Lex Anteinternet: Sunday, January 23, 1944. Filling in.

Lex Anteinternet: Sunday, January 23, 1944. Halting at Anzio.: 

Pistol Packin' Mama was number one on the country charts.

23-year-old New Zealand er Linda Malden working on a windmill while managing her parent's farm.  No men were left to do what was traditionally a male role, due to wartime manpower demands. Public domain, State Library of New South Wales.
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