Letters from the Front Bring Home Imagined Peace
Kathleen Norris shares wartime letters from two soldiers overseas. One writes of life in Sicily and longing for home, the other describes Guadalcanal and the emotional pull of family. A wife reveals daily struggles, rationing, and a hopeful plan to buy a house near Factorytown after the war.
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Benton House
America
Bel
Lincoln Street
Keith
Bob
Frances
Houston
Uncle Jim
Larry O'Connor
Apple Valley
Factorytown
Yellow
Oakover
Tve
Army's Greatest Morale Builder Letters to Soldiers
Soldiers want down to earth letters from home about life at home including social events and sports written cheerfully but not cloying, survey shows. Officers urge sending meaningful news to lift spirits in camps at home and abroad.
General Quiz Questions From an ASK ME ANOTHER Round
A set of six general knowledge prompts covers famous quotes, military history, extreme high altitude conditions, book production terms, mineral ore terms, and currency locations. Questions ask which figure spoke the motto speak softly and carry a big stick, which war Kosciuszko and Pulaski aided in, the near freezing temperatures at high altitude, the meaning of deckle edged books, the definition of gangue, and the country using kopecks.
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Kosciusko and
Pulaski
Answers and Roosevelts in Brief Clues
A compact set of quiz clues references Answers 1 Theodore Roosevelt 2 Revolutionary War 3 temperatures downward from 67 degrees below zero 4 rough untrimmed pages 5 rocks hosting valuable metals 6 Russia.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Russia
Kitchen Belle Apron And Sailor Doll Pattern
Kitchen Belle promotes a buttonless apron that stays in place and never slips. Happy Sailor doll pattern No. 1897 guides beginners to create a 15 inch body with gob cap middy and sailor pants, using scraps for costume pieces. Pattern No. 1803 offers sizes 34 to 48 with material needs listed. war conditions slow some orders.
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Happy Sailor
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Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
Guadalcanal
Sicily
Margaret
Hell
Pete
Jay
Muller
Willie
Ned Smith
Mae
Jackson's
Georgie
Jean
Ethel
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Vatern
Agorees
Em Ai
Cee Salam E Ata A
Dentixta
Army Air Forces
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Fleischmann
Standard Brands Incorporated
Montgall Avenue
Fleischmanns
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