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Make and Mend

Description: Booklet describing the best ways to mend, alter, or reuse clothing in order to make garments last longer or avoid buying new items during World War II.
Date: 1942
Creator: The Spool Cotton Company
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Scrapbook: J. Todd Willis, Jr. Military Scenes]

Description: Scrapbook created by John Todd Willis, Jr. containing photos of military scenes at and around Waco, Texas and Camp Sutton in North Carolina.
Date: 1942
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr. & Willis, Clara Evans
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Guidebook to Rifle Marksmanship

Description: The Guidebook to Rifle Marksmanship prepared by the National Rifle Association exclusively for O. F. Mossberg and Son, Inc., New Haven, Conn. Some of the chapters have illustrations and diagrams.
Date: 1942
Creator: O. F. Mossberg and Son, Inc.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two]

Description: War Ration Book Two belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; there are no more food stamps left in the book as they have all been used.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Stamp Album For the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds

Description: Stamp album used for buying and storing war savings bonds; the note on the inside cover says this book will be worth $18.75 when it is completely full of stamps. The cover of the album is patriotically decorated with an eagles at the bottom and a red, white, and blue color scheme; the back cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket in his hand and an American flag in the background. Each page on the inside has empty squares to where one places a bought stamp.
Date: 1942
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett]

Description: War ration book belonging to Beatrice Blewett of Alexandria, Louisiana; the front of the book has information regarding her address, age, sex, and the signature of the issuing officer. Inside, there are miscellaneous stamps, some having been torn out and some still in the form of sheets.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Pilot's Flight Log]

Description: Suzette Van Daell's Pilot's Flight Log. The leather cover is worn on spine and has water stains on the front and back. The pages inside are yellow with age and hold detailed information about various flights.
Date: 1942
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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