Wartime town and farm notices and price controls
Wartime notices on stamps and bonds from the Office of War Information and related agencies. Reports detail Fifth War Loan progress, impending used car transfer rules, restored rationing on lamb and certain cheeses, new OPA ceilings on fruits and vegetables, jeep utility on farms, national restaurant price posting starting July 31, and other War Production Board and Commerce findings on tires, eggs, and shoes. Describes OPA price ceilings, war bond purchases, and transportation controls affecting farms and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Marvin Jones
OPA
U.S
WPB
Office of Defense Transportation
WFA
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
War costs America billions in fiscal year report
Treasury figures show war activities cost $89.721 billion in the year ended June 30, plus $199.94 billion since July 1, 1940. Receipts totaled $44.15 billion, leaving a $49.60 billion deficit and a national debt near $202.63 billion. Two Morphos butterfly specimens sold in London for $135.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Citation Notice in Grayson County Texas Lawsuit
Citation to James McGrath and Annie B McGrath and Michael McGrath heirs to appear before Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas by July 31 1944 in case 52824 Helen Groezinger plaintiff v James McGrath defendant. Plaintiff claims fee ownership of Lot Nine Block Seventeen Original Town Denison and unlawful dispossession January 1 1944 with ten and twenty five year adverse possession and statute of limitations defenses. Issued June 12 1944 by S V Earnest Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
James McGrath
Annie B. McGrath
Michael McGrath
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Helen Groezinger
State of Texas
Denison Dam Dedication Highlights Flood Control and Health
Sam Rayburn lauded Denison Dam during the July 1 ceremony praising its flood protection and malaria elimination. Major General Eugene Reybold and Senator Elmer Thomas spoke, with Texas and Oklahoma officials, military personnel, and local leaders in attendance as plans for recreational development emerged around the 140 square mile reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Sam Rayburn
Southwest
Thomas
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma City
Corps of Engieers
M. E. Ewing
Madill
Okla
Red River Lake Development Association
Ed Gossett
Wright Patman
Texas
Paul Stewart
Oklahoma
Tom Suggs
59Th District Court
Gas Rationing Keeps Mrs Brown Happy With Solitary Nights
A humorous court exchange has Mrs Brown telling a judge that gas rationing made her husband stay home at night and she missed being alone, prompting the judge to ask for clarification. The exchange plays on wartime humor and domestic wit.
War Prisoner Seeks City Job After German Capture
Thomas F. Nash, a 21 year old Kansas City flying fortress navigator captured in Germany, has applied to City Manager L P Cookingham for a traffic control position at the new Municipal Airport. He asks for an interview soon and says he will await word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Thomas F. Nash
Germany
L. P. Cookingham
Cookingham
America
Lone Star Lines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Office OF War Information
War Finance Division
Fay McDougal
Fairmont
W. Va
Farmer
Tillage Machinery Laboratory
Auburn
Ala
Pennsylvania State College
Peru
London
Jumbo Socal
Rexall
R. P. Childress
G. C. Morris
Congress
KRRV
Pol. Advt
Denison Dam
U. S
Kingston Drug Store
Lone Star 4 In Gas Company
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