Author: Danielle Oser

  • They Can’t Go To Him – He Goes To Them

    Source: “They Can”™t Go To Him – He Goes To Them.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 26 Sept. 1942, p. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser/125646617/

  • Radio: Three Greatest Guests

    Tall, blue-eyed Ginny Simms, official sweetheart of 100 college fraternities, fingered the rabbit’s foot Judy Garland had slipped her, flashed a toothy smile at a husky sailor, a slick-haired soldier, a plump marine. Blues-singing Ginny was introducing “Three Greatest Guest Stars in the World,” as she emceed the premiere of Philip Morris’ Johnny Presents Ginny…

  • Diary: Tuesday, September 29, 1942

    Tuesday, September 29, 1942Dear Diary, Again we have potatoes and I saw an apple and almost had drink of milk. Stayed out until 10 p.m. – the latest since the Blitz. Boy sure was strange. Rain, rain, more rain, but we love it and boy, wind, heat and mosquitoes. Went into a cooler system and…

  • Mother Prepares to Take Over

    Source: “Mother Prepares to Take Over.” The American Journal of Nursing, Oct. 1942, pp. 1163”“1165. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3415730

  • I Was Married in Battle

    Source: Engel, Dorothea Daley. “I Was Married in Battle.” The American Magazine, Oct. 1942, pp. 112”“116.

  • Can Women In War Industry Be Good Mothers?

    Source: Hohman, Leslie B. “Can Women In War Industry Be Good Mothers?” Ladies Home Journal, Oct. 1942, pp. 100”“101.

  • Letter: Friday, October 2, 1942

    Friday, October 2, 1942Dear Mums and Dad, I have been rereading all your old letters and found a lot of questions to answer. No. 1 -My crooked tooth is still crooked. The brace came off -I chewed too hard on an all daysucker that Jr got me.No. 2 -No, I didn”™t get my ring from…

  • Bride Wears Uniform At Military Wedding

    Source: “Bride Wears Uniform At Military Wedding.” Kingsport Times, 4 Oct. 1942, p. 13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times/127881734/

  • War Department Delays Army Nurses Pay Bill

    Source: “War Department Delays Army Nurses Pay Bill.” Evening Star, 7 Oct. 1942, p. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star/127948854/