Auctioned Off to the Highest Bidder in Small Town Tale
A rural party turns a joke into a real auction as Andy, aided by Dan Phillips, is put up for bids to raise money for a tobacco fund. Natalie Thoestan and Susan Gallagher bid early, but Marilyn Morris, the richest girl in town, shocks all by bidding one thousand dollars, forcing Andy to confront a dramatic choice about love and honor.
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Bigod
Mao
Andy
Marilyn Morris
Dan Phillips
Mia
Phillips
Thoestan
Erlepty
Natalie
Susan Gallagher
Wigons Turner
Coitton
Karna
Marilyn and Andy Face Wartime Romance
In a grove near a parked blue roaster Marilyn confesses love to Andy after a conflicting plea about money and duty. He reveals his poverty and hope to marry, while she declares intent to wed him now despite war. A passing major interrupts the moment.
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Marilyn
Andy
The Letter That Came Back and a Westward Farewell
A shy rich young man Jack Allen mails a plea for marriage to Nell Hunter who postpones. After a failed engagement and long wait he leaves by train for Chicago hoping to forget heartache. Nell’s health wanes yet she escapes to the country with her parents to heal and forget.
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Jack
Ble Daugher
Nell Hunter
Nell Hunter Reunited and to Wed at Home
By Joella Johnson Nell and Jack Allen meet unexpectedly in a Rockies inn dining room after years apart. Jack confesses a long overdue marriage proposal, insisting Nell marry him. Nell accepts and they plan to wed on returning home, where a framed return-to sender letter hints at the earlier lapse.
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Nell
Nell Dear
Jack
Jack Allen
West
Rockies
Weither
May Queen falls as Jane Lilian faceplant throne melee
In a small town May Carnival, Olga and Jane Lilian argued over who would be May Queen. The makeshift float throne collapsed as the queen sat, injuring Jane Lilian who was treated at City Hospital. Margaret, a teacher, cared for the girl and encountered Dr. Stanwood, a former acquaintance now in the city, as Jane Lilian recovered and admired both the doctor and Margaret.
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Tommy
Olga
Margaret Hunt
Jane Luisa
Fista
Jane Lilian
Margaret
Jene
Jane
Stanwood
France
Jane Lilien
Teacher
Colc
Feelong
Dr. Stanwood
Mar
Humorous Wartime Snippets From a General Reader
A collage of light wartime humor and cartoons touches on military life. Jokes about sergeants, privates, cooks, and social foibles mix with playful quips on service, romance, and daily routine as soldiers endure long deployments and shared barracks.
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Kerry
Fulton
Abner Anthony
Karns
Allen
Chicago
By Joella Johnson
Nelll
Gong
Elsie Endicott
Tom Johnson
Pat
Dolly
Mabel
Hasta
Jennie
Killarney
Tom
Lass
Cartoons Magazine
Eliza Ann
Eliza
Golden Crown
Beatrice Beelzebub
Sare
Willie
Eli
Old Parmer
Ron
Dcent
Slipshod
Oe A Cpt
Csp Namns
Hsm
Ted
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