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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
2
Forty four year old Wilbert Winkle operates a repair shop in his home and is drafted 1 A. He informs his wife Amy who is perturbed. He is accepted for the army at Camp Squibb and takes the oath of enlistment. He endures many shots and begins military service with KP and bayonet practice.
In Camp Squibb Freddie and Jack clash over machine guns and rank. Winkle learns the Army way in a motor mechanics course, earning a discharge reclassification option and a new unit, while Tinker resents the change. Freddie returns as a rebuilt soldier alongside Jack and Winkle.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1231 and Pattern No 8691 are offered for sizes 12 through 42 with detailed yardage for size 14 garments. Orders note increased demand and war conditions causing longer fulfillment times. include 25 cents, name, address, size, and pattern number.
A sewing circle pattern notice discusses criticism, noting that intelligent or energetic peers are rare, while many lazy people make sharp fault-finders. It suggests the truly active person is a lenient judge, as he has no time to seek flaws. Pattern request details follow.
The United States lists five full generals currently active including George C Marshall Douglas MacArthur Henry H Arnold Dwight D Eisenhower Malin D Craig and Joseph W Stilwell each holding the rank in the early era of the service.
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