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Wartime rationing

World War II rationing and its aftermath, including U.S. sugar restrictions until 1947. Newspaper pages from 1941 to 1947 on a map and timeline.

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62208 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (13849 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1941-06-01, page 1

    … Placed Under Unexpected Order j Ey the Associated Press. LONDON. May 31—War-time • rationing hit the wardrobes of all 1 Britons today with the clamping 1 down of severe restrictions …

  2. Evening Star — 1941-06-01, page 16

    … have bought today had they known what was coming. Goes Into Effect Tuesday. The rationing will not actually be in force until Tuesday, but stores were closed today before …

    … about by changes in the population due to evacuation. It explained fur ther that rationing also prevents hoarding and places every one on an equal footing. Clothing rationing was introduced In Germany at the start of the war, end Germans have bought on a …

  3. Evening Star — 1941-06-01, page 60

    … included institution of sweeping gov ernmental steel priorities and fore casts rationing of coppert oil and gasoline was near at hand. Ap pointment of Secretary Ickes as …

  4. Evening Star — 1941-06-01, page 94

    … and we have had the blessing of wonderful crops these last years. So there is no rationing, though in occupied China the people do suffer from food shortages.” For an everyday …

  5. Evening Star — 1941-06-02, page 11

    … expansion of plants and idle plants after the war emergency is over, insisted that rationing of total supply be begun. But the same old conflict between “guns and butter” which …

  6. Evening Star — 1941-06-02, page 19

    … estimates of supply on the present rate of consumption of 800, 000 tons yearly. Through rationing. extension of reclamation processes and other “drastic” methods, he said, the supply …

    … search of each building of Parlia ment is made every year. In the Business World Rationing Talked as Tanker Shortage Curbs Deliveries of Gasoline, Heating Fuel By PAUL GESNER …

    … defense and aid to Great Britain. Many leading oil men here agree there may be rationing of gasoline before autumn. Fuel oil is to get first call on tanker space as fall …

  7. The Washington Daily News — 1941-06-02, page 6

    … out police are hired to enforce the law while soldiers are not. Italy Tightens Rationing ROME. June 2—Production of bis cuits or crackers containing flour, ra tioned fats …

  8. The Washington Daily News — 1941-06-02, page 10

    … russed gasoline price controls. Presi dent Roosevelt has told Congress that oil rationing for civilians in the east ern states is a possibility because of a shortage of …

    … discuss with utilities of ficials all phases of the power short age, “including the rationing of power.” He predicted that by’ the end of the year the nation might face the …

  9. The Washington Daily News — 1941-06-02, page 26

    … Despite the fact that British women are faced with ever more stringent clothes rationing, the dressmakers actually have created a collection aimed _ to capture a bit of …

  10. Evening Star — 1941-06-03, page 18

    … dull. Domestic rails were steady. Department store shares eased on the clothes rationing scheme. Tobaccos were easier. Koppers Dividend Voted PITTSBURGH, June 3 <iF).—The …

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