmese Government archaeologist at Pagan, hid and protected Pagan’s treasures for three years during wartime. He buried records from Mandalay, stood Buddha statues outdoors to deter fire, and lived in a monastery cell with his family while trading on the Irrawaddy to survive amid Allied attacks and river threats.
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Burma
Pagan
U la Pe Win
Mandalay
Irrawaddy
Buddha
la Pe Win
Lower Burma
Mine Rescue and Film Screen Fulfills Escape Plan
In a coal mine compound Bowman and Lin Sing plot escape from Ku Changs band. Lin Sing uses a projection machine to lure attackers with American film triggering a chaotic retreat by Wu Changs guerrillas. Firecrackers and a staged assault force the outlaws to flee in panic.
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Jim Nowman
Ku Chang
Kitu
Lin Sing
Wu Chang
Bowman
Tam
Ceeay Anes Cote
Ind
Puszled Lin Sing
Melicans
Fish Puffs A Lent Menu Seafood Entree
A versatile seafood entree for Lent and year round menus. Fish Puffs mix cooked flaked fish with Rice cereal crumbs milk and eggs, baked in custard cups in a water bath, served with a cheese sauce and greens. Yields eight portions.
Practically Harmless News On Cold Remedies
A doctor offers comforting news on the common cold noting weather as a minor factor and suggesting that many remedies do little harm while others may be unnecessary.
Garden Notes on Sunshine, Soil and Fertilizers
A guide to selecting flowers for mixed sun and shade, with examples like begonia for dark corners and portulaca for full sun. Tips compare manure and commercial fertilizers, methods to apply, and how to enrich poor soil by digging in weeds, sods, and strawy manure to create a nutrient rich loam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aklavik
Peelee Island
Little Village Weekly Brings Comfort From Home
A Canadian reader praises a small village weekly for its cheerful, homey notices and personal notes from away back country, noting its four pages provide comfort and readable words. The piece cites after school meals and weather as context for daily life and sports, with a stray historical fact about an Egyptian lock from Nineveh.
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Fromens
Toronto
Bomber Command’s Rising Bomb Tonnage Through 1945
Figures show RAF Bomber Command dropped 45750 tons of bombs in February 1945. The article cites month to month increases: March about 68 more than February, April about 21 percent higher than March, May about 9 percent higher than April, and June about 49 more than May. It argues heavy air attacks reflect Allied resources and will continue while weather permits.
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London
Bomber Command
RAF Bomber Command
Four-Piece Outfit By ANNE Adams Pattern 4918
Anne Adams offers a strawberry sun lay outfit with blouse jonnet and bag in pattern 4918. Sizes 2 3 4 9 and 6 jumper hat and bag use minimal fabric. Send 20 cents, include name address style number. Winnipeg pattern dept. McDermot Ave. delivery may be slower.
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Anne
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot’ Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Scotland’s biggest oatmeal eater testifies in court
James Rae, a farm worker, claims the title and describes his diet of half a pound of oatmeal for breakfast, oatcakes for dinner, porridge at teatime, and atmeal puddings for supper. He argues these snacks are light and do not hinder the next meal.
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James Rae
Scotland
Gamrie
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Nineveh
Pynaere Ee
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