The gas rationing comment struck a chord. My Mom (your age) told stories of life on the farm then. Grandpa’s tractor was up on blocks because of the rubber rationing. He used mules for plowing.
He went up to the draft board in Springfield (OH) and tried to enlist. The board chairman, who knew Grandpa, told him to go home and take care of his 4 girls.
“The board chairman, who knew Grandpa, told him to go home and take care of his 4 girls.”
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He sounds like quite a guy.:-)
I can still remember the talk of the shortages-coffee,meat,butter,sugar,silk stockings,gasoline,cigarettes and more. My grandmother used to bake what she called “War Cake”.
My brother contracted Scarlet Fever and we were quarantined because of a shortage of hospital beds. My mother couldn’t even work so neighbors and relatives took up collections to help out. (My father had died in 1938).
Tough times,but compared to what was going on in much of the world we were lucky.
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