Showing posts with label gas rationing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gas rationing. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
It Is OK To Drive to Church in 1918
From the October 3, 2018, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1918, 100 Years Ago.
"Advices from the State Fuel Administration to the local officials received today say: "As to church, if they just intend to go to church and have no other means of getting there, that is all right, but it is not all right to go to go riding.
"Fuel Administrator Walter Proust received the above message this afternoon from the state fuel administrator which will probably furnish the excuse for a good many people to use their rigs in going to church."
So, they even had a sort of fuel rationing back in World War I.
--Cooter
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
No School? Why?-- Part 6: World War II
WORLD WAR II
During a crisis, there can be other important uses for school buildings and teachers. On February 16, 1942, schools were used by local draft boards. On May 8, school was canceled so teachers could get a day off because many of them had volunteered to help with sugar rationing registration.
In November, pupils stayed home at least two days because the city's 340 elementary schools were used to help register car owners for federal gas rationing.
--DaCoot
During a crisis, there can be other important uses for school buildings and teachers. On February 16, 1942, schools were used by local draft boards. On May 8, school was canceled so teachers could get a day off because many of them had volunteered to help with sugar rationing registration.
In November, pupils stayed home at least two days because the city's 340 elementary schools were used to help register car owners for federal gas rationing.
--DaCoot
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