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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
8
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles sponsors a card and dance event Sunday afternoon and evening at the clubrooms 17 W Washington street. The public is invited.
The writer depicts Casablanca as lively and friendly with brisk, smiling Arabs and efficient hotel staff. He describes the Medina’s narrow lanes, old doorways, and vibrant street life set against new European fronts, noting the British Consul’s street scene and nearby post office and bookshop.
The text describes a bustling European shop filled with old crafts and merchants, from book sellers printing recently to Austrian influenced stalls selling fried beans and Bulgarian cuisine. It notes many trades with long histories, including bakers, butchers, and candlestick makers, all under brass plates. A wartime efficiency line mentions bomber production in 1940 and 1944.
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