Half Million Housewives Went Into War Industries During Past 12 Months
The article highlights about a half million American housewives who joined war industries in 1942. It profiles women on production lines and in civilian services, including laundries, truck driving in New York, and railroad maintenance, with examples from Providence, upper New York, New Jersey, Kansas City, and Illinois.
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Providence
R. L
Upper
New York State
New Jersey
Kansas City
What is the Black Market wartime overview
The Black Market is defined as many small scale violations of ceiling prices or ration points rather than large gangland crimes. It starts with consumers who use or trade ration stamps improperly and pay above ceiling prices. Government urges strict compliance with rationing and price ceilings to protect workers and wartime supplies.
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College Station
Office of War Information
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
Fort Worth OPA Cuts Passenger Car Tire Quotas in July
Fort Worth district announces July tire allocations totaling 21 045 across 49 counties. Grade I passenger car tires rise to 15 836 from 15 308 in June while Grade III tires drop to 5 209 from 7 834. Passenger tubes fall to 11 143 from 12 602. other allotments include truck tires 7 503 and tubes 7 537. A joke aside appears with a Doctor No quote about a breath and a powder puff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
OPA
Divorce suit filed in Grayson County Texas
Citation in case No. 49781 orders Jack Breeden Green to appear by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance for a divorce petition filed June 28 1943. Mary Green seeks dissolution on grounds of cruel treatment. two children noted Jack Jr age 23 and Sarah age 18. Court: District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas.
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State OF Texas
Jack Breeden Green
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Mary Green
State of
Towit
Jack Breeden Green Jr
Sarah Green
Air Force to relinquish half of hotels housing troops
The Army Air Forces Technical Training Command will begin mid July to return about 206 of 434 leased hotels and civilian properties to their owners, cutting the annual rental bill by 4.6 million dollars. Leases are cancellable on 30 days notice, with hospitals unaffected.
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Washington
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
War Department
Air Forces
Department
Miami Beach
Fla
Atlantic City
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Petersburg
Boca Raton
Stevens
RAF Unveils Fast New Dual Purpose Plane Typhoon
The Typhoon, now a fighter bomber, joins US heavy bombers in support roles. Pilots claim its versatility boosts Allied offensives in Europe by destroying German fighters on airfields and protecting Fortresses and Liberators during France incursions.
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RAF
England
United States
Britain
Europe
France
Bombers Intercepted as Typhoons Strafe Nazi Airfield
Reports state Allied Typhoons attacked a Fernch airfield catching Nazi fighters refueling. Bombs were dropped among enemy planes while intercepting returning American heavy bombers. Canadian nonwar expenditures dropped from 75 percent of the 1940 budget to 15 percent in 1943.
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Fernch
Canada
Divorce summon for Juanita L Reynolds in Grayson County Texas
Citation to Juanita L Reynolds issued for August 9 1943 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Isaac N Reynolds seeks divorce on abandonment grounds alleging marriage around August 16 1930 and separation around November 10 1930 with intent to abandon. Court official S V Earnest Clerk Deputy R C Steed.
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Sherman
Texas
A. D
S. W. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
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Owi
Illinois
Just
T. W. Ayres & Son
Carter
U. S. War Department Bureau of Public Relations
America
Army Air Forces
Air Corps
AIR Force
Pascal Farley
Allen T. Short
Hannah’s. Phone 100
Penn Apartments
Emmet Penn
Tom Barbee
Foster’s
Butane
Denison
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
S. F. Sadler
Sadler
Greenville
Carsey Motor CO
Juanita L. Reynolds
Isaac N. Reynolds
Juanita Reynolds
S. V. Earnest
R. C. Steed
Een Sas
Santa
Kingston Drug Store
Rexall
the Sun
Whitewright
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