Wartime Coupons and Rationing Updates Across States
OPA extends B and A ration stamps through late autumn and lists new Book Four green stamps for November use for processed foods. Farmers must report ration points from sales of rationed goods. Selective Service warns about class changes for men 18 to 38. Rice supply outlook remains steady under controlled distribution.
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OPA
Selective Service Bureau
The
War Manpower Commission
War Food Administration
Lost Son Reunited With Mother Through Letters and Cookies
A Tennessee mother receives a letter postmarked Camp Bowie Texas from her son who ran away at eight. Sgt Robert Waggaman, a former Cincinnati concert singer teaching at the Army service forces school, uses a soft approach to persuade the reluctant 18 year old to write home. The letter, cookies and a check help secure a furlough and reunion. The boy, once listless, later graduates as a star pupil.
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Robert Waggaman
Cincinnati
Army Service Forces Special Training School
Waggaman
Junior
Wagggaman
Army Service Forces
Katy seeks abandonment of Mineola branch line
Hunt, Rains and Wood counties along with Greenville residents oppose the Katy Railroad’s plan to abandon its Greenville to Mineola branch. W H Barnes is attorney for the group at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing scheduled for Monday. The 50 mile line, built 1879 80, has operated at a loss and is described as a dwindling branch despite once being a busy link for Denison railroad workers.
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Hunt
Rains
Wood Counties
Greenville
Katy Railroad
Mineola
W. H. Barnes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Katy
ICC
Dallas
Denison
Denison Herald
Glycerin Linked to Explosive Manufacturing Needs
A report notes glycerin, a common ingredient in hand lotions, is in demand for high powered explosives. Authorities warn of misuse risks and urge regulated handling to prevent accidents.
Liquor Cuts Not To Reduce Old Age Pay
Austin reports that old age pension payments are protected from liquor and cigarette tax shocks due to a legislative reallocation. The October distribution shows funds for blind assistance, children aid, teachers retirement, and other programs drawn from a single allocation pot, ensuring pension stability despite commodity shortages.
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Comptroller’s Office
State budget crisis warned over pension fund cuts
The text notes that removing funds from the common pot would reduce receipts by 1.47 million dollars, before touching the 1.9 million allotted to old age pensions, a decline seen as a potential catastrophe for the state’s financial system.
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Bution
Vitamins discovered at UT Biochemical Institute
The Biochemical Institute of the University of Texas reports two new vitamins folic acid and pseudopyridoxin found in its labs. Folic acid, dubbed the Popeye vitamin for spinach, may help combat certain anemias. Dr Williams notes three years of Clayton Foundation funding and plans for further vitamin research.
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Clayton Foundation
Williams
Expression is the most important thing you wear
A quotation on personal bearing notes that facial expression is free and carries weight. It urges mindful posture and demeanor as a daily, universal accessory for all people.
Divorce by three year abandonment in Grayson County
Citation commands Edna Harmon to appear and answer plaintiff Al Harmon in the Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas by 10 a.m. on Monday after 42 days from issuance November 22 1943. Petition filed October 7 1943. Case No 49995 shows divorce on grounds of three years abandonment. Issued October 7 1943 by S V Earnest Clerk. Deputy Nancy Drake.
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State OF Texas
Edna Harmon
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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