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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
2
A humorous strip-style piece notes a teacher following Edward the Sixth and a queen, then a gag about a couple moving to a new house losing a rain barrel. The husband returns home late, groaning about a full tub of water, and a doctor quips about coffee as Mrs. Jones jokes about her husband’s reaction to weak coffee.
Jerry asks for five, but Harry cannot lend. He suggests asking Bill. Jerry would but does not know Bill as well as Harry. Harry notes Bill does not know Jerry as well as he does.
Tommy laments extreme rationing as the family survives on pig feet with Johnny noting the lack of food. The dialogue reveals hardship and scarcity during hard times.
A comic kitchen exchange shows a strict mistress insisting on an eight o clock breakfast and a new maid agreeing to promptly respond without waiting if she is late. The brief domestic vignette highlights class roles and household routines.
Mr Blue and Mr Brown discuss age difference with Mr Brown noting his wife is now five years younger than him. The exchange reveals a shifting age dynamic and humorous reflection on time.
A brief humor item features a preacher and a stranger in a question and answer exchange. The stranger asks about worn clothes and the preacher explains both knees and back are worn from prayer and backsliding.
In a casual exchange Jane asks Joan to stop at the doctor’s and inquire whether she should take her diet before or after meals. Joan agrees to ask and report back.
Hollywood notes that postwar dance revivals echo the World War I era. Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly star in Cover Girl and may spark a new American dance fad, following in the footsteps of Vernon and Irene Castle and Mae Murray. The piece surveys early film dancemasters, from Castles to Astaire and Rogers, and notes Disney’s multilingual releases.
A mix of opinions on WACs as spouses dominates a public discussion. Lieut. Col. Walter Jaeger endorses military experience as asset, while Private Oscar Purkey and others caution about war lithe habits and authority becoming habits at home.
An article describes lightweight pine front hall wall pockets cut from wood scraps. Uses include ration book holders in kitchens and decorative notes by doors. Mrs Spears offers actual size patterns for this pocket and two others with directions and a request for Pattern 261.
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