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A narrator explains the WWII Food Rationing Program as women count cans in their cupboards. Hundreds of people stand in line to retrieve a War Ration Book. Various shots of people at stores using their War Ration Books to purchase items. A cartoon image of Mussolini, Hitler and Hirohito labeled as "Fatso, Ratso, and Japso" with the words "Blame Them" above. A man reads for "Mail Call," an American radio program that entertained American soldiers during WWII, accompanied by a live orchestra.