Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Jan. 25, 1943

Lowell doesn't feel well; Germans get disturbing news

Lowell was set to work the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift today, but he didn’t fell well and so “we didn’t do much,” wrote Thelma, who had taken over the diary duties. No wonder, since he had worked sixteen hours on Sunday.

The cartoon above appeared in the Lafayette Daily Advertiser, accessed through newspapers.com.

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