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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
4
Ration dates announce no certificates needed to recap tires or to buy used farm implement tires and used passenger car tires and inner tubes. Certificates remain required for any new tire and for used truck tires. An inspection is required to obtain certificates.
A wartime timetable lists coupon types and validity. Vehicle coupons cover A and CAR series with 4 and 5 gallon values, non highway gas via E1 R1 and T coupons, valid through late December 1945. Food stamps include sugar, processed foods, meats, fats, cheese, blue and red stamps, with some values indefinite and others expiring.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M announces its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Officers listed include B Morrison Jr W M and A W ard secretary in the brief notice.
Westbound No 3 Golden State Limited 669 departs 1:55 a m with sleepers and others. Eastbound No 12 Southwest Express departs 2:34 a m. Nos 4 and 8 service, regular stops and discharges for California passengers. mixed train Nos 21/22 times. agents G Goodlander and C F Anderson listed with arrivals and departures jealously noted.
Local timetable lists Bus No. 8 leaving Washington at 10 41 a m for various destinations including Omaha to Chicago routes. Eastbound buses head to Chicago with departures at 2 60 a m 10 86 a m and 8 50 p m. Tickets sold at Bus Depot Winga's North Side Cafe North Side Square for trips across the country.
BEE LINE TRANSIT announces routes from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Ft Madison Winfield Ellington Sigourney Oskaloosa Knox and back with listed departure times 6:35 10:25 6:45 a m from Washington and connections to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids plus return legs and depot at 107 W 2nd Tickets sold at local depot to your destination.
New Technicolor musical from 20th Century Fox playing at the State Theatre features Monty Woolley June Haver and Dick Haymes. Critics praise its lively songs romance and humor as a peak crowd-pleaser.
Max Weldon Allen born September 4 1916 in Richland Iowa died September 20 1944 in the Central Pacific at age 28 moved with his family to Washington Iowa in 1920 finished Washington High School in 1935 moved to Alamosa Colorado in 1936 joined Alamosa National Bank active in Juniper Chamber of Commerce promoted Y M A campaigns member of Friends then First Methodist Church of Washington and later Alamosa served as church financial secretary until 1942 entered the armed forces overseas since 1943 respected Christian layman teacher of boys and devoted to civic and church duties.
L G club met at the Otto Zwicki home in North Oregon for a potluck supper and pinochle. Duane Hazen was elected president, replacing Robert Henderson, with many local guests attending and plans for the next meeting.
Richard Houseal 22 son of Rolla and Mrs Houseal Columbus Junction promoted private to corporal two grade jump assistant squad leader in intelligence and reconnaissance platoon overseas 13 months and earned combat infantryman badge for Hill 129 Bougainville Island previously in New Hebrides and Guadalcanal His wife Evelyn Miller of Washington Orville Van Horn Tata 5 Brooklyn N Y called home by death of father Frank Van Horn 75 Also Wayne Davis Fort Benning furlough with family Henry Buser in Africa landed Norfolk Pfe Harry Hanft Camp White on furlough Donald Gilkey Petty Officer 3c 15 day leave Franklin Wilson Caribbean area near Lebanon married Helen Powell Kenneth Houseal Seattle after 14 months overseas Christmas with parents Richard Houseal overseas brother James Mickey SCUe also mentioned
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mickey of Columbus Junction report their son on active duty in the South Pacific and cooking 14 turkeys for Thanksgiving. His brother Pvt Henry I Mickey serves at Hot Springs Arkansas. Ray M Lewis S 2c son of Mr and Mrs F A Lewis also from Columbus Junction enlisted in August 1943 and recently discharged after training at Farragut Idaho and hospital stints at Farragut Corona California. He is improving.
Technicians have pushed aircraft reliability up, but human limits remain. The Navy assigns a flight surgeon to each squadron to monitor air crews, removing them from duty before they reach breaking points amid the pressures of high speed and combat fatigue.
Dayton Grove Iowa notes tell of Lois and Wilbur Moore visiting the John Mayer home in Chicago last weekend. Maxine Crawford returned to Omaha to attend college after visiting her parents Ernest and Mrs. Crawford. Mