Soldiers in Wartime Army Humor and Facts Woven In
A compilation of Army life vignettes from 1942 including nicknames, mottos, and training notes. It mentions the 33rd Armored Regiment at Camp Polk with tanks called Hitler Hearses, a 50 Year Old Club at Camp Roberts, and rationing at India Desert training center. It notes K P duty policy and a jiu jitsu instructor at Camp Barkeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Berlin
Army Emergency Fund
33Rd Armored
Camp Polk
Camp Roberts
Pearl Harbor
India Desert Training Center
Camp Barkeley
Harry Morimoto
Vitamins and daily diet essential for health
The article discusses vitamins and their impact on health, noting their medical significance and the need for adequate daily intake. It highlights how vitamins address specific diseases, yet stresses many people lack proper vitamin levels even without disease. It suggests daily servings of dairy and green vegetables to meet requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Borsock
California Institute of Technology
Borsock
Paul Mellon Seeks Army Check Approval at Fort Riley
Paul Mellon son of Andrew Mellon asks for commander's approval to cash a $100 personal check at Fort Riley. The CO questions the large amount for a private and Mellon asserts his controlling bank stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Andrew Mellon
C. O
Fort Riley
Indians Volunteering in Army Noted in War Feature
The article highlights that Indians supplied more volunteers to the Army than any other racial group and describes their early registration with weapons. It notes soldiers drink about four cups of coffee daily and mentions G. W. of Collier's Our Fighting Men column calling the U S Armored Division the Anzers as responses to Hitler's Panzers, with jeep used as a rookie nickname.
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G. W
Dep
Collier’s
U. S
Anzers
Goering Kin in US Army Sparks Irony and Rules Note
Fragment describes Werner George Goering, related to Field Marshal Goering, serving in the U S Army. It notes Army discipline allows private charges against a colonel and corporal reporting improper officer conduct, and mentions humorous terms for woolen underwear known as superman drawers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Goering
Werner George Goering
U. S. Army
Mourning Card Given to Private at Randolph Field
A private at Randolph Field receives a somber card when facing a noncommissioned complaint. The card says his trials have broken the heart, vows sympathy, and grants one hour of condolence as a unique, unprecedented token.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Field
Betty Lou Advice Column Warns of Army Kitchen Duties
The Guidon columns reveal Betty Lou as a nom de plume for two privates who caution recruits about volunteering for unpopular chores. A sergeant jokes about assigns K P duties to newcomers, underscoring the Army’s supply and discipline dynamic and noting Camp Bowie’s Negro Enlisted Men's Service Club phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
the Guidon
Betty Lou
Sgt
K.p.s
Negro Enlisted Men’s Service Club
Camp Bowie
Army training and official phrases in wartime cinema
A humorous note on Army talk notes that soldiers mock the sentry line in movies. The correct challenge remains Halt Who's There. A girl’s letter is jokingly called a sugar report and even chaplains endure five weeks of training at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Camp Davis Artillery Directive on Wire Winch Handling
Soldiers must not receive better treatment than civilians. At Camp Davis a mimeographed directive for the 96th Coast Artillery governs handling a wire cable winch on army trucks. It warns the apparatus is temperamental and careless handling is like asking Lana Turner to scrub the kitchen floor. The men treat it with care and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Davis
96Th Coast Artillery
Greta Garbo
Lana Turner
Purpose of Liver And Gall Bladder
The article explains how fat foods affect the liver and gall bladder, noting that small amounts help empty the gall bladder while excess fat can slow liver function. It urges daily physical activity such as walking, deep breathing, and bending to stimulate bile flow and keep the gall bladder functioning, linking muscle use to digestive health.
Question Box outline of starch and fat foods
Foods rich in fat include butter oleomargarine bacon cheese cream pork lamb goose salmon vegetable oils nuts chocolate cocoa olives pastries. Starch rich foods include sugar honey marmalade jellies dates figs raisins chocolate biscuits flour bread potatoes crackers cake puddings.
