World War II Rationing

[LiberalFighter]

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Noticed your photo had the A stamps.

Hmmm,we were poor working dumbies so we only received C stamps.

Similarities as to what is happening in real time today. Hospitality Industry gets a Trillion,320 plus working Dumbies get a Buck.

1945 example,Uncles Father In law was a County Commissioner,Uncle got A stamps,Uncles Brothers and Sisters got C stamps.

[LiberalFighter]

2. I did a search and this is what I found.

Was not aware of differences. Good to know. I would not let the idiot in the WH know about the differences as he would want a Gold Level book.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Back in the day

40's,this caused tons of family friction. Uncle tried his best to play down that advantage. But,Auntie would use it as a lever from time to time. And if you were a Farmer,which Uncle was,you also had special perks. Or if you worked for the Railroad again there were perks.

So,as of a few minutes ago,we are about to see the greatest wealth transfer in the History of our Country. MGM Corp to get tens of Billions(Carl Ichan as well as the Founders Trusts),My neighbor who is a Dealer gets may be a Buck. Donald Trump gets Billions for he and his Partner Phil Rifkin,his workers get nothing because this is a right to work for less state.

[gibraltar72]

3. Was born Nov 45

Still have a ration book from when my mother was carrying me. She got more because she was with child.

[Aristus]

4. "With child".

Another term that dates back to 1945.

[keithbvadu2]

6. WWll rationing

Forty years later, my grandmother still kept two metal trashcans in the attic, stockpiling bags of sugar.

Just in case.

[Chainfire]

7. I know that is right,

My mother in law always washed out aluminum foil and stashed it along side every glass jar she ever used. Some things are hard to unlearn.

[Prof. P.E. Name]

8. WW II Rationing In Milwaukee

Born in 1940; but I remember some stuff. The Martins, who lived in the flat in front of our cottage worked at the Port of Milwaukee. They walked to work every day. The old man was Port Director, the son, a stevedore. Both were size 3XL; our whole family were Lilliputians by comparison. Both exempt from the draft because in those days Milwaukee actually made essential things that were put on ships and used in the war effort. Each month my Mom and I would take the extra ration cards (and as I recall ration tokens) to the Martins. Those guys needed the extra calories she told me years later. I still have Mrs. Martin’s floral milk pitcher she gave to a little boy proudly sitting on my counter as a token of the Martin family’s appreciation.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. Thank you for posting those photos. They will help identify coupons and tokens....

stored away in my mom and dad's cedar chest. Brings back a flood of memories of our family's history of loss in the War.

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