Morale Boost From WAACs at Fort Riley Camp
At Fort Riley Kansas auxiliary personnel describe WAACs lifting morale among soldiers. Commandant Colonel William R Irvin notes reduced need for guards and better grooming, while Reichard and Vanderlind share challenges like tying GI neckwear and room crowding. WAACs enforce a daily meeting rule to pair soldiers with a specific girl within 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Irvin
Waacs
Dorothea Reichard
Alliance
Ohio
G. I
City Schools Praised for Bundle Day Efforts
Save the Children Federation extends sincere thanks to teachers and pupils for Bundle Day success. The children who receive the clothing will best judge the effort, and the act is seen as fostering sympathy, unity, and stronger ties with allies, aiding American ideals.
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Save the Children Federation
America
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish and Clothing Drive
Yesterday the Ouachita Parish clerk noted transfers including A. P. Tugwell selling Lot 3 Square 11 Cole Addition to L. H. Loper for 3400 and John P. Luecke selling a lot to Mrs. Eliza beth W. Struben for 53.01. Monroe city schools’ drive raised 1135 pounds of clothing for Save the Children Federation in America and overseas, with a letter from H. Claude Hardy of New York praising the effort.
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Clerk of Court of
Quachita
A. P. Tugwell
L. H. Loper
Square
Cole Addition
John P. Luecke
Elizabeth W. Struben
Monroe City
Save the Children Federation
America
E. L. Neville
H. Claude Hardy
New York
Mr. Neville
Children’s Clothing Crusade
GIs and WAACs fashion rules stir Monroe girdles
The Monroe News Star reports on a World War II era WAAC auxiliary group with government issue undergarments. Girls describe frequent dances and changing partners as they wear khaki and pink items. A quote notes brassieres are hard to fit, pinup images circulate, and a black WAAC company is authorized locally. Nearby sales and property transfers are listed, with an aside that one third of Arizona’s population is Indian or Mexican.
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Monroe
News-Star
G. I
Reichard
A. I
Enery
Lee Avenue
Anna J. Sehneider
Waacs
Nigan Et al
Simon Shienker
Bhut M. Wedemeyer
Negro Waac
Deborah B. Hill
M. H. Holland
Filhiol
Ti Louis
California
Ey Weard, Jr
Sole
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Violet Vanderlind
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Pennsylvania Oil
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