Sugar Stamps Extended in War Time Ration Updates
The OPA extended sugar ration stamps Nos. 6 for two pounds of sugar over two periods from June 28 to July 26 and July 26 to August 22, with a four week validity for the stamp. Institutions and industries gain a two month sugar allowance starting July 1. Robert R. Nathan warns of tougher war times ahead at a Dallas meeting. WPB designates scrap rubber buyers in the national salvage drive.
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OPA
Robert R. Nathan
WPB
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Nathan
Memory Gap in Southern Hotel Poker Ring Captured
A grand jury questioned an old hotel worker about a poker game in a Southern town, but he claimed the players were prominent officials and that drinking ruined his memory. He tried to name them but could not, even after doctoring with the wrong medicine.
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Nim
Gal
Grand Jury
Uncle John
Grand
John
American News Features, Inc
Salvage of Cap Tivia 2d Yacht and Other War-Era Notices
Officials report the Cap Tivia 2d yacht salvage will recover over 350 tons of iron and steel and about two tons of brass from the burned vessel near Corpus Christi. The yacht once cost Ft. T. Brady of San Antonio $250,000 and included $80,000 gyro steering gear. Also noted are WPB and OPA actions on gift kits for soldiers, ceiling prices for shingles, typewriter ceilings, and a shift restoring wooden pails and tubs under wartime controls.
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Captivia 2d
Corpus Christi
Southwest Region
BCI
Ft. T. Brady
San Antonio
May Be I Should Admit It About This Writing Job
A speaker reflects on enjoying writing and the simple craft of beer making, noting beer’s basic ingredients and the fermenting process. The narrator muses at length about thinking and talking, hinting at a habit of deep, extended reflection.
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Uncle Sam
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U.S. Defense
Spencer-Sauer Lumber Co
A. R. Weber
Mgr
Spencer Weber
Ass't. Mgr
Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin
Cobb
RFC
Rubber Reserve Corporation
Nat E. Brezen
Fifth Avenue
New York City
H. Muehlstein & Company
Lowenthal Company
West Randolph Street
Chicago
A. Schulman, Inc
Akron
Ohio
ODT
Joseph B. Eastman
ORA
Office of Price , Administration
Milly and Ruichers
GPA
Tedas
Southwestern
Federal Districts Court
St. Louise Waste Material Corporation
Fort Worth
Music By
George Moody
Oper House
Central Texas Volunteer Firemen’s Associa
Tion
LOPA
Coast Guard
E. F. Smith
Austin Court of Civil Appeals
HE. F. Smith
Brady
Brady, Texas
Joe Marsh
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