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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
6
Certificates no longer required to recap tires or purchase used farm implement tires and inner tubes. New tire purchases and used truck tires still need certificates. Regular commercial vehicle inspection every six months or 5,000 miles. Heating and food stamp details listed with various coupon validity through 1945 and 1945 end dates.
The notice explains that daily newspapers coupons labeled Shoes Coupons No 1 2 and 3 and air plane Stamps Book 3 each remain valid indefinitely for one pair. Leoge shoe stamps are invalid and stamps must be removed from the book when a purchase is made.
Members of the Baptist Dorcas missionary society gathered at Mrs. M. L. Dewey’s home with Mrs. Hillis leading a question and answer lesson. Ten boxes were donated to Russian Relief and one to Bacone Indian Orphanage. offerings to the missionary fund replace the annual dinner. Sacrifice Sunday planned for Dec 8. Refreshments followed.
The article notes a nationwide daily Bible reading service and asks how many participate. Mrs. Frane Singleton has shown slight improvement after two weeks illness. Visitors include Mrs. Henry of Keota, Platte Singleton and family, and Genevieve Dixon from Richland. Rosalind Van Dorn, student at State Teachers College Cecar Falls, visited with her mother Marie Van Dorn. Royal Neighbors hosted a dish luncheon and Christmas exchange. The WSC S Girls society, led by Mrs. R W Pinnell, will meet at the parsonage. Mrs. Eckhardt, once ill after a heart attack, is improving but hospitalized.
Sons of Carions stay several weeks at the Victor Rampelberg home. Jack serves in the armed forces. Lawrence Brown returns from overseas after two and a half years on furlough ending February 21. Mrs. Cynthia Gever returns from a month visiting Boone Des Moines Clear Lake and Vinton to see son Leonard and wife. Mrs. T W Zilmer hosted a quilting gathering all day Tuesday.
A Des Moines event lists attendees including Mesdames Love McArtor Yoder Freel Werkle Dodds Spear Wood Maplethorpe Schachner Nicholson. A noon dinner was served. Roy Durian visited nephew Leo Durian at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines, where Leo is improving. The Des Moines Register published Leo’s photo in connection with Lord Halifax's son visiting hospital patients.
A milk house described as nearly new and lined inside rests on skids. It is conveyed as a cream setting item within a list of farm equipment and improvements.
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