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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
6
The county rationing board reports many ration book holders presenting the wrong stamp for canning sugar. Book 4 shows two stamp sets labeled Number 7, with one set identified as Mari- likely a misprint causing mixups in purchases.
The memo outlines stamp changes for sugar and canning use Spare 37 and Sugar 37, tire inspections ending April 20, and continuing War Production Board rules. It lists gasoline and fuel coupons with validity dates and quantities, processed foods and meat stamp schedules, shoe and airplane stamps, and a note on up to 20 extra pounds of canning sugar per person with local board applications.
Laussatston Lodge No 26 A M and A Regular meetings held the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodie W M A W Yard secretary.
A garbled OCR entry lists multiple rail services including Westbound Golden State Limited and Southwest Express. notes times such as 1:66 a.m. and 2:34 a.m. plus depots like Kansas City and Davenport local. week day and Sunday variations appear with partial train numbers and stops.
Local routes show Bus 8 at 6 08 a m Bus 6 at 10 56 a m Bus 7 at 11 46 p m 10 36 a m Bus 10 at 8 00 p m Tickets available at Bus Depot Winga’s North Side Cafe and North Side Square for full coast to coast trips from the local depot.
Mrs. Neal Whisler sustained a head gash and concussion after a small truck driven by Clarence Whitaker struck the Lorne McNeese car, throwing her to the pavement. She was treated at Fairfield and returned home. The brief notes include social visits and local arrangements following the incident.
Local social calendar features Easter services and a pageant at the Methodist church with soloists and a playlet. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. M. L. McCreedy of Ames and various area families visiting from Davenport, Ottumwa, and nearby towns. Ferguson and others report travel, medical updates, and community remarks.
In Crawfordsville on April 12 the Union Young People’s Society of the VU P and Presbyterian churches hosted an Easter program at the Union evening service in the Presbyterian church. President Joan Maxwell introduced the sequence with piano preludes by Manda Davis and Joyce Gault and a Bible reading by Wilma Love followed by a sextet performing Prayer Perfect including Joan Maxwell Betty Despain and Jane Maxwell.
An alkaline powder for sprinkling on dentures. It keeps plates more firmly set, gives a confident secure feeling, and added comfort with no gummy taste. Available at drug stores.
Sickness and visits marked the Young America column by Mrs. Lloyd Humston. Several neighbors and relatives mentioned include Mrs. B. L. Butler improving, and Mrs. Jack Butler of Bremer on, Wash., visiting. Multiple Easter gatherings and family visits across Ottumwa and nearby towns are noted among friends and relatives.
Darlene Humston has played her marimba during the past week at Calvary Baptist Church, offering cheerful service in a small act of Christian duty.
Haiti, located next to Mexico, stands as the hemisphere’s leading fiber producer supplying naval and merchant marine needs with key exports and industrial output to regional fleets.
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