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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1943
Page
6
The document lists inspection deadlines for ration classes A B and C with dates Sept 30 July through Oct 21 and Aug 31. It also notes commercial vehicles require inspections every six months or every 60060 miles.
Superintendent Assistant Supt Kenneth Freeman and Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy appear among district leaders. The School Board lists President Richard A Stewart Secretary C Weldin and members Harry Ramseyer Fred Downing B Fk Bostwick Mrs Charlotte Baldrige.
The notice lists various wartime coupon expirations and rules. It covers book No. 7 coupons for new ration allotments, fuel oil periods five and one, coffee and sugar validity windows, home canning quotas, blue stamps N P Q R S T, meat fats cheese canned fish stamps, and shoe coupon No. 18 with family exchange allowances.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin W M and A W Yard secretary to be noted for scheduling and communications.
Eastbound buses from Washington depart for Chicago at 2:50 a m 10:35 a m and 8:50 p m with direct service to Chi capa Tickets available at the Bus Depot Winga s North Side Cafe and North Side Square for coast to coast trips Also Bee Line Transit lists Iowa City routes with departures from Washington at 6:45 a m and 9:25 a m and returns to Washington by 9:20 a m 7:05 p m 8:35 p m Westbound service runs to Knoxville and back. Sullivan Bus Lines runs Washington to Iowa with 6:10 a m 1:10 p m and 9:10 p m departures.
Funeral services were held Saturday in Martinsburg for Mrs Doyl Barnes nee Nele Hutton of four miles northwest of Brighton. Age 40, she died Thursday after illnesses in multiple hospitals. Survived by husband Doyi Barnes and daughter Katheryn Jean 14. Burial near Martinsburg. Body to sister Mrs Tibbits home.
List needs and garden surpluses with the OCD for help in making proper contacts. Telephone 880. Several local residents and families are mentioned visiting, traveling, or attending events, with notes on moves to Seattle, Boone, Ames, and other places.
Union Dale society column details visits and gatherings. Mrs. Wilbur Chalupa hosts Mr. and Mrs. Joe Krotz and children and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Forbes on Sunday evening. Mrs. Carl Schrag returns from Milwaukee where daughter Clara trains as a nurse. Warren Forbes visits Mrs. Beulah Weber and children. Betty Fisher spends a few days.
Dairy cattle show reduced daily milk production due to udder health problems. Farmers report lower yields across herds and seek veterinary guidance to stabilize supply.
A sailor at sea level can see objects up to about 2.9 miles away. On land the visible distance increases with height, as the observer and object heights add to the line of sight.
In Havenhurst, Chief Calvin questions Miss Glenn as to Commodore Knowlton and a sudden phone call. Dennis Riorden brings Peggy Glenn’s woes and Crick Richards’s claims to light while hints of a mansion watch and a looming murder cast a tense mood over Havenhurst Club.
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