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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
3
Norris urges American households to prepare for wartime strain by cutting debt and wasteful habits. She uses shipboard metaphor to advise families to tighten budgets, educate children about solvency, and seek peace of mind through orderly finances amid war.
Kathleen Norris warns that the postwar peace will bring genuine freedom and happiness only to those whose lives are not shadowed by debt fear. She asserts that the poor who cannot guarantee next meals will face continued financial strain and insecurity.
Faced with gas and tire rationing, Americans redesign summer trips with wartime practicality. College girls become haymakers and sails replace long-distance trips as the nation seeks affordable leisure afloat amid blue waters and scarce resources.
A military camp debate weighs knock-kneed versus bowlegged stances in sports. P Hal Sims argues knock-kneed balance aids golf and power, supported by notable examples from boxing and baseball legends like Fitzsimmons and Mathewson, with emphasis on inside grip and leverage.
A wartime letter scene urges support for the USO drive highlighting comfort for troops, praising President Bush’s leadership, and noting the wartime home front needs. It ends with a grim Nazi quote about Lidice, reflecting wartime sentiment and propaganda.
Eugene L Mann of Wenatchee Washington 65 has enlisted for service to be assigned to M P duties. He runs three corporations and spent ten days golfing arranging for their operation in his absence. The item notes his entry into the U S army at age sixty five.
A sports section poem hints at retirement from play as a player jokes about leaving the game “for a spell” and turning 65, signaling a long career ending with a chill goodbye to teammates and office staff.
A man reflects on five more years of travel before age seventy. He notes his feet feel thirty despite age, likens aging to a challenge that can be met with effort. He stays fit on the links and believes golf requires only half the effort to contribute meaningfully.
A historical note explains rug making from wartime shortages. It traces shifted imports during the Revolution to hooked rugs from old clothing and later scroll bordered flower motifs. Instructions suggest tracing with wax crayon and making cut out patterns, plus directions for original designs in Book 5.
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