I have a post HERE at THE COUNTRY FARM HOME, but I wanted to add these papers to the Dell, Arkansas blog, too. A few people don't follow all my blogs.
I ran across these ration books and stamps among some boxes donated by an individual in Dell. I'm not sure who Lena Walters was. There was a Clara and Warner Walters who lived in a little shack of a shotgun house just down from us on Wilson Street. Unsure if there is a connection. Maybe some of you would know?
Clara was often my babysitter when we lived on Wilson Street. I loved her. And, I especially loved the tree in her front yard that I could easily climb.
These are just a few of the papers I found and good examples of the rationing process during WWII. Sometimes we read about rationing but don't connect to our own community.
Above are examples of War Saving Stamps
and one of many booklets published during the War with money-saving recipes.
Does anyone know who Robert Lester was?
Although this is European ad, sugar was the first commodity rationed in the United States.
Sugar: May 1942 – 1947
Coffee: November 1942 – July 1943
Processed foods: March 1943- August 1945
Meats, canned fish: March 1943 – November 1945
Cheese, canned milk, fats: March 1943 – November 1945
Coffee: November 1942 – July 1943
Processed foods: March 1943- August 1945
Meats, canned fish: March 1943 – November 1945
Cheese, canned milk, fats: March 1943 – November 1945
We could do more of this right now!
Staying at home due to the COVID-19 has given me time
to go through several boxes of paper clippings the I do hope
I'll be able to share one day.
