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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-03
WOMAN,S REALM
HERE'S A SALUTE TO U. s. ARMY NURSES
oppy New Service Uniforms Reward Their Ho

U. s. Army nurses are stepping out in snappy new uniforms. De- veloped by the Quartermaster Corps and approved by the Surgeon Gen. eral of the Army, the new uniform Is of dark blue covert cloth and re- places the olive drab which had been the regulation equipment since World War days.
 For general wear ,tc "1'form consists of: A field cap or dark blue covert cloth with a maroon cord-edge braid; service coat of the same material, together with net belt; a service skirt of light, powder blue covert cloth; white broadcloth or blue seersucker waist; black tie; double-breasted overcoat of dark blue Water-resistant covert cloth, with a removable lining, belt and buckle; street stockings with black shoes.
 For duty hours the uniform in- cludes the cap a dark blue covert cape with maroon lining in place of the service coat; white poplin or blue seercucker nurses uniform white sockings mad white oxford shoes
 COATS DUPLICATE
 ARMY OFFICERS
 The fetching, ttim-cut service coat has been developed by duplicating every feature of the Army officers coat. It has officers buttons. shoul- der loops and sleeves braid-though this braid is a maroon and not the familiar officers spruce green. On the shoulder loops the nurse wears her metal insignia or rank and on the service coat lapel she wears the familiar "U. S." worn by all other officers, together with the in- signia of the Army Nurse Corps, caduceus of the Medical Depart ment, with the letter IN" superim- posed.
 This uniform was recently adopt ed by the Army Nurse Corps, ap- proved by the Medical Department, and is now being issued, according to the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, which procures and dis tributes these uniforms for the Army nurses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-03
WIZ THE WOMEN l Weekly Day-of-Rest Plan l Will Make Mothers Blossom
BY RUTH MILLETT

has made Tuesday pleased isn't unusuaeXe TOT the fact than fifty
 one to ell her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-03

TOMORROW'S MENU BREAKFAST: Stewed prunes, cornbread, syrup, coffee. milk. LUNCHEON: Potato ana onion soup, hard rolls. cup cus- tard, tea, milk.
 DINNER: (See column)
Evening star., 1942-05-01

Toored in the Distinctive figure oterine British Lounge
Of oo virgin wool that hos been gently washed nopho bot
to all the fe strength and resiency Of the fbes As
for workmanship and styling, oil need soy is that they're
tailored like the finest quality regular suits yet weigh
only 43 ounces Business dress ond leisure pottems
T,obi.sx eisws Shade SIseks a.
Evening star., 1942-05-01

This luxurious eobordne Of fine, superior wool
yon packed side bysde for silky sooness Your choice Of
single and double breasted Douglas dope models in natural ton
covoy and pecan brown Contrast the coot and trousers
with others for sports ensemble Coot and
Tropex Sheldon and Society Brand srSsips
with The Hsckt Cos MODERN MANS SSTORE-Sseosd Floor.
Evening star., 1942-05-01
COOL PALM BEACH SUITS

These Kooezed Palm Beech Suits 22o cooler Than
the overoee Of u other obrios. They're porous
genuine Palm Beech cloth let the breeze
through 800 windows nch No excess Innings
-. constructed for cool comfort Washable
completely sons and perprooyetr retain shope
and snnortness They're Objectionable, too
Pai beach Pdm
Gos1aH Tropical Weystsds-1S
The Valley settler., 1942-07-03

her two small sons left Sun day for Iliama to spend two weeks with Lr. King. They flew from anchorage to Iliame.
 Harold Rice of the Ex- tension Service, left today for Moose Pass where he wi II spend a portion of his va cation.
 It has been sugge st ed that the peak which the Rev. Herman Beyer is the first known person to climb shall be officially known hereof- ter as Beyer Peak.
 This is splendid idea and will no doubt meet with general approval. Since the Rev. Mr. Beyer planted evidence at the top of the peak to prove that he had reached it after climb ing for 19 hours, the cart ogra- phers in Va shingt on will be glad upon request from Pel- mer to put Beyer Peak on the maps.
 Miss Eleanore Engdoll wa 8 Q weekend visitor in hnchor- age.
 No Help
 Mother: When that boy started throwing st ones at you, why didn't you come and tell me?"
 Sons "Now, what good would that do? You couldn't hit the side of Q barn."
 Atlanta Two Bells
 The Defend CTS for Ala ska All Canning club held meeting at the home of Bar bara McAllister June 26 un- der the leadership of Mrs. Virgil Eckert. Each girl exhibited a jar of vegeta- bles which she hed canned. 4 demos st ration was given on the use of a jell meter. At the close of the meeting
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
Tin To Girls

