JUNE 19, 2014, ENNIS THE MENACE: 1942.
September 1942. "Civilian defense. Fire protection. The careless smoker causes more fires each year than any other person in the country. he is to blame for 87,000 separate 1941 fires, which resulted in the loss of many lives and destruction of 14 million dollars of property.
"Whether he falls asleep with a lighted smoke or is careless in the deposit of burning cigars, cigarettes , or matches, he is always a menace." OWI.
Photo of a man asleep on a couch holding a lit cigarette on a newspaper. He is about to drop it.
Smokey the Bear Would Be So mad at Him. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Shorpy Home Front Photos: 1942, Careful With Those Butts!!
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cigarettes,
cigars,
fires,
homefront,
house fires,
OWI
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