Studio Gossip and Clips from the Front
Virginia Vale reports on the new Fibber McGee and Molly film with Jerry Maren as Charlie McCarthy moving on cue. She notes Ginger Rogers hosting USO guests and shows rare footage of her dancing, plus updates on Rosalind Russell, Janet Blair, Cagney, stage actors, and upcoming roles and adventures in wartime cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
RKO
Jerry Maren
Charlie
Jerry
Ginger Rogers
USO
Tony Merrill
Rosalind Russell
Eileen
Janet Blair
San Diego Marine Base
Leathernecks
Sewing Circle Pattern Offers Baby Themed Frock Set
The ad promotes Pattern No 8199 a frock with cap sleeves and a matching jacket for sizes 12 to 40 claiming easy home sewing and low cost. It notes fabric needs for size 14 614 yards of 39 inch material and urges ordering patterns such as 8186 for a long torso top variant with ribbon trim in sizes 11 to 19.
Cary Grant Buys Organ for San Bernardino Church
Cary Grant has purchased a new church organ in San Bernardino California where the minister who married him to Barbara Hutton also serves. Eddie Cantor and wife host daily luncheons and swims for 12 to 15 servicemen. Joe E Brown seeks old band instruments to equip a Navy band before its departure. A film about Washington housing, Come One Come All, may be Jean Arthur's next at Columbia.
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Cary Grant
San Bernardino
Calif
Barbara Hutton
Eddie Cantor
Joe E. Brown
Washington, D. C
Jean Arthur
Columbia
Quiz questions from a 1900s issue
A list asking ten trivia and language questions including calendar quirks lunar dates and historical facts. Questions cover February having five Sundays Pilgrim Fathers Mayflower and other curiosities about names languages and geography.
Answers in Brief Quiz on History and Physiology
Answers reveal five occurrences in 1948 and 1976, identify the Federalist party, note equal travel speeds, warn that curiosity about forbidden matters led to disaster, record the number one hundred two, name Russian cities St Petersburg Petrograd and Leningrad, reference 1 A D, describe a pear shaped citrus fruit, list two nations Spain and Portugal, and confirm that alcohol weakens eye muscles causing cock-eyed appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Leningrad
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Living Man Holds Own Funeral to Guard Prestige
Collier's notes a wealthy man fearing loss of face stages his own funeral while alive. He supervises the rites as he rides in a sedan chair followed by a procession around the city, with hundreds of hired mourners and bands, while relatives in mourning trail behind.
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Collier’s
One Good Reason Never See Your Husband Look at Another
Dialogue mentions a husband and wife with a remark about fidelity. The wife notes she trusts George despite being near sighted, while another character asserts his devotion, reflecting a private domestic exchange.
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George
Men Unfair by Default or Not? Debate Continues
The remark about women as the fair sex prompts discussion on whether men are inherently unfair. Analysts argue cultural norms shape behavior more than gender alone.
The Flea and Elephant Cross Jungle Bridge
A performing flea and an elephant cross a jungle bridge together. The flea comments on the bridge shake, saying they surely made it tremble.
That Sort of Fellow Keeps Silent Neighborly Gripes Alive
A compact exchange reveals tension as one neighbor complains the other never returns greetings or favors. The dialogue hints at ongoing friction between adjacent residents and unspecified grievances.
Telegraph clerk and young woman joke over extra words
A blushing young woman hands a telegram with a name address and the word Yes. The clerk offers five more words for the same price. She replies that six would look too eager.
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Yorinchell
Western Newspaper Union
Dr. Barton
Virginia Vale
Western
Union
Rio
Dave Elman
Bulkeley
James Cagney
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Army
Cagney
Alfred Lunt
Lunt
Maxine O’brien
Margaret
Robert Young
Laraine Day
Laraine
Ray Hendricks
Ann Summers
Tim Holt
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Wacker Dr
Chicago
George Washington
Lot
Bluebeard
Adam
Iberian Peninsula
Federalist Party
Funeral For Living
Ful
Chon Fir
Worthy
Tom
Douglas Aircraft CO
With ME
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
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