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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
3
Roanoke Rapids price panel gains authority to settle minor overcharges locally with retailers under OPA rules. Speight says settlements go to the customer or U S Treasury. will not exceed the overcharge. Wilful cases go to the District Office for action.
Blue ration tokens will no longer be valid after September 30 and housewives are urged to use all they have quickly. Until September 30 they may be used only in multiples of ten and neighbors may pool tokens if short.
The Office of Price Administration announces that the ban on accepting off high way R coupons at filling stations ends September 22. From that date all gasoline stations may accept R coupons for non highway use, lifting a measure aimed at stopping illegal transfers. The policy was tested in Georgia and Florida before nationwide implementation.
The Office of Price Administration announced that the new A gasoline coupons are printed on government safety paper resistant to duplication and are serially numbered. It urged motorists to endorse each coupon with their license number when the new books arrive for added protection.
The 1940 census shows 2,643,950 women in US factories with the largest group, 648,006, in the manufacture of apparel and other finished fabric products. Britain reportedly hosts about 40,000,000 rats in estimates circulated.
Rationing announces removal of all non leather shoes with rubber soles effective September 25. Leather shoes remain rationed. Regulation for men's rubber boots and work shoes unchanged. Expected result is more canvas or fabric upper shoes with rubber soles.
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