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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
4
Petty officer William E. Christensen of the Navy recruiter class will be here Monday to interview and examine applicants for the naval reserve. The recruiter will assess qualifications and discuss service opportunities with local residents.
The post office building will host recruit applications from 9 am to 5 pm on a date not specified. The Navy seeks men 17 or 38 to 50 years old with three weeks notice before 18th birthday and women 20 to 36 for WAVES shore duty. The P-38 fighter is highly streamlined with two thirds of drag from retractable landing gear.
A humorous, affectionate column reflects on military rations and meals from World War II era. It recalls doughnuts baked by a former M P with the Fifth Army in Italy and compares old hardtack with modern, plentiful, varied Army food. It muses on continental tastes and future military cuisine, ending with a comic exchange about an engagement.
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