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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
7
Frosty mornings reveal smoke from farm chimneys rising in orderly plumes. Farmers gauge the weather by wind direction and smoke behavior while women prepare breakfast and farms brace for cold months. Burmese women are noted as still smoking cheroots and chewing betel nuts.
Lieut. John F. Carroll Jr. heads WAC headquarters in Joliet with Capt. Neil Breeden as executive officer for Illinois recruiting. Breeden held records briefly and left after approving ongoing work. New WAC offices at 457 E. Jefferson St open 8:30 am to 9 pm.
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