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“A Special Memory”

By Florence Wile-Hodsdon


Reading the article in the July Newsletter about boxes to service personnel reminded me of an 
incident in my past life.

 My husband served in the ETO during WWll aboard landing craft which brought the army in from 
troop ships to the port so they could battle the enemy. 

 We were often sending him goodies which he would acknowledge with appreciation.  

There were a number of excellent correspondents who kept us informed of what was happening to our 
men, one of which was Ernie Pyle.  He had written saying our men would love to receive some good bath
soap.  After reading this, I hurriedly packed a box containing a dozen bars of Sweetheart soap which I 
shipped off to my soldier, anticipating his delight upon receiving the treasure.

The letter finally arrived and I couldn't wait to open it.  It began, "What in H---ever prompted you to send 
me soap?  The package arrived and I invited the guys to share some goodies which had just arrived.  
What a howl of disappointment when we ever saw that soap!"

 From that day until he finally was discharged 2 years, 8 months and 27 days later I sent the things I knew
he enjoyed rather than depending on the famous Ernie Pyle


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“Old Sayings/Phrases”

Glen Faulhaber sent along a few actual "Salada Tea Taglines”!  

 


      v  Politeness is the art of choosing the thoughts you express.

v  A circle always makes ends meet. 

v  Parking meters are COINIVEROUS. 

v  It takes a lot of bread to toast the town.

v  What you don’t owe won’t hurt you.

v  Real intelligence is like a river; the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

v  In Atlantic City, they throw dice after the wedding.

v  It’s easy for a stingy man to get rich-but what’s the use?

v  To refuse praise is to seek praise twice.

v  In Switzerland, everyone gets their FONDUE.

v  Edison thought a watt about electricity.

v  Old accountants never die.  They just loose their balance.

v  Too many of us keep looking forward to the good old days.

v  Nightmares: horses used for evening rides.

v  Cosmetics keep you from reading between the lines.

v  One dinosaur said to the other “You’re cute, but you’re all bones”.



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