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Posted by Nor. Al on June 04, 2004 at 06:18:33 from (12.27.217.72):
In Reply to: About gasoline, kerosene, and war rationing... posted by Matt on June 03, 2004 at 14:48:18:
I was 10 yrs. old when the war begin, and remember those days, somehow or other they still made peppermint candy sticks and we would break the sticks and drop them in a glass of tea to sweeten it, tires with boots in them were common, hard to get 22 rifle ammo, we had stamps to purchase gas. I remember that in 1946 the Ford cars 1st. made after the war came out without bumpers and the owners would bolt 2x4's to the supports until they became available. It was a different population back then as they were not gripers or complainers and felt it was the least that they could do to support the effort.
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