Tip To Girls
Laugh and the world laughs
with you: weep, and you smear
your mascara.
,K%s-
Marshal Foraker: You say your
wife is missing? How long has she
been gomez"
Percy whiffletree: about two
weeks"
Marshal: Two weeks! Why didn't
you notify me sooner?"
Percy: II couldn't believe it; I
thought was dreaming"
Az+zE
1t may be true, as scientists
say that mosquitoes weep. Any
way we've seen a moth ball.
They called Oscar Hassenpfeffer
a loose character because he came
home tight.
Some parents may Still be
rude, but most of them have
learned to keep quiet when
their children are talking, Dad
Gummit observes.
K+%
Definition
AWKWARD AGE: When a boy
is too old to cry, and too young to
swear!
A boy, like a canoe, behaves
better if padded FIR m the rear
kfS
A Grandfather's clock, wrote one
schoolboy, is one that doesn't run,
but stands still and wags its tail.
N+Sz
Moe: What has become Of that
watch you used to carry-it had
such a handsome gold case. Now
you have one with a brass case"
Less: Eyes, you know circum-
stances alter cases"
k+N
Definition
ETHICS: The ing your COM
petitor is supposed to follow, and
from which you expect to make a
profit.
TX %M
A man may be as old as he
feels, says Dad Gummit, but not
as important.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28

Dear Mr.. Reed:
1t was a pleasure to find in last
weeks paper the list of the men in
service. In response to the article
asking for dope on ourselves and a
picture, you will find enclosed a
snapshot of myself If it isn't clear
enough send it back and another
will be forwarded, but at present
that is the only one I can find.
Please change my mailing address
to the one given at the end Of the
letter. Altho you have my correct
home address, the one at the field
will always reach me regardless of
any moves we might make; I'd hate
to miss any copies and if we moved
they would be forwarded. 1t means a
lot to be able to sit down and read
the home paper.
AS yet nothing about me is mill
tary secret, so in case you haven't
the information will give a little
now am Detachment Commander
and Personnel Officer of the Medi-
cal Department here at Ellington
Field. We now have 243 men in the
deta chment and more coming in 10
fill OUT quota of 800. It is really a
job, but it is very interesting and
educational at the same time. I
am very sorry that I can't tell you
about the field, its strength, etc.,
but you realize why it can't be done.
1t is however, believe, claimed TO
be the largest twin motored training
field in the world. said IT believe"
because have never seen that in
print and what we hear is some
times incorrect.
Reading the paper it seems that
Ted Clifford, in Sheppard Field and
myself, at Ellington Field, are in
each Others back yard. However,
Texas is somewhat on the large side
and we are at present some 300
miles apart. I've written him hoping
that we can get together for few
days lat least. The publishing of
the mems addresses helps in many
ways.
Hoping that the information and
picture are what you wanted, I re-
main, Sincerely yours,
Joseph S. Fyfe,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28

The Easter parade was nifty,
as usual, but it didn't reveal
anything quite as nobby as the
cloth-top button shoes us gen.
tlemen wore thirty-five years
ago. +
.- X = *
- Es Definition
OLD TIMER: One who can re-
member when the community was
shocked because a lady went in
swimming without. wearing long
black stockings. .~.-, ~
.~..> * = * .sZ
, Percy Whiffletree drove q set of
tires $4,000 miles, and then cele-
brated with big blowout.
49, X ok -f#rf.-. j.
psychologists say you can tell
when a neighbor plans to borrow
your lawnmower, even before he
asks. But now even q psychologist
can tell when he is going to return
it.
* y * H.
Employee: sTMr. Bangs, I am about
to be married, and ON my salary we
will starve to death" -,
Boss: "Well, well, who is the lucky
grip" r " =
~ H.. * = X - -u..
You never can tell about a
woman, says Dad Gummit,
adding that if you could, you
shouldn't. s. -e-- 81. +
KICK
A fellow really discovers his
ability to raise cash when the
judge says thirty dollars or
thirty days."
/ ~ X = * s.ge-- -.
Then there was the absent
minded guy who nervously kiss
ed his nails, then bit his girl.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
Dear Mr.. Editor:

