From the January 4, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"Announcement was made today by the DeKalb Chapter of the American Red Cross that it will open a sewing center in DeKalb. The center is to be located on the second floor of The Chronicle building in quarters previously occupied by the KPA sewing project.
"The chapter invites all women who wish to do sewing or knitting for the Red Cross to go to the center any afternoon that is convenient for them."
--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.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Looking Back to 1942: Sewing for the Red Cross in DeKalb
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