Ration book pickups and local movements noted
June activity in County Correspondence reports OPA updating ration books, with five million still to mail from Dallas. War time visits and travel fill the week as residents like Pvt Luis Gonzales and families attend funerals and reunions across Menard, Brownwood, and Junction.
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Red Cross
OPA
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Dallas Center
Africa
Pacific
Louis Gonzales
Ration Calendar Highlights for Sugar Coffee and Gasoline
The schedule lists Sugar Coupon No 13 valid five pounds from June 1 to August 15, Canning Sugar Coupons 15 and 16 for five pounds each through October 31, 1943. Coffee Stamp No 21 valid for one pound July 1 to July 21. Processed Foods Blue stamps July 1 to August 7. Meats 16 points weekly. Red stamps and gas Book 6 coupons May 22 to Aug 7. Tire inspections by dates for A B C and T book holders.
Automobile firm boosts flight instrument output tenfold
The company is currently producing flight instruments at ten times the originally planned rate, accelerating production beyond initial schedules and signaling expanded demand or accelerated timelines.
Italian Invasion Forecast by Count Sforza
Count Carlo Sforza predicts in Cosmopolitan that Allied troops will be welcomed as brothers and liberators in Italy. He foresees a US Italian armistice, Mussolini’s fall, a republican Italy, and widespread Fascist exposure, with Mussolini possibly assassinated or dying by action. The piece cites his 1942 Pan American links and claims deep knowledge of Italian sentiment.
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United Nations
Italy
Carlo Sforza
France
Japan
Montevideo
Count Sforza
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Underground
Mussolini
London Chatter Box Local Notes and Visitors
London short items report Beeville visitors Mrs Paul Norman staying longer Mrs Mintie Massey S/Sgt Lester Pearl on 15 day furlough Jack Amnon induction Jewel Pearl extended visit Boerne Shack Ivy Boerne Leslie Davenport Brady visit son Carl injured near San Saba rodeo crowd at Fredericksburg Inks Dam trip McKinney picnic Sorrells move to London Pearl business Brady Ivy Pearl Sorrells Hight family visits Jim's Tent Show San Angelo etc Industry introduces mica substitute for India vital to electrical gear.
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Paul Norman
Beeville
Texas
Mintie Massey
Norman
Boerne
Leslie Davenport
Brady
Carl
San Saba
Brady Hospital
Fredericksburg
Leona McMillen
Evelyn Cummins
Lorene
Dorothy Mueller
Inks Dam
R. L. McKinney
Ellis Ray Sorrells
London
Geo. Pearl
Oscar
L. A. Ivy
O. H. Pearl
Earl Hight
Jim
Johnnie Martin
San Angelo
Bertha Sorrells
Carrie Mae Vanlandingham
Saving Feed In Silos In Texas Begins In July
The 90 day period ahead marks peak silage making in Texas. Use corn, grain sorghums or sweet sorghums in stiff dough to ensure quality. Pack silage tightly to exclude air and cut to half inch pieces or use bundling with careful trench filling and layered shingling. Ensure proper depth, drainage, and moisture for best preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ingenious impact switch may vent carbon dioxide in crash
New safety device for combat aircraft automatically discharges several pounds of liquid carbon dioxide into the engine compartment if the plane crashes, aiming to suppress fire and improve survivability.
Health officer urges strict precautions in polio outbreak
The health officer cites carriers as a main factor in the spread of infantile paralysis and urges minimizing human contact during outbreaks. No cases are reported in this section, but residents are advised to practice sanitation and precaution.
Heat dangers from salt loss and food processing notes
The article warns laborers mechanics farmers and workers who sweat heavily to increase salt intake to prevent heat cramps. It states sweat can lose 40 to 50 grams of salt on hot days and recommends extra salt in diet for those performing heavy muscular work. It also notes osage orange extract tenderizes beef and mentions a new dehydration and packaging process for molasses.
Non metallic containers used for flammable liquids in tanks and planes
Flammable liquids for tanks and planes are carried in non metallic containers such as glass, vitrified clay, properly treated cardboard and plywood.
Appeal for updated information on boys in service
The Junction Eagle asks families to send revised information for service members pictured in a weekly Boys in Service column. Pictures ready to run need correct details, including any status changes, and post cards are requested to keep the column accurate for out-of-town subscribers.
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