Christmas Parcels For Overseas Mail Dates Set
The Post Office Department announces mailing windows from September 15 to October 15 for overseas Christmas parcels to armed forces. Parcels must weigh ≤5 pounds, ≤15 inches in length or ≤36 inches total in length and girth, and be clearly marked Christmas Parcel. Include full recipient details and sender return address. prohibited items and fragile packaging noted.
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Post Office Department
Army
Navy
War Time Subscriptions Urge Advance Payments
Newspapers cut back on new subscriptions and mailing statements to save paper during the war. The Eagle asks loyal readers to renew promptly if their time is near, and lists recent paid subscribers from Junction and surrounding areas including overseas members.
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Eagle
Grace Wootton
Junction
John McBee
T. H. Jetton
Lewis Ferguson
J. J. Kellam
Dallas
Leonard Cowsert
Julia’s
Julian Pompa
Gay Munn
Overseas
Walton Whitworth
Jas. F Fox
Barksdale
Chas. R. Whitworth
Blanco
Dick Davee
Fred Heine
Roswell
New Mexico
A. J. Bannowsky
Kansas City
August P. Kirchhoff
Harper
Women Needed for Farm and Ranch Work in War Effort
The article urges women to join farm labor as weekends volunteers or full time to aid in processing crops and rushing harvests. About 300000 women expected for short term farm work in the U. S. Crop Corps and another 60000 to join the Women's Land Army for a month or more.
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U. S. Crop Corps
Women’s Land Army
General Hershey Announces Induction Order For War Effort
Major General Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service, states that picking men for the armed forces while deferment for agriculture and war production is harder now than in earlier days when plenty of recruits were available.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Ration Calendar Updates for Sugar Coffee and Gasoline
Sugar coupons 14 15 and 16 in Ration Book 1 cover five pounds of sugar through October 31. Blue processed foods stamps R S T valid Aug 1 to Sept 20 while U V W valid Sept 1 to Oct 20. Meats allow 16 points weekly per Book 2. Red stamps X Y Z valid through Oct 2. Shoe stamp 18 in Book 1 valid for one pair through Oct 31. Gasoline A coupons 7 cover 3 gallons through Sept 21. car owners must add license number and state on gas coupons. Tire inspections: Book A by Sept 30 1943 Book B by Oct 31 Book C by Nov 30.
Induction Priority Outlined in Letter to Local Boards
A recent letter to local boards sets induction order: single men without dependents, then single men with dependents, followed by married men without children, men with children in nondeferrable roles, and finally men with children. The plan emphasizes minimizing impact on essential activities while filling quotas.
Waste fat drives wartime fuel musts and plans
Millions of pounds of waste kitchen fats are needed to meet war demands, with Paul C. Cabot and others urging careful collection and conservation to secure supplies for essential munitions and aircraft production.
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Paul C. Cabot
Salvage drive urges housewives to reclaim glycerine
The WPB Salvage Division urges housewives to salvage fats even when rancid as they still contain glycerine for war production. Some have withheld fats, causing lost pounds of glycerine. Also noted are weekend visitors Mr and Mrs T L Meredith of Austin, noted as LCRA staff in Austin.
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WPB Salvage Division
T. L. Meredith
Austin
Junction
Mr. Meredith
The
LCRA
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the Nation
Columbia Broadcasting System
Reddy
Red Cross
Motor Corps
West Texas Utilities Company
Electrolux
Tappan Ranges
Borden Company
Texas
General
Hershey
Schreiner-Hodges Funeral Home
Bstract Company Insurance
Fire-Bonds Automobile and Allied Lines
Dolph, Managei
Pearl Beer
United States
Vantohio Brewing
SAN Antonss
R. E. Buster
74 Junction
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