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1945 newspaper clipping – "Released GI's Taste Luxury of Civilian Life" (T/5 Elber [Elmer] F. Wesemann, 3946 N. 5th St., Philadelphia)
Transcript
Uncertain readings are marked [?] or set in brackets; words that could not be read are marked as such. Each transcript is shown as written, with its transcriber’s notes.
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Transcription of: 1945_Newspaper_Clipping_Released_GIs.pdf
Document: Single-column newspaper clipping (Philadelphia paper, name and date not printed on the clipping) with a handwritten annotation at the top; photocopied onto a blank page.
Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.
Transcription
[Handwritten annotation at top of clipping: "My Son [illegible, torn] 1945 / Mother"]
RELEASED GI'S TASTE LUXURY OF CIVILIAN LIFE
Sit Down to Sunday Dinner With Mothers and Wives
They sat down to Sunday dinners with their mothers and their wives, and began to savor the unaccustomed luxury of civilian life yesterday — the men released from the Army under the point-discharge system at Fort Dix, N. J., Saturday.
Thirty-five Philadelphians were among the 1200 overseas veterans discharged at Dix. In other separation centers another 1300 were discharged Saturday.
"Wonderful Reception"
T/5 Elber F. Wesemann, 3946 N. 5th st., got a "wonderful reception" from his wife, Pearl. Only a week ago, she saw him off after a furlough, and he expected to go overseas again. Now the four years of campaigning in Africa and Italy are all behind him, and he plans to go back to work for the Artloom Rug Company.
He didn't have a chance to spring his surprise, for when he reached Philadelphia Saturday he phoned his wife and the first thing she said was, "I know all about it. Come right home!"
She had seen his name listed in [torn] newspaper.
Transcriber's Notes
The name is printed 'Elber F. Wesemann' in the clipping (transcribed as printed).
Handwritten annotation: 'My Son' and 'Mother' and '1945' are clear; a word between 'Son' and '1945' at the torn upper right edge is illegible (possibly a month abbreviation).
Bottom edge of the clipping is torn; the last line reads '...listed in / newspaper.' with a possible word lost before 'newspaper'.
Newspaper title and exact date are not on the clipping.