Wartime Ration Adjustments and Stamp Validities Noted
A broad wartime notice lists A-9 to Green stamps and their new valid-through dates, with a long summary of livestock feed policy changes, price controls, seed ceilings, salvage points for housewives, victory garden goals, and various commodity price adjustments affecting apples, syrups, canned goods, cottage cheese, and hearing aid batteries. The report cites OPA and WFA actions including subsidy eliminations, price raises, and distribution adjustments across commodities and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFA
Commodity Credit Corporation
OPA
Chicago
Draft Board Letter Highlights Soldier’s Sense of Duty
Ellis County draft board notes a II C classification and a farmer’s claim his heavy work is done. He expresses willingness to volunteer and go to an induction center, arguing married men are enlisting and he should serve. The note also mentions the phrase lee ward pronounced loo ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Kansas City
Ellis County
Army
Tax lien notice in Grayson County suit 1943
The City of Sherman seeks delinquent taxes on J B McAnair Survey lot 52 by threatening foreclosure. Defendants include W H Douglas and unknown heirs of several deceased Douglases with listed delinquent amounts totaling 109.00. Court summons commands appearance January 3 1944 in the 15th District Court Sherman Texas with service by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Jack Douglas
Tennessee Douglas Bacon
Henry Douglas
Henson Douglas
Emelie Douglas
Aggie Douglas
Sallie Douglas
J. S. Douglas
W. H. Douglas
J.B. McAnair
J. B. Shannon
Lincoln Street
15Th District Court
Grayson County
City of
Sherman
A. D
City of Sherman
Alice King Franklin
D. Franklin
Addie Douglas
Mentis
J. B. McAnair
S. V. Earnest
R. C. Steed
Motorists Blend Weird Fluids With Gas to Stretch Rations
In San Francisco the California State Automobile Association warns motorists against adding kerosene stove oil paint thinner or solvents to gasoline to stretch rations. The practice causes stalling and engine damage while officials note blending fuels violates rationing rules and provide two tips to improve performance with low octane fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California State Automobile Association
Office of Price Administration
Association
Armed Services
Colorado Confirms Territorial Law Grants Soldier Vote
Colorado finds it already had a 1865 territorial law granting soldiers the right to vote. The Attorney General will study its current applicability. The note cites William Caxton as the first English printer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Ingredient notes for vanilla bean cited in county court record
A court office in Sherman Texas records a vanilla bean description dated December 11 1943. Clerk H Grady Thompson and Deputy Maud Haddick sign the entry in Grayson County County Court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Sherman
A. D
H. Grady Thompson
Grayson County
Texas
Maud Haddick
Grayson County Probate Notice on Tilman Chandler Estate
Court summons Grayson County Texas to publish notice of Tilman Chandler deceased estate. Administrator L H Boucher filed final report to be heard by Probate Court in Sherman on the fourth Monday in December 1943. Interested parties may appear and contest the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
Tilman Chandler
L. H. Boucher
City of
Sherman
A. D
H. Grady Thompson
Texas
Citation for Norma Lee Gattis in divorce case No 49859
Citation issued December 8 1943 commands Norma Lee Gattis to appear by January 24 1944 in Grayson County Texas District Court Sherman. Plaintiff O G Gattis seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. case filed July 27 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Norma Lee Gattis
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
O. G. Gattis
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Coast
Brown
Victory Gardens
Victory
Louisiana
Georgia
CPA
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
Leeward
William Caxton
England
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Community Public Service Company
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