🎙️ Episode 20: My It Seems Strange To Be Writing 1943 - [Jan 3, 1943]
A new year begins with friends, more friends, and other friends! Friends for everyone! Except Wes, who's lonely out in California.
It's a whole new season, and a whole new year! 1943 is starting off with a Western Union telegram from Ken. Plus some poetry, radio specials, and our first of many, many cutouts from the newspaper.
A talkative Wes (who knew!??!?) is lonely in California, but Mattie doesn't have that problem, what with all the entertaining she's doing. Also entertaining is Herman Straka, a local boy making good with those funky tunes. Also making good is Mattie with her affection for Virginia. Did we learn more about Virginia while we were away? We did!
Plus, this week we get an update on world affairs, and local goings on.
This episode is dedicated to Bob Hoyt.
- Wes (son)
- Florence (daughter-in-law)
- Cousin Ella (cousin)
- Margaret (cousin-once-removed)
- Virginia (Ken's girl)
- Elizabeth Rickard (neighbor kid)
- Rudy (Matt's youngest)
- Gennrich's (friends)
- John and Helen Mickelsen (Matt's brother and sister-in-law)
- Herman Straka (Ken's school chum)
- Uncle Art (older brother)
- Gram (mother)
- Aunt Ella (older sister)
- Chuck Giertsen (Ken's bestie)
Cover Photo: "Sleighing they go–just like mother and dad. For these Macalester students, Herman Straka (left), and Charlotte Robertson, rationing is no hardship." - St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec 27, 1942
Links:
- 1942 NFL Championship
- Treasury Sec Henry Morgenthau's report on the progress of war bonds in 1942
- VP Henry Wallace addresses the nation
- Secretary of Agriculture Wickard tells about the rationing of canned, frozen, and dried foods.
- The broadcast radius of KSTP:
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Mattie On The Homefront is produced by Hans Buetow. It is hosted by Hans Buetow and Steve Buetow. The theme music is by Matt Buetow. The graphic design is by Amy Kirkpatrick.