From the May 10, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1941, 75 Years Ago
" Millions of Americans began registering today for their first ration books.
"the books will be used in the sugar rationing program which starts tomorrow. They must be used later for other products.
"Thus, even those people who have no use for sugar are urged to register."
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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