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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1942

Page

8

Weeklong Rationing Report Lists Farm and Trucker Tires

The report records ration items for farmers and truckers in Washington County. Entries include farmers Wendland J H, Rinner L H, Mast H F, Otto B J, Maas Allison, Moothart James, Harvey Walter S, Miller Leslie with passenger tires and retreads and farm produce. Trucker listings show various owners like H F, Teslick E, Hayes D M, Rath Omar, Miller W H, Borkoski L, Hess G A with truck tires tubes and retreads alongside general trucking and highway work.

Wendland J. H Swain L. C Veternarian Rinner L. H Farmer Oldaker C. B Marner Miller Farm Produce Mart H. F Trucker General Mast Teslick General Trucking Hayes D. M Lime AAA Rath Omar Otto B. J Borkoski Hess, G. A. & Trucking General A Ck Tubes Gen Sons Brighton Creamery General Truck Cream Cream Washington County Highway Maintenance Tracy R. H Maas Allison Moothart James Harvey Walter S Miller Leslie

Critz Descendants Hold Annual Riverside Reunion

Riverside hosts the Critz descendants gathering with 50 attendees including Mrs Helen Critz and Marilyn Shalla from Richmond. A noon basket dinner led to card games and social visits. plans made for the 1943 reunion at Riverside park. Hosts Norval Flynn and friends bid farewell to H F Dowd and son Junior who head to California.

Riverside Joseph and Magdalen Critz Helen Critz Marilyn Shalla Richmond Clifford Blecha LaCruces New Mexico Nettie Hahn Elmer Dautremont Corrine Marilyn Norval Flynn H. F. Dowd California

Death Sentence Deferred Image of San Quentin Prisoner

Leslie Gireth awaits execution in the San Quentin death chamber for the murder of Dorean Hammer, with reports detailing his life, marriage, and romantic letters and records used to woo her. The notes describe local visits and family travels including Mrs Merle Twinam, Mary Virginia, and others visiting relatives in New London and Mt. Pleasant hospital while communities in Tri-Cities and Des Moines share extended social calls.

Leslie Gireth San Quentin Dorean Hammer Gireth Merle Twinam Mary Virginia C. O. Strothman New London Joe Conrad Grace Mary King Conrad Messenger Mt. Pleasant Hospital Dennis Graber Dillion Indiana Clay Blanchard Des Moines Levi Blanchard Tri-Cities

Association Honors M Peck and I Bakke

The Tennant Plan Farmers association picnic in Sunset Park honored president Idelia Bakke and secretary Mary Peck who are leaving office, with Mr and Mrs Elmer McArtor and Mr and Mrs Max Owens in attendance.

Hazel Raymond East Sunset Elmer McArtor Max Owens G. F. Howard Tennant Plan Farmer's Association Sunset Park Idelia Bakke Mary Peck

Community visits across households noted this week

Mr and Mrs Levi Blanchard with Robert and Doris visited Luther Williams. Jackie Wolford visits Ernest Eisele. Rev and Mrs Schumacher and daughter Ortha from Huntington Ind visited John Martin. S K Orris family attended Orris reunion at Sunset Park Washington. Read the classified ads.

Columbus Junction Fair Harry Jones Robert Doris Blanchard Joe Rich S. K. Orris Ernest Eisele Lloyd Cavanaugh Donna Lee Davenport Earl Chown Bobby Cone Doreen Graber Viola Hering W. A. Orris Madison Wisconsin 8. K. Orris K. Orris Levi Blanchard Doris Luther Williams Jackie Wolford Ortha Huntingburg Ind John Martin Orris Sunset Park Washington

Light color bias alters perceived weight in workers

Under red illumination people judge weights as heavier while green and blue light bias perceptions toward lightness. A manufacturer repainted boxes green to ease lifting, noting workers were less conscious of the burden when handling green containers.

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