Ration Dates Set for Truck Tire Certificates
CERTIFICATES NO LONGER NEEDED for recapping truck tires. Class A ration covers the fourth inspection period from April 1 through September 30.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1944
Page
4
CERTIFICATES NO LONGER NEEDED for recapping truck tires. Class A ration covers the fourth inspection period from April 1 through September 30.
Government ration schedule lists Class B and C periods through specific end dates, vehicle and gas coupon validity, and special fuel and sugar coupon types. Notes that expiration dates will be announced in advance and that some coupons were issued post dates in 1944 to 1948.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A M Regular meeting first Friday each month. Russell Goodin W M A W Yard secretary.
The excerpt lists several railroad services including westbound Golden State Limited No 8 at 1 55 am and Southwest Express No 11 at 8 50 pm with additional mentions of the Californian daily stop and daily runs No 430 and No 429 with exceptions on Sundays and Mondays. Agent L Goodlander signs off.
Local schedule lists bus No 8 from Washington at 6 08 am bus No 6 at 10 56 am and bus No 7 from Washington at Dm. Tickets are sold at the Bus Depot Winga's North Side Cafe and North Side Square with passes valid coast to coast via the local Ramas urpuL.
Passenger schedules show trains from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Ft Madison Winfield and other points with multiple departures and arrivals including times in 6:40a 10:35a and 6:50p. m. and arrivals at 1:47a 11:44a and 7:00p. m. Tickets available at the local depot 107 W 2nd.
Coupon 40 Book 4 bone canning valid to Feb 28 1945. A maximum of 20 more pounds tanning sugar per person from focal rationing board. Applications may be filed now. Processed foods blue stamps Look 4 valid indefinitely. Meats cheese tanned fish red stamps Book 4 valid indefinitely. Shoes Coupon 18 pair Book 1 valid through April 380 Coupon 1 Airplane Stamp Book 3 valid indefinitely.
Mrs. Virgil Meek reports a North Italy letter from her husband Pfc. Virgil Meek describing a meeting with Pvt. Melvin Bender, a Brighton boy, while both serve overseas. The note appears amid a Brighton area social column noting local families, marriages, births, and travel through early spring.
Cleo Baughman enjoyed a furlough at home with his parents the Baughmans and family. He is stationed near Sacramento California. Local updates include new student Glennys Romine at No 6 school and visits among area residents as the Seventy Six Community club hosts a party at Mrs Forest Green's home amid light snow.
Lester Kientz owns a new John Deere Model A delivered to his Merrimac farm on Thursday. Various local visits and family updates appear with mentions of Carl Amrine, Dave Baldosier, Delmer Crile, Ross Shoppy, J A Wieneke, Clarence Lowe, and Cpl Junior Kientz. Junior Kientz heads to Kingman Arizona after a Fort Madison departure.
Vegetables stored in a pit cannot be inspected until the pit is broken open, but all other home stored vegetables can be inspected frequently to ensure they stay in good condition. Regular checks reveal trouble early to prevent damage to stored crops and foods.
A report covers Grand Army Day observances at the Relief Corps with a rationing aware dinner, speeches by Veterans of Foreign Wars and Grand Army of the Republic, and a Calvary Baptist church dedication and services. It notes church activities, choir performances, and a Nine teenth Century Club luncheon with officer changes and a Persian journey talk.
Mrs. Frances Singleton and daughter Vera hosted guests Monday including Asberry Singleton of Gladstone Manitoba brother in law to Frances, and Mr and Mrs J P Singleton of Keota, Mrs Ralph Hixon Ric land and Henry Hagist. Nellie Dorrance is staying with Leonard Geyer at Vinton to help care for him as he recovers from illness.
In West Chester on March 30 a stamp and bond sale raised 82.95 with first and second grades purchasing 25.16. The seventh and eighth grades contributed 24.90, third and fourth 14.50, and fifth and sixth 13.55. Upcoming events include Parkinson’s National Musical Ensembles performing at 9:00 a.m. and a seventh to eighth grade play on April 7.
Miss Dorrance is sister of Mrs. Geyer and Mrs. Roy Polson has just returned from Omaha where her son Lloyd is recovering from a third mastoid operation at St Lukes Methodist hospital. A large audience listened to Rev. Marshall Murphree at the Methodist Church Wednesday night. After twenty years in Africa he shared enlightening facts about the country and its people. Russell Ross of the U S Navy, stationed at Norfolk, is spending leave with his parents H E and Mrs. Ross. Russell belonged to the navy pre flight band at Tow City before his transfer to the east coast.
The report notes notable 1943 progress in anesthesia with spinal techniques and systemic injectable anesthetics. It cites the ongoing development of continuous caudal analgesia for childbirth enabling around 10,000 procedures with low failure and few complications.
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