Anthracite Ration Rules Issued by OPA for 12 States
The Office of Price Administration issues Q and A guidance on the new anthracite coal ration for 12 eastern states and D C. It outlines purposes, how to allocate supplies, eligibility, and requirements for consumers and dealers including percent limits, delivery rules, and the need for signed statements confirming hand on coal and past usage.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
District of Columbia
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
OPA
Issue Ration Book No 4 for November Use
Ration Book No 4 for November is expected to be distributed next month and used early in November an OPA official said. It will replace Book 2 which will be exhausted by year’s end. Book 3 will begin September 12 with brown stamps valid for meat butter and other foods. Book 4 registration dates were not set and distribution may use personal registration rather than mail registration.
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Washington
OPA
Last Call Agent Urges Quick Corn Canning For Winter Use
Miss Mabel A Milhan Rensselaer County demonstration agent says only a few weeks remain in the corn season and stresses preserving corn now by canning freezing brining or drying to ensure winter supplies. She notes freezing yields best quality and provides detailed canning steps with salt and proper sealing for pressure canning or boiling water bath methods.
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Mabel A. Milhan
Rensselaer County
Armed Service
Sing Sing Term For Labor Leader
Newburg Jack Wallace sentenced yesterday to ten to twenty years in Sing Sing Prison for accepting misappropriated union funds. Described as a wolf preying on workers, he was found guilty of taking 725 dollars from Samuel Nuzzo, local 17 business agent of International Hea Carriers Building and Common Laborers Union A F L.
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Newburg
Jack Wallace
Sing Sing
Lew Polakoff
Wallace
Samuel Nuzzo
Local 17
International Hea Carriers, Building and Common Laborers’ Union
Auto Fatalities Drop 27 Percent Amid Traffic Rationing
The report shows auto fatalities down 27 percent after new restrictions last month. Pedestrian deaths rose at intersections despite reduced traffic, with non fatal injuries also declining though detailed figures are unclear.
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E Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Army age ban sparks officer resentment at home front
Washington dispatch reports the Army resumes active duty retirement for officers past age limits. Speaker says widespread discontent among affected officers, with many regaining inactive status or advancing to senior grades through recalls. Government notes include age rules, recalls, and a couple of notable exceptions in high command.
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Washington
Speaker
War Department
Malin Craig
How
War Department Officer Procurement Board
Ben Lear
Second Army
OPA predicts living cost rollback to 1942 levels
The Office of Price Administration expects the cost of living to be rolled back to September 1942 levels. Deputy Administrator Chester Bowles said that current measures will cut well over half the recent rise, with the food stabilization program to finish the job. He noted plans to keep prices stable at that level for the duration, addressing concerns from white collar workers and rising restaurant prices.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Sabath
D-Ill
Bowles
House Rules Committee
Prentise M. Brown
War Food
Marvin Jones
E Bowles
Restaurants Seek to Raise Price Scales
Quester W. Herzog, director of the Albany district OPA, said his office is receiving daily applications from Troy restaurateurs to raise April 2 to April 10 1943 price scales for foods and beverages. He noted no adjustments have been made yet and explained changes hinge on hardship and risk of operation.
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Quester W. Herzog
Albany
OPA
Rastaurateurs
Troy
Herzog
Roosevelt
Admiral Sims Denies U P Story On Submarine Link
Newly released Navy records reveal Admiral Sims on June 2 1917 reported it was reasonably certain the O'Brien destroyed the submarine. He called the AP story false and indicated contact with an enemy submarine near the coast of Ireland on June 18 1917.
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Associated Press
Queenstown
Admiral Simson
U.P
Admiral Sims
A. P
O'Brien
A. Blakely
Camerder-In-Chief
Coast of Ireland
Bailycotien
Jessamine
Lewis Bayley
Admiralty
London
jeThis
Stocking Brand Rule Extended in WWII labeling delay
Manufacturers of women's rayon stockings may use printed slips for marks until December 7 1943 with wholesalers and retailers allowed until January 1 1944. Permanent labeling was delayed due to equipment shortages, originally due mid 1943, as officials explained the postponement to rehabilitate reputations amid reports of alleged deception and wartime supply issues.