Dear Mr.. Editor:
I want you to know I appreciate
your paper very much and I wish TO
thank you ait this time for all your
trouble and efforts. ] am anxious to
get your paper, especially those with
note from someone in the service
So I take this liberty in writing you
with, the hope THAT some of my
friends will be interested.
At about this time last year I was
in New York on my way to Wash
ington, DC. to go to school (army
veterinary school located at Walter
Reed. I was sent back via boat. We
had a good size cargo for Panama
and to make things worse we We're
held up for about two months on re-
pairs. ~. :
That course back there was no
cinch, not when they gave you an 18
month course in three months. You
can see for yourself we were exposed
to a lot in a short time. 1T was a
complete veterinary course with only
IA of us completing out of 80. If you
didn't pass there they sent you back
to start over it again. ~.s. g..
That is one thing I've found out
in the army. You can't quit this job
whenever you take a notion.
On arriving here by train, I was
given a sergeantis rating, put ON de-
tached service, given, computation
and rations and sent out here at So.
San francisco to take charge of
meat inspection in both Swift's and
Armour's plants. Along with meat
and meat manufactured products,
I've been given fish, turkeys, poultry,
eggs and butter. My inspection is
only for transports "army" and for
men of the army in foreign service.
To give you an idea, since I'm not
ait liberty to give you figures, I have
five enlisted men out here between
the two plants who are busy all day
filling orders and putting up stock.
There is Captain who checks up on
my work occasionally, so far so
good, I hope. ... -..... g.
You "to whom it may concern"
can bet you are getting the best, so
if its tough eating, see mess sergt.
They always like new faces at KIP.
Well, this is my story and the only
thing I hate most is I miss the
bugle and drill works.
Sergeant G. w. Lincoln.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28

hope I get chance to knock down
some Jap planes before the wal
ends and go up for 3 &c A!O.M. the
goth of June. I rather like the eli
mate down here, but wouldn't
trade one acre for all of California.
I am stationed at the same base as
Don Larkin and have seen him sew
eral times
i was wondering if you could send
me Eddie Winkler'S address and
what company he is in. hope the
day comes when can walk into
your office and thank you person
ally for the paper. Until that time
I thank you. When victory is ours
may all of our local boys return
home safely and can say that they
have met the enemy and have con-
quered.
Sincerely yours,
Carl c. Whitney, jr.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
MIR. Reed:

Mr. Reed:
I have been rather lax in writing
you and thanking you for the paper.
I think it is a very fine thing you
are doing for the local boys in the
service. I am sure the rest of the
boys appreciate it as well as my
self. 1t is good to get the old tome
town paper and read the news from
home. i am sorry to hear of Dave
Wooden and Basil Shield being in
that accident, but guess when your
number is called you go no matter
what circumstances.
] guess ] was the last of the local
people to see Tommy Hembree alive.
Tommy has not died in vain tho.
am proud to. say that I knew him
and am wearing the same uniform
as he wore.
j am now stationed in San Diego
and don't know when I will go to
active duty, but hope it is soon. I
am studying for aviation ordnance
man and also aerial gunner. I sure
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
Notes Of Benton
County Men i'm
the Armed Forces

Dear Sir: I received copy of the
Kennewick Courier Reporter fo1
which / am very grateful.
There were several items of news
concerning people I am we'll &C
quainted with. I read the Courier
from cover to cover, before ever
lay it down.
With hope that may receive an
other copy soon, I remain,
Cordially Yours,
Walter Glen Kibbe,
u. S. Destroyer Base,
7th Division, Sam Diego, Cal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
Dear Editor:


You bet I am glad to get the home
town newspaper each week and you
can be sure that it doesn't go by
without a very thorough reading.
Its a scramble to see who gets to
read it first, me or my wife.
was surprised to see so many
names listed in the March 25th is
sue, but I knew THAT there are lots
of them to be listed if all the men
from Kennewick in the armed forces
were receiving the paper
In March was transferred to
Geiger Field, Spokane, Wash. and
like the new field just fine. During
the past month j have seen several
fellows from Kennewick. Last week
] saw AL Kissler and the King that
used to work in Sideways Kenne-
wick store. They had just finished
taking the test for Aviation Cadets
SO suppose that they will be wearing
their wings before too long. More
power to them!
The new Franking privilege which
went into effect today will certain
ly boost the mail carriers load for
everyone wants to take full advan-
tage of it. know the number of let
ters which went out of our company
today was nearly as many as nor
mally goes out in a week One fellow
said now all want is that $4,000 and
some Axis to polish off with.
Thank you so much for sending
the paper and i assure you that I
certainly do appreciate it.
:: Wilbur III. Ash,
Staff Sergeant, .-.
2nd ON Aviation Supply Co.,
Geiger Field, Washington.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28

