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OPA FORM R-1188 |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
FUEL OIL RATION-IDENTIFICATION FOLDER
COUPONS MUST BE KEPT WITH THIS FOLDER
AT ALL TIMES |
DEERFIELD RATIONING BOARD No.106
Main Street School Building Telephone 170
South Deerfield, Mass.
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OIL IS IN THE FIGHT! |
PERIOD FOR WHICH RATION IS ISSUED:
FROM 6/1/45 194- TO 9/1/45 194 |
BOARD STAMP |
American warships alone used 1,890% more fuel in 1944 than in 1941. |
VALUE OF COUPONS ISSUED:
34 GALLONS |
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These ships guard the supply lines that feed and protect our men overseas. |
SERIAL NUMBERS OF COUPONS ISSUED:
FROM 1073036 TO 107069 INCL. |
Any Person Finding Lost Coupons Should Mail or Return Them
at Once to the
Nearest War Price and Rationing Board |
USE NO MORE FUEL OIL
THAN YOU MUST |
Caryll Crafts
79 Graves St.
So. Deerfield, Mass.
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cut away along lines indicated |
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This is a Fuel Oil Ration Identification Folder issued by the South Deerfield Rationing Board to Caryll Crafts of South Deerfield, Massachusetts. It identified the owner of the coupons, or stamps, enclosed. These stamps entitled Mr. Crafts to purchase 34 gallons of home heating oil between June 1, 1945 and September 1, 1945. Note the self-sacrificing and patriotic image captioned "Oil is in the Fight." This assures Mr. Crafts that he is doing his part for the war effort at home when he economizes on oil, thus freeing up more oil for American warships that "guard the supply lines that feed and protect our men overseas." The Office of Price Administration (OPA) used every opportunity to print patriotic rationales and justifications for rationing, encouraging Americans to support this homefront effort. Under "Your Part in the War," Mr. Crafts was reminded that "Military needs come first," and "There is not enough left to satisfy uncontrolled civilian demands. Rationing gives everyone a fair share."
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WWII Fuel Ration Identification Folder
printer Government Printing Office |
date 1945 |
location South Deerfield, Massachusetts |
width 8.25" |
height 3.5" |
process/materials printed paper, ink with manuscript |
item type Legal Documents/Government/Society Records |
accession # #L05.161 |
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