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Office
it+ice Administration
Public Services At Peak Capacity Admonished
The War Production Board warned the public that electric power fuel water gas telephone and telegraph facilities are strained. A voluntary conservation drive will begin September 15, with government and utilities coordinating the campaign to avert hardship amid shortages in industrial areas.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Inconvience to consumers over restaurant service closure
The text notes serious inconvenience to consumers who will be deprived of all restaurant service or must seek other establishments with possible distance, hours, or transportation barriers. It adds that discontinuance could raise meal costs for customers to match proposed price adjustments.
Health Home Work Should Be Brief by Dr Thomas D Masters
For September back to school the wartime era raises home study questions. Individual needs vary, and teachers must balance quality with quantity while considering outside war work and health. Parents should ensure quiet study space and appropriate lighting as schools guide concise assignments.
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Dr. Masters
Cheddar Cheese Quotas Cut for Civilians in War Admin
The War Food Administration disclosed that Cheddar cheese production for civilians will be limited by government quotas. From May to October, civilians are to receive about 90 million pounds of Cheddar from a 200 million pound output, with August to October quotas at 60, 50, and expected winter reductions. Whey cheeses and non cow milk products are relieved from rationing.
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Record
Washington, D. C
New York
Federal Food Administration
War Food Administration
Reclaimed Tires to Be Put in Use
The Office of Price Administration announced new rationing provisions for salvaged tires from government scrap piles. The plan, overseen by the Office of Rubber Director, reexamines scrap tires to save usable passenger tires for sale to dealers with OPA authorization.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rubber Reserve Corporation
Office of Rubber Director
Rubber Director
Dealera
Artesian Etymology Traced to Artios Province
Artesian wells derive their name from Artesium, the Latin designation for the Artios province in France where ancient wells first appeared. The term traces to historical French water works dating back centuries.
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Artios
France
Wholesaler Dies in Albany
Horace G. Terry longtime wholesale dealer in oysters and clams died at his home 44 Grove Avenue Albany. He was an early secretary of the Albany Club native of Albany and survived by second wife Ida Warner a daughter Mrs. Percy Brown of Boston and two sons Griffith P. Terry and Charles T. Terry both of Albany. Funeral at 2 pm from Tebbutt Memorial Chapel 176 State Street with Rev. Brewer Burnett officiating. Interment in Albany Rural Cemetery.
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Horace G. Terry
Clark, Hemingway and Terry
Grove Avenue
Albany
Terry
Albany Club
Ida Whaner
Percy, Brown
Boston
Griffith P. Terry
Charles T. Terry
Tebbutt Memorial Chapel
State Street
Brewer Burnett
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Albany Rural Cemetery
Equal Basis Aim of Tax Estimate Before Sept. 15
The Treasury explains the 1943 declaration of estimated income and victory tax is due on or before September 15 for about 15 million federal income taxpayers. Installments begin with at least half the tax balance due, after withholding and prior installments. Wage earners with withholding are exempt from this filing and payment. Readers should follow their collector's instructions and heed penalties for noncompliance. This is the first of four articles.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Collector of Internal Revenue
Heavy Outer-wear Price Ceilings Delayed
The Record Newspapers Bureau reports OPA delays a new ceiling regulation for heavy outerwear such as lumberjacks and mackinaws. Industry critics say the draft ties 1943 profits to 1941 sales and ignores advertising costs, risking inequities between brands and nonadvertised goods.
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Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D. C
Troy
OPA
Eagle Mills News Highlights and Local Visits
Eagle Mills reports visits from James Moon in New York Mera John Forster and daughters Ann Rae of Manchester Conn with Mrs Harry G Bowes and J Edward Young with Rev and Mrs George H Pettingell. Fire company meeting postponed to Sept 13 and fall supper planned for Oct 19 at the Methodist Church. Shirley Drake Ward and Philip Gilman with grandmother Mrs Bert Ward return to Plainfield. Leonard Harris on leave from Chelsea Mass Navy Reserve visits Brunswick Road home.
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James Moon
New York
John Forster
Ann
Rae
Manchester
Conn
Harry G. Bowes
Methodist Church
Shirley Drake and
Ward
Philip Gilman
Bert Ward
Plainfield
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Aia Im
Pen Dally
Boardman Bldg
River & Fulton Sts
N. Y
Home Front
Army
John A. White
Bath
New York State Conservation Council
Walter J. Going
White
John L. Halpin
Elysia
Sima
R. Watkins Grubb
Thomas D. Masters
NEA
Kiiler
Berlin
Germany
Eagle Mills
Leonard Harris
Chelsea
Mass
Navy Reserve
Harry Harris
Brunswick Road
Regan
Pydia Ee Pinuham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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