Women Fool Themselves Most In Love Affairs
Kathleen Norris argues women often deceive themselves about love and marriage. Frances, a 29 year old school teacher, remains with Carlton for six years while hoping for marriage, despite his reluctance and draft concerns. The piece urges ending the affair to gain dignity, freedom, and future happiness, noting either breakup or sudden marriage could follow.
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America
Wishful Doers and the Harm of Denying Reality
The piece describes wishful doers who act as though their wishes reflect truth. It cites examples of a father forcing a son into science and a mother pushing an unattractive but brilliant daughter, noting they harm others and themselves by denying reality.
Tank maintenance training under combat conditions
A sequence of photographs shows an ordnance tank maintenance crew training for their job. A medium tank is trapped in a swampy hole awaiting a salvage crew while the crew trains under combat conditions.
Women and War Bonds Effort Highlighted by Treasury
An article urges involving women in budgeting and shopping to boost war bond and stamp sales. It notes home finance, food budgets, and essential shortages, plus a review of Jean Littlejohn As berg’s Babies Are Fun. The writer recalls Campobello visits, National Youth Administration projects, gliders training, and wartime morale through Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army show.
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National Youth Administration
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Morning Glory Decor Patterns for Home Crafting
This home front feature outlines bright color ideas for bathrooms with morning glory motifs. It describes a white exterior and blue interior towel cupboard with plywood scallops, metal angle supports, and cut-out scallops achievable with coping or band saws. Pattern No 207 offers scallop templates and usage, while Pattern No 202 provides ten hot iron transfers of Morning Glory designs.
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Household tips and wartime food storage advice
Practical guidance on budgeting seasonally bought food, greasing garden shoes with various oils, and the timing of onion juice for flavor. It also advises ironing folds to protect fabrics, proper bread storage, and explains the origin of the word mess in the Army. It notes Camel cigarettes as a soldier favorite and mentions local dealers shipping Camel cartons to service members.
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