How to Get Your Gasoline Ration Book
Texans learn the ration plan prioritizes essential and occupational driving. A book covers 240 miles monthly, with possible B and C supplements for extra needs, issued via county boards. Registration runs Thursday through Saturday with tires turned in first, then application at a schoolhouse, aided by local officials and plant committees for special cases.
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Texas
The
County War Price and Rationing Board
Thye
Railway Express Agency
County War Price and Ration Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Kill the Rats and Save Our Food Supply
McKinney Examiner urges public action against rats that spoil corn wheat and other foods. It calls for community involvement including Boy Scouts to combat the pest, noting farms and cities alike are infested and food is being raised for rats.
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Boy Scouts
McKinney Examiner
Farmers to elect AAA committeemen Friday in Texas
COLLEGE STATION Farmers will meet in community meetings Friday Nov 13 to elect community committeemen and delegates to a county convention. Delegates will elect county committeemen on Saturday Nov 14. The chairman says the 1940s AAA leaders will play a vital role in wartime agriculture.
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College Station
Texas
George Slaughter
Texas Aaa Committee
AAA
Slaughter
Usda War Board
Navy Enlistment Open to Negroes in Sherman District
Russell W. Bryant, recruiter in charge of the Sherman Navy district, urged Negro men aged 17 to 50 to explore enlistment in three Navy divisions. Openings exist in the construction battalion, general service as seamen, and as mess attendants, with promotion opportunities noted for mess attendants.
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United States Navy
Russell W. Bryant
Sherman Navy
Navy
Construction Trades Open During War Effort
Men are invited to join the construction battalion with pay up to 126 dollars a month plus all expenses and family allowances. Carpenters are in demand and openings exist for skilled workers in various construction trades. Petty officer ratings are available for those who qualify.
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Shangri-La
First National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sun Office
AAA Committee
Lone Star Lines
Lone Star Gas
Lone Star
Lone Star System
Yeager
Sinclair Station
Automobile
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
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