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D13373-2
Date(s)
- 1942-09-04 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Mickey (Mrs. J.E.) Colyar smiles at the camera on September 4, 1942 after being arrested on charges of sugar hoarding by employees of the Office of Price Administration (OPA.) Mrs. Colyar had obtained 1,100 pounds of sugar on the black market after the imposition of sugar rationing. Penalties could include up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison. Mrs. Colyar stated that she was aware that she had acquired the sugar by illegal means, but she needed it to make her "home brew." The sugar was confiscated, but the paper did not state what happened to the brew. (T. Times 9/4/1942, pg. 1)
Colyar, Mickey; Consumer rationing--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma;