Moving Day Hope and Strikes in America
A March thought piece ties spring moving partly to hope and freedom, contrasts life under state control with American opportunity, and discusses labor strikes affecting defense projects and the need for government protection of workers. It cites Iowa Burlington defense work, Fort Devens and Camp Edwards wage squeezes, and urges responsible driving to protect loved ones on the road.
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Fort Devens
Camp Edwards
Massachusetts
Iowa
Burlington
Local News: West d Calif guests and reunion plans
Mr and Mrs Harold Micolisick and son Tommy Joe of West d Calif were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Sorrell and son Danny. They hosted the gang at the hell home honoring the Koloks with guests Orlin rig Vaughn Smith and Mr and Mrs Lawrence DeWitt. Ernest Reed of Ames could not attend. Vernon Beenblossom with Troop D at Camp Bowie telephoned his parents he was ill with flu. Mr and Mrs Chris Graber left for Goshen Ind after visiting the Gingerich family. Graber, Goshen college business manager, met a committee planning a Washington high school class of 16 reunion May 31.
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Harold Micolisick
Tommy Joe
Westd
Calif
Vernon Beenblossom
Camp Bowie
Texas
John Beenblossom
Chris Graber
Goshen
Ind
Melvin Gingerich
Graber
Goshen College
Washington High School
Long underwear order at Camp Bowie inspires humorous tale
A private at Camp Bowie Texas recalls an order from Col O'Brien requiring long handle underwear due to damp weather. Private Wolf fails to wear them, joking he slept in them and had no time to put them on. The anecdote reflects camp life and humor of the period.
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O’brien
Private Wolf
Iowa
Captain Brown
Wolf
Texas
Customer Returns to Buy Car After Salesman Question
A customer returns to purchase a car, pressed to name the decisive factor. The scene shifts to a quip about a cashier arriving without a mustache and borrowing a timetable, told by an office boy and a senior partner's remark.
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Ofice Boy
Prisoner Jokes Raise Laughter in Loud Prison Halls
A humorous exchange at a prison includes a new inmate introducing Mr and Mrs Dollar and their daughter as three bucks. The chaplain and prisoner banter about a cold leading to a night watchman wakeup, highlighting light moments behind bars.
From Overalls to Capitalists and Individual Salvation
Quote from Bernarr Macfadden on social mobility and the American system. Nearly all capitalists started in overalls and rose through work, stressing that each citizen should shape their own career via personal effort and intelligence to maintain the nation's historic success.
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Bernarr Macfadden
Lincoln's resolve and a whispered marriage proposal
Abraham Lincoln tells a caller at the White House that public attacks cannot close his “shop” and that he will keep doing his best. He then asks Edith to marry him in a coy exchange, saying he will wait at Eva Gordon's until ten o'clock if she does not respond.
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Bill
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Edith
Tom
Eva Gordon
The Rocking Chair Pi Brigade Notes from the Hospital
Sunday visits fill halls with empty beds and a cheery Joe Wright healing from a head gash after a fall. Bob Hatton, 6'4" and 235 pounds, reports marching to camp on March 12 in Indianapolis, while his wife plans to accompany him. Nearby, Corinne Roths child Margolin and Jo Ellen gear up for high school graduation as Washington stores showcase spring fashion. The column laments war pictures at the hospital and urges staying out of conflict, while noting real estate activity and returning winter travelers as Holland’s plight fades from the scene.
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Bob Hatton
Louise Null
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert
Roberts
Louisville cops issue warned jaywalking tickets
Traffic police in Louisville Kentucky began handing out black skull crowned tickets to jaywalkers. The cards warn You made it this time Next time you may not be so lucky Think before you walk.
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Bill
Louisville
English Muffins for Creamed Filling Bakes in Oven
Instructions describe shaping English muffins into hollow cases by scooping centers and filling with creamed mixture. Bake the assembled cups for about ten minutes in a moderate oven.
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