Business is running like clock
work. says the grOccryman.
Everything he has sold lately
has been on tick
- i:
mir. Jones. er-that iS-wOuId
you er-that is" began the timid
young man.
why of course you many have
her, my son. When do you wish 10
marry my daughter"
"Oh, il isn't that. sir, was inst
wondering if you could loan me
S."
Certainly no. Why, hardly
know you"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
Definition


MIDDLE CLASS: Those who are
too proud to sin with the poor, and
too poor to sim with the rich.
k..s x
Lady: I'm bothered with a little
wart that I'd like to have removed
DIR. Stevens: you'll have to see
Charles POwell. I'm no divorce
lawyer"
An office manager received let
ter from his home office which read
as follows: Effective April 10, 1941,
please lay off the young ladies in the
accounting department" And he is
still uncertain as to just what was
meant.
Tony Schultz-"You ask high
wages for a man with no exper-
fence"
Applicant: "WeH sir, it is much
harder work when you don't know
anything about it."
X g *
Her dress was tight
She scarce could breathe.
She Sneezed aloud
And there stood Eve!
AE*Az
Definition
SMALLEST MAN In HISTORY
The Roman soldier who went 10
sleep on his watch.
X &
How to become an orator:
Stand up, so they can see you.
Speak up, so they can hear you.
Shut up, so they will like you.
N:M
People sure have hit bottom when
nobody will even gossip about them!
KICK
Oswald Guggenbickler has finally
quit worrying about going to the
poorhouse. He's there.
xxx
Be optimistic. Even the hot
cakes have their ups and downs,
and waffles their depreSSions.
....~M+N
The dairymen are urging
everybody to drink a quart of
milk a day. All they have to
do is get law passed forbidding
milk drinking.
N+AE
A gent in a restaurant discovered
a dollar and a half overcharge on
his dinner check.
whats the idea?" he said to
the cashier. "You can surely add
better than that."G
.'To tell you the truth" she re-
piled, "the waiter and I had a bet
about you. He said that you were
the kind Of a boob that would pay
any amount without hollering and
I said you didn't look that dumb"
"Well," said the man, "since it's
all in fun / won't squeal." Then
turning the check over he wrote
something on the back, folded it up
and handed it to the cashier. take
this back to the waiter and see
what he has to say" 49,.
The cashier dashed back to the
waiter and they read the note to-
gether. It said: 'Tm gambler, too.
I'll bet you both that when you get
back I'll be gone without paying the
check" And he was.
N@K =
Definition
MATRIMONIAL BUREAU: One
with six drawers packed with wo--
mems things and one necktie
XIX
Then there was the absent
minded business man who scoid-
ed his stenographer and made
love to his wife.
xxx
Thinking on one subject will
CAUSE insanity, the experts say.
More often, however, it causes
matrimony.
k*N
II suppose you have n good ex-
cuse for that black eye?" inquir-
ed one husband of another.
Wnereup0n the other said,
"No, if Il had a good excuse my
wife wouldn't have given me a
black eye."
+N
Young Wife: what is this ticket,
darling?"
Hubby: 'tOnly pawn ticket,
dear"
Young Wife: 'sWhy didn't you get
tur0 than mo could both crno,,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-05-28
FOR THEIR COUNTRY!

The Courier-Reporter
invites our readers to
write or phone in
news of service men
for use in this column.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05
Army Air Field Sets Fast Pace with Own Scrap DR.

aluminium alone and that is a lot
of aluminium in anybody's air
force. Also 5000 pounds-of brass
from the shops, 5605 pounds of
cable lead. 1900 of copper,
1900 pounds of lead and zinc.
10000 pounds of galvanized
sheet iron, and 80. 900 pounds of
steel and iron trimmings were
saved for further use against the
enemy.
Even those little brass bases
from light bulbs accounted for
80 pounds of that valuable met
al, while recruits and other
soldiers using the pistol range
picked up 244l pounds of used
brass cartridge shells. Salvage
officers say these two items
alone prove that nothing is too
small or insignificant to con-
tribute, an important fact for
civilians who want to know
what they can do.
SALVAGED 5000 POUNDS
OF COTTON AND WOOL
Cans unfit for defining can
be used for light sheet iron and
the Patterson Field salvage crew
piled up 5000 tons in that CLASH
fication during July and August.
Cotton and wool scrap saved
for possible use in making uni
forms and other military sup
plies weighed 5000 pounds.
Lieutenant Trip, in charge
of salvage operations, and Mas
ter Sergeant Vincent. his right
hand man, admit there is little of
the romance and glory of battle
in collecting second hand T.
bones, dented tenders, smelly
bacon grease and old cotton,
but they have the important job
of junking the Japs with junk
and they like it.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05

