Housewives Learn War Ration Points for March Menu
Beadle County households prepare to spend 48 points per person on rationed foods in March under No. 2 war ration book rules. Point values for staples such as peas 16, corn 14, tomatoes 16, beans 14, spinach 11, peaches 21, pears 21, pineapple 24, soup 6, tomato juice 32. Grocers must register and track stamps, stock, and period validity with the Office of Price Administration.
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Beadle County
Office of Price Administration
Price
OPA
Focal Rationing Board
Geocer
Rail Wage Dispute Heads to Emergency Panel
The wage dispute between major railroads and 360000 operating brothers unsettled after National Mediation Board hearings will be reviewed by an emergency panel. George A. Cook, board chairman, said mediation efforts failed and a union spokesman announced a request for a Roosevelt outlined emergency panel hearing in Washington.
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Chicago
National Mediation Board
George A. Cook
Washington
Roosevelt
Shoe sale limits urged for nonrationed pairs
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown ordered Washington stores to cap nonrationed shoe sales at one pair per customer. The move aims to ease shortages by restricting purchases during February 24.
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Washington
Prentiss
Brown
Eight Shopping Rules for Point Rationing
Washington February 24 OPA outlines eight practical rules for navigating first month under point rationing. Shop early and weekly, make a weekly points plan, list items with point values, use lowest point stamps, save low point stamps for later, and prefer unrationed foods. Do not blame grocers for wartime inconveniences.
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Washington
OPA
Soldier Roarabaugh on 14 day furlough to Huron
Pvt. E Eddie Rohrabaugh arrived in Huron Saturday evening for a 14 day furlough. He is stationed at Pope Field Ft Bragg NC and has been transferred to Maxton NC. His new address is 374th TC Group Br 1822 Army Air Base Maxton NC.
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Eddie” Rohrabaugh
Huron
Pope Field
Ft. Bragg
Maxton
N. C
T. C. Group
Army Air Base
Double Penalty Law Cited In Death Of S F Hotel Worker
Sioux Falls dispatch reports Earl Painter faces potential eight year maximum after the State cites a South Dakota law doubling sentences for prior felonies in his second degree manslaughter case over the New Year’s fist fight death of C E Anderson. The defense objects claiming the record was known, while Judge Wall defers sentencing to March 1 to verify identity.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Earl Painter
Painter
C. E. Anderson
John R. McDowell
Pennsylvania
Henry Mundt
Lucius J. Wall
Missing in Action: Lt Dale Pearce Reported
Mu ofa wis AG and Pearce family receive telegram from War Department stating Second Lieutenant Dale Pearce is missing in action on the North African front. He attended Shattuck Military Academy in Minnesota and one year at Lawrence College in Appleton Wisconsin before his service.
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Mu Ofa
Wis, AG
Pearce
Utah Avenue Southeast
War Department
Dale Pearce
Shattuck Military Academy
Faribault
Minn
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Soviet districts slated for clearance in war notes
Welles expressed hope Finland would quit the war and suggested an agreement was not out of the question. Karelia was listed as a Soviet district to be cleared of the invader, and discreet inquiries may have been made at the Kremlin as well.
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Karelia
Welles
Finland
Kremlin
Weales
Finland seeks peace with Allies as it distances from Hitler regime
The United States accepts Finland's claim of nonmembership in the Hitler circle and desires survival as a free democracy. A peace with Moscow concessions could foster postwar talks among the United States Britain and Russia. Finland relies on American help for a peaceful end to the conflict, a goal the United Nations sees as valuable regardless of military impact.
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United States
Finland
Moscow
Britain
Russia
United Nations
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