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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1943
Page
7
A garbled OCR snippet shows disjointed dialogue with phrases like a golfer in poor form and a dentist asking for a tooth filling flavor. The dialog includes a quip about running up bills and jumping at conclusions and a line from a child about chocolate flavor in a tooth filling.
A teacher guides pupils through an art gallery to show how a brush stroke can alter a smile to a frown. A boy notes that his mother could do the same. Tessie laments not getting a job after an office manager asks about punctuation and timeliness. she replies she has never been late.
An advertisement notes Camel as the top-selling cigarette in Navy service stores and popular with Army Marines and Coast Guard personnel. Local dealers promote Camel car tons to ship to service members, urging readers to send a carton of Camels today.
An 81-year-old Colonel Matt Winn discusses future Derby plans and walking from New York to Louisville, recalling the 1875 Derby and teasing a 1943 special while offering travel and pattern ad details for a bolero frock, Pattern No. 8337. He jokes about aging and dogs, and describes springtime scenery and dogwood blooms.
A brief exchange features a tease about age with a playful line about looking younger. The dialogue hints at affection and a lighthearted dynamic between the speakers.
Mrs Jones learns her husband has left his bank job to enlist. She jokes that he has burned his bridges, while he faces an uncertain future and possible military uniform.
A witty exchange notes a pretty girl posing as a model for lingerie advertisements. The remark suggests she represents the undergarment world in a playful, metaphorical way.
A short verse describes Grace marrying George, a capable housekeeper. She regrets the union, confessing that married life carries risk. The reason is lighthearted and domestic, noting George cannot mend his pants.
A young girl named Rachel explains two lifelong seasons to a puzzled teacher in the lower East Side of New York. She answers that the two seasons are Slack and busy.
A brief domestic exchange features a boastful remark followed by a gentle rebuke. The dialogue emphasizes social restraint and decorum in a domestic setting.
A domestic quarrel leaves a husband and wife trading jabs over a missing temper, highlighting family friction as they insist the other bears no fault. The lighthearted exchange captures a tense moment in a household dispute.
In a lurid wartime anecdote a famous actress confesses relying on Japanese staff since wealth arrival. The day after Pearl Harbor she asks her butler if he would cut her throat, receiving a vehement denial and a threat to burn the house if needed.
Colonel Winn recalls racing fans in Britain crossing hundreds of miles to Derby days and Kentuckians planning to travel by wagon streetcar or walk to Churchill Downs. He says he seeks color and public interest beyond a two minute race, aiming to stir thousands of fans ahead of May events.
The speaker argues sport supports morale and national spirit during war. He recalls Kentucky Derby history and asserts controlled sport can aid the United States without hindering victory. He would still back the Derby even if it meant a substantial loss.
Answers: 1 Vatican City covers about 0.17 square miles. 2 Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress. 3 Georgia was named after King George II of England. 4 Frost kills a plant by freezing its cells causing dehydration and tissue damage. 5 The state without counties is Louisiana. 6 Shrapnel was named after British army officer Henry Shrapnel.
Vatican City covers .16 of 1 square mile. Jeanette Rankin of Montana in 1916. George II. The water inside living cells freezes and bursts the cells killing the plant. Louisiana uses parish as the unit of government. From General Shrapnel, the inventor.
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