Wartime Coupons and War Bond Push Across Nation
Wartime ration notices cover gasoline stamp No. 6, sugar No. 13, coffee stamp No. 24, shoes stamps No. 17 and 18, and meat, dairy, and processed foods. Morgenthau urges individuals to buy bonds, while OPA warns on price and rationing violations and retailers may cut meat and fat point values.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
OPA
Ickes
Eight Yankees Teach Arab Boys to Sing Texas Song
Eight American soldiers manning a radio beacon in Tunisia taught two Arab children, Mustapha aged 12 and Mohammed aged 6, to sing Deep in the Heart of Texas during downtime. They ration monthly, have no town access, and keep in touch via a nearby air base lieutenant. No Texan among them. The piece notes biblical translations into 1,051 languages.
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Washington
Tunisia
Texas
War Department
Mustapha
Mohammed
Shrubbery Pests And Their Control
Red spider and cedar bagworms threaten arborvitae cedar and cypress. A water spray twice weekly and sulphur dusting provide home control. When bagworms hatch spray with lead arsenate solution and remove fully grown worms by picking and burning.
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Sadie Hatfield
A. and M. College Extension Service
Miss Hatfield
Lovebirds 68 and 21 Reunite After Separate Years
In Athol Massachusetts 68 year old Herbert Boutall and his 21 year old wife reconcile after a separation that followed a 5 year marriage to the farmer’s daughter and a legal court order for child support. They have two children Barbara Ann and David Bruce.
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Herbert D. Boutalls
Athol
Mass
Barbara Ann
David Bruce
Anna
Boutall
England
Pocket Size Army Gun Shown To Be Handbag Sized
The Army unveiled the M-3 sub machine gun described as pocket size and lightweight. Col Rene R Stadler demonstrated a weapon that breaks into three parts under a foot long and weighs under nine pounds. It fires .45 caliber rounds at 450 rpm and costs under $20, enabling rapid production and durability for thousands of rounds.
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Washington
Army
Rene R. Stadler
Stadler
War Department
Record Cold and Warmth Hit Northwestern Siberia
In Northwestern Siberia thermometers show temperatures as low as 94 degrees below zero with a high of 93 degrees above at the same location. The dramatic swing marks extreme Arctic conditions and unusual daily variability.
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Siberia
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WFA
Army Service Forces
Rexall
R. P. Childress
Whitewright Lumber Co
Sacs Waeard
Hess
Prescription
Gomer May
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Uncle Sam
Axe
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
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