War wives rights and home life during the war years
Kathleen Norris argues that a overseas husband's demands should not govern his wife at home. Anna Sawyer asks how much right Ted has to dictate their living arrangement while he is away. Norris counsels independence, continuing cheerful letters, and managing home life as part of wartime duty.
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Anna Sawyer
Seattle
Ted
Auntie
Anna
Philosphy
Three Prairie Junction friends soar in Pacific air war
Roger Barnes earns fame as an ace with more enemy planes knocked out than any Yank in the theater while his friend Tom Norris, famed for his looks and heartbreaks, struggles with jealousy as Polly Meacham picks Tom over Roger in their island days.
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Prairie Junction
Iowa
Pacific
Roger Barnes
Tom Norris
Roger
Roge
Polly Meacham
Polly
Tom
Dames
Rage
Roge Wins Bet As Polly Proves Love Clash Hits Letters
In a humorous wartime tale Roge gains fame with a Gary Cooper look while Tom Norris bets Roge can’t beat him for mail from dames. Polly Meacham writes a revealing letter, Roge’s mood shifts, and a housewife cookbook feature on fish dishes and meat recipes appears amid the saga.
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Dames
Tom
Roge
Rage
McCoy
the Red Cross
Lucy Beemis
Tom Norris
Gertie Simons
A.P.O
A Wife's Decisions During War Strain Home Life
Anna runs the home while Tod is away at war and moves to her husband’s aunt. She sells the house at a good price, places the two boys in a private school, and both families approve. Tod, writing from overseas, opposes the sale and the costly schooling and fears a quarrel between his wife and his aunt.
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Anna
Tod
Sink of the Future Seeks Women’s Wartime Input
A leading plumbing manufacturer asks American women for postwar sink ideas. Questions cover faucet operation options including hand knee and foot pedal control. Preferences queried include exposed swing faucet versus pull-out rubber hose, built-in drain rack, electric towel dryer, and a pot bin that rises to table level during workd hours.
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America
Lynn Says Ration Pointers for Meals
Ration tips include baking stuffed heart in tomato sauce with your bread stuffing for flavor. Quick meals feature lamb patties wrapped in bacon broiled brown. Pear halves with cinnamon butter broil alongside patties. Veal stew with colorful vegetables, gravy, and dumplings tops cream soured gravy. Pork liver praised for thiamin. lamb tongues served with baked noodles and creamed spinach.
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Bell Syndicate
WIN
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Menu Makin’s
War Food Administration
Mrs. America
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Ill
Lynn
U. S
Curley Bradley
Hiedle
C. W.T
WDAF
Tf. Koa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Pollow