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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1944
Page
4
Recappers note certificates no longer needed for tire purchases. Purchases of inner tubes or used farm implement tires now allowed without prior certificates. Details cover implications for truck tires and general supply adjustments.
The notice explains inspections for passenger car tires have been discontinued while owners must retain inspection records. It notes inspections are required before issuing certain tax and rationing certificates and lists various fuel and coupon details with expiration dates from 1944.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A. F. & A. M. holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Worshipful Master RB. D. Morrison, Jr. and secretary A. W. Yard are listed.
Dispatch lists include westbound and eastbound limited trains with sleeping car notes for No. 8 and coach service for No. 48 and No. 11, plus daily and Sunday exceptions, mixed trains No. 33 and No. 22, and departures for Davenport Kansas City local No. 8 at 9 58 a m and Southwest Limited No. 25 at 1 43 a m.
Burlington Trailways lists bus departures from Washington for several routes. Bus 8 at 6 08 am to Chicago, Bus 5 with an 4 41 am? to Aces, Bus 7 at 7 45 pm to Chicago, and Omaha to Chicago services with buses 2 at 2 50 am 6 at 10 35 am and 10 at 8 50 pm all eastbound to Chicago. Tickets at Bus Depot and Winga s North Side Cafe offer full trip options.
Timetable shows southbound and northbound trains between Washington Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fort Madison Winfield Burlington Sigourney Oskaloosa Knoxx and Westbound eastbound routes with multiple departure and arrival times and a depot address at 107 W 2nd with tickets sold locally.
Reader requests information and an application for a newspaper scholarship after stating graduation details. The note seeks eligibility criteria and how to obtain the form. Further contact details are not provided in the readable text.
Ration rules outline sugar and processed foods stamps valid through 1945 with various book numbers and period dates. The piece lists who could apply for 10 pounds of sugar in the first period, eligibility for a second period, and requirements for Spare Stamps. It also notes airplane stamps and other wartime food measures, plus local social notices and visits among Fairfield area families.
Xenia August 19 The descendants of the late L A Stephens family held a dinner August 18 at the Howell Reece home near Wyman. The event also served as a farewell for Mr and Mrs Dale Frame and family moving to Seattle Washington. About forty people attended the cooperative noon meal. Glen Lord family spent last weekend at Rock Island visiting his sister Lou Wagenknecht sent cattle to Chicago with Lou and Herman Wagenknecht. Mrs Jesse Pearson is home.
East Highland residents gathered for visits and meals Sunday and Monday. Families including Lungquist Mincer Rath Whiting Latta Weber Chihak Murdock Swailes Dvorak Kron Quinlan Lear and others share extended family time at multiple homes with meals and calls.
The R. A. Stolley home was visited Thursday evening as Mr. Stolley is ill and a doctor was summoned Friday for his care. Frank J. Mincer and family spent Sunday with the Joe Wieland home. Alma Mae Heck and Ruby Bruegge visited James Dvorak last week. Mrs. Milt Birka is in Town City for several days of treatments.
The Comrade Sunday school class of the West Chester Methodist church held a family picnic at Sunset Park Tuesday in Dayton Grove. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens and Mr and Mrs Walter Duvall with their families from the neighborhood.
Mr and Mrs Walter Leet enjoy time with granddaughter Ruth Miller visiting two weeks. So and Sew club hosts an ice cream social at the Moclen home in honor of Harry Dale Dusenbery on furlough. J B Moore does mason work at Al Aurous tine’s farm with Oral Norman and Will Ross helping. Dorma Lumbeck from Fairfield visits her aunts Mrs Walter Leet and Mrs Herman Schulte.
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