Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	The Week. Memorial Day. Wreaths and flowers placed on graves. Reminder to be careful over weekend; schools and war plants open despite Memorial Day. Last day of school this week; a boy jumps over the week desk. War Plant Baseball League opens. A baseball player swings a bat which shows the names of teams in the league. Poster asking people to stop needless noise, which hurts the war effort. National Shut-Ins Day--a man outside visits a man inside a house through a window. High school graduations--Public carries a huge stack of diplomas. New zone number to be used on all US mail. Death (Personification) Image Access WideTEK 25 The Week. Im sure theyll remember the graves of our boys over there. Memorial Day. Be careful. Theyll be coming regardless of gas rations. Another double holiday...today, tomorrow. Banks, stores, public offices, etc. closed. NOT school, war work plants etc. Last holiday Labor Day 515 deaths. Friday last day of school. June 1943. QUIET! Noise wastes energy, dissipates man power, slows war production. Stop needless noise. Today National Shut-Ins Day. To be good with June 1. 24 coffee. 15 16 canning sugar. 13 regular sugar. 5 pounds each. Red EFGH no good after tomorrow. Opening War Plant Baseball League. Camp Breckinridge. Chrysler. Republic. Servel. Shipyard. Sunbeam. High School Graduations. 1189 diplomas. Take your front plate to city hose houses. 124397. Use zone number on all U.S. Mail in this country. Get your number. (illegible) Evansville (9) 79 Any Street Indiana. Get the number of all to whom you write. Notify all who write to you. [in margins: Da Day. High school grads. 150th day. 215 to come. Friday school over. June Tuesday. Open Indiana War Plants League Evansville. 1 Rep. 3 Chry. 1 Ser. 1-2 Sunday. 3 Sun. 2 Ship. 2 Camp B. Friday night. Drive carefully. New marks on address. 5-28-43]
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/1684
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
Copyright:	Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Subjects:	The Week Home Front Holidays Recreation Memorial Education Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States

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