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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1942

Page

11

Tastes Differ Even When Diet Is Mainly Rice in Burma Escape

Twenty six foot weary American doctors civilians and military men marching out of Burma with Lieut Gen Joseph Stilwell prove tastes differ even when diet is mainly rice. For 140 miles they hiked through jungle rivers head hunting Burmese skies and storms to reach India. They shared rice daily and struggled with scarce meat while Dorn bought supplies from natives and a cow eluded capture.

New Delhi Burma Joseph Stilwell Jungle Dale India Orient Frank Dorn San Francisco T. A. Sharp Dorn

Administrator’s Sale of Orndorff Estate in Winchester Virginia

Public auction at 10 A M on May 29 1942 at the George W Patton warehouse Col Baker and Cameron Streets Winchester Virginia. Items include an electric refrigerator kitchen table dishes glassware bedding dresser two wooden beds and other articles. Cash terms. Taylor L Barr administrator Estate of William Ran Orndorff deceased.

William Ran Orndorff George W. Patton Ran Orndorff

Sugar Rationing Is a Boon To Insects

Tucson on May 28 reports sugar rationing may benefit thrips a destructive insect common in Arizona this year. The best spray base for thrips is brown sugar. Dr Lawrence P Wehrle associate professor of entomology at the University of Arizona said experiments will test substituting corn syrups and honey for brown sugar.

Tucson Ariz Arizona Lawrence P. Wehrle University of Arizona

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