Ulster Woods Fit Americans for War Tasks
United States troops in Ulster undergo intense training for imminent war tasks. A two day tour reported bases and trenches as engineers build war installations, while supplies flow via the Atlantic and men anticipate full American rations. Soldiers seek leisure on bicycles, and a South Dakota Indian favors pack artillery to stay near his horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
United States
Glens
Ulster
America
Sampson P. Oneskunk
South Dakota
Gasoline Rationing Order Sets Base Gallonage Limits
Secretary Ickes announced a War Production Board order capping station deliveries at 80 percent of their Dec 1 1941 to Feb 28 1942 average base gallonage. The rule, aimed at tanker shortages not oil supply, allows operators to choose operating hours and days. It covers Oregon Washington and eastern states from Maine to Florida east of the Apalachicola river. Eastern stocks run about 12 million barrels below last year with total near 53 million barrels, described as rock bottom by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
California
Ickes
Oregon
Washington
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Pacific Northwest
Rationing boards issue permits for tires and cars
A county and city rationing board, staffed by three volunteers including Judge Thomas Leahy, handles eligibility for permits to buy tires, tubes and new cars. Since Jan 5, the boards have issued hundreds of permits, while new supply is constrained by the national office. Sugar rationing will be handled via schools with supervision by Mr. Patrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Leahy
William B. Quinn
Frank C. Sherrard
National Office of Price Administration
Rationing Board
Hamaker
Canton
War Production Board
OPA
Patrick
New Tire Rim Machine Reclaims Rubber Savings Rise
A novel machine removes wire beads from automobile tire rims enabling rubber to be re processed. The system promises annual savings of 34 million pounds of rubber, surpassing the annual output of 9 million trees.
Will This March Witness Another Coup By Hitler?
The Associated Press warns that March historically marks bold German moves from remilitarizing the Rhineland to seizing Austria and Bohemia and Moravia, with 1942 possibilities ranging from Turkey and Sweden to Suez and Gibraltar, while Japan stirs threats toward Australia, India, and Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Associated Press
Axis
United Nations
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Austria
Bohemia
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Memel
Scandinavia
France
Balkans
Turkey
Sweden
Iceland
Suez
Gibraltar
Dakar
Azores
Russia
Australia
India
Siberia
Vladivostok
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Dave Breger
Fort Jay
N. Y
New York City
Kruck
Cleveland Ave
United Statees
Stee
Nick
North Market
Boxy Boy
Kobacker’s
Kobacker
R. B. Wendt
Market
Siecons U.son CO
Detroit
Scr
Eet
Wes Sue
Dime Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tuscarawas ST. East
United States Defense
Steven
Axminster Rugs
Keehn
Arch Shoes
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