Community canning centers urged to save 1943 harvest
Miss M. R. Ferguson of the Farm Security Administration in Kimble, Menard, Concho, Edwards, Sutton and Val Verde counties urges farm and town groups to plan neighborhood canning centers to prevent waste of the 1943 harvest. She notes high school home economics rooms and vacant buildings as possible centers and cites a program where women with large cookers aided others for a small rental fee.
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America
Victory Gardens
M. R. Ferguson
Farm Security Administration
Kimble
Menard
Concho
Edwards
Sutton
Val Verde
FSA
Ferguson
Junction
Ten Percent War Bond Pledge Stories of Sacrifice
The boss of a jacket factory discusses the ten percent pledge with Bessie, a widowed mother of eleven, suggesting a dollar a week sacrifice. A Treasury rep praises the sacrifice and notes payroll savings as a patriotic option amid war bond campaigns.
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Jake
Bessie
Sam
Treasury Department
Canning Centers Used as Trading Posts for War Aid
Community canning centers serve as trading posts where families exchange surplus vegetables for needed items to complete canning budgets. FSA official says such exchanges bolster civilian morale and support the war effort.
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FSA
Miss Ferguson
Ration Calendar Details for Sugar Coffee and Gasoline Stamps
The notice lists validity periods for Sugar Coupon No. 12 Coffee-Stamp No. 26 Meat-Red stamps Gasoline A Book coupons Shoes-Stamp No. 17 Tires inspections and Book 1 and Book 2 allocations. It notes March 16 to May 31, 1943 as key ranges and dates for various stamps and inspections.
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War Price and Ration Board
Letter from an Army officer to his sister بعد
An American Army officer writes of surviving enemy fire while on duty. He credits a Bible verse to his survival, urges prayer to win the war, and criticizes those who ignore faith. He describes the attack, his buddy's sacrifice, and his renewed faith guiding their service.
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Wilds of
Nowhere
Land of
Sis
America
Dallas J. Bergeron
Frederick Paul
Midway
Freeport
Texas
Pearl Harbor
West Coast Wrapper Aims to Stop Spoilage in Citrus
A West Coast paper maker unveils a diphenyl treated wrapper that protects oranges lemons and grapefruit from mold and decay and keeps fruit in better condition, similar to treated wrappers used on apples and other deciduous fruits.
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West Coast
Kimble County Library Assn Elects Officers For Year
At the annual meeting the Kimble County Library Association elected officers led by President Mrs Jack Turner and Secretary Mrs Joe Felps. Five directors at large were chosen and committees formed including Finance Book Selection and Publicity. The board approved $75 for juvenile books and another $75 for adult books with biennial replenishment, plus a $25 war bond. Mary Willis, the librarian, is available weekdays 1 to 5 at the county courthouse.
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Kimble County Library Association
Jack Turner
C. T. Holekamp
Joe Felps
Reuben Loeffler
Mesdames Ed Allen
Seaton Prentice
Rankin Rothmann
W. C. Oliver
Times
Emerson
Kimble County
Association
Mary Willis
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Cava
Fs.a
Minnesota
Minnesotta
Guar
Ata
U. S. Treasury Department
Marines
Air ‘Corps
C. A. Schraub CO
Library Ass'n
WLU
London
W. CC. McCord
Dallas
United States War
Junction National Bank
TION
Wool and Mohair
C .T. Holekamp
Mane
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