May 4, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Fortress Bags Eight Germans In Biter Battle Near Berlin

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 4, 1944. An article entitled Fortress Bags Eight Germans In Biter Battle Near Berlin.

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May 4, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Airforce Training Command Organized on Base Unit Plan

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 4, 1944. An article entitled Airforce Training Command Organized on Base Unit Plan. Concerns a reorganization of Randolph field personnel.

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May 6, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Your Emotions

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 6, 1944. An article entitled Your Emotions, features a cartoon of a woman on a chair with three questions around her. The questions are all leading to conclusions about a woman's place in the home. The top portion is a cartoon wit answers to the questions below.

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May 19, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Have You Got Family Allowance Problems? (Yank The Army Weekly (May 19, 1944))

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated May 19, 1944. This clipping is dedicated to changes made by the War Departments Office Of Dependency Benefits and the new rules and amounts. The article explains the changes and then gives examples of the questions it has been receiving a lot of and answers the questions.

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May 14, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: MOTHER

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 14, 1944. A poem entitled MOTHER. The poem is comprises of six stanzas, with each stanza beginning with a letter in mother.

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May 22, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Job listings]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 22, 1944. The clipping contains three employment advertisements, two for a stenographer and one for a bookkeeper. On the opposite side are listings for five rooms for rent.

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January 28, 1945

Gollomb, Joseph, fl. 1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: Careful Your Baby Might Catch Emotion

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated January 30, 1945. The article is entitled Careful Your Baby Might Catch Emotion by Joseph Gollomb and was published in The American Weekly from January 28, 1945. The article is advising mothers to be aware of their emotions as babies will pick up on them and mimic them. The article gives examples of life long food tastes, and fears as evidence. On the reverse side of the article is a portion of an article entitle Millionaire Sales Trail of Tragedy which is concerned with the deaths of Murray W. Sales family.

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February 4, 1945

Lyon, Elizabeth, fl. 1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: Has He a Temper?

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated February 4, 1945. The article is entitled Has He a Temper? By Elizabeth Lyon. The article is concerning what to do if your child is throwing temper tantrums.

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February 12, 1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: Making a Nation of Athletes

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated February 12, 1945. The article is entitled Making a Nation of Athletes and features a photo of a man performing a sit up. An annotation in pencil is across the top that reads, "This was taken out in front of the barracks. Our PT instructor and a fellow that works in the office."

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February 12, 1945

Lyon, Elizabeth, fl. 1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: At Your Child's Bedtime

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated February 12, 1945. The article is entitled At Your Child's Bedtime by Elizabeth Lyon. It is about what to do if your child doesn't want to go to bed.

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March 20, 1945

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Superfortress Tutors' School Is Begun Here

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated March 20, 1945. The article is entitled Superfortress Tutors' School Is Begun Here. It is regarding Randolph Field becoming the largest B-29 base.

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April 29, 1945

Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Cole Co. Service Man Killed; Two Others Are Hurt

One newspaper clipping sent by Virginia Heidt Kelpe to Omer H. Kelpe in a letter dated April 29, 1945. The article is entitled Cole Co. Service Man Killed; Two Others Are Hurt. An announcement of the death of Chester Everett Strobel, and injury of two others; Nick Knernschield, and Herbert Patterson.

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April 29, 1945

Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Ex. Soldier Steals Police Car; Held For Gun Robbery

One newspaper clipping sent by Virginia Heidt Kelpe to Omer H. Kelpe in a letter dated April 29, 1945. The article is entitled Ex. Soldier Steals Police Car; Held For Gun Robbery. The article describes Walter Leon McDill hijacking a police car at gun point. It also mentions him stealing other cars.

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December 3, 1942

Newspaper clipping

Title: The McGarrows

One newspaper clipping entitled, "The McGarrows." Petains to military history.

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December 3, 1942

Newspaper clipping

Title: The McGarrows

One newspaper clipping entitled, "The McGarrows." Petains to hunting with dogs.

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May 28, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Third Storm in Week Hits San Antonio

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 28, 1944. The article is entitled Third Storm in Week Hits San Antonio. An annotation in pen reads, "Thus. Fri. and Sat was also the same as below."

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June 3, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Idle Observation

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated June 3, 1944. The clipping is a poem titled Idle Observation and is about the different types of whistles that soldiers use when looking at women.

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August 7, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Parents Warned of Tears

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated August 7, 1944. The clipping is an article titled Parents Warned of Tears and is about what to do if your baby is crying.

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August 26, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Crosstown

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated August 26, 1944. Clipping features a comic with two wives drinking tea. The caption reads, "I seldom see my husband. When he isn't away on a fishing trip he's down in the basement tying feathers and things on fishhooks."

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August 31, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: These Women

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated August 31, 1944. The clipping features a comic of a man and woman walking down a street. The woman is in a dressing gown with her hair undone. The caption for the comic reads, "Maybe next time you won't be complaining that I'm making you late for the theater!"

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September 11, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Happy Parents First

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 11, 1944. The article is entitled Happy Parents First and provides the advice that for a child to be happy the parents should make sure they are happy.

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September 13, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Bedfellows

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 13, 1944. The article is entitled Bedfellows and concerns the Democratic and Republican nominees for the state representative seat for Monroe County. Apparently they were on the campaign trail and went to check into a hotel, but there was only one room available so they ended up sharing a room.

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September 21, 1944

Child Study Association of America

Newspaper clipping

Title: Rules For Parents

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 21, 1944. This article is entitled Rules for Parents and was written by the Child Study Association of America. It is concerning discipline and how to treat children to get them to behave.

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September 25, 1944

Roth, Salo, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features an artist painting a woman asking for her lipstick.

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September 25, 1944

Brown, Scott, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a soldier in holding a bra. In front of him is an unpacked care package. Another soldier is standing next to him looking surprised. The caption reads, "Mom sure is absent-minded - I got a sister in the Waves."

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