Miner in peril amid Ku Changs guerrilla holdout
Jim Bowman, an American correspondent, faces capture in a coal mine compound guarded by Ku Chang's band. A young Chinese lad Lin Sing reveals how he ended up in the river and in danger as the Chinese guerrillas prepare supper while Bowman ruminates on a brass Buddha ashtray marked made in Japan and a sense of homesickness.
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Jim Bowman
Ku Chang
Bowman
Lin Sing
Japan
States
Bis
Kifuas
Wu Chang
Tam
Lfe
Lin Ling
China
Melicans
Puzzles and Pranks Across a China Mine Scene
Lin Sing and Bowman clash over a camera pack and a projection machine in a Chinese mine. A mistaken spy tale and a comic firecracker ruse unfold as Lin Sing saves Bowman with a clever ruse and quiet exit.
Village weekly paper dear to home in four pages
A nostalgic ode to a small village weekly that despite its brief four pages brings comfort and connection. It contrasts with city papers and magazines, sharing bright, cheery notices and heartfelt funeral notices, and reflects the warmth found in hometown reporting from Andy Clarke's broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Clarke
CBC
Toronto
Bomber Command figures show February 1945 bombs dropped
London commentators note February 1945 saw 45,750 tons dropped by Bomber Command. They average four year trends: March about 68 percent higher than February, April about 21 greater than March, May about 9 percent higher than April, June about 49 percent higher than May. The piece argues sustained, limitless Allied power will continue throughout the war.
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London
Bomber Command
R.A.F. Bomber Command
Real Life-Saver Stove Aids French Military Hospital
A Primus stove supplied by the Red Cross aided a French military hospital by sterilizing instruments during 29 operations in one afternoon and evening. Miss Ruby Cobbett, a Canadian Red Cross welfare officer, notes the device enabled life saving work and cites the 500 plus Canadian girls serving overseas with the Red Cross Corps assisting in hospitals, ambulance driving, visiting the sick, and providing comforts.
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France
Red Cross
Ruby Cobbett
Miss Cobbett
Misa Cobbett
Canadian Red Cross Corps
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Newfoundland
Italy
Canada’s World Leading Feats and Pioneers
A compact review of Canada’s global leadership in resources, industry, transit, and science. Highlights include top roles in wheat exports, hydro power, pulp and paper, nickel, asbestos, cobalt, and inland ports. claims of the world’s largest exhibits and transportation systems. early railway electric traction, sleeping cars, submarine telegraph, and various firsts. Names notable: insulin, telephone, helium, and pulp-based paper making pioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Torontos
Port Arthur
Montreal
Fast all right apron color tale and science note
A department store customer recalls a faded apron whose color washed out after the first washing, prompting a counter inquiry about its claimed fast color. The column ends with a separate science fact noting that diamonds do not burn in air but will ignite at 850 degrees C in pure oxygen.
Garden Notes On Plants Suited To Dark Corners And Fertilizers
A Garden Notes piece explains that modern seed catalogues list flowers that tolerate shade and poor soil, including tuberous begonias and portulaca. It advises using well rotted manure or carefully applied commercial fertilizer, noting the risks of burning plants. It also covers soil improvement with manure, weed matter, and maintaining fertility in established gardens, plus tools and after school nutrition for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aklavik
Peelee Island
Roman drinks mixed with water sold during early games
History notes that soft drinks and root juices were combined with water and sold at Roman games in the first century BC, illustrating ancient beverage practices and public consumption events.
Desert creature quiz claims giraffe surpasses others
A riddle asserts the giraffe outlives a camel without water, runs faster than a horse, and remains voiceless. The statement blends animal facts into a curious puzzle with no clear source.
Guardian of Pagan Treasures Amid War Returns Home
U La Pe Win, a Burmese Government archaeologist, shielded Pagan’s artifacts for three years during the 1942 siege. He carried records down the Irrawaddy, buried documents and buried statues outdoors to warn Allied pilots, while living in a monastery cell with his family and trading on the Irrawaddy to survive amid strafing and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagan
Burma
U la Pe Win
Mandalay
Irrawaddy
Buddha
Priots
A la Pe Win
Four-Piece Outfit Pattern 4918 For Sunny Day Wear
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. offers pattern 4918 in sizes 2 to 8 with a blouse bonnet and bag. Size 6 jumper hat and bag uses 1% yards at 35 inches. applique included. Send name address style number and 20 cents to Winnipeg pattern office. mail may be slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canada’s Fur Trade Shifts to United States
A study by Canadian National Railways shows prewar fur exports largely to London, but now the United States dominates. In 1942 ungraded fur exports totaled 17.98 million dollars, with 16.87 million going to the U.S. and 157 thousand to Great Britain.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
London
United States
U.S
Great Britain
Snacks light enough to avoid spoiling meals
The article notes that some snacks are kept light to not hinder the next meal, and many carefully supervised day nurseries serve crackers and milk to children mid afternoon for this reason.
City Hosts More Russians Than Kiev
A concise report notes New York City has a larger Russian population than Kiev in Russia, highlighting migration patterns and demographic density between the two urban centers.
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New York City
Kiev
Russia
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