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...King and Queen were seen standing in front of the bombed portion of Buckingham Palace. This type of greeting a good many Britons cheerfully called a "Blitzmas Card." Sold in the shops like hot cakes were many reading "Wishing You Anything But A Jerry Christmas!" Other humorists sent imitation ration cards, but most Britons sent the traditional type of Christmas card, as did Queen Mary, who chose again a rustic flower garden and quaint cottage. But this year Her Majesty's greeting read, "There'll always be an England...
Cline noticed that the German blockade had not affected the food situation in England and that rationing applied only to sugar, butter, bacon, and ham to prevent a shortage in case of crisis in the future. Plenty of all foods could always be obtained without a ration card in restaurants...
...daily to ease the plight of bombed-out people. But until the two new Coordinators should have time to use their dictatorial powers and slash red tape it was impossible for an evacuee to draw dole money, get railway fare for a destination in the country, secure transfer of ration cards, have children shifted from one school to another or obtain new billeting without standing in line for hours, or even days, at various offices. In one London area an official took some homeless children to a public bath, spent half an hour on the telephone getting authorization for them...
...veterans will see World War I prison camp money, food ration tickets, postal card propaganda and zeppelin air raid pictures. German thin paper nocks are shown, advertised an providing "excellent, protection for the foot against cold and front...
Here is our position: the 2 oz. per person tea ration is small for some people, and there is talk of its being increased, but we have tea left over; we have sugar to spare, in addition to the extra allowed for jam making; gelatine, cocoa, dried fruit-you can buy as much as you like; and milk-people with children won't buy as much as the Food Ministry want them to have, even at the under-cost price for children...