Army life guidance from Marion Hargrove in wartime column
The excerpt presents humorous and practical advice for new draftees as Marion Hargrove enters military service. It covers the brutal first weeks of basic training, hazing, and adapting to Army life, urging recruits to learn fast, control their attitude, and form helpful bonds with superiors and peers.
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Clarence A. Goldsmith
Edward Thomas Marion Lawton Hargrove
War Department
Kitchen Police
United Brotherhood of
New York
Selective Service System
Mecklenburg County Board
United States
Marion Hargrove
Practical Household Tips From An Old Column
A compact list of home advice including safe handling of poisons, protecting rope ends with twine and shellac, proper watering for gardens, preparing string beans, enhancing baked beans with ground salt pork, storing twine for quick use, choosing a wrap-around housecoat with a good lap, and sealing a leaky water bucket with melted paraffin.
War time home care tips from a homeowner’s friend
Roger B. Whitman-WNN Features urges readers to prioritize government needs and maintain existing household goods. The column advises careful care of worn or broken items when replacement isn’t feasible, reflecting wartime resourcefulness and frugality.
Furnishing Tips with Painted Furniture from Attic Finds
Ruth Wyeth Speaks suggests harmonizing unrelated pieces in a combined living and dining room using paint and fabrics. Example shows an old dresser converted into a chest with a cupboard atop it, secured by molding to hold plates.
Army mess and Camels brighten soldiers’ days
An old French word for meal courses gave the Army its mess name. Soldiers favor chicken dinners and Camel cigarettes, with sales records from service men stores confirming this. Post Office limits on overseas packages exist, but Camels can still reach soldiers in the U. S. and Navy Marines Coast Guard wherever they are.
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U. S
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
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Kile
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