July Changes in Ration Calendar
July ration changes adjust point values for beef and pork cuts with gains on prime items while some cuts stay same. Loin chops, shoulder chops, and leg roasts altered. cheese remains 10 points per pound. butter unchanged. canned goods restored with specific points. certain juice and spaghetti products revised. Office of Price Administration announces price freezes for public eating and dairying establishments effective July 31, with mandatory price lists reflecting April 4–10 1945 levels.
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Office of Perce Administration
OPA
Watermelon Market Ceilings Set by Price Office
The Office of Price Administration fixes national ceiling prices for watermelons from July 5 to season end, at 35 dollars per ton or 1 cent per pound for country shipping points. Delivered to wholesale markets, the price equals the country point price plus freight. and the FBI fingerprint division headquarters notes a historical count of 90 million fingerprints in 1924.
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Maximus
Office of Price Administration
Wettel
FBI
Farmers Must Collect Ration Points for Meat
Farmers who slaughter and sell lamb must collect ration points for the meat sold, using the July table of consumer point values and the joint July beef values to determine points. Pork remains at zero points. The OPA urges farmers to submit points to their War Price and Rationing Boards to aid wartime food distribution.
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Tuly
OPA
Urge Proper Care Of Cotton Clothes In War Time
Citizens urged to restyle old cotton garments or sew new ones from government rejects not fit for military use. Rejected fabrics include camouflage cloth parachute twill and balloon cloth. Protect clothing from mildew. use soap and water to remove stains, sun exposure can aid or hinder cleaning. Two million tons of raw cotton and wartime materials produced in U S aided by rail and automotive transport infrastructure.
War Ration Book IV and Miscellaneous Stamp Updates
Wartime ration changes list A8 through A8 28 stamps updated to July 30 validity. New stamps valid indefinitely August 1. sugar stamps 30 31 32 and 40 updated with five pounds each and through dates. Rationing details include SPARE stamp 37 attachment, Form R-323 use, and per family member applications.
Quota Set for New Automobiles in July
The Office of Price Administration announces a July quota of 7000 new passenger automobiles with a 22 percent drop from June and 30 percent below May. Regional and national reserves total 1200 cars, plus a 540000 stock on February 1, now around 30000 units. Missouri is in a region allotted some quota and reserve shares.
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Office of Price Administration
Missouri
Forest fire losses blamed on campus carelessness says forestry service
The United States Forestry Service reports that nearly one third of the nation’s forest fire losses, about 69 percent, stem from careless campus and other actions, with a notable share attributed to fires started on university lands and nearby areas.
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United States Forestry Service
Tea Lets You Feel Bright This Summer
Tea brings uplift and relief, with brisk tea blamed for past shortages. The piece recalls Liu Kun writing on tea in 817 AD and advocates three simple rules: fresh boiling water, level teaspoon per cup, and steep to preferred strength for hot or iced tea.
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Liu Kun
China Dynasty
Liu Yen
Yenchow
Shantung
India
Three Vegetables Return to Ration Lists in July
The Office of Price Administration restored canned tomatoes peas and asparagus to the July ration cycle from July 2 to July 29 with specific blue point values. The changes accompany the reintroduction of choice cuts of lamb and all soft cheeses, while other processed foods see minor point adjustments and some products are adjusted to end in tens.
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Office of Price Adminstration
Chester Bowles
Dcvers
Wuion
War Time Appeals Encourage Victory Gardens and Staples
The outlook calls for reduced civilian supplies of hot peas and tomatoes with roughly the same amount of asparagus. He renewed his appeal to civilians to supplement food stocks with Victory Gardens and grow more vegetables at home.
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Victory Gardens
Baked Pepper Mixture Showcases Corn and Olive Flavor
A feature describes baked stuffed green peppers with tender corn and chopped ripe olives, praised as a top reason to enjoy corn and green pepper season. It notes chopped or sliced olives are economical and convenient, appealing in various forms.
Apple Blossom Ice Cream and Protein Schedule Fragments
Fractured recipe notes describe Apple Blossom Ice Cream with applesauce sugar lemon juice cream and coloring to make a pink dessert. A separate fragment outlines a protein schedule claiming two cups of music for two servings of dred beans and several servings of soybeans or bread to equal meat portions.
Post Office Department Turns 30 Million Into Treasury Fund
Postmaster General Frank C Walker announced on July 1 that for the year ending June 30 1943 the Post Office Department contributed 30 million dollars to the general fund of the Treasury. The year ended with a surplus of 1 334 550 89 dollars, and he said the surplus for the first 11 months was about 29 million dollars.
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Post Office Department
General Fund of the Treasury
Frank C Walker
Walker
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