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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
8
A quip crowns staff motivation with the line Bread is the staff of life but that is no reason why the life of our staff should be one continual loaf. A collection of light jokes follows on marriage fashion and restaurant practices.
Notice to all persons that March 5 1945 is the claim date in the estate of Laura M Francke Deceased in Carroll County Illinois. Claims may be filed before the date without summons. Ernest W Francke Executor Chas E Stuart Attorney.
OPA warns 1945 civilian supplies will be tighter with meat butter sugar and durable goods scarce while inflation risks grow. A ration-free shoe sale runs Feb 19 to Mar 4 to clear stocks and extend shoe mileage. Automobile rationing cuts new cars by one third to about 2000 monthly nationwide. American Bankers Association urges farmers to balance mortgage payments with war bonds to secure postwar finances. An old Dutch woman’s BBC listening leads to Nazi court questions about tuning in.
The joint OPA WPB clothing program aims to cut the average family clothing bill by 6 to 7 percent and push more affordable garments into rural and city stores. It will take months before the new material priority clothing reaches retailers, with dollar and cent ceiling tags on many cotton items. Labor shortages, not materials, limit mill output, a situation likely to persist through the war.
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