Draft Board Powers Wilbert Winkle Enlists in Army Drama
Forty four year old Wilbert Winkle runs a repair shop behind his home and is classified 1A by his draft board. He tells his irritated wife Amy the news, takes the oath, and is sent to Camp Squibb where he meets Mr. Tinker. Winkle endures numerous shots and KP training but struggles.
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Wilbert Winkle
Amy
St Txmp
Winkle
Camp Squibb
Mr. Tinker
Mr. Winkle
Freddie Winkle Faces A Machine Gun Trial And Prison
Private Freddie Winkle fires the gun under Sergeant Czeiceskrowski and earnestly challenges the Lieutenant while Jack and the Alphabet clash with a melee. The incident ends with both Freddie and Jack in the stockade as Mr. Winkle departs amid mixed farewells from comrades.
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Tindall
Freddie
Czeiceskrowski
Jack
Mr. Winkle
Mr. Tinker
Czelceskrowski
England
Winkle Chooses Army Life Over War Industry
Mr Winkle contemplates a discharge option under new rules but decides to stay in the Army. He joins the Motor Mechanics School, learns the Army way to fix engines, and earns a certificate with his friend Mr Tinker. A reunion with Jack and Freddie ends with Freddie’s quiet return to service.
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Winkle
Mr Winkle
Motor Mechanics
Mr. Winkle
Mr. Tinker
Mel
Secretary of War
Tinker
Squibb
Mr Tinker
When I divorced my husband four years ago
Kathleen Norris presents Mary- Joe Johnson from Sacramento admitting she and her former husband drifted into a dull marriage after 11 years. She left for Reno with her daughter Margot, remarried, and now faces a renewed dilemma with Harvey, whom she loves, while Phil remains loyal but unexciting. An expert warns divorce should be a grave, rare act, especially with a child, and that Marylee’s pattern shows the deeper issue of seeking thrills over stable roots.
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Mary- Joe Johnson
Sacramento
Margot
Reno
Phil
Harvey
Marylee
Dress-Up Frock and Lingerie Set Pattern Ad
A graceful slimming dress-up frock and matching lingerie pattern from Barbara Bell lines. Pattern No. 8601 fits sizes 12 14 16 18 20 with yardage details and 25 cent order in coins plus name address size and pattern number. Barbara Bell No. 1231 offers nightgown and jacket options in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 42 with material requirements and order address.
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Enn i Alceven
Painful Choice in Love Sparks Reno Divorce Reunion
After eleven years Marylee and Harvey split to ease boredom. Marylee filed a Reno divorce and lived with a friend with her daughter. A street meeting rekindled love. Harvey now asks Marylee to divorce Phil and remarry. She faces a moral dilemma between Harvey and her kind second husband.
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Marylee
Harvey
Phil
Alarm Clock Uses Beyond Waking Up
Practical tips describe using alarms to time meals, radio programs, gardening lunch breaks, and slow cooking. Suggestions include setting the clock to call you for meals or to announce the time for a favorite program while cleaning, climbing stairs, or working in rooms with no clock.
Faithful Tibetans Carry Prayer Wheels to Spin
The article describes Tibetan Buddhists who spin prayer wheels containing hundreds of paper slips bearing Om Mani Padme Hum. It notes believers think more spinning increases the chance prayers are heard and that each turn sends prayers heavenward.
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Tal
Thomas A. Edison
Tindal
Yardbird
Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery St
San Francisco, Calif
Grove
Grove’s
Brian Donlevy
Morgan's Creek
Paramount
Ae Wml
Me & Oo
Aed
McKesson & Robbins
Bridgeport
Conn
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