Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 13, 1943

Thelma recaptures the pen; lost dogs and ration books are sought in want ads

Thelma recaptured the fountain pen today, and in her neat hand writes of spending this Monday washing clothes “practically all day.” In the evening, she and Lowell played cards and listened to the radio.

I scanned the pages of the New Orleans Times-Picayune today and nothing caught my attention until I got to the classified ads. There I found many heartbreaking stories told in three lines or less. To read on, you’ll need to be a paid subscriber.