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Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 21, 1942 (open access)

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 21, 1942

Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make electrical appliances last longer to aid the war effort. Appliances discussed include toasters, coffee makers, mixers, waffle irons, and flat irons. The newsletter advises against unsafe wiring and electricity usage and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of appliances.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 20, 1942 (open access)

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 20, 1942

Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make rubber articles last longer to aid the war effort. Articles discussed include overshoes, clothing, hot water bottles, and garden hoses. The newsletter advises against leaving rubber in heat or sunlight or damaging them with tension or substances like paint or oil and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of rubber items and to try repairs before getting replacements.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 13, 1942 (open access)

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 13, 1942

Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make shoes last longer to aid the war effort. The newsletter provides instructions for the proper selection, care, and repair of shoes. Special instruction is given for suede, satin, white leather, and work shoes.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Minute Man, Vol. 2, No. 3, June 1, 1942 (open access)

The Minute Man, Vol. 2, No. 3, June 1, 1942

Newsletter of the War Savings Staff, Treasury Department including articles and information to support the sales of war savings bonds by staff in the field.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrap and how to collect it] (open access)

[Scrap and how to collect it]

Booklet titled "Scrap and how to collect it" detailing the important wartime uses of household scrap items.
Date: September 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bonds or Bombs?] (open access)

[Bonds or Bombs?]

War bond trifold flyer titled, "Bonds or Bombs?"
Date: 1942
Creator: Smith, Bruce H.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens] (open access)

[A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens]

Booklet titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian Defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes information regarding the chain of command and equipment for air raid wardens, duties prior to an air attack, reporting procedure, coordination of services, home preparation and response to an air raid, and how to handle specific types of attacks (magnesium bombs, gases, etc.). Throughout the manual are pages to be filled in by the individual air warden, such as: the names and telephone numbers of the administrative officers at the precinct and city levels; where to send reports; and general notes.
Date: April 1942
Creator: Hooker, S. D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Share the Meat for Victory] (open access)

[Share the Meat for Victory]

Informational pamphlet on meat rationing. It includes recommendations on how to prepare, cook, and substitute meat products.
Date: 1942
Creator: Smith, Bruce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration book Two] (open access)

[War Ration book Two]

War Ration Book Two belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: 1942
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dogs for Defense] (open access)

[Dogs for Defense]

Brochure from the American Kennel Club's Dogs for Defense program informing the American public of the importance of a properly trained dog army in assisting the war effort.
Date: 1942~
Creator: American Kennel Club
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inhabitants of Contractors' Hotel]

Photograph a group of seven inhabitants of the Contractors' Hotel, Honolulu, HI, including two carpenters, a mechanic, and a sheet metal worker. There are four men standing in the back row, all in wrinkled collared shirts, trousers and hats except for the man center right who is shirtless and without a hat. Three men sit on the ground with their lower bodies out of view, they all wear hats and overalls and the two men on the ends wear collared shirts underneath theirs. Above each man is a number written in red ink. On the left side of the men is a small plant and two-story building. Tio their right is two other buildings and smaller groups of men roaming around.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[War Savings Stamps Volunteer Pledge Card]

War savings stamps volunteer pledge card for liquor and wine businesses.
Date: July 1942
Creator: War Stamp Council
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[University of California Football Ticket] (open access)

[University of California Football Ticket]

Football game ticket for the University of California for the season of 1942. Ticket states that football games were 50 cents for servicemen in uniform.
Date: 1942
Creator: University of California
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[N.A.M. "E" Award Luncheon Program] (open access)

[N.A.M. "E" Award Luncheon Program]

Program for a luncheon honoring winners of the Army, Navy, and Maritime Commission Production Awards that took place on December 4, 1942 at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N.Y. The program includes passages written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Under Secretary of War, Robert P. Patterson; and Under Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal, and a list of the companies being represented and honored at the luncheon. The event was organized by the National Association of Manufacturers.
Date: December 4, 1942
Creator: Hooker, S. D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration book One] (open access)

[War Ration book One]

War Ration Book One belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: May 4, 1942
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History