contributing financially to the
war effort.
Cans suitable for defining,
however, were contributed to
the Dayton salvage drive. Trucks
from that city hauled away H.
600 pounds of cans collected in
the last two months and repre-
senting the sweat, toll and may
be tears of several hundred
soldiers on KIP duty.
Each day several soldiers as
signed to KIP get the job of
washing, removing the ends and
flattening tin cans used in the
three mess halls, thus contribute
ing materially in the drive to
salvage tin - almost a precious
metal now that many of the
sources of tin are in japanese
hands.
From the mess halls also come
fats, grease and bones that
some day may explode over Ber-
lin and Tokyo. Almost 1000
pounds of fat and grease and
10000 pounds of bones - much
valuable grease is extracted from
those T-bones, ham bones, etc.
started on the way to munitions
plants from Patterson Field the
last two months, and the Army
received $1175 for this kitchen
waste.
Waste paper - government
agencies must write or print on
both sides of a sheet now - COL
lected at Patterson Field in
July and August stacked up to
a total of 262,682 pounds for
which dealer paid $131.
Biggest and most important
scrap heap, however, comes
from the many machine shops,
laboratories and hangers which
in two months poured back into
the fight $4,000 pounds of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05
Hone-Rule's Fate
Still in Doubt

DETROIT, Nov. up Late
returns from Tuesdays election
held the fate today of the pro-
posal to redraft the government
of Wayne (Detroit) county.
Out-state opposition, from
which the unofficial returns were
incomplete, left possibility that
the proposal might be overridden
despite its nearly 3 to 2 advant-
age in Wayne, where tabulation
was virtually complete.
The vote in 3.204 precincts Of
the states 3,748 was 374,017 in
favor of the proposal and $685.
544 against In 1929 of its L.
208 precincts, Wayne favored,
213,384 to 136,240.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05

LINCOLN, Ill.-Walter Ruwe
helped woman in distress and
suffered a more serious injury
than the rescued victim.
Miss Harriet Graham suffered
an ankle injury when her right
foot got caught in a revolving
door at the postoffice. Among
those who released her was
Ruwe, who drove Miss Graham
home in his car.
In the Graham home, Ruwe
slipped and fell on rug and
fractured his right ankle.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05
Wings Seek Second
Successive Victory

DETROIT. Nov. s. H1 -
The Detroit Red Wings, seeking
their second successive National
Hockey League victory, will fire
their shots tonight at rookie net
minder Steve Buzinski of the
New York Rangers, who yield
ed seven goals in his big league
debut last weekend.
Buzinski, 25-year-old former
amateur from Saskatoon, Sask.,
has replaced in the nets Sugar
jim Henry whose work helped
the Rangers to the league cham
pionship last season. Henry is in
the Canadian army.
The Red Wings opened their
season Sunday by banking the
Boston Bruins.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05
Planes pOtters
Guard MichiQaIl

DETROIT. Nov. s. Rl "A
plane spotter army of 5000 VOL
unteers is now on active duty in
the protection of Michigan
against air raids.
This disclosure was made yes
terday by Captain Donald S.
Leonard, state civilian defense
commander, who said that the
spoilers were manning 800 OBJ
servation posts on 24-hour baS-
is in shifts of at least four hours.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05

If l don't get back, you will
have to be mothers protector.
You must take my place as we'll
as your own in her heart. Play
fair always. Strive to win, but if
you must lose, lose like a gen.
tleman. Don't ever be a gutter.
- Lieut. Comdr. John j. Shea,
lost on Wasp, in letter to his s.
year-Old son.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-05
Illness pveves fl(n ! I
10 yaa Dlege ll1y91

SAN DIEGO. CALF. Me-.
OPP. J. Benbccsh. -. may
of San Diego The Iast ssvs
years, died last nirht = nstiv6
of England, he came to the unll&
ed States At the age Of lssaF
and spent mos Of his life n ea1
Diego.