Wartime Ration Reminders and War Production News
Ration reminders detail blue and red stamp validity for eggs meats fats sugar and fuel oil with stamps A8 through v8 and specific items. Reports from the Fifth War Loan show county quotas and beat performance with agriculture exceeding targets. Weathering shortages, OPA price ceilings for used cars and fruits are outlined along with farm storage tips and home canning guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Agriculture Section
War Finance Division
Treasury Department
Carroll County
Georgia
Alabama
Gregory County
South Dakota
U. S
OPA
WFA
South America
U.S. Public Health Service
Department of Agriculture
Rice grown by airplane in California folklore
A collection of curious facts mentions aerial rice planting in California, the Ma and Pa railroad nickname, Vikings battle cries at sea, the heart’s blood flow, postwar London taxi counts, Schubert’s prolific output and low earnings for songs, and miscellaneous trivia.
War Below Zero and Meet Your Allies in Wartime Books
The article reviews War Below Zero by Balchen Ford and LaFarge detailing Arctic operations from Greenland since 1941 and a dramatic Flying Fortress crash that left nine men stranded for five months. It also covers Meet Your Allies edited by Nicholas Balint, profiling the 36 nations fighting fascism with photos, and notes on Bette Davis in Mr Skeffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernt Balchen
Corey Ford
Oliver LaFarge
Balchen
Arctic
Antarctic
Greenland
Ford
Iceland
LaFarge
Nicholas Balint
Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington
Warner Bros
Churchtown News Roundup of Local Visits and Weather Incident
Mrs Amos Kern of near Honey Brook visits daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Barton Hurst. Mr and Mrs A E Martin spent Sunday at Hershey. Miss Blanche Dolby returns from Atlantic City N J. Brower home struck by lightning with little damage. Corporal Robert L Yohn returns to Camp Butner NC after 30 day furlough. Numerous local visitors and family gatherings noted across area including Yohn, Overly, Weaver, Yohn families and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Kern
Near
Honey Brook
Barton Hurst
Frank Brower
Robert L. Yohn
Earl Yohn
Camp Butner
N. C
Here
Clayton Overly
Gerry Overly
Near Ranch
United Brethren Church
William F. Weaver
Clair Yohn
George Yohn
Reading
Ralph Yohn
East Earl
Vernon
Narvon
Augustus Shirk
Near Terre Hill
Dora Shirk
Chas. Duttenhofer
G. Hensel Simpson
Katie Weaver
Lancaster
Charles G. Bewley
Coatesville
Lillian Hoffard
Bobby Hoffard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Office. OF War Information
War Food Administration
Washington
Washington, D. C
War and Navy
Civil Service Commission
Office of Price Administration
Federal Works Agency
California
Oregon
War Production Board
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Farm Bureau
Henry, M
Martin
Capital Press Service
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
London
Schubert
Spencer
Leal
Bushong
Spencer Corsetiere
Leola
PA. Phong
Caernarvon
Chevrolet
L. C. Smith
Burroughs
Champion Register
Benj
Weaver
Henry Martin
Barry L. Martin
Beto Sear
Robin Mo
Europe
Germany
Arctic Circle
Bal
Chen
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Sociecy Ons
Norway Street
Boston
Massachuseets
Iseus
Sunset Market
7Th Street
Lebanon
Royal
Lincoln Arc
McCormick-Deering
Kentucky
P. S
Iren S. Light
Churchtown News
Mrs
A. E. Martin
Hershey
Blanche Dolby
Atlantic City
N. J
Robert Yohn
Mr. Clair Yohn
Valley View Park
Hellam, PA
Yorkana Road
Carter
Lehigh Valley Boys
Ruth
Elizabeth
Glenda Aos
NEW Prairie Pals
Rawhide
Sally
Bob
Cal
Shorty
Ata
Tote Tedets
Nazi
Luftwaffe
War Department
J. Hermann Goering
Pentagon
Catiy Ates
Shurfine
Nabisco
Turkey
Swan Soap
Merchant New
Holland, PA
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