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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
9
The piece by U S G Blakely discusses railroad travel across the United States. It notes trains reach Vermont and reflects on trips during weekends. It mentions war workers and service members returning home and observes travel patterns across regions.
A Joliet note urges residents to support Red Cross workrooms after a volunteer claims she worked long hours, paid her own bus fare, and paid for coffee with lunch while working half a day. She reports 50 hours of labor and questions why locals do not report to the rooms.
A garbled dialogue discusses a government check and tax ideas. Mentions cents off for cashing a government check and a claim about women not wanting free work. Confused names and phrases appear, with unclear actions.
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