Thelma and Lowell's Diary: June 12, 1943

Lowell spends the day fishing; Mrs. Roosevelt defends the honor of the WAACS

Thelma and Lowell spend the afternoon in the nearby town of Findlay. “We both got our teeth fixed and I got my glasses,” he wrote. They did some visiting and then went to Carey, another village in the vicinity, and “watched the people.” Carey is the home of an important Catholic church, the Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, which has welcomed pilgrims since 1875.

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt took umbrage in a recent “My Day” newspaper column about people who slandered the women in the army auxiliary corps. To read on, you will need to be a paid subscriber. Click here to upgrade.