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.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Shoe Repairs Backed Up in DeKalb Because of Shoe Rationing
From the October 31, 2018, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1943, 75 Years Ago.
"Due to the rationing of shoes, repairs have become so numerous that shoe men of DeKalb will not promise repair work of any consequence for a period of three to five weeks.
"Repairmen in DeKalb say that never before have had so much rebuilding of all of footwear since they have been in business."
--GreGen
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1943,
DeKalb Ill.,
Home Front,
Looking Back,
rationing,
shoes,
shortages
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