Thelma and Lowell's Diary: April 3, 1943

They splurge on a roast; Army post newspaper solicits pictures of pretty girls

It was a Saturday and Lowell worked all day in their Victory Garden. “Filled it full,” he wrote. The couple went grocery shopping and bought a roast, which required 20 ration points. He worked the graveyard shift again that night.

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