Slats Diary of a Quirky Week and Farm Notices
A fragmentary diary style entry narrates daily misadventures and local chatter. It mixes household anecdotes about Hetty, Emmy, and neighbors with a brief mention of a fishing club removal, Five Corners notoriety, a schooling question, and a golf ball hunt. Includes a long block on life insurance policies with features and comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hix
Ike Yount Witc
Five Corners
Ant Emmy
Ben
Mary Queen of Scots
Sam
What Will You Do With Your National Service Life Insurance
Notice from the Veterans Administration regional office in Baltimore urges veterans to convert their National Service Life Insurance from a $10,000 policy to one of three plans after discharge. Options include Ordinary Life with lifelong premiums, 20 Payment Life with 20 years of payments then full coverage, and details on premium differences and protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Limburg
Office of Veterans Administration
St. Paul Street
Baltimore
Maryland
National Service
Representative to Help Veterans Affairs Contact Granted
A contact representative of the Veterans Administration is available to assist veterans with benefits inquiries and service connections. The VA urges eligible veterans to reach out for guidance on claims, eligibility, and program updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Veterans Administration
Government urges citizens mail, gardens, and salvaging
In the 184th week of the war against Japan the government asks citizens to ensure overseas mail addresses are correct and packages wrapped, replant Victory Gardens if weather harmed crops, and continue salvaging tin cans as Japan still controls pre-war tin supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Rationing details update for stamps and B ration holders
The announcement lists last dates for red, blue, sugar, and fuel oil stamps across several series and notes the June 11 increase in B ration ceilings to 650 miles per month. Eligible B-card holders must prove essential driving needs, with regional limits and applications via form OPA-535. Local boards will process renewals and mileage records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Midwest
Max McCullough
Local boards offer application forms
The notice states that application forms may be obtained from local boards. It emphasizes where to request them and notes any submission timelines or eligibility requirements.
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Shore Electric
Vienna, Md
Eastern Shore Public Service Co
Io Delmarva Peninsula
Horace Platt
Emmy
Hetty
Ian Pa
Teasday
Wensday
Agen
Lilly Griggses
Angus Mac Flinch
Becuz
Crick
Becaz
National Service Life Insurance
Jack & Sill
Thekerma
Beauty Shoppe
Wilmington
Greensboro
Newton A
Newton New Hampshires
Barred Rocks
R.O.P
O. A. Newton & Son CO
Bridgeville
Del
Zunne
Brussels
Coca-Cola Company
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc
Coca-Cola
Eastern Shore Public Service
Zour
Reddy Eilewatt
Salisbury
Peninsule
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