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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1942
Page
6
The sergeant in charge finds a fatigue party stationed by sacks of flour. He asks what they are waiting for and they reply they are awaiting the sacks and self-rising flour, indicating there is a delay or plan in loading.
A quoted remark suggests Jones wants the position but doubts his stature to approve it unless he declines. The line captures a dilemma about self-image and eligibility for an office.
A young Irish couple names their newborn Hazel after returning from a christening. A friend reacts with mock insult, remarking that thirteen saints in the calendar justify not naming a child after a “bally nut.” The exchange captures lively local dialect and humor.
A humorous dialogue sketches inflation explaining that a dollar can stay a dollar while its purchasing power falls. Popper and a mother try simple analogies with steaks and paint to show how prices rise, ending with a quip about government expense and causes. Several light vignettes mix in with poems and jokes reflecting wartime times.
Hollywood firms recruit new talent while war work constrains veterans. Robert Hymes joins Columbia in What’s Buzzin’ Cousin with Ann Miller. James Davis signs with Metro for Salute to the Marines and Swing Shift Maizie. Georgia Gibbs signs 13 week CBS Caravan Hour deal. Myrna Loy shifts away from films. Irene Dunne slated for The Thin Man. Beatrice Kay joins Old New Orleans picture. Linda Darnell Doris Dudley Glenda Farrell in City Without Men. Navajo history shorts set with Harry Carey. Jane Wyatt sells 5000 feet color film to RKO. Other notes on Eddie Cantor’s Shirley Dinsdale and Gig Young at drive-ins.
Irish fishermen in shacks deploy live oysters as mouse traps. Oysters are scattered and when a mouse probes a half open shell the oyster snaps shut, capturing the rodent.
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