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Do you remember Dec. 7,1941?By HELEN WEIERSHAUSERThe newspapers had daily reports of the war in Europe but it«eemed so far away to most Americans. Things were going wellAfter all President Roosevelt had said, 1 will never send ourboys to fight on foreign soil.” Maybe someday we might become Involved but not now.Life was quite pleasant in Muscatine, People were beginning to recover from the great depression. The local stores had plenty of beef, butter, candy, coffee, and canned goods. Henderson's garage was selling the latest model Chevrolets—a stylish design with parking lights on the front fenders.The high school had a good basketball team and Leu’s Chrome Room was the favorite hangout of teenagers. Coke was the main drink and for a nickel in the juke box the kids could listen toBlueberry Hill” sung by Bing Crosby A new crooner, whoalways twisted his wedding ring as he warbled melodies, wasbecoming popular—a thin, young fellow by the name of Frank Sinatra.Haircuts were 40 cents in barber shops like the Earl Jones Barber Shop, Jones Barber Shop (operated by Earl’s father). The Sliver Front Barber Shop (operated by .'Froggy Nolan), and the barber shop operated by Frank and Ed Crow. There were several other shops in town at that time who charged the same price Shaves were 20 cents.Most of the women in town looked forward to the sales at McColm’s where they could buy fine dresses for as low as $5Youngsters took piano lessons from instructors like Mrs George Chase, Mrs. Ida Springborn. and Mrs Nellie RobertsonLife was quite good in 1941.While the citizens of France and England and other peaceful loving nations faced the monstrous evil of Germany’s power and bore the free world on their shoulders like thousands of giant Atlases; and Adolph Hitler, drunk with power, was sending millions of helpless people to Dachau and Buehenwald, we were(Pleas* turn to page 12)
Newspaper Details
Muscatine Daily Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Fri, Dec 07, 1973
Page 13
Full Page
Clipped by
Anne C.
NA, 07 Dec 2023
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