Ration Certificates Waived for Fourth Period Tires
A wartime notice announces certificates are no longer required for recapping truck tires during Class A rationing. The fourth inspection period runs from April 1 to September 30.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1944
Page
6
Wartime ration details and coupon validity overview
The notice lists Class B ration through June 30 and Class C ration through May 21, plus bulk and commercial vehicle inspection intervals. It enumerates gasoline coupons A, B2, B3, C8, BE with validity dates, fuel oil, R fuel, and sugar coupons with indefinite validity, noting that advance notices will be given for expirations.
Washington Lodge Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A H A Masons announces regular meetings on the Friday of each month. W M Ruslh Goodin presides with A W Yard acting secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinaton
A. Hoa
ASM
Ruslh Goodin
W. M
A. W. Yard
Ecretary
East Round No 8 Kansas City Davenport Departure Details
The excerpt lists train numbers and schedules including East Round No 8 at Kansas City Davenport, departing at 5 14 p m, with No 26 Southwest Limited CEPR and Nos 3 and 8 daily except Sunday WC Bell. The fragment notes departures and rail service annotations without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Express
Golden State Limited
Gay
Winnemanenges
Washington
Kansas City
California
Davenport
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
CEPR
Canepa Eeea
BELL
Buses Schedule for Washington to Chicago Route
Westbound bus 8 from Washington at 6 08 a m. Bus 6 from Washington at 10 56 a m. Bus 7 from Were at 7 45 p m. Eastbound Omaha to Chicago bus 2 from Washington 10 36 a m. Bus 10 leaves Washington 8 50 p m. All eastbound buses go to Chicago. Tickets sold at Bug Depot Winga's North Side Cafe North Side Square for trip coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dua
Washington
Washington Salient
Omaha
Chicago
Bug
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Rail Timetable Details From Cedar Rapids and Washington
From Cedar Rapids to Iowa City and Washington times listed for morning afternoon and evening trips. North and southbound routes include Ft Madison Winfield and Keokuk leg details with departures from Washington and arrivals at several stops. Tickets sold at the local depot located at 107 West Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Madison Ly
Ft, Madison Ly
Madison
Winfield
Burlington Ordnance
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knox v
War Quiz Corner Missing Star in Bond Drive Crash
A movie star died in a plane crash while selling war bonds during the campaign. The wartime feature recalls the tragedy as part of the quiz corner.
Common names and a WWII era term
Budenny Timoshenko Voroshilov are Soviet military leaders. G I in army slang stands for government issue. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was Japan's wartime ideal of Asian domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budenny
Timoshenko
Voroshilov
G. I
Greater East Asia
Answers Count and Scoring Phrases Snapshot
The fragment lists score categories and sample answers: "Question one, 40, rest, 20 each" followed by named items including Carole Lombard and "All Russian Generals" plus phrases "Government issue" and "Japan's dream world WHA in" indicating an incomplete quiz answer key. The source appears to be a quiz scoring reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Lombard
Japan
Canning Sugar and Stamp Validity For War Ration Books
The notice outlines remaining canning sugar limits of 20 pounds per person via focal rationing boards and announces many stamps and coupons with their book numbers and validity. It lists Processed Foods stamps, blue stamps, and various meat and shoe stamps with indefinite or April 30 1945 expirations and mentions filing applications now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focal Rationing Board
Use Outer Peel for Flavor and Vitamin C
Digest: the outer peel of citrus fruits contains vitamin C and tangy flavor. It can be used in citrus marmalade, or ground with cranberries or apples for a tart relish. Shredded peel brightens fruit salads and fresh vegetable dishes.
Leather winter care tips for shoes
Leather experts advise keeping shoes clean dry oiled away from heat and in good repair. Moisture and heat threaten leather. If shoes get wet dry slowly away from heat using crumpled paper to keep shape and rub eastor oil into the leather while damp. After drying, polish.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel Breaks Free at Last
In a bedtime tale, Chatterer endures captivity in Farmer Brown's corncrib. A surprise escape reveals an open cage door and a move from the Old Orchard to the stone wall, where he gains freedom and a hopeful friendship with Farmer Brown's Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Farmer Brown
Black Pussy the Cat
Sammy Jay
Reddy Fox
Peter Rabbit
Family quarrel spurs sister’s patchwork repair effort
Mrs. Smith laments frequent spats with her husband while his sister steps in to smooth things over. Mrs. Jones recalls the old saying and jokes about sewing up the conflict.
Can't Be Helped Jones Hey Barber Exchange
A brief comic exchange over a heated towel in a barber shop where a customer complains the towel is too hot for his face. The barber recalls the towel’s heat as necessary for a proper shave.
U S Comics Take on New Names in S America
U S comic strips have become weekly supplements across Latin American papers. Characters are renamed for Spanish Portuguese or French texts, with familiar strips like Mandrake Tarzan Donald Duck and Dagwood localized as San Salvador names such as Queta Pancho Tillie the Toiler and Snuffy Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Mandrake el Mago
Henry
Tarzan
el Pato Felix
Pepe Palooka
North
South America
Alley Oop
Trucutu
Donald Duck
el Pato Pasqual
Etta Kett
San Salvador
Pancho
Educandon Papa
Maggie
Ramona
Cuquita la
Cuquita la Mecanografa Resolves Herself Into the Beauteous Tillie the Toiler
Tapon Lopez
Snuffy Smith
Peerless Yardbird
Pedro Harapos
Hobo Pete
Chiquito Abner
Hillbilly
Pepita Y Lorenzo
Blondie
Dagwood
Plastic window helmets aid US deep sea divers
Seventy divers including 25 on the S S Lafayette salvage in New York harbor adopt a new Lucite crystal clear plastic window helmet. The light unbreakable visor eliminates heavy grilles, enlarges vision, reduces weight, and eases maneuvering. Tested to 320 feet with plans for full Lucite helmet trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Lafayette
Normandie
New York Harbor
Green soybeans a nutritious harvest option
Green edible soybeans offer protein fat and minerals, with vitamin C similar to peas and better flavor when eaten soon after harvest. To hull ease, pour boiling water over pods five minutes, then drain and squeeze beans from the crosswise split pods.
