Letters From the Home Front from Guadalcanal and Sicily
Kathleen Norris presents excerpts of two soldiers letters from war zones. One husband writes from Guadalcanal about harsh conditions and longing, while the other details life in Sicily and a wife’s hopeful note to Keith. The letters reveal family ties, rationing, daily routines, and plans for an American postwar home.
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Guadalcanal
Sicily
Margaret
Hell
America
Pete
Jay
Muller
Willie
Ned Smith
Mac
Jackson's
Georgie
Jean
Ethel
Keith
Army’s Greatest Morale Builder Letters to Soldiers
Soldiers prefer down to earth home news in letters from back home. They want cheerful but realistic updates about tal doings sports and changes rather than Pollyanna phrases. Morale officers label mail as the Army’s greatest morale builder.
Fire-fighting Schools Train Navy to Combat Shipboard Fires
The navy operates fire-fighting schools to train specialists in quickly extinguishing fires aboard ships. Crews practice on imitation ship sections ashore where fires are ignited for realistic drills, ensuring crews remain battle ready during wartime and peace.
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Navy
Kentucky Results Signal Republican Gain Across Nation
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Simeon S. Willis's Kentucky win reflects a broader GOP trend as voters tire of the New Deal era. The piece discusses Roosevelt’s third term calculus, Stalin's victory speech, and potential shifts toward international governance and national political realignments.
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Washington
Kentucky
Senate
Jim Farley
New York
Simeon S. Willis
Willis
Administration
Barkley
Happy Chandler
Mr. Roosevelt
Chandler
Happy
J. Luter Donaldson
White House
Donaldson
Frank Walker
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Willkie
House
New York City
Detroit
War reshapes college football as draft calls loom
Grantland Rice gauges how World War II shifts talent across teams as top players enlist or are deferred, altering Fall standings. He notes stars moving between colleges and rival squads, Army and Navy depth, and the difficulty of selecting All Star teams amid evolving rosters. Odell of Yale emerges as a standout blocking back and tackler.
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Parris Island
Yankees
Spud Chandler
Spud
Charlie
Keller
Joe Gordon
Chandler
Gordon
Super
Bill Dickey
Army
Navy
Miller
Bertelli
Davis
Daley
Bob Odell
Yale
Odell
Cheery Pinafore for A Lucky Little Girl
Pattern 7638 shows a transfer pattern for a pinafore with a 6 by 10 inch motif and six motifs averaging 3 by 4 inches plus complete directions for making the garment.
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Houston
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Larry O'Connor
Apple Valley
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Oakover
Annapolis
George Gruber
Inferno
Pau Mallon
Nnee I Rt
Western Newspaper Union
Roosevelt
Stalin
Russia
Europe
Grantland Rice
Hamburg
Steuber
Kane
Graham
McCardle
Podesta
Dark
Hirsch
Prokop
Field
Duke
North Carolina
Purdue
Ohio State
Dartmouth
Minnesota
Michigan
Bowing Circle Needlecraft Dept
San Francisco
Calif
St. Joseph
United States
Congress
Scott
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