Wartime Rationing and War Policy Updates
The article covers start of wartime rationing for canned and frozen foods on March 1 with registration for War Ration Book No. 2 beginning February 22, detailing 48 points per family member for March plus stamp values. It also lists non deferable occupations, planned farm lumber needs, civilian needs spending, silk stockings donations, and renewal of gasoline B and C cards by mail. It notes soldier dependents allowances require proper application.
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Bureau of Selective Service
WMC
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Nelson
War Dept. A. G. O
Roll Call of Courage and Reggie's Mother Note
A mid-century column blends personal reflection on fear with book and letter notes. It highlights Irvin S. Cobb's Roll Call from Bobbs Merrill and shares a mother’s open letter about visiting her child’s school in Waco Texas on January 28 1943.
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United States
Irvin S. Cobb
Colin Kelly
Tokyo
Roll Call
Bobbs-Merrill
Reggie
Waco, Texas
First Aid Question and a Star Pupil Punchline
A first aid instructor prompts for actions after a car rollover with a man injured. The star pupil jokingly answers that the first step is to check consciousness and then swipe the tires.
Jokes and a Dumb Chemistry Exam Tall Tale
A small college football player surprises everyone by passing a chemistry exam after answering one question right and one wrong. The professor humorously notes that he passed by meeting a 50 percent threshold. The tale ends with a moral about temper.
Rastus Enlists as Army Man Fails to Explain
Dialogue-laden fragment shows racial caricature humor as Rastus jokes about joining the army while a teacher and Sambo comment on discipline and discipline moments.
Fragments of a wartime call to arms in slang
A fragmentary line depicts a shout to mobilize troops with a pistol shot and smoking powder, ending with the speaker urging Hitler to count his soldiers. The phrasing suggests a wartime exhortation rendered in stylized dialect.
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den Ah
Hitler
Razor confrontation in a wartime drill reflects tension
Big Joe of a colored regiment snarls at a rival in a tense exchange over a long razor. The Nip taunts him, and Joe vows retaliation, underscoring volatile infighting and bravado in the unit.
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Big Joe
Jess
Farmer Uses Blinders to Hide One Horse Strength
A Vermont farmer plows with a single horse while shouting many names. A passerby asks how many horses exist. the farmer explains the extra names are tricks to fool the animal. A separate quip notes women in defense plants rejecting dates without time and a half pay.
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Vermont
Giddap
Jack
Jerry
Casey
Cromwell
Parting of Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams
A department recalls the sad parting of Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams though they know neither well. It speaks of a beloved telephone moment between them and vows never to forget the story of Hannah calling up.
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Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Hannah
Jack Tunney bout remark echoes in defeat
After his first loss to Gene Tunney, Jack Sirius asks “What happened, darling?” and replies with the quip I forgot to duck, honey, a famous lighthearted moment mirrored in boxing lore.
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Jack
Gene Tunney
Darling
Honey
Man’s three wishes backfire with 1-A draft twist
A US youth makes three wishes ending with a shoot Hitler desire. His wardrobe and money appear as wished but a phone call reveals he is reclassified as 1-A, clearing military draft eligibility rather than granting the final wish.
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United States
Hitler
Mr. Umph
Thunder and rain misread as bombs by soldiers
In an English camp three American soldiers woke to a nearby crash. They wondered if it was thunder or bombs. A laconic reply—bombs—led one to remark with irony that he had mistaken bombs for thunder and rain, grateful for the rain’s stormy distraction.
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Reggie
England
Noisy Tax Talk Sparks Household Confusion
A domestic dialogue frames a family scene as a husband asks his wife to direct the bill collector downstairs and to move a pile from the desk. The exchange captures a moment of financial strain and daily life.
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