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October 12, 1942
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Ruby Pinkney of El Centro is Woman of the Week for her multifaceted war contributions: full-time job, housework, childcare, observation post duty, Red Cross motor corps transport and drills, Camp Fire group leadership, and crocheting.
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WOMAN OF THE WEEK
Ruby Pinkney of El Centro deserves to be nominated as the woman of the week for her war work—Mrs. Pinkney not only has a job, eight hours a day, but she does all her own house work, takes care of her children, mans an observation post every other week, gets up at 5 a.m. every Thursday as a member of the Red Cross, motor corps to transport air raid observers to an outlying post, does her other motor corps duties including weekly drill, has a Camp Fire group, and with all this, manages to find spare time to do a little crocheting.
Ruby Pinkney of El Centro deserves to be nominated as the woman of the week for her war work—Mrs. Pinkney not only has a job, eight hours a day, but she does all her own house work, takes care of her children, mans an observation post every other week, gets up at 5 a.m. every Thursday as a member of the Red Cross, motor corps to transport air raid observers to an outlying post, does her other motor corps duties including weekly drill, has a Camp Fire group, and with all this, manages to find spare time to do a little crocheting.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Woman Of The Week
War Work
Red Cross
Motor Corps
Observation Post
Camp Fire Group
What entities or persons were involved?
Ruby Pinkney
Where did it happen?
El Centro
Story Details
Key Persons
Ruby Pinkney
Location
El Centro
Story Details
Ruby Pinkney is nominated as Woman of the Week for her war work, including a full-time job, housework, childcare, observation post duty every other week, Red Cross motor corps duties starting at 5 a.m. Thursdays to transport air raid observers, weekly drill, leading a Camp Fire group, and crocheting in spare time.