Hollywood's Loss: 1942

My dear old Aunt Olive (RIP) was still single at the start of WWII, and worked in a plant making bombers, somewhere in Minnesota I believe.

One day she was told to climb into the bomber and do some electrical work (soldering?) on the radio, a job she'd performed many times. As usual, she was told that the power to the radio had been turned off.

But as she started working on it, there was a huge shower of sparks, and a small fire broke out. Somebody had forgotten to switch off the power. This was not her fault.

However, the investigators didn't see it that way. All they could see was that her last name was Schneider.

A German name!

The fact that she was a 4th generation German-American didn't get her off the hook. The investigators grilled and grilled and grilled her, because of their suspicion that it was an act of industrial sabotage.

Well ...... they finally did believe her, and set her free. (Probably the doofus who failed to shut off the power was located and confessed.)

These 1940's girls are much more "seduisantes et naturelles" than nowadays chicks!

[Um, oui. - Dave]

Her beauty is deep. This ain't no valley girl. It's the seriousness, the gravity of her that just exudes. This beauty is too busy saving the world from Hitler and trying to feed her family to sit and sip a Starbucks while she prattles on about her nails. It's just awesome.

Is lovely, due to both nature AND photography. I'm so envious.

Dave,

I read Shorpy every day and seem to fall in love 3+ times a week.

Seriously, this place is one of my favorite sites in all of Internetdom. Thanks for the good work.

[The Shorpystaff thanks you! Much appreciated. - Dave]