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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
2
Ammunition Sale Delay for Hunters in Iowa
The WPB in Washington says lifting the hunter ammunition ban cannot occur until copies of the order and certificates reach Iowa. P R Jacobson secretary of the Retail Hardware association said Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
War Production Board
WPB
Washington, D. C
Iowa
P. R. Jacobson
Retail Hardware Association
Lumber for War Used More Than WWI Totals
The statement notes that annual lumber consumption for the current conflict surpasses the total lumber used in World War I, highlighting a surge in demand for war efforts and industrial production.
Hospital Discharges and Medical Admissions Reported
Mrs Lakin Hole and her daughter Josephine Evelyn Wellman were discharged yesterday. Betty Ward of 1037 North Second Avenue underwent an appendectomy this morning as Darlene Rail of 609 East Main Street had a tonsillectomy. Mrs Kzarg foruith Mitley was admitted yesterday at noon for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakin Hole
Josephine Evelyn, Wellman
Kzrg
Mitley
Betty Ward
North Second Avenue
Darlene Rail
East Main Street
Wayland Boy Eight Dies After Illness
Wilbur Wenger eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Wenger died at Children's Hospital Iowa City after rheumatic fever onset June 20. Funeral services planned for Saturday with a 2 pm home service and 2:30 pm Sugar Creek church service. burial in Sugar Creek cemetery. Survived by parents two sisters Lucile and Lavonne and grandparents Jacob Wenger Eva Leighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wenger
Children's Hospital
Iowa City
Wayland
Ralph Wenger
Children’s Hospital
Wenger
Sugar Creek Church
Sugar Creek
Simon Gingerich
Russell
Royce
David Roth
Mevich
Norman
Bossie
Paul Wenger
Whichr
Ralph and
Bernice Leighty Wenger
Lucile
Lavonne
Jacob G. Wenger
Eva Leiehty
Results of Major League Games
Wednesday results feature New York beating Boston 9 to 7 and Washington over Philadelphia 9 to 4. Cleveland defeated St. Louis 12 to 7 while Chicago won 3 to 0 over Detroit. Second games saw Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 3 and Boston 4 New York 2 as Brooklyn overwhelmed Philadelphia 10 to 2. Cincinnati at St Louis postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pet Sacinty
St. Louis
New York Tigers
Philadelphia
Peyton
CTC
Aatee Ekcoy
Washington
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Carrasquel
Haefner
Queen
Dabiel
Overmire
Jakucki
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
W. L. Petono
Ida Pittsburgh
Oscece Us
Des Moines OPA Sets September Tire Quotas
Des Moines OPA releases September tire quotas with reductions from August. Grade I passenger tires drop to 4 667 fewer than August’s 17 900. large truck tires rise to 971 from 445. small truck tires to 3 505 from 450. small farm tires to 2 378 from 2 402. large farm tires to 861 from 842. bicycles to 265 from 19 August. Only 12 new automobiles available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
OPA
West Chester Social Notes Highlight Local Neighbors
Mrs. R Ferguson reports West Chester events with railroad and school ties. Mareverite Munster, long employed in Chicago, starts a teaching post in Waukegan Illinois after a brief visit with Rev H W Munster and family. The Poores and Theodore visit Bloomington Indiana while Homer Porter attends an Iowa City meeting. Roberta Munster plans university return in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs BE Smith leave Winfield for Minneapolis then Washington after selling home. Rev H W Munster is noted as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Eigo
Theodore Poo
Bloomington
Ind
Homer Porter
Iowa City
Porter Priscilla
Janet
Peter
Albert Ford
PB. Ford
Fairfield
H. W
Minneapolis
Minn
Rotary Elup
Washington
Mabel Hopkinson
Des Moines
Fred Bauer
Bauer
Jerry Cherry
Floyd Crayne
Local News Notes On Memorials Visits And Daily Life
Local items report moves and visits including the Harp family moving to Glenn McCall’s Glenn McCall home on East Washington Street. Attendees at Captain Barker’s memorial included Barker relatives from Gary Indiana Bloomington Illinois and Chicago with Grinnell College figures and Navy furloughs noted among friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harp
Glenn McCall
East
Washington Street
Simpson
West Washington Street
Harry Bb. Barker
Robert Barker
Gary
Ind
F. J. Barker
Bloomington
Ill
Gene O'Conner
Chicago
Mary Ahart
Peoria
Lester Duke
Grinnell College
Duke
Barker
Grinnell
Kh. R. Ferguson
Community Calendar and War Era Updates
Local notes report visits and travels of Pratt and Reuss families to Audubon and Cedar Rapids. Soldiers Harry Anderson Charles Ramsey and Richard Boyer return visits or arrive on leave from Crowder and Pampa. Ottumwa wedding of Robert L. Picken to Donna Harrington with leave details. Community shoppers mention Spring produce at Piggly Wiggly and Cedar Rapids teaching plans. The Crisis quote by Thomas Paine is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Anderson
Iowa City
Sidney Vedder
Cedar Rapids
A. Ek. Anderson
M. H. Richenberger
Max Craig
Missouri
Harry Anderson
Camp Crowder
Pvt
Anderson
Crowder
J.A. Picken
Ottumwa
Robert L. Picken
Airfield
Donna Jean Harrington
First Christian Church
C. H. Roberts
Picken
Olatne
Kan
South Pacific
Sixty Iowa Schools Approved for World War II Vets
Des Moines state superintendent Jessie M. Parker approved 60 institutions for World War II veterans under the G I bill. The list covers 3 state and 22 private four year colleges, 13 public junior and 7 private junior colleges and 13 business colleges plus Davenport Palmer School of Chiropractic and Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy. High schools in Burlington Cedar Rapids Clinton Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Fort Madison Fort Dodge Keokuk Marshalltown Mason City Newton Ottumwa Oskaloosa Sioux City Waterloo and Webster City approved for shop work courses. The federal program pays up to 5000 dollars yearly for tuition books tools and supplies and 50 to 75 dollars monthly for subsistence for eligible veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jessie M. Parker
Iowa
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Davenport
Still College of Osteopathy
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Cinton
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Mason City
Newton
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Webster City
Honors Mrs Reuss On 71st Birthday
Mrs C A Pratt entertained six friends at 738 East Jefferson Street honoring her mother Mrs Pauline Reuss of Audubon on her 71st birthday. The group enjoyed visiting and gifts included a corsage of white roses and sweetpeas. Birthday cake decorated with pink roses was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Pratt
East
Jefferson Street
Pauline Reuss
Audubon
Harry Miller
Jefferson City
Critically Injured in Corn Conveyor Gears
Frank Krebs La Porte was reported in critical condition at a hospital in Waterloo after being pulled into the gears of a corn conveyor at the Iowa Canning Co La Porte plant. Krebs is a retired farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Frank Krebs
la Porte
Iowa Canning Co
Krebs
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