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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
3
The article describes the upcoming War Ration Book Two for Americans with Book One. It explains the point based rationing for canned fruits and vegetables, outlines stamp values and validity letters, and notes red stamps for future meat rationing.
The Office of Price Administration ordered an immediate freeze on canned meat and fish sales at 12:01 A M to curb panic buying as meat rationing approaches. The move affects most canned goods sealed by heat and could last up to 60 days, with civilian supplies tightly limited and wholesale inventories required by Feb 17 reporting.
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 18. An application to establish a horse meat market here was denied by county health officer W. A. King. The decision cites city and federal inspection stamp requirements and notes local plants have refused to handle horse meat.
Radio listings show KGN at 5000 watts day 1000 watts night on 1440 Ke with NBC fare including Fred Waring Pleasuretime and Abbott and Costello. KFC at 520 watts on 1230 Ke features Fulton Lewis Jr and Treasury Star Parade among other MBS and TSN programs with daily morning, afternoon, and evening blocks and a sign off.
Staff Sergeant Meyer Levin 25 of Brooklyn was killed in the Pacific. He helped bomb the Japanese battleship Haruna with Captain Colin Kelly and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. His father Samuel Levin said the War Department informed him with no details.
The Eleventh Naval District reports two Marine fliers killed in a crash near the Marine Air Base at El Toro. Lieut. Harvey L. Potter of Los Angeles and Pfc. Russell L. Scyrkels of Collinsville Texas died yesterday.
Today and through Friday multiple films headline showings at Interstate Theatres. Bright lineups include Star Spangled Rhythm with Bing Crosby and friends, Cairo This Is America Boomtown DC, The Daring Young Man with Joe E. Brown, Man of Courage with Barton MacLane, and additional features with current news reels.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald urged a two cent per quart milk rise to sustain the dairy industry and meet war food goals. He said consumers would pay the extra for quality milk unless OPA price ceilings block it.
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