#ration coupons

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"Black Mart Thefts On Increase," Vancouver Sun. October 5, 1943. Page 13. --- Black market thieves were active again in Vancouver last month, stealing more gasoline ration books, food ration books, auto tires, tea and coffee than in August.

During the month 193 gasoline ration books were stolen compared with 162 for the previous month.

The increase is largely ac counted for by the fact that ration books for 23 trucks were taken by thieves who entered the King Motor Cartage Com pany, 112 Carrall Street, on September 7.

Siphoning of gasoline from the tanks of parked autos showed a decrease from 169 gallons in August to 72 gallons in September.

Last month 107 food ration books were lost or stolen, compared with 74 for the previous month.

Auto tire thefts increased from 16 in August to 52 last month.

Forty-seven pounds of tea were stolen last month. During the previous month only reported theft was 100 tea bags totalling about one pound.

Coffee thefts increased from 7 in August to 54 in September.

Only 10 pounds of sugar were stolen last month, compared to 360 pounds in August.

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"GASOLINE COUPONS USED IN COURTING," Toronto Star. May 15, 1942. Page 2. ---- "Have to Get Bicycle for Honeymoon," Says Magistrate ---- Special to The Star Sudbury, May 15 - Albert Cretzman of Creighton was fined a total of $65 and costs or two months by Magistrate J. S. McKessock yesterday. He pleaded guilty of making a false statement regarding his gasoline coupons. Cretzman told officials someone had stolen most of his coupons and asked to be given more but police said investigations showed Cretzman actually used up all his coupons. K. E. Maki, defense counsel, stated Cretzman had used the coupons driving his girl around during a courtship. "They will have to get a bicycle for their honeymoon," replied Magistrate McKessock, imposing a $50 fine for the false statement and one of $15 for being a nuisance to the police.

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“TEA, COFFEE RATION SYSTEM EXPLAINED,” Montreal Gazette. August 7, 1942. Page 6. ---- Two Coupons Needed for Carton of 18 or 20 Bags; Four for 40 or 45 Bags ---- Ottawa, August 4. - (CP) - The Wartime Prices and Trade Board explained today how the rationing of tea and coffee works in the sale of tea bags, packages of tea containing fractions of an ounce and coffee concentrates and substitutes containing coffee. 

The beverages are being rationed at the rate of one ounce of tea and four ounces of coffee per person per week but not both. Children under 12 years of age receive no ration. 

The board said that in selling tea bags, retailers will use the following coupon values: Two coupons for a carton of 18 or 20 tea bags; four coupons for a carton of 40 or 45 tea bags; eight coupons for a carton of 80 tea bags; 10 coupons for a carton of 100 tea bags. 

Retailers who have on hand packages of tea containing fractional ounces, such as 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, ounce packages, may ignore the fractional quantity so far as the coupons are concerned.

For example, a 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 ounce package may be sold on surrender of one coupon, a 2 1/2 ounce pack age on surrender or two coupons. However, if a customer buys a number of such packages, the nearest coupon value must be surrendered; such as, five coupons for four 1 1/4 ounce packages. 

To buy coffee concentrates or substitutes containing coffee, purchasers will surrender one coupon for a quantity of the concentrate or substitute sufficient to make 12 cups of the beverage. Fractions of 12 cups will be ignored. For instance, a package of concentrate sufficient to make 100 cups of cof fee may be sold on surrender of eight coupons. 

The board also announced that or ders given by merchants for the purchase of tea and coffee, placed or postmarked on or before August 1, may be filled without surrender of ration coupons.

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Martin Freeman Holds the Line for Paper Towels (with Ration Coupons)

Awful day! Rain, thunder, motorcycles! Let me down the line in front of you, Madam? I'm famous. I am adorable. I have a sweet heart. No? Okay. I wait as a citizen. Hell is a scaly puke cat!

[thelovelysoutherndaisy]

How to Use Your Ration Coupons COLOR VERSION (by AtomicAgePictures)

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Victory Coupons!

Victory Coupons! Redeemable in any major war! What wallet would be complete without them?!

[dreamerday]

Oh I forgot to mention when going through the old photos we found meat ration coupons from 1948 (you know the coupons they used during the war). It was my Gran's and she clearly hadn't used them all. I found it uber cool, and rather interesting. She let me keep them.