Secrets of Pork Curing Methods
The guide cites using good meat, proper curing ingredients, and clean containers. Cool weather is required, salt is the main curing agent, excessive salt harms flavor and texture, too little invites bacteria and spoilage. Sugar balances salt, improves flavor and texture, and can be white, brown, or molasses.
Press Cloths and Cardboard Handy for Garment Care
A press cloth helps keep woolens and rayons looking fresh without shine, while a strip of cardboard proves useful for pressing pleats in a skirt.
Pear Canning Guidelines For Reprocessing Methods
If pears were originally canned using the boiling water bath, no reprocessing is needed for jars without acid or those not boiled 15 minutes before use. If the open kettle method was used, reprocess in a boiling water bath or boil contents for 15 minutes before tasting, lemon juice notwithstanding. Reprocess as for fresh pears in a boiling water bath, recanning only fruit in good condition.
Frozen apples salvage and sale guidance
Slow thawing can salvage frozen apples but they should be sold immediately as they quickly become mealy.
Twain Words Shape American Language In Twain's Style
The passage credits Mark Twain as a major source of American words noting his prints introduced fresh Mississippi river narration. It cites Twain coining terms like Whoopee and central for a telephone operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
Twain
High Insurance Coverage Among Military Personnel
A recent check shows 98.4 percent of enlisted men and 99 percent of officers insured. Among enlisted personnel 90 percent own the $10,000 maximum, with an average of $9,500 per soldier. Officers report 98 percent own the $10,000 maximum and an average of $9,884 per officer.
Major Powers Dominate China's Prewar Trade in 1936
In 1936 the United States Japan Great Britain and Germany held 63.51 percent of China's gross imports and 55.56 percent of exports. The United States led in both imports and exports as the top trading partner before the Marco Polo Bridge incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
China
Marco Polo Bridge
Surnt Flavor From Milk Left in Sunlit Bottles
A consumer notes a burnt flavor in milk when left in glass bottles in the sun. Sun rays can degrade milk quickly, and exposure of about 15 minutes may produce off flavors.
Appliance fuse safety when outlet arcing
When electricity pops and flashes on plug insertion the fault lies in the plug cord or appliance. Disconnect the appliance before replacing the fuse to prevent shocks or fire.
How to Remove Wax Stains From Tablecloths
Simple three step method to lift candle wax from fabric. Scrape off excess wax then sandwich stain between cleansing tissues and use a warm iron, replacing tissues as they soil. Sponge with a grease solvent, then with a solution of denatured alcohol and water if color lingers.
Irrigation Drives Indian Farming Growth and Famine Relief
Over four decades irrigation has brought about 60,000,000 acres into production in India at a cost of about half a billion dollars. It helps equalize monsoon variability by spreading water use across dry seasons, reducing distress in rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Thinner Walls Rayon Enables Lighter Tire Walls
Thinner walls using Rayon allow tires with reduced heat buildup and faster heat dissipation, improving performance and longevity.
Off Flavors From Improper Milk Utensil Sterilization
Poor sanitation and inadequate cooling of milk utensils may cause off flavors in dairy products. Improper washing and heat treatment raise risk of contamination and spoilage, affecting taste and safety.
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Washington Directory
Business City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
Washington St
Barclay’s Grocery
W. Livingston
West Main St
Court House
Xorge F. Morrison Lawyer
J. C. Penney
ATX
Iork
Water and
of Police
Er.r. Ruth Church Bark Commissioners
Marion
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
Common
W. B. Dupuis
O. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Ward
Clarence Jacobs Veurth
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
OF. Boller
State Bank
W. Washington St
East Main St
Sherman's Funeral
Vuol
Optometrists
Lemmon Goun
W. Lemmon
George F. Morrison
Walter Schroeder
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Laura Kehoe
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion S. George
Lester B. Krabill
W. S. Kyle
Ned Morrow
Iarve P. Wilson
Ernest Rudolph
Chiropractors
Chas, C. Brown
Res
Washington Independent School District
W. A. Erbe
H Igh
Paul T. Dixon
Ethel McCreedy
Richard A. Stewart
C. P. Weldin
Harry Ramseyer
Fred 8. Downing
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Baldrige
Charlotte
LE Line
West Cheatin
L. Goodlander
C. F. Anderson
Burlington Trailways
Winga’s Cafe
BEE Line Transit
Tevedre
Tevkyw
Vt Wae Hn Cos
Columbus
Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
Sorrell
West Madison
Journal Building
Yeep
Wer
Thormson W. Hardess
U. S
S. America
Berlin
Tiergarten
Zoological Gardens (International
Soldier Insurance
Vlu & i
Washington Dairy
Irrigate
P. L. Etter
Luwa
Iowa Wesleyan College
MT. Pleasant
Towa
Marius Olsen
John Shields & Sons
Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkan
Naples
U. S. Signal Corps
Alera
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