Wartime Office of War Information Summary Notes
Wartime notices cover wartime ration stamps for meats fats processed foods and sugar with stamp validity dates. It reports on country bank deposits rising 137 percent and potential inflation risk, use of prisoners of war in agriculture with guard requirements, veterans identification data needs, reduced gasoline mileage, housing and durable goods demand, Christmas overseas mail limits, and wartime production and price updates including farm machinery, vitamin C from beet pulp, shrimp price ceilings, and car rationing limitations.
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East Coast
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
United States
Office of War Information
War Food Administration
South
War Production Board
Post Office
War Office
War and Navy Departments
War Department
WFA
WPB
National Bureau of Standards
Office of Price Administration
Clark's Mother Frazzled by War Can Now Recover
Mrs. Charles Clark, mother of Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark Fifth Army commander, writes Dear Wayne asking Rome to be captured soon. General Clark replies you will stand it and notes she has endured three wars. She was married in the Spanish American War and both her husband and son served in World War I.
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Washington
Charles Clark
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Wayne
All Kinds of Trouble Aboard A Flight and Car
A lighthearted quip contrasts a man’s misadventures as his automobile explodes after purchase and his airplane crashes shortly after acquisition. The saying underscores a streak of ill fortune in material pursuits.
Sugar leaks spark anger among sugar makers
Washington reports huge losses of sugar under wartime rationing with leaks in the home canning program. OPA officials debate totals from 200 million to 1 billion pounds while arguing enforcement would provoke public rebellion. Industrial and home canning use diverge from official allocations as calls grow for a centralized sugar agency.
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Washington
OPA
WPB
Divorce Action Abandoned Spouse Subpoena Issued 1944
Citation No 52740 commands Henry Lee Thompson to appear in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas by 10 A M on Monday June 26 1944 to answer Lois Aline Thompson petition for divorce on three years abandonment filed May 11 1944. Court clerk S V Earnest signs the notice with deputy Nancy Drake.
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State OF
Texas
Henry Lee Thompson
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Lois Aline Thompson
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Honorable District Court of
Tom Smith
Q. Jane Jones
Towit
Washington Heights
Denison
Grayson
Inez Steed
Erroneous AP Flash On Eisenhower France Landing Report
A London teletypist caused an AP flash claiming Allied landings in France. The error was transmitted during unauthorized testing by Joan Ellis, a British operator, who thought she had torn up the tape. The misfire was corrected within minutes and attributed to a transmission error.
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New York
London
Associated Press
Eisenhower
France
Associated Press London
Joan Ellis
Quote exchange on young mothers learning
A brief, humorous archival dialog where a nurse remarks that others also have perfect children, highlighting common parental insecurities and shared experiences among new mothers.
Court Notice for Q Jane Jones 1944 Citation
A citation issued to Q Jane Jones widow dated July 3 1944 requires appearance before 10 o clock AM at a designated office or before a specified official. The notice cites citation number 52757 and directs compliance by the stated deadline.
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State OF
Texas
Ae Q. Jane Jones
A. D
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Veterans Administration
Smiths
John
Petroleum Administration For War
Clark
Sherman Farms
A. Y.creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Vergal Featus
St. Patrick’s
Ireland
Charles T. Lucey
Wickard
Agriculture Department
U. S
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Gen. MacArthur
Admiralty Islands
Community Public Service Co
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