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Wednesday evening and the Blood-liberty saw many of the boys down at the Esplanade enjoying the outdoor concert. We saw Rodney Brokenshire and his Cowie dietitian (very nice, too); Vin Bjoin and his Spar; and many others as they listened to Fledler at his best...

Author: By Ens. T. X. cronin, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 8/4/1944 | See Source »

There are thousands of women in the Civil Service with the Army and Navy who have come in for "the duration and six months after." They are releasing men and doing their work just as efficiently as any WAC, WAVE, SPAR or woman Marine. But no one hears about them. They get no credit; and they should, as the work they are doing is just as vital. They get no glamorous uniforms, no pictures and send-off in the papers when they join up. They have no housing and rations given them, no hospitalization (unless actually injured at work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 19, 1944 | 6/19/1944 | See Source »

Service Heroes. Thousands of miles from warehouses and the parts they needed, the service crews of the A.S.C. have made do with what they had. They have worked without shelter in an Arctic gale, twisting hundreds of little screws to replace a broken wing spar on a B24. When tools were lacking, they made their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Big Store | 12/20/1943 | See Source »

Various gentlemen in Company Baker who have felt the sting of H.T. Garvey's various talents are beginning to wonder where he spent his youth. First of all he picked out the handsome, robust and be mustached Wally Landis to spar with during those two weeks of boxing instruction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HARVARD SCUTTLEBUTT | 11/5/1943 | See Source »

...those who do not succumb to Orpheus' charms, there will be more substantial pleasures. Food and drink will be served. Certainly there will be dancing before and after the show. Better begin planning now to bring your wives and sweethearts, WAVES, WACS, or WHAMS, or maybe a SPAR. Everything is being arranged for the big event: Professor Mimno is even communicating with the ionosphere to arrange for the best possible weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Electronics School | 7/23/1943 | See Source »

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