Portrait of the five Sullivan brothers, left to right, Joseph Sullivan, Francis Sullivan, Albert Sullivan, Madison Sullivan, and George Sullivan. All perished in the sinking of the USS Juneau, Guadalcanal, November 1942.
It's a wartime afternoon. A kid on a bike comes whistling down the street. He stops at a neighbor's house. Walks up and rings the bell. He isn't selling papers--or magazines. No. It's something bigger. He's asking everyone to give blood. He's working to save the lives of Americans fighting overseas. Not many people say ""No"" to him. His eyes tell so much. He is the Kid's kid-brother ...
Women are needed also as: Farm workers, waitresses, timekeepers, laundresses, typists, bus drivers, elevator operators, teachers, salespeople, taxi drivers, messengers, conductors--and in hundreds of other war jobs! See your local U.S. Employment service.
Mrs. America Saves to Win the War. The Smiths are a family of four--father, mother, a son and daughter. Their yearly income is $2,500. Mrs. Smith has always been a good manager, but when war came she knew that she must manage even better than before. Now, she outwits her budget in many ways and saves more than $20.00 a month for War Savings Bonds. Here is how she does it... Mrs. Smith's War Budget: Food ... Household operating expenses ... Household furnishings & equipment ... Clothing ... Automobile and other transportation ... Recreation ... Gifts, church, and welfare ... Emergency funds, insurance, taxes.
1. Sound waves travel at 1100 ft. per second. If amplified, sound can go round the world. 2. Talk is sound. It travels in waves. Even a friendly remark travels endlessly in ordinary conversation. 3. It can go across town in cars and subways... To fall on many ears... 4. To be picked up and amplified by the wrong people... In the wrong places. 5. It goes under the sea... To a German U-boat... And becomes a weapon in the enemies’ hands. 6. The end of a rumor... And the end of the Exeter.
The state of this nation is good. The heart of this nation is sound. The spirit of this nation is strong. The faith of this nation is eternal.--Franklin D. Roosevelt from his message to Congress, January 7, 1943.
Radio Berlin. It is officially announced: All men of Lidice, Czechoslovakia have been shot. The women deported to a concentration camp. The children sent to appropriate centers. The name of the village was immediately abolished. 6/11/42/115P.
