London Black Market Booms Under Wartime Scarcity
JY HAL BOYLE reports in London on wartime shortages driving a thriving black market for food and clothing. He details higher prices for pineapple and asparagus, rationing impact on daily life, and the rough economics of tea sugar ham and meat for the average English household. Prices quoted include pineapple at £20, meat and poultry sold under the counter, and clothing costs rising beyond ration limits as families struggle to secure basics.
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JY Hal Boyle
London
Chelsea
Childgren
United States
Eversdar Hin
Col Elliott Roosevelt Decorated by Britain
Col Elliott Roosevelt commander of an Eighth Air Force photo reconnaissance wing receives the British Commander of the Order decoration for outstanding North African campaign work. Air Chief Marshal Alfred Johnston praises the award as a sign of close US Britain ties. London report.
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London
Elliott Roosevel
Eighth Air Force
United States
Marknsi Trafford Amleighsralery
Alfred Javeston
Roosevelt
Britain
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promises Health
An OCR fragment markets Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming easier digestion and better health. It touts natural relief and urges readers on the road to feeling better without artificial aids, citing digestion improvement and general wellness.
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Carter
Arter
Welcome to Our Church Faithfully Hosted by Local Club
A small town notice describes a welcoming event for a new pastor and his family. Mrs Dorothy and Mr and Mrs Wilder, along with Mrs Hazel Hewitt, coordinate refreshments while the community club manages the arrangements and greeting.
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Boca
Dorothy
Wilder
Hazel Hewitt
Boy 17 Flew 22 Missions in World War I Heroic Record
Elmwood's Clifford Wherley, a Youth Air Corps hero, earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and claimed a downed Nazi plane while serving as turret gunner, tying 27 collisions. discharged last August, plans to enroll in air cadet training after his 18th birthday. He joined the Air Corps Reserve and flew missions with admiration for General James Doolittle.
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Elmwood
BLCR
Clifford Wherley
Army Air Forces
Clifford
Air Corps
Peoria
Marine Decorated for Killing Sixty Japanese
Private Fleet Clase Jamies Thomas from Billmore MMC was credited with killing many Japanese on Nemur Island and Kwa jalein Atoll. He reportedly received the Bronze Star and shot down an enemy plane, with claims of 35 others destroyed. His mother revealed he was only 16 at enlistment. he later returned to the United States for discharge as he approached 17.
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Washington
Clase
Jamies M. Thomas
Billmore
Mmc
Nemur Island
Kwajalein Atoll
Marina Sergt
Edward B. Ruder
Thomas
Ada
Chester
Ximitz
Ree
United States
Air Forces
Gen
H. H. Arnold
Elowood
Tires for A card drivers may roll in soon
Washington authorities said A card automobile drivers could receive new tires as wartime allocations rise. CFA chief Ira Phillips noted monthly synthetic tire allocations climbed to 2,000,000 from 3,400,000, with passenger tire production seen near 200,000 by late in the year. No increase in the A ration is expected this quarter, and any third quarter boost depends on Petroleum Administration for War allocations.
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Washington
Ira
Charles F Phillipa
CFA
Kew
Phillips
Petroleum
Administration For War
New Tire Coupons Likely As Demand Rises For A Motorist
Officials expect a shortage of tires and rationing steps this year as applications for new tires are screened by local rationing boards. Only drivers deemed most essential will receive allocations while the supply catches up.
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Mary F. Gott
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Lathem
Calvary Methodist Church
Herbert Robertg
Franklin
Hinkamp
Niskayuna
E C. Lyman
Newtonville
Fustor Choir
Norton Deve
Diam S
Couard
Nature
McNaught Pai
McNaught
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Serley
James B
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Patermo
Pantelleria i
Tunis
Gabes
Stax
Sardinis Ana
Card Miotorinia
Ba Wild Ik
Oklatowa City
Uel-Biate Dupe
A. Kl. Crable
Department of Instructors Service
Asid
Hudson Beauty Shop
Third ST. Joy
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