Gasoline rationing hits East Coast motorists hard
Washington reports top war-agency leaders warn that motoring as usual is out in the East with gasoline allotted under a 45-day rationing plan starting May 15. Cards will be issued May 12 for seven-pump squares. exemptions for doctors, war workers, and nonhighway machinery.
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Washington
District of Columbia
William A. Thibodeau
The
Automobile Legal Association
Leon Henderson
Boston
Canada
United States
OPA
Cairo bootblacks and a ration belt near the border
A Cairo scene from World War II shows bootblacks near the border with a ration area belt. The plan created a no sale zone about 50 miles wide to curb motorists from crossing into other states to buy gasoline during desert leaves and Allied visits.
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Amarillo
Texas
Cairo
Egypt
Bomber Roars To Defend Its Companion
Allied headquarters report describes Lieut Gen George H Bretts bomber crew defending a crippled companion from 20 Pur suit fighters. The protecting aircraft, led by Lt Stanwood of Rhode Island, dived to shield the crippled bomber as gunners downed three Japanese planes. Despite heavy damage, both bombers landed safely after exhausting ammunition. Western farmers expect a large castor bean crop to supply oil for war needs.
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Sydney
Australia
George H. Brett
Stanwood
Rhode Island
Courthouse Records Courthouse Deeds and District Court Actions
Deed transfers list multiple transactions dated in April 1942 including J M Chunn to Ronald B Vance for 6250 and R B Latham to W E Smith for 5500 along with numerous other parcels and names. District Court reports several divorces and marriages with many parties listed.
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J. M. Chunn
Ronald B. Vance
Terrace
J. M. Sheers
J. T Crecelius
Jhts
Linc
Natl
Lf. Ins
Claud Elkins
Fisk
Rob
G. C. Odom
Paul R. Rose
Amer. Smelting & Rfg. Co
Augustus C. Coker, Jr
Univ
William E. Herring
B. W McGinnis
Wolflin
T. J. Baldwin
L. B. West
Harry W. Gibbs
Herman L. Ratten
B. J. Neuhardt
Hugo H. Loeuwenstern
Dorothy H. Walker
Fances F. Allen
Block
G&s
Mary Magness Jones
Etvir
J W. Bailey
Eloise Murrell
Beatrice L Jones
Bivins
Chas. Priolo
Et Ux
A. Perlman
R. E. Morgan
Ray Small
Anna
Earie Mitchell
David Mitchell
W. W. Riddle
Iva Riddle
Minnie Coy
Logan Coy
Belton Neal
Chlo Elta Neal
Jewel McBride
W. L. McBride
Nona Mae McLaughlin
Joe McLaughlin
Clifton Wilkerson
Lottie Jo Wardlow
Ernest Richard Corbell
Louise Betty
Eugene Eddings
Joyce Graham
Glenn Thomson
Dewrene Godsey
Elvin Allard
Ella Mar Fortenberry
Herbert Leslie Gaines, Jr
Leto Verne McDougal
Curtis Sparks
Bery
Officer Killed in Practice Dogfight in Louisiana
Four army pursuit ships crashed during practice dogfights near Harding Field and Denham Springs Louisiana. Second Lt. Ferdinand B. Paris of Houston died in the collision west of Harding Field. Second Lt. W. S. Mink of Boise Idaho parachuted safely. Second Lt. H. W. Huffman of Ford Washington lost a foot leaping from his plane near Denham Springs. Lt. Martin S. Cluck of Erick Oklahoma sustained minor injuries. A witness said propellers may have cut into a tail assembly, causing an explosion.
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H. W. Huffman
Ford
Wash
Denham Springs
Martin S. Cluck
Erick
Okla
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Trenton
N. J
John Dressler
New Jersey Gasoline Retailers Association
Henderson
Donald Nelson
WPB
Ickes
Emory 8S Land
Maritime Commission
Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Ple
Century Club En Briekdpack Il
Pbck
LaaiLy Eh
First National Bank of
Fisk Bldg
Sive
S.S.S
Carter
Christopher
Glover
Tampax
Amarillo Hotel
van Buren Na
Wee Santa
Fe Building
Doan's
Rie
Fitch
Apex Electric
Baume
Ben- Gay
Dorothy Perkins
Ince
Zerbst
Chamberlain
Pool
Whitman
Pangburn
King's
Courthouse Records
Senate Agriculture
Beverage Alcohol Distilleries
M. J. MacNamara
Alcohol and Solvents Section
War Production Board
Maryland
Kentucky
New York
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Emil Rieve
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Arbitration Association
Lucius R. Eastman
Globe News
L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Pennsylvania
Fed
Good-Penn
S.A.E
Hedge Shears
Steel
Wizard
Westline
Ree
NTC
Wescote
POLK
Western Auto Stores
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