Rationing at a Glance
Information on the calendar and rationing details should be obtained from the local board for further guidance.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
8
Information on the calendar and rationing details should be obtained from the local board for further guidance.
The notice outlines blue stamps from Book 4 A8 to Z8 and A5, valid until used. Rationing is allocated at 50 points per week to each person.
The notice outlines stamps from Red stamps Book 4 A8 to 78 valid until used with weekly rationing of seven half points per person. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds each and are rationed at half a pound per week. Stamp 40 permits five pounds for home canning through next February. Stamp 37 spare must accompany form R-323 to apply for additional home canning sugar.
Airplane stamps labeled Shoes No 1 and 2 are valid for one pair each until further notice. Requires advance thirty days. Merchants will not accept loose stamps.
The notice outlines temporary gasoline rationing with Stamp A-12 valid for 3 gallons to Sept 21 and other stamps valid for 5 gallons, plus mandatory license number on coupons to deter black market dealers. Commercial tires require semiyear or 5 000 mile inspections. passenger tire checks stopped. records kept for future applications. Coupons 4 5 and 1 cover heating seasons with 10 gallons per unit. all reserve coupon use year round. Fill storage tanks now.
Local boards require certificates to purchase most heating and cooking stoves that burn coal wood oil or gas, regulating sales of stove units.
The Church of Christ Scientist selects Spirit as the Sunday Lesson theme for August 6 1944. Golden text declares we receive the spirit from God to know his gifts, with correlative Bible verses and from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
Mrs Etella Lytle and Mrs Stanley Moore attended the show in Batavia on Sunday evening, adding to the event’s small gathering.
The W S C S of Amelia Methodist Church will sponsor an ice cream sale on August 19 on the church lawn. Various local residents are listed as visitors and attendees at recent gatherings and family events across Amelia and nearby communities.
Recent visitors at the Ray Cantor residence included Mrs William Reis and son and Miss Goldlie Cantor of Cincinnati, Mrs George Manning of Bethel Ohio, and Mrs Josie McGraw planning to stay with her son and family for the summer. Additional guests were Mr and Mrs William Irvin and children Judy and Tiny of Dayton Ohio visiting the Theis and Irvin households for the weekend.
Misses Mary and Edna Schneider visited Mr and Mrs Howard Spaulding in Plainville. Margaret Miller and Ruth Eversole formerly of Glen Este now in Harrisburg Pa vacationed with Verna Jean Elick of Glen Este.
Community items report Mr and Mrs Charles Frazee at New Harmony Home Coming. Eva McMurchy and Archie visited Cincinnati relatives. Walter Smith sold the Corbin farm to a Cincinnati buyer. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jerome Bargo. A gas explosion damaged the O P A glue factory west of town last Thursday. A rain ending a long dry spell brought relief for later crops. early crops were too far gone. Earl Ryan of the Navy, stationed at Great Lakes, visited his mother here. Janice Bolender hosted the 4 H Club last Thursday. Burton Smith and wife visited his sister, Mrs Rice Bolender, for a day.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.