Yes, there's more old news from the Daily Telegram of Eau Claire. This from the Saturday, 14 March 1942 edition: Rationing Board Release 18 Car and Truck Tires Applications were granted by the Eau Claire county rationing board the week of March 9 - 13, according to the list made public today by J.V. Young, chairman of the board for 6 heavy truck tires and one heavy tube, 12 tires and 8 tubes for passenger cars and light trucks, and for six truck retreads. The list of applications granted follows: Heavy Truck Tires: -- Tank Car Service Company, Margaret St., city, one tire. Distributing gas and oil to the dealers. -- Stanley Harold Bushendorf, 212 Twelfth St., city, one tire. Delivering fuel oil. -- Albert Cartwright, Route 3, city, one tire. Wholesale beer distributor. -- Eau Claire Transportation Company, 218 S. Barstow, city, three tires and one tube. Public transportation service. Passenger Car and Light Trucks: -- Trygve Garborg, 1105 Bellevue Ave., city, one tire and one tube. Construction work. -- Rev. M.J. Vettrus, 918 Fay Street, city, one tire and one tube. Pastor. -- Harry A. Probst, Box F., Augusta, two tires and two tubes. Plumbing and sheet metal work. -- Hugh M. Knight, 1004 Fifth St., city, one tire and one tube. Wholesale meat distributor. -- S.S. Benedict, 415 Water St., city, one tire and one tube. Commercial refrigerator service. -- Lennie T. Randall, Route 1, Osseo, one tire. Hauling farm produce. -- John Bruer, 218 No. Ninth St., city, one tire. Construction work. -- Frank R. Sokup, Route 2, city, one tire. Hauling farm produce and collecting scrap iron. -- Dr. George W. Beebe, 414 Jones St., city, one tire and one tube. Physician and surgeon. -- Fred S. Balliett, Augusta, one tire. Hauling livestock to the packing house. Truck Retreads: -- Wisconsin Telephone Company, 301 S. Farwell, city, one tire. Communication service. -- Eau Claire Ice Company, 639 Union St., city, one tire. Delivering ice and fuel. -- L.G. Arnold, Inc., 201 N. Dewey St., city, one tire. Off the road equipment (not chargeable to the quota). -- Ed Phillips & Sons Company, 223 No. Dewey St., city, two tires. Wholesale deliveries of candy, cigars, tobacco, and whiskey. I see they still haven't put my name on the list. I have four good bald tires that I'll trade for some good Eau Claire Co. obituaries and biographies! Any takers! If there are, you can mailto:[email protected] and I'll have to figure out a way to send the tires via email -- hmmm, better get my "Complete Idiot's" book out! ;~) -- Nance