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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1944
Page
5
Sylvia Day and Janet Farr appear in Cecil Roberts Labyrinth. The novel follows English girls aiding the Greek defense in Crete, their escape routes, and the daily resistance the Germans faced after the island fell. The book moves fast after setup.
The piece retells P an Ku creation myth with heaven earth, sun moon and divine forms, then describes the dragon and human origin via clay figurines. It also recounts a narcissus origin tale sparked by a blind beggar and a family’s rice bowl. The author cites Sim Sian tek’s folklore book and ends with a light recommendation.
The Connecticut Cook book compiled by the Westport Woman's club and published by Harper & Brothers offers a wartime friendly collection. It replaces rationed ingredients with adaptable recipes while preserving flavor and variety.
Adam Fiske from Freeport Maine travels to the Mississippi plantation region in 1853 to establish a school. The narrative places him as a stranger in a unfamiliar southern setting as Frances Gaither introduces the principal character amid plantation life.
Fiske reaches the Dalton plantation to find a shuckin bee in full swing with enslaved workers, alcohol, and a fatal knife attack among a slave group. He later becomes master of a school at $500 a year, observing a Southern lifestyle that unsettles him. Scofield the Negro headman earns influence as a mystic amid religious gathering and volatile personalities on the plantation.
Memorial Day on Betio Island at Tarawa honors 1026 Marines and Navy and Army airmen who died in the invasion. Capt. E. C. B. Gould reads the epitaph and places a wreath, noting the resting place for all who died for a common cause. Bugle taps, prayers, and a Stars and Stripes display mark the quiet ceremony.
Capt. John C. H. Lee Jr. son of Lt. Gen. Lee and deputy to Gen. Eisenhower, was captured on an invasion beach but escaped. He knocked a guard unconscious with a shovel, seized a rifle, and fled to rejoin his unit after lying in a foxhole.
Rufus Matlock won reinstatement as Polk County police chief after two years of legal battles to the Arkansas state supreme court. He then resigned voluntarily to seek the Crawford County sheriff’s post, a race backed by radio personality Bob Burns.
A Senate subcommittee of the Small Business Committee will investigate how war imported minerals and metals affect domestic industry. Sen. Scrugham of Nevada will head the panel, joined by Sen. Murray of Montana, who says the group will not quibble over import costs but will assess cutback implications and domestic industry impact.
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