Extra Gas Promised Those In 20 Preferred Classes
A 1940s Office of Price Administration notice lists 20 preferred gasoline users. It allows limited occupational driving for officials, educators, medical professionals, farm workers, ministers, embalmers, and related roles with mileage caps. The list details travel needs for school duties, patient or client visits, and farm commerce, aiming to ration fuel while supporting essential services.
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Office of Price Administration
U.S
Simiar
War Effort Restrictions Clarify Essential Worker Roles
The text lists categories deemed essential during the war, including commercial fishermen, seamen, marine workers, executives, technicians, and office workers traveling between home and work. It covers government agents, engineers, architects, construction and maintenance workers, armed forces on official business, telegraph messengers, and scrap metal operators. A notable change removes salesmen from the preferred class.
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United States
Civic Leader Mrs. Landa Dies in San Antonio
Mrs. H Landa a prominent Red Cross worker and civic leader died after a brief illness at M and S hospital. Survived by husband sister and brother with relatives due to arrive Thursday. A longtime San Antonio resident she allied with leading ethnic groups and served in Red Cross during both world wars.
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Harry Landa
Sananjonin Ked Cross
M. and
S. Hospital
Hucson
Artz
War production figures banned in Washington report
War production data were restricted by the War Department today to prevent giving the enemy detailed operating statements. Officials said the move aims to protect production capability and national security while delaying publication of sensitive metrics.
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Washington
Gxt
War Department
Last Japs Moved From West Coast
The army reports 110,599 persons of Jap ancestry have been transferred from the West Coast to interior relocation centers. The last evacuees were moved from Santa Anita and Fresno centers, now housed in ten inland camps with separate quarters, hospitals, recreation areas and governing councils. Evacuees receive meals, housing, and medical care at no cost, with wages of 12 to 18 dollars monthly for workers depending on skill.
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Gol
Santa Anita
Fresno
AML
FBI Agent Richard Danner Transferred to Dallas
FBI announces transfer of agent Richard Danner from Miami Florida to Dallas Texas at his request. Agent Paul Kitchel will move from Dallas to Miami as part of the same arrangement.
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Washington
INS
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richard Danner
Miami
Pla
Dallas
Texas
Paul Kitchel
Woman Served As Battle of Flowers President
A local obituary notes a woman who served one year as president of the Battle of Flowers association and was a member of the San Antonio Country Club. Funeral arrangements will be announced after relatives arrive in Tucson.
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San Anistonio
el Alamein
Cairo
Tobrisk
Mentior
Nnls
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Brrdia
Abot
Tor ‘Torland
Allies Triumph At El Alamein Through Stubborn Defense
A veteran recounts Allied forces at El Alamein, detailing evacuation prep, intense air raids, and relentless desert conditions. He describes frontline actions, the brutal heat and sand, the chaos of supply raiding, and a dramatic tank foray, noting American bombers aiding the stand and a heroic English soldier at Tobruk.
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Raten
Tme
M Ratte
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