Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 29, 1943

What I have learned from this couple and their times

With only cryptic notes from our friends today — the cost of rides and eats — it’s a good chance to look back on the year 1943 and what I have learned from reading this diary and researching the times of Thelma and Lowell.

First of all, I have been repeatedly struck about the patriotism of the World War II years. Even as the Allies looked ahead to a post…