In midst of most austere wartime shortages he could supply literally anything-as if magic.

In 1917, he enrolled in a course in medicine sponsored by the Government to relieve a wartime shortage of doctors.

World War II caused another decline, as wartime shortages kept many Americans at home and many Canadians were engaged in war activities.

Homer had always been fond of the bottle, and wartime shortages had hit him badly.

After working in his father's manufacturing business from 1925 until 1940, he was moved by a wartime shortage of teachers to become a schoolmaster.

Built of plywood it did not enter production due to a wartime shortage of material.

He could not be released due to the wartime shortage of artificial limbs, but his original leg was found, washed up on a beach and recovered.

It was introduced due to the wartime shortage of automotive fuel.

On 2 September 1944, Bella died suddenly due to a virus infection, which was not treated due to the wartime shortage of medicine.

A blood drive by the Civitan Club carried the urgency of a wartime shortage.