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Expectant Fathers
The Life of Riley · March 4, 1945 · 26 min · 3,812 words
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He is, folks. Three years ago he started in pictures by playing the part of a private in Wake Island. But now in a bell for a don, he plays a corporal. Right. And playing a corporal is much better than playing a private. Now the studio pays me 60 bucks a month instead of 50. And I don't have to peel any more potatoes for
darot denics. The American Meetings to Dear Presents, William Bendix in the Life of Riley. The Meet People of America, providing a great food for like Great Nations, five million farmers and ranchers raising fine meat animals, 600,000 men and women in more than 3,500 meat-packing plants, 400,000 meat retailers, all doing their level best in face of the enormous demands of war to put meat on your table.
On behalf of all these, the American Meat Institute brings you the life of Riley. Inside this duties as riveter, Chester A. Riley was appointed a member of the Workers' Welfare Committee at the California War Plant, where he works.
As such, the big boss is asked Riley to investigate a bottleneck named Al Jenkins in the welding department. So here's Riley bursting with importance. Hi, where's this polluca Jenkins? It's been flowing down the war at the time.
Al Jenkins, why? You think it's an I figure. Maybe we better talk this over quietly, Mr. Jack. I'm here to save you your job. They're getting ready to fire me, huh? Well, they say trouble always comes and freights.
But what's your other two troubles? My wife probably won't got that kind of trouble. I mean, she ain't feeling well. Oh, well, that's too bad. Then I miss my hometown, too. Yeah, I know how that is.
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