Wartime Town and Farm Notes from OFFI Digest
War information digest covers ration stamps food and fuel dates for red blue and sugar stamps with last use dates through August 31 and July 31. It notes continued community canning centers funded by War Food Administration and Education agencies plus Cadet Nurse Corps recruitment and OPA auto repair rule delay. Also lists four groups eligible for preferred gasoline rations and local personnel updates on soldiers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Run
War Food Administration
United States Office of Educatio Agency
WFA
Truman
U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps
United States Cadet Nurse Corps
Thomas Parran
The
Publi Health Service
Federal Security Agency
Parran
Army
Dr. Parren
Parren
OPA
Henneke family reunites with Brandes in Pledger area
Dorothy Neuendorff reports the Bernardo News that Mr and Mrs Leo Henneke and family with Pfc Edbert Henneke Mrs Ervin Niemeyer and Miss Ernes tin Neuendorff spent Wednesday of last week with Mr and Mrs Albert Brandes and family at Pledger. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Raymond Witte of Houston and Mrs Herman Witte and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Edbert Henneke
Neuendorff
W. T. Cotton
Houston
Leo Braden
Dennis Neuendorff
Corpus Christi
Anna Feels
el Campo
Anton Nelson
Conrad Henneke
Lee Luhn
Howard Meyer
Texas City
John Neuendorff
W. H. Nelson
J. A. Lehmarin
Pfe
Ivan Neuendorff
A. J. Sens
Ernest Henicke
Judy
Victor Witte
Lydia Marie
Herman Sherbig
Columbus
Herman Witte
Ernest Henneke
Howard
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Burford Henneke
San Francisco
California
Gulfport
Mississippi
Leo Henneke
Edbert Hennecke
van Niemyer
Ernestine Neimeyer
Alois Henneke
Freisburg
Pvt
Weldon Neuendorff
Fort Riley
Kansas
L. P. Neuendorff
Virgil
Ervin Niemeyer
Ernestin Neuendorff
Albert Brandes
Pledger
Raymond Witte
G. H.inton—Sr
Mesdanes
Will Meriwether
Olin Bozeman
Austin
Donald Duncan
Galveston
R. L. New and Baby
East Bernard
Jester White
White
G. Hi. Northington
Terone Barta
San Antonio
John Barta
George Northington
George IV
G. H. Northington
B. A. Arnold
Cpl
Ray Mason
Linda Carol
Oakwood
Cpl. Mason
J. J. New
Dixon
Mr. New
C. A. Dixon
W. A. Northington
Virginia Lou
Local families listed in social notes and visits
The piece lists Mr and Mrs Elmer Hoppe and family, Mr and Mrs Hubert Braden and family, Mr and Mrs Anton Neuendorff and sons, Mr and Mrs August Neuendorff and daughters, Mr and Mrs Joe Pickert and daughter, Mrs Anton Neuendorff Sr, Mrs Louise Bock, Mrs Q L Gross and son, Mrs Edgar Heintschel, plus Mr Louis Barten of Bachelor Hill visiting Pete Frey and Louis Meyer Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Neuendorff
Elmer Hoppe
Hubert Braden
Anton Neuendorff
August Neuendorff
Joe Pickert
Louise Bock
Q. L. Gross
Edgar Heintschel
Louis Barten
Bachelor Hill
Pete Frey
Louis Meyer
Louisiana Purchase cost listed at 128,250,000 dollars
The article notes the total cost of the Louisiana Purchase as 128,250,000 dollars, equating to about 4 cents per acre. It frames the detail amid a locally styled update page mentioning regional people and events.
Governor Tells Story Of Farmer Met On Trip
Governor Coke R. Stevenson recounted a farmer he met in Fayette County during a trip. The farmer, who built his own levees twenty years ago, cultivated corn that yielded about 3000 dollars in a year despite local floods. The governor praised the farmer as smart and industrious while noting flood control needs linked to tax remission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American
Coke R. Stevenson
Fayette
Colorado
Dérie R. Stevenson
Fayette County
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief
An old herbal remedy advertises Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for bladder irritation and excess acidity. It claims to ease discomfort and promote urine flow through a blend of herbs and roots, designed for immediate effect and wide appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
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Offi War Information
OWL News Bureau
Bernardo News
Dorothy Neuendorff
Lydia B. Pinkham
Strickland Insurance. Agency
Sam H. Broyles
Mgr
Hagle Lake
Texas
Egypt
Mra Om
Noel T. Gaylor
Naval ‘Air Corps
D. R. Gaylor
Audry Gaylor
George B. Meriwether
Mamie Duncan
G. H. Northington Sr
Sadie Northington
George
R. L. Goodlett
Ates
W. M. Blair
Dr. Blair
Flatonia
Edna
Bithora Barta
7. B. Duncan
Denver
Color
Henry Swatek
Camp Hod
Sallie Smith
Shreveport
Ida Barta
Waller Little
Milton Keeling
Lake
McLellan
FL Rodgers
Capitol City of
Chas
Wber Af Resmssyry Stabiligecioa
First National Bank
Eagle Lake, Texas
Eagle Lake Insurance Agency
W. E. McRee
F. H. Woodard
Dr. A. S. Traden
McCarty Homestead Lake
C. R. Tubbs
J. Ben Johnson
Optometrist
Roy Towell
W. H. Albrecht
W. M. W. M. Lindsay
Sécy
Harry D. Larson
Eagle Lake
Tex
Emanuel Roos
Norris
Eagie Lake, Tex
P. F. Gordon
Dentist
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