tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post4335956856334777961..comments2023-11-16T11:29:49.892-05:00Comments on UpFront with NGS: WWII War Ration BooksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087332931826888271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post-63744896382445124892012-10-30T10:49:28.867-04:002012-10-30T10:49:28.867-04:00An Upfront with NGS reader shared ...
I believe t...An Upfront with NGS reader shared ...<br /><br />I believe the ration books were not a "welfare" matter but an attempt to make sure that everyone or family had their fair share of what meat, etc., was available during the war. Many, many people were in dire circumstances - we were just coming out of the Depression. I have no ration books, but many ration tokens.<br /><br />I'm not much of an Internet explorer and didn't think to check Google, although a year or so ago I did learn that the tokens (smaller than a dime, blue and red having different values) were some kind of a wood substance. I think they were "change" from an incompletely used ration coupon.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post-56577430315757119432012-10-25T21:12:13.654-04:002012-10-25T21:12:13.654-04:00I think the comment about the ration books is in e...I think the comment about the ration books is in error. Having lived through this time, and refreshing my memory, I believe the ration books were issued to all. They were deemed necessary in order to distribute short supplies of all kinds of things during WWII. All kinds of production facilities were turned to production of war materiels, so general consumer products were in low supply.<br /><br />Need to check the facts.<br /><br />Winifred McNabb, Houston, TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post-91930199145770961682012-10-25T10:03:23.536-04:002012-10-25T10:03:23.536-04:00How neat -- my family wasn't big on "savi...How neat -- my family wasn't big on "saving" anything ... and so this was the first time that I really appreciated rationing in a genealogical context! Thanks for sharing.Diane L Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263795778666487820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post-77506102240587029202012-10-25T09:48:17.372-04:002012-10-25T09:48:17.372-04:00Yes, I have a nice collection of ration books from...Yes, I have a nice collection of ration books from my grandparents, parents, aunt and uncle. It gave me an exact address for the uncle in a period when we knew only that he was living somewhere in New Jersey. Having the definite address led to census and other records.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18188358560278924021noreply@blogger.com