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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1944

Page

10

Ration Board Reports Stamp Errors For Sugar Purchases

The rationing board notes several ration book holders use incorrect stamps for canning sugar. In Book 4 there are two sets of stamps both numbered 37, and one veteran is marked with an error.

Mark

Wartime Sugar and Tire Rationing Rules Update

The notice outlines sugar ration stamps Spare-37 and Sugar 37 for canning and table sugar purchases. Tire certificates are no longer needed for recapping. periodic car tire inspections end after April 20. OPA authorized inspectors still issue replacement tires. Vehicle gasoline coupons A through BE details are listed with validity and issue dates for B2 C2 B3 C3 and BE stamps.

OPA

Washington Lodge No 26 A M Regular Meeting List

Washington Lodge No. 26 A M regular meeting list for Friday each month. Russell Goodin W M A W Yard secretary.

Washington Lodge No A. M Rusell Goodin W. M A. W. Yard Ecretary

Train and Bus Schedules Arrive in Washington Area

Local timetable lists Westbound and Eastbound trains serving Davenport Kansas City and Chicago routes with daily departures and exceptions. It notes mixed trains and numbered trains, station agents, and ticket purchase at the depot and North Side Cafe.

Kansas City-Davenport Southwest Limited W. C. Bell Omaha Chicago Washington Winga North Side North Side Square

Who Was Head of French Navy Supporting Vichy

The question asks to name the French navy leader who backed the Vichy regime, then fled to North Africa and was assassinated. Identify the figure associated with that sequence and provide the correct name.

North Africa

Quiz from Wirt 2 asks naval history questions

The item poses four questions on World War II topics. It asks where the first large U S naval victory over Japan occurred, identifies the General Lee as a tank plane cruiser, and states a false claim that Martinique is a French island captured by Japanese forces.

Lee Martinique

Coupon details for fuel, sugar and shoes during rationing

The notice lists non high way gasoline coupons and fuel oil period coupons with quantities and expiration dates, sugar coupons and book numbers with indefinite validity, home canning allowances and application guidance, spare stamp usage, processed foods stamp codes, and shoe and airplane stamps with their respective book numbers and validity periods. Adequate advance notice will be given when expiration dates are fixed.

County Board Proceedings Read and Approved Minutes

The Board of Supervisors met and approved the March minutes. Claims were allowed and warrants issued for numerous suppliers and salaries including Wilson Morrow Rudolph and others. One motion postponed further action to April 4 1944.

Harriet Coulter Harold Putnam Marlon George County Lester B. Krabill W. S. Kyle Ned Morrow Karve P. Wilson Ernest Rudolph THE Board OF Supervisors Mon EE. S. Rudolph H. P. Wilson Melvin Whetstine Board of Popes M. C. DeLong P. M County Poor Takecy Cock Thevereither W. W. Schroeder Ola Risk Desk & Rse John Sexton Co Sharpe & Dohme United States Upjohn Company Washington Fruit Market Peper Wilson Coal Co Grace Waller Ruth Young Riverside Joseph P. Pailliotet R E Noonan H. M. Putnam Benj. Coppock W. S. Eldridge Permelia R. Lay H.P. Wilson Wm. Sickels Robert S. Welte Kendall City of Washington Mira Shafer N. E. Brighton Carroll Deeds Mary A. Geetz

Board of Supervisors Attest Report by Chairman Rudolph

The Board of Supervisors with E S Rudolph as chairman and W W Schroeder as attesting official records approval. The fragment indicates official oversight and endorsement of a supervisory action or document. It reflects formal county government proceedings bearing the signatures.

Board of Supervisors E. 8S. Rudolph Board of Superiig W. W. Schroeder

Evolution of industrial handling equipment over decades

The article traces a progression of warehouse tools from early hand trucks to modern elevating platform trucks. It notes two wheel hand trucks at docks, a shift to power tractors and trains, then elevating trucks and low cost skids. It highlights tote boxes and platforms that lift tier and store multiple skids and totes.

Small Amounts of Bismuth Used in War Effort

The United States used just over a thousand pounds of bismuth last year as a material for war production. The No Geographic Society notes this small share reflects bismuth's limited role among metals like steel in national efforts, totaling around eight tons in use.

America No Geographic Society

Grain Mixture and Cattle Feed Claims

A discussion notes that a wide variety of ingredients in grain mixtures can be desirable but not essential for cows. It states cows may produce similarly on basic mixtures or even a single ingredient compared with a complex formula, and that production levels are not currently a concern.

Alky Deaths Declined Amid War Time Prices

Alcohol related deaths per 100000 fell from 5.8 in 1914 to 4.2 in 1920 as prices rose during World War I, while deaths from ale reportedly increased during the period of heightened pressure.

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