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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1943
Page
8
Joseph W. Craford writes to his sister Jean from North Africa on March 8 1943 describing harsh weather sleeping outdoors, wet blankets and the still present aim to hear from Ed, noting friendly local girls as uninteresting and sharing his APO address for correspondence.
The piece explains cavalry heritage and gear needs from saddles to helmets, stressing modern war efforts. Readers are urged to buy War Bonds and join the Payroll Savings Plan, investing ten percent of income.
In Kansas City a young couple sought Police Sergeant Cassidy to wed them. While he hunted a license clerk, seven engaged pairs arrived. He secured licenses and the seven headed to a justice of the peace. One bride postponed, another delayed for work, the third chose to wait. Cassidy then returned to the station.
Dr. Thomas J. Herr of New York left 46000 to the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati which surrendered its charter this spring. The funds were to aid students lacking funds for tuition though the fate of the money remains uncertain.
IRVINGTON N J The diner operator Jack Carpenter had hired three women named Julia to fill male cook and counterman shortages. To curb confusion he renamed them Spike Slats and Butch indicating a simple fix to the staff mix and the recurring nickname issue.
In Kimberly Idaho Black smith Bin Kilborn slept as his shop burned to the ground and his house caught fire. Firemen rushed to the scene and one broke a window to wake Kilborn with the bad news.
An Italian-born Oregon stonecutter donated 1 500 pounds of fine steel stone cutting tools to the local scrap campaign.
In the near future Americans may live in glass houses with tempered glass furniture including tables chairs and pianos. Glassware and glass furnishings are common on dining tables and as decor. Glass blocks and large windows with glass curtains define modern homes due to stronger manufactured glass and easy cleaning.
Historical note recalls the Ku Klux Klan as a secret organization formed in the South during Reconstruction to suppress the political rights of emancipated African Americans. It terrorized Black people through fear and violence, including bodily harm and deaths in many cases.
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