Montgomery County KS Archives News.....Ration Roundup. August 16, 1943 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Laird jlaird@bellsouth.net March 7, 2010, 4:39 pm The Independence Daily Reporter, Montgomery County, Monday, August 16, 1943 August 16, 1943 Ration Roundup. (By Associated Press.) Meat, Cheese, etc.,--Book Two red stamps T.U.V. and W. valid through August 31. Processed fruits and vegetables--Book Two blue stamps R.S. and T. valid through Sept. 20. Sugar--Book one stamp 13 expired August 15; stamp 14 becomes valid August 16 for five pounds through October; stamps 15 and 16 worth five pounds each for home canning. Coffee--Unrationed, stamps no longer required. Gasoline--In east, number six "A" coupons worth three gallons; in midwest and southwest number seven worth three gallons; elsewhere number seven worth four gallons; "B" and "C" worth 2 1/2 gallons in 12 northeast states, three gallons elsewhere. Fuel Oil--Last year's period five coupons good through September 30. New season's period one coupons valid through January 3, 1944 worth ten gallons per "unit." (Note: Mose coupons worth several "units." Additional Comments: KS-FOOTSTEPS. rms File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/montgomery/newspapers/rationro835gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb