Wartime Ration Updates and New Can Sugar Option
Ration reminders cover gasoline coupons sugar stamps and red blue blue stamps changes. New canning sugar via stamps 15 and 16 in War Ration Book One allows five pounds each. additional needs may require local board approval. Office of Civilian Requirements unveils 50 essential farmer supplies direct from dealer without forms.
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OPA
OCR
Office of Civilian Requirements
WPB
Mate
Letter from B Wrenn Walton Whitewright Posting cheerful memories
Greeting to friends in Whitewright. B Wrenn Webb and wife write from Tucson noting war time growth, transport planes, and busy churches. They describe diverse trainees, Navy officers, and generous local hospitality while reporting grandchildren and preaching invitations before closing with thanks for oversubscribing quotas.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Sun
Post Office
Jim Farley Jones
Dallas News
Tucson
Canada
China
India
University of Arizona
Navy
Mrs. B. Wrenn Webb
Radio Battery Production Boost Aids Farm Radios
The War Price and Rationing Board urges motorists to return the signed back cover of the A book and the inspection record by July 21. Battery production rises to 425 000 a month to meet farm radio needs and may cover 3 200 000 radios on farms within a year. In separate actions 113 court cases were started for poultry price violations 84 injunctions and 29 criminal injunctions filed. The U S Bureau of Mines warns on carbon monoxide hazards and provides home protection steps and treatment guidance.
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OPA
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Fishing Terms Glossary From Texas Commission
Austin bulletin offers a humorous glossary of fishing terms with playful definitions such as fishing as a disease and bait as a beer ham sandwich. It also warns anglers to protect themselves from insects sun exposure and fools, and to carry water a first aid kit and sterile supplies for minor scrapes.
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Austin
Texas Game, Fish & Oyster Commission
Stan
The
Game Commission
Coffee ration increases to largest allotment yet
Washington reports Stamp No 24 becomes valid May 31 and allows one pound of coffee through June 30, while Stamp No 23 covers one pound through May 31. Since rationing began in November the weekly allowance has rarely exceeded one pound. Price Administrator Brown said pantry supplies have reached a level permitting possible further increases.
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Washington
Brown
United States
Majors Praise Slow Jeep Driver On Military Tour
During a tour to many Army posts a colored corporal who drove them at a careful 30 miles an hour earns praise. The majors note most chauffeurs drive recklessly and the corporal humorously explains he is in the jeep too.
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Middle West
Want Ad Service Promises Vetting Results
A want ad service announces it will vet results for applicants, offering screening and verification by staff. The program aims to improve match quality for both buyers and sellers while reducing scam risk.
Victory Garden Tips For Hot Weather Texas Growers
College Station guidance from J. F. Rosborough warns heat resistant varieties only in summer. English peas and lettuces falter in heat. plant blackeye or cream peas after Irish potatoes. Rotate crops, space 3 feet, watch potato bugs, dust with calcium arsenate at first sign. Also advise pota to storage and later potatoes. The Statute of Liberty was unveiled Oct 28, 1886.
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Grand Rapids
Florida
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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