Grandmothers’ Bonds Drive Future Education Fund
Two New York grandmothers, Eliza Taggart and Edna Neff, invest part of their salaries in War Bonds as part of the Grandmothers War Bond League. They keep bonds as an emergency fund for grandchildren John Wurmser Barbara Ann and others, hoping bonds aid education rather than immediate need.
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York
N. Y
Grandmothers War Bond League
New York
Eliza Taggart
Edna Neff
John Wurmser
Taggart
James
Neff
Herman
Navy
Guadalcanal
Grandmothers League
Marshall
Lavaca County Farmers Back Soil Conservation Program
Lavaca County farmers show strong support for soil building and conservation in the 1943 program year. Terracing covered 3,812 acres by 247 farmers, contour farming on 573,325 acres by 1,762 farmers, and legume planting on 3,936 acres by 74. 1,801 farmers maintained home gardens for national war effort.
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Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Rio Grande River
Marvin Jones
Congress
Local visits noted from Shiner and Cuero residents
Misses Colleen Fehrenkamp and Beatrice Cinadr visited in Shiner on Sunday. Mrs. E W Darilek of Cuero visited home folks in Moulton over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Fehrenkamp
Beatrice Cinadr
Shiner
E. W. Darilek
Cuero
Moulton
Waterless Cooking Chart From Garden Nutrition Guide
Waterless cooking preserves vitamins and minerals in vegetables. Use just enough water to cover the pan bottom about half an inch and keep a tight lid. The chart offers guidance for healthy preparation.
Furlough sugar ration change for servicemen announced
Washington announced new sugar rations for service members on leave. They will receive one pound per 36 meals at home, replacing the prior rate of a quarter-pound per nine meals.
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Washington
OPA
Why Farmers Should Buy War Bonds
The memo argues farmers now enjoy high net incomes and should invest in War Bonds as patriotic support and a hedge against future downturns. It cautions against speculative land buying, urges debt reduction, and promotes bonds as cash reserves for lean times and future needs.
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United States
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Peese Fehrenkamp & Sons
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Elizabeth Taggart
State Bank
Moulton, Texas
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
O. F. Knape
Texas
F.T. Barta
Red & White
Richard L. Adams
University of California
U.S. Treasury Department
Major J. Rothschild
New York City
Wall Street
Pearl Waerbor
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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