WW2MarineVet—beat you here today. Were you in bed early Tuesday night? I live near Portland, Oregon—where do you live now? The date of today’s comic, by looking at the old style shoes—brings this to about 1928. Look for you on Tarzan, I’ve already opened the comment section there—Semper Fi.
The rendering of the customer reminds me a little of how Bud Fisher used to draw himself in a cameo in this strip although this was after his time. Do any longtime M&J fans know who the artist is? Ed Mack?
I don’t remember leather being rationed during WWII, but then I was a mere child. I do remember sugar being rationed – no Cracker Jacks, and people could only buy one six-pack of Cokes at a time. Gasoline was rationed, too. Doctors (who made house calls, believe it or not) got more gasoline than the avergage person.
@AllThanks for the memories you brought back today. I was a “boomer”, 1952 vintage. I was remembering stories my grandfather and my mother would tell of the times of “meatless Tuesdays”, ration books and gas rationing. The best stories were from my grandfather and the moonshine business.
I heard about ration cards from my parents when I was overseas during WW2. Never saw one. They were no longer in use when I got back to the states in 1946.
Born in 1939, I was too young for WWII, but I still have some partial ration books in the family files. I do remember them telling about a near fight broke out when someone did some canning and used up all the month’s ration of sugar. There was another story of a police car found on blocks one morning, with an envelope on the ws wiper with a $100 bill in it and a note – you can buy tires but I can’t.A forgotten fact of WWII was the reduced speed limit – not to save gas but to save wear on tires.
quartermain almost 13 years ago
WW2MarineVet—beat you here today. Were you in bed early Tuesday night? I live near Portland, Oregon—where do you live now? The date of today’s comic, by looking at the old style shoes—brings this to about 1928. Look for you on Tarzan, I’ve already opened the comment section there—Semper Fi.
Buzza Wuzza almost 13 years ago
The rendering of the customer reminds me a little of how Bud Fisher used to draw himself in a cameo in this strip although this was after his time. Do any longtime M&J fans know who the artist is? Ed Mack?
J Short almost 13 years ago
Maybe the need a shoe horn.
alleyoops Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I don’t remember leather being rationed during WWII, but then I was a mere child. I do remember sugar being rationed – no Cracker Jacks, and people could only buy one six-pack of Cokes at a time. Gasoline was rationed, too. Doctors (who made house calls, believe it or not) got more gasoline than the avergage person.
TheAuldWan almost 13 years ago
and we farmers had “C” stckers on on car windshield, and could buy unlimited gasolene.
brklnbern almost 13 years ago
Ration coupons were from World War II.
quartermain almost 13 years ago
We had them when I sailed off to the south Pacific—and I’m still here!
jmcx4 almost 13 years ago
@AllThanks for the memories you brought back today. I was a “boomer”, 1952 vintage. I was remembering stories my grandfather and my mother would tell of the times of “meatless Tuesdays”, ration books and gas rationing. The best stories were from my grandfather and the moonshine business.
WW2 Marine Veteran almost 13 years ago
I heard about ration cards from my parents when I was overseas during WW2. Never saw one. They were no longer in use when I got back to the states in 1946.
WW2 Marine Veteran almost 13 years ago
Hello Scuttlebutt. You must be either Navy or Marine Corps to know that lingo.
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
Born in 1939, I was too young for WWII, but I still have some partial ration books in the family files. I do remember them telling about a near fight broke out when someone did some canning and used up all the month’s ration of sugar. There was another story of a police car found on blocks one morning, with an envelope on the ws wiper with a $100 bill in it and a note – you can buy tires but I can’t.A forgotten fact of WWII was the reduced speed limit – not to save gas but to save wear on tires.
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Gas was rationed, but it was to save RUBBER which was imported and in short supply. People were only allowed 4 tires at a time.
Tsali-Queyi almost 13 years ago
I still have my ration stamps. They have my name and then the word “infant” as I was born in Nov. 1944.