Ration books were issued by the US government to allow everyone to have the same chance to get goods as everyone else. There is no exact number on how many ration books were issued but over 8000 ration offices were opened to control the rationing.
Everyone was issued a ration book full of food items.
A ration stamp or ration card is a stamp or card issued by a government to allow the holder to obtain food or other commodities that are in short supply during wartime or in other emergency situations. Ration stamps were widely used during World War II by both sides after hostilities caused interruption to the normal supply of goods. They were also used after the end of the War while the economies of the belligerents gradually returned to normal.
So that the correct ration book could be issued.
The food a soldier was given, or issued, each day by the Army was called a ration. The ration for a soldier a day was, a pound of bread a pound of meat a gill of dry beans or peas a gill of rum A soldier was very lucky indeed if he received ½ of that!
Government issued ration books
In the UK, Ration Books wee issued by the Ministry of Food.
Registration was due to the need to ration supplies. Once registered, a person was issued with a Ration Book, allowing them to get a rationed amount of basic foodstuffs.
Ration cards, also known as ration stamps, are issued by a government to be used towards food or other rationed items. These are important because they are given out during a time when resources are low in a country and it ensures that people conserve valuable items.
Ration books were issued by the US government to allow everyone to have the same chance to get goods as everyone else. There is no exact number on how many ration books were issued but over 8000 ration offices were opened to control the rationing.
Everyone was issued a ration book full of food items.
Ration stamps were used to even distribute goods that were in limited supply. Each person in a household was issued a ration book. In addition to paying for the items, the proper ration stamps had to be given to the shopkeepers to get certain things.
Rastion coupons were used during war time due to scarce food conditions. coupons were issued to families depending on number in family. coupons were for food substance and meat.....................also gasoline and tires....
hard because they had the ration
called ration books or ration coupons.
A ration stamp or ration card is a stamp or card issued by a government to allow the holder to obtain food or other commodities that are in short supply during wartime or in other emergency situations. Ration stamps were widely used during World War II by both sides after hostilities caused interruption to the normal supply of goods. They were also used after the end of the War while the economies of the belligerents gradually returned to normal.
Ration.