See Here Private Hargrove's Army Life at Fort Bragg
Marion Hargrove recounts basic training with Battery A at Fort Bragg. He describes cooks life and goldbricking in the company kitchen, friendships with Private Sher, and looming separation as training ends. The piece blends soldier slang, dorm life pranks, and early homesickness while noting the Army culture and diet jokes.
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Marion Hargrove
North Carolina
Fort Bragg
Sher
Hargreve
Junior
Daddy
Schmaltz
Shers
Columbus
Ohio
Maurice
Goldbricking
Hargrove
Maury
Fort Knox
Battery A
Hell
Kenny
Pattern is for four gore slip with brassiere top
Sewing circle introduces pattern No. 1896 for four gore slip with brassiere top and matching panties. Sizes 12 to 42 with busts listed. fabric needs 214 yards of 36 or 30 inch material plus trim.
Reclaimed Rubber Yields Vary by Scrap Type
Collier's notes rubber hydrocarbon reclaimed from scrap varies widely. From 100 pounds of scrap the yields include 20 pounds for rubber heels, 30 pounds for tires, 57 for hot water bottles, 80 for bathing caps, 67 for inner tubes, and 80 pounds for rubber gloves.
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Collier’s
Old Salt Turns Tables On The Captain
An old sailor, retired from the sea, is visited each morning by a village youngster. The boy enters the cabin and leaves with a dime after asking the captain to come to the deck and asking what he would say. The captain replies with a scolding, telling the boy to tell him to jump into the briny deep.
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Private Hargrove
Delicatesven
Fayetteville
Hargrove
Wesley Sager
Amsterdam
New York
Melvin Hart
Sager
Yippee
Cee
Hart
Lager
Private Sager
Private Hart
Jim Carney
Lot
Georgia
Oscar
Waldorf
Didie
Eagle
Eagle Files
Hollywood
Holy Joe
Machree
Goldbritk
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Minneso
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Ction
Lucille Beil
Pye
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Allis- Chalmers
Milwaukee
Wis
Pearl Harbor
Agnes Zemen
Jewell Halliday
Yvonne Hyden
Mary Andraski
South Wells St
Chicago
Lieut. E. E. van Toor
Peggy Walker
Made ‘St.Joseph Asrirn
Musso
Mussolini
Thanksoiv
United States
ELS
West
Montana Cereal CO
Billings, Montana
Pro
Vicki VapoRub
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