Thelma and Lowell's Diary: May 3, 1943

She receives a red and white potholder; German U-boat POWS taken to Charleston

Back to the grind on Monday, Lowell headed off early for the 7-7 shift. Thelma wrote letters, cleaned out the refrigerator (and no doubt washed the interior with bleach), and received a red and white potholder as a gift from a Mrs. Durr, perhaps someone back home in Ohio. This photograph of potholders made from vintage patterns may indicate just how spe…