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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1943

Page

6

Ration Dates Begin December for Tire Recapping

Officials announce ration dates starting December 1 with no certificates required for recapping truck tires. The Class A ration covers the third inspection period through March 31, 1944.

War ration details and local sales schedule endure

The document lists Class B and C ration periods through February 28 1944 and various coupons for gas fuel oils sugar meats and stamps. It also notes late applicants for War Ration Book 4 and a sequence of public sales in Keota Iowa and surrounding areas with dates and locations.

Train schedules for Davenport and Kansas City routes

West Bound No 3 Davenport Kansas City local departs 9 58 a m No 25 Southwest Limited departs East Bound No 8 Kansas City Davenport local departs 5 14 p m No 26 Southwest Limited operates daily except Sunday Schedule compiled by W C Bell agent

Southwest Express Washington Kansas City California C. F. Anderson Kansas City-Davenport Southwest Sumlay W. C. Bell, Ag

Bee Line Transit Schedules: Washington Iowa City Mt Pleasant Knoxville

Bus timetable from Washington to Iowa City Mt Pleasant and back with departure and arrival times. Westbound service from Washington to Knoxville and return listed, depot at Congress Hotel.

BEE Line Transit Iowa City Washington Washinton Mt. Pleasant Knoxville Congress Hotel

Sullivan Bus Lines Routes and Schedule Fragments

Washington to Iowa Ordnance Plant and intermediate points timetable shows a departure at 6:16 a m and transfers through 4:40 B We 9:35 BD me with incomplete data. The readable items indicate a route from Washington to an ordnance plant via intermediate stops.

Sullivan Bus Lines Washington Iowa

Public Auction Of Blacksmith Equipment In Keota

An auction notice announces a public sale on December 11 featuring blacksmith heavy hardware and equipment listed for bidding in Keota. Local officials supervise, with terms and item catalog to be provided at the sale site.

Keota Iowa Richard Hagist Columbus Junction Bluff Road Cotter E. L. Enke Highway 92 Ainsworth Ella Duncan Lyle E. Duncan Fairfield R. B. Picken Listate Jim Colton Haskins Washington Ralph Palmer Emil Anderson Wayland Olds John Christner Clarence Work Frank Courtney Crawfordsville Wyman A. L. Wehr Caldwell and Hahn Armory Dan Cline Dee Howard Wiliams Kyle Orris Cale R. C. Blankenhorn Albert Taylor Sale Riverside Albert Navy Ira A. Coon J Hi Thompson

Merrimac Social Roundup Sees Local Visits and Illness News

Merrimac notes show multiple visits during the weekend as Earl Smith Minnie Crile Frank Smith Ruth Smith and Merlin Anderson host and join gatherings. The piece mentions Thelma Thelma Thelma and The Mayo Clinic trip to Rochester Minnesota for a seriously ill father. John P Crile of Fairfield called on Earl Smith Saturday. Willis Bain and children of Mt Pleasant spent Thursday evening with Merlin Anderson.

Carl Amrine Merrimac Earl Smith Minnie Crile Frank Smith Ruth Merlin Anderson Otis Waggoners Glenn Schafer Thelma Roy Dottweilers Mary Amrine Ben Neff Edd Schantz Arlis van Sant A. J. Riley Cecil Riley Jay Schafer Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn John P. Crile Fairfield Willis Bain Mt. Pleasant

Local social notes from Dublin in December

Mrs Sam Longwell visited Des Moines over the weekend. Several Dublin families hosted supper gatherings including Wayne Mangold, Roxana Altenbernd and Edward Engle households. John Soukup moved cattle to Chicago and Riverside. Lawrence Miksch returned home on furlough. Arthur Gorsh of Williamsburg also mentioned.

H. J. Mangold Dublin Sam Longwell Des Moines Howard Mangold and Lee Stanley Mangold Elmer Vincent Wayne Mangold Roxana Altenbernd Edward Engle John Soukup Riverside Chicago Glenn Yoder Cleo Trier Lloyd Miksch Lawrence Miksch Lester Macon Springville Doe Engle Alvin Strum Arthur Gorsh Williamsburg

Weekend with Mr and Mrs Gorsh Parents Reported

The fragment notes a weekend spent with parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gorsh. No further details or context are provided about the occasion or location.

Mrs Geo. Gorsh

How to store cottons and linens to reduce deterioration

Guidance advises laundering fabrics to remove sizing or finishing material, then storing them in darkness at the lowest practical temperature to slow deterioration.

Jevohh Witness Ministers Sentenced in Des Moines

In Des Moines federal court Judge Charles A. Dewey sentenced three Jehovah’s Witness ministers to four years in penitentiary and $500 fines each for failure to report for induction. Herman Maurice Ralders, 25, and Leroy Cox, 47, pleaded guilty to reports. Willard Wiley Bridgman, (Marshalltown) pleaded guilty to failure to report for work of national importance at an objector’s camp. Rex Eugene Blott, 29, Fort Madison, was freed after serving one year.

Des Moines Jehovah’s Witnesses Charles A. Dewey Herman Maurice Ralders Leroy Cox Indianola Willard Wiley Bridgman Marshalltown Rex Eugene Blott Fort Madison

Oklahoma Man Faces Dual Jeopardy Claim Over Draft Charge

A Reno Oklahoma man was indicted a second time after reclassification by the draft board. He argues the second indictment constitutes double jeopardy in the federal reform story.

Federal Reformatory Reno, Okla

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Washington Directory City & County Officers Dore B. Bailex Barclay Grocery W. Livingston Attorney West Main St Court House J. C. Penney Pole City Health of Lloyd Lytle W. H. Fulton Co P. Weldin Henry Batleyght P. L. Jordan Carr Hancher H. H. Reister Ralph Minick A. L. Griffith el Ir Ruth Church Park Marion Bailey Frank B. Miller J. E. Femmon W. B. Dupuis O. F. Boller R. F. McFarlane A. W. Ward Clarence Jacobs Wourth Harry Montgomery City Library Grace H. Stephen Ruth Lytle DR. Co. F. Boller State Bank Estairs Washington St East Main St Sherman Court Optometrists Lemmon John W. Lemmon East Side Square George F. Morrisom Walter Schroeder R. R. Noonan W. P. Rawb Laura Kehoe Harriet Coulter Harold Putnam Marion S. George Lester B. Krabill Kyle Ned Morrow Harve P. Wilson Ernest Rudolph Chiropractors Chas, C BROWN Washington Independent School District Paul T. Dixon W. A. Erbe Ethel McCreedy Fe Osol Board Richard A. Stewart P. Yoldin Harry Ramseyer Fred J. Downing B. B. Bostwick Irs Charlotte Daldyiggg K Brown M Brown N Brown P Brown Q Brown Iowa Wesleyan Pioneer Business College Washington Lodge No A. F A. M Russell Goodin W. M A. W. Yard Bee Line Taxi Oskaloosa Facoos Aespasakes PUBOR Cinienbake L. Goodlander C. B Burlington Trailways Omaha Chi Cago Winga North Side North Side Square Winga’s Cafe Journal Frida Whittaker Sale Barn S. Towa Harry Dublin News Dewey Willard GEO, VL Mevantel Druggist D. C. Case McCormick-Deering Durham Deering Massey Harris Emerson Orchard City Concord J.P. Colton Haskins Ladies Aid Cash Klotz & Duncan Columbus Junction State Bank Just In John Shields & Sons Ian Pressure Travel Ini Burlington Anderson Sitler Auto Parts IM. Olsen Paul R. Horak Insurance Agency Stephen Jewelry Store Teo Vention Senvict Kanotex Washington Oil Co Washington—Call
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