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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
2
A director laments interruptions by his stenographer Miss Faire who asks how to spell words while dictating. The dialogue reveals a question about a woman’s age with the response 26, and the director worried about appearing ignorant for constantly correcting spelling.
The bride ends a quarrel by crying and revealing her intention to move her mother in. She says she would go home to stay with mother if only one thing were different, while the husband presses for details. The exchange highlights concerns about family influence and in laws.
A husband named George asserts he keeps his word and calls a spade a spade after returning home late. His wife retorts that he calls a club a club only when it refers to working late.
A dialogue snippet shows a woman praising a marine as the nicest boy she ever used and the marine replying to tell that to the marines. She counters by saying she has dozens of them. The fragment hints at flirtation and wartime humor.
A light exchange plays on words about puncturing and stopping, humorously riffing on how a tire issue leads to a pun about a full stop. The dialogue echoes a casual, witty mood without additional context.
Two bankers discuss a financier who failed and blamed his wife for extravagance. A later exchange notes how the failed man faced the setback “like a man,” attributing blame to his wife’s spending.
A debate asserts dirt is costly when laundry bills are included. The remark contrasts dirt’s price with expenses tied to cleaning garments and maintenance.
A collage of quips on oil shortages and wartime rationing plus jokes about heating rooms and stoking morale. It blends witty exchanges about home life with world war references and light poems about campaigns and civic duties.
A lively period film review touts The Major and the Minor with Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. It lauds Rogers as a capable comedienne in a charming plot about cross dressing on a train ride home.
A crochet set done in Shetland Floss features stripes of white dainty flowers embroidered in lazy-daisy stitch. A new mother will be proud to own this set. Pattern 7379 provides directions, stitch illustrations and materials needed. Send your order to:
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