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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
2
Arlene describes the wartime WAAC effort to free men for combat as mostly successful but notes a soldier’s resistance to reassignment. The interview reveals humor and frustration as she explains the program’s purpose amid a flood of home duty releases.
Homeowners receive practical guidance on cleaning soiled fabrics with soap jelly and drying upholstery, plus step by step advice on dry wells for gutters, packing and storing books, mohair furniture storage, choosing an inexpensive heating plant, tightening loose chair legs, obtaining storm windows, and cleaning salt spots from silver.
Instructions cover slippers in small medium and large with stitch illustrations and a materials list. It notes unusually high demand and wartime conditions causing longer fulfillment times for popular pattern numbers and directs readers to send orders to a specified address.
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