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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Every family had one. Butter, Meat, Eggs,
Gasoline, shoes hard toget, no vehicles produced</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>fall of 41-46. Gasoline had A, B, C.
windshiled</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>stickerthere may have been more. We used
to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>watch the P-38's and P-39's in mock
dogfights</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>over the skys of Oakland. Later the
Blackwidow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>could be seen going out in the eveing
sky.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There were several false alarms. One Jap
sub</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>did fire on the southern coast. Did little or
no</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>damage. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>During the middle of the war my father's
shop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>repaired a buick that had been side swiped
by</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the flatbed carrying a minature Jap
sub.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=trisch@charter.net href="mailto:trisch@charter.net">Trisha Neal</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 30, 2005 9:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Government Ration
Stamps 1940s</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there anyone on the list who knows how
Government Ration stamps were issued around 1944-1945? Who were they
issued to? How old did you have to be in order to be issued the stamps?
How quickly could they be issued? Please contact me offline and I can
give you more information. Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trish</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Coos Bay, OR 97420<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"For I know the plans that I have for you. Plans
to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a good
future.--Jeremiah 29:11<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>