World War II on the Texas Homefront: Shoulder to Shoulder, On to Victory! Part Two: Sacrifice and Celebration Page: 7 of 17
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.TEXAS HIGHWAYS-WWII, 2of2-MALLORY
"One day I was shocked to find that the piano I practiced on was gone! Mother
told me the USO in Beeville didn't have one, so she gave them mine. 'How am I
going to learn to play?' I asked tearfully. 'That's no problem,' she said, whipping
out a long cardboard keyboard with all 88 keys on it. 'You can learn on this!'
Instead, I learned to play the trombone... they didn't need one at the USO."
Kay Russell McBrayer, Beeville
RED CROSS
"Nearly every Saturday afternoon, between double features at the Alpine movie
theatre, news reels brought the war into my mind and heart. At age 11, how might
I help our soldiers? I remember knitting an army-green wool sweater to help. The
lady at the Red Cross office praised my effort without noticing dropped stitches
and uneven flaws. The finished product took nine months and hung to my knees.
I went home feeling proud, knowing that my knitting kept one soldier warm in
Germany."
--Patricia Wilson Clothier, Shawnee Mission
"A motley gang of boys gathered in my parents' house in Houston to knit midnight
blue turtleneck sweaters, watch caps, and mittens for England-bound sailors. As I
knitted, I imagined a lonely American sailor on a cold and wet night, kept warm by
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Mallory, Randy. World War II on the Texas Homefront: Shoulder to Shoulder, On to Victory! Part Two: Sacrifice and Celebration, text, 2005-11~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1924386/m1/7/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.