Hello Girls in France Hello Girls of the AEF
The Stars and Stripes reports American telephone girls sent to France to operate switchboards for the AEF. Thirty-three bilingual operators arrive, wear distinct uniforms, and mix French and English in rapid dispatches.
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France
Stars and Stripes
A. E. F. Protective and Benevolent Society For
Hans
Theatre de Guerre
The
Kaiser's
Hello Girls
Cochon
Women For U S Arsenal Rock Island Workshops Begin
Rock Island May 14 duplicating Great Britain the United States arsenal in Rock Island begins employing women workers following Col Leroy T Hitman appeal. He cited need to sustain war production speed and meet the demand of the program.
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Rock Island, TH
Great Britain
United States
Rock Island Arsenal
Leroy T. Hitman
Ino
Mrs Needham Aids French Village Restoration Efforts
Mrs Henry Beech Needham widow of the writer killed in a France airplane accident is among about six American women rehabilitating French villages and rebuilding homes for residents. She tours the United States to promote the reconstruction unit funded by American relief for French wounded.
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Henry Beech Needham
France
America
United States
Why He Hadn't Slumbered Lecture Gaffe
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip shows Mr Twobble dodging blame for dozing during Professor Diggs lecture. The joke notes he would have slept earlier if not for a coughing person behind him.
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Twobble
Adam's Wrong Start
Edith asks about the first man spelling psalm with a p and wonders why he did not begin again. The remark appears as a humorous aside from a judge in a dialogue.
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Edith
Optimistic Thought Foresees Fortune For The Innocent
A brief aphorism notes that the offender fears punishment while the innocent prospers, suggesting moral tension between guilt and luck and implying a caution about fortune’s favor.
Social calendar highlights week events and gatherings
Mrs. George Reister hosts the Household Economics department gathering this afternoon. A series of social club meetings, picnics, and tea events follow, with various groups including the Klein Buneh, Kolah club, Afternoon Bridge, Navajo, South of Town Embroidery, and more attending at homes or public venues.
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George Reister
James Swift
Edna Quinn
Ben Wallace
D. T. Miller
South of Town
Embroidery Club
West Chester School
Cavender
Shaver
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Great Britain Moves to Curb Paper Waste Across Departments
The director of paper economy seeks reports on paper extravagance in Britain. Government offices use large envelopes and heavy stationery less. two sided writing becomes common. Complaints about comic inserts arise as education boards and daily papers trim pages. Households urged to collect waste paper for recycling.
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London
Great Britain
Surely Would Be Missed If All The Foolishness Vanished
An opinion piece muses on the absence of foolishness and its impact on future thinking. The author questions what people would contemplate if trivial errors and folly disappeared from the world.
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Pleasant Hill School
Louise Cunningham
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St. James School
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