Wartime Town and Farm Guidance From Office of War Information
A weekly digest urging civilians to conserve fuel during mild days, donate magazines to veterans hospitals, and follow evolving ration stamps and coupons. It notes increased demand for pullman cars for military casualties, outlines last-use dates for red, blue, and sugar stamps, fuel oil coupons, and airplane shoe stamps, and cites Bowles on above ceiling sales costing American families about 1 billion dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
OPA
Bowles
Amilies
Food Price Compliance gains support in wartime drive
The article outlines plans by grocers, consumers, and War Price and Rationing Boards to strengthen price control on foods sold at retail. It also highlights the Office of Price Administration and local efforts to back a three way drive for compliance amid high food costs impacting American families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Office of War Information
Army Air Forces
OWI
Tarawa
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountains
Army
Navy
Marines
Army Air Forces Transport
Saskatchewan Wheat and Livestock Cash Income Rise
The Saskatchewan economy shows growth in cash income from livestock sales rising to 78,958,000 in 343 and dairy products reaching 20,114,000 by 1943. Estimates indicate a 3 percent increase in sales of farm products from 1939 to 1942 with significant figures listed for livestock, dairy, and farm outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamicopa
B. C
Ay Plessie Alec
Saskatchewan
Named honorees at farewell dinner party
Flight Officer and Mrs. Robert W. McMillan were guests of honor at a dinner at the McMillan home in Banbury. Guests included F O and Mrs McMillan and relatives from Houston Port Arthur Angleton Freeport. Additional guests arrived later and Horace Woodward played piano. The couple depart Las Vegas for Tampa for further training. Ms and Mrs J D Gideon of Garwood visit due to Mrs Calloway’s illness. Mrs Bruce McCarty attends Bay City revival services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. McMillan
W. A. McMillan
Banbury
F. O
McMillan
Albert, McMillan
Houston
Leon McMillan
Port Arthur
L. H. Turner
L. H. Wheeler
Angleton
Frank Leeder
Freeport
Iater
Mra
Walter Peltier
Evelyn Prunty
Florence Helen
Horace Woodward
Woodward
Las Vegas
Nevada
Tampa
Florida
J. D. Gideon
Garwood
W. D. Calloway
F. A. Hoeninghaus
Community Notes From Weimar Area Early Midweek
Local society page records visits and family news from Weimar and nearby towns. Mrs. B A Arnold returns home after hospital stay. Nurses, cadet nurses, and service members are mentioned alongside relatives visiting in Houston, Denver, and Sugar Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Linke
Jean
R. B. Davis
Daighter
Jo Nell Sandifer
Gracie McElggairy
Weimar
Mary Edna ‘Walker
Sugar Land
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A.J. Struss Auto Supply
Eagle Lake, Texas
OWL News Bureau
Ed Trew
Aee
Air Transport Command
Naval Air Transport Service
Navy School For
Alameda
Calif
AAF School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Texas
America
Canada
Allies’ Food Basket Aaa
Tieidenape and Frolte
Easilryans Egzs
Derry Profaci
Prae
Dominion
British Columbia
Bruce McCarty
First Baptist Church
Bay City
Ere
Poultry Journal
Aviation In Review
Cys Ce
Etude Music Magazine
Farmer's
Diassi
National Digest Monthly
Natura
Mad
Veven
Science Illustrated
Southern Agriculturist
BF Sports
U.S
Magazi
Sentiertaz I
Piase
Sosine Chetara
Igiua Te
Egypt
B. A. Arnold
Blasingame-Ruge- Jey
Agnes Bowen
Wharton County
Botts and Nedra
Hulon Fults
E. c. Fults
G. H. Northington Jr
L. E. Obenhaous
Harold Thomas
Lissie
W. L. Walker Jr
W. L. Walker
Pratt
Kan
W. L. Walker Sr
Sealy
Ben Burkemper
Frelsburg
G. B. Meriwether
Mamie Duncan
Willow Horton
H. Northington Sr
Sadie Northington
B. F. Hurry
Peggy Jo Hurry
Peggy
Bernita Svatell
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Pvt
Henry Svatele
Camp Hood
Seach
Jim Svatek
L. H. Qbenhaus
J. M. Mathis
P. J. Yackel
J. J. New
D.R. Gaylor
George Longmire
Ray Mason
Seldon New
J. R. Foulk
Obenhaus
J. C. Calhoun
East Bernard
C. R. Foulk
Jane Mr. Fouls
Ernest Hurn
W. A. Northington
Marjorie Everitt
Marion Wright
Catherine Norman
C. W. Ruse
C. EB. Everitt
Edward Matthews
O. K. Emerson
J. B. Smith Company
Veene
Grace Wink
Robert Earl Wink
Fort Ord
California
Eaen
Columbus
Ter Walker
Bipray Prenainini
Kerrville Tenas
Yor Sale
Joe Lee
Ateel
Eagle Lake Grain Co., Inc
Eagle Lake
Iwo Jime
Tokyo
Patiee
Metropolitan Opera
Ray Mernel
Peg Fischer
University of Chicago
Cleveland
General Motors
Amy
Manila
Conese Pagoda
Kay Booth
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