War changes mark British life at home and in work
Miss Nancy Reade describes wartime Britain with rationing tightening private motoring and goods. She notes soap eggs and sweets scarce while bananas and oranges cheer her unit. She praises Lord Woolton for managing food and observes more women in part time work and broad conscription.
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England
Nancy Reade
London
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
New York
Miss Reade
Red Cross
Africa
Lord Woolton
Flore I
Miss Reade Reflects On Town Like Main Street
Miss Reade describes her small town as Sinclair Lewis in spirit yet smaller. She recalls a recent bombing with casualties and recounts her day from a Catholic church memorial to preparing lunch for a Protestant service, noting a mix of familiar and strange.
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Miss Reade
Letters from a Pvt Claunch in England 1943
Pvt Edward Claunch writes from England June 9 1943 to his parents describing safe arrival aboard a good voyage with a buddy, friendly locals, oddities like left driving and British money, and asking about home while promising love. He notes limited space for details for safety and mentions the beauty of the country.
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Pvt
Edward Claunch
Abs. J. C. Claunch
Quail
Dad
Frank
England
Poum Net
U.S.A
Edward
Peanut Pickers Available To Growers Here
Millard Brown of the Wellington AAA office said Monday that peanut pickers are available to care for this year s crop. Interested buyers should call the office to apply at once. Special applications are required as machines must be purchased through the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association.
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Millard Brown
Wellington
AAA
Southwestern Peanut Growers Association
Coast Guard Seeks Men for Enlistment and Patrol
The Coast Guard Recruiting Office in Lubbock seeks two groups: men 17 for enlistment and men 25 to 38 for mounted beach patrol. Enlistees go to St. Augustine for 12 weeks of training. mounted-patrol candidates train locally to handle patrol duties. Applicants need riding experience a strong physical exam and three letters of riding ability.
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United States Coast Guard
Lubbock
Mounted Beach Patrol
Coast Guard
St. Augustine
Florida
Colored Residents At County Court Last Week
Three colored residents drew county court attention as whites faced no trial cages. A colored man pled guilty in a justice court to stealing a pistol from a local colored woman and was fined 14 dollars. In county court he was fined 100 dollars for carrying firearms and costs. Another colored man was fined 1 dollar and costs for theft of money. A third was fined 100 dollars and costs for possessing choc beer, per County Attorney W M Tucker.
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W. M. Tucker
Maddoxes Leave Wellington for Weatherford Home
Mr and Mrs Bill Maddox longtime Wellington residents left Monday to reside in Weatherford They plan farm improvements and aim to devote full time to the project after the war Both have been active in the American Legion and Auxiliary Mrs L Moore spends the week in Merkel with relatives
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Bill Maddox
Wellington
Weatherford
Maddox
West Texas Utili
Mrs. Maddox
American Legion and Auxiliary
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Continental Oil Company
Judge Holton
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