Wartime Town and Farm Advice From OWI Warns on Rations
In wartime guidance, the Office of War Information urges citizens to use meat ration points fully and not pay inflated prices. It promotes Red Cross donations and a drive for clothing and bedding for the impoverished, with dates for stamps and fuel oil details. The report also covers agricultural innovations, shoe leather conservation, and church meeting permit policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyne
Red Cross War Fund
People United — Nationalition Committee
Jung
Marvin Jonus
Ss Pwaduerd
Oecum
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WPT
Conservaton
Taceh
Permis Ten
Chitech
Daily Bros Circus Presents Buck Diamond and Major at Eagle Lake
Two famed horses Buck Diamond and Major headline the Daily Bros Circus with Miss Frazer King guiding daily shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Eagle Lake on Monday April 2 as part of a large three ring act. Spectators witness unloading and tent setup in the morning in the showgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dailey Bros
Buck Diamond
Major
Frazer King
Eagle Lake
Dairy subsidy payments begin for early months
The AAA Office will start subsidies for whole milk butter and cream sold in January February and March. Payments begin after April 1 at 70 cents per hundredweight for milk and 10 cents per pound for butter. Turn in receipts to qualify. Carnellion Co sellers are exempt. May 31 is the application closing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Carnelion Co
Carnellion Co
Northington family notes from war era gatherings
The article lists many local friends and relatives visiting, traveling, or keeping in touch with Capt Mar old M. Northington serving overseas. It mentions letters from Egypt and Helland dated October 1944, family visitors from Quinnman and Houston, and community activities including sewing surgical dressings by the Bonus community and a social visit schedule around Luling, Eye, New Orleans, and Galveston areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marold M. Northington
Germany
G. H. Northington
Attane 0Amansee
Helland
Egypt
Tekassor
Mra
Northington
Bob Wriehe
Sidney Wright
Luling
C. Cerner
George Long
CA. Malone
Quinnnan
J. C
J. J. Hollaway
Cimpus Christ
Alton New
Houston
Wells
Ein
Chesterville
al Mortensen Wind
Hhusner
Gil Northington Jr
Marthe Frances
Tuut
Eye
Christian
New Orleans
Gamp Hood
T Hyowrver
Seldan New
Baby
Allene
Geraldine Blackwell
Rist Bernard
A. B. Coffee
J. M. Boothe
Sadie Northington
Will Mert
Wether
Austin
Bonus
CFE
Carter
George Longmire
Do Your Gums Spoil Your Looks This Ad Claims
An old drug store ad promotes LETO S gum products with a refund if the first bottle fails. The copy mentions Beckman’s Drug Store and several names as visitors to Houston on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Beckman
Everett scores again in air combat with Germans
Jerrald P. Everitt, a flight officer in the Air Force, scored multiple hits against German planes near Furkhure and an enemy airfield. He forced a German pilot into a spin, pursued others, and strafed both airfield targets and parked aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerrald
P. Everitt
J . Everits Herale
Air Force
Jerrald P. Everitt
Tactical Air Force
Fletda
Itar
Furkruhe
MIEAO
Everitt
Sui
Dre. C Everitt
Bangle Lake
Agit Lake
Universaty of Texas
Williams Field
Arizona
V. Duncan
Houston
Duncan
Vance
Musketeers
Message From Roy Matthews During Broadcast
Beclure of the fact tat Roy Matthews once lived in Eagle Lake and had many friends here interested in his welfare we have Slipped the following item from the last issue of the Weimar Mercury. Roy was employed by the Eagle Lake Grain Company and made his home with Mr. and Mrs. HH W Graves. The message says Thurman Matthews serving in a Japanese broadcast mentions his health and location at Hoten Camp. Lt Matthews has been a prisoner in Manchoukuo since the fall of the Philippines and has managed to send letters home amid wartime censorship. Cadet Nurse Josephine Frnka of St Joseph's Infirmary, Houston, and other locals were visiting the Froka home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Matthews
Eagle Lake
Weimar Mercury
Roy
Eagle Lake Grain Company
Mina
W. Graves
Washington
Thurman
Matthews
John Matthews
Weimar
Mira
California
Philippines
Manchoukuo
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Fe United National Clothing Collection
Wartim
Office OF War Information
Daily Bros. Circus
Dairymen
Frazar
Ror. Wells, Jr
Fort Riley
Kansas
Major J. N. Frazar, Jr
Rice Growers Association
Lutheran Woman's Missionary Society
The
Mary Glasser
Mrs. On
Stns
Mouston
Agha
Bruce McCarty
EL W Graves
Kev
Chas, Culpepper, Jr
Chas Culpepper
Sc. of
Fort Worth
Chas. Culpepper, Sr
Chas, Culpepper
Sealy
First Baptist Church
Colorado County Federal Savings and Loan Association
Lumbus
Texas
Oh, Lenilart
Gueatadn
Fred G Froka
Ben PB. Reiger
Otiw
el Campo
Josephine Frnka
St Joseph's Infirmary
Mem
Janet Geyar
San Frenchies
Hee
Woman's Army Cor
Halen Herman
Privete Ray Howly
York
Nussbaum Building
Eagle Lake Furniture Company
Eagle Lake, Texas
Army Tiptrs Portation Corps
Italy
France
Mormandy
Raurgab Sands
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