WWII LIFE Magazine December 21, 1942 Lonely Wife Joan Thorsen Vegas Casinos Boom

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WWII LIFE Magazine December 21, 1942 Lonely Wife Joan Thorsen Vegas Casinos Boom
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Life Magazine Cover
: Lonely wife, portrayed by Joan Thorsen.
Great full page color Bendix Aviation corporation ad with airplane with war damage.
Full page color Pennsylvania railroad ad.
War manpower commission integrates civilian and military manpower.
Admiral Nimitz dances with USO girl at Navy recreation center.
US remembers Pearl Harbor day with ships and prayers.
US Negroes are based in Liberia.
Battle for Tunisia – the victory runs into trouble.
Bright full page Chesterfield cigarettes ad with Santa in helmet and whole bag filled with boxes of cigarettes.
African airfields are headache to pilots.
ODT asks nonessential travelers to stay at home.
War department moves into new Pentagon building.
Las Vegas gambling booms with wartime prosperity.
Geopolitics by Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr.
Photo essay – aftermath of war.
American artists put on war poster campaign.
So your husband’s gone to war – New book tells wives of Servicemen how to get along.
“Wrong Way Murphy” shows officer candidates what not to do.
Lewis Vaughan teaches swimming to armed forces.
First US raid on Italy.
Life visits the Bowery.
Cool full page color Reliance parachute ad with factory scene.