Love and duty under wartime choices in a Virginia farm
Julia McFarlane fears for her son Ric in WWII while daughter Jill falls forLieut Spang Gordon as the couple confronts romance and sacrifice. Jill and Spang cherish a budding love amid family worries, army life, and looming separations, with reflections on home, duty, and an uncertain future.
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Julia MecFarlane
Richard
John L McFarlane
Ric
Jil
Spang Gordon
Julia
Jill
Spang
Dave Patterson
Grandfather
Dooley
Foster
John IL McFarlane
Jil McFarlane
Buzzard’s Hill
Fatal Ignorance and a Harborside Wake
A long time harbor tugboat worker Mike Clancy drowned after a fall overboard in New York harbor. The funeral featured traditional ceremonies and high praise for the deceased. A widow’s quip about estate funds reveals humor amid tragedy, while a local man discusses his divorce and division of property in a joking exchange.
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Mike Clancy
New York Harbor
Mike
Shure
Burning Orbs: A Cop’s Question Met With Flirtatious Reply
A humorous vignette describes a police officer asking where the fire is and a pretty woman replying that the fire is in his great big eyes. The exchange plays on flirtation and wit in a street encounter.
Button Trim Dress Promises Figure Flattering Fit
Youthful dress features a figure shaping bodice with three shiny buttons and cap sleeves. Suggested fabrics include brilliant wool or navy black crepe with white buttons. Pattern No 4114 offered in sizes 12 to 20 with size 14 cap sleeve and fabric yardages.
Citrus County Florida Leads In Orange Output
Citrus Country Florida produces about 56 percent of the nation's oranges, most of its tangerines, and more than half of its grapefruit.
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Florida
Home Mixed Syrup Promises Quick Cough Relief
An ad touts a no cooking cough syrup you mix at home using sugar or corn syrup and water plus Pinex. It claims four times value, long shelf life, kid friendly formula, and money back if unsatisfied, with fast relief from coughs and bronchial irritation.
Cautionary Note on Bathroom Safety
A warning highlights that many accidents occur in bathrooms from slips in bathtubs and shocks from electrical appliances, urging caution to prevent injuries.
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Army
Manhattan
Air Corps
France
Jill McFarlane
Henry
Joe
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells &J
Chicago 7
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells
W. 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Iydia Eeam
Rontee
Lydia E. Pinkbiass
Beott
S. i
Lee Es
Rks
Vreuruedo
Vicks
Prince Albert
Western
America
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Bloch Machine
Fox
Oakland
Calif
Ks Big Pala
Catalon
Salt Lake City
Revere
Salt Desk Rex Ak
West Broadway
Utah
FONE
B.C— Price Albert’s
Grand Ole Opey
Navn
Berkeley
Denver
Helena
Ft. Worth
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Seattle
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