The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, July 1989 - April, 1990 Page: 73
598 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 23 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
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WAACs in Texas
The author at Neiman-Marcus in Dallas, May 27, 1943. Courtesy Clarice Fortgang
Pollard.
saleswoman graciously insisted that I slip it on my wrist for the full
effect, and in true Texas style we mutually admired the extravagant
creation. Let me see-at $3,200o.oo, I could put down $5.oo, and pay
$5.oo0 a month for ... !
Outside the store was a sight occasioned by the war: a lady "fare-
taker" who was employed by the public street car system to perform
what had traditionally been a "man's job." We then went on to the
U.S.O. club where I met two G.I.s with whom I spent the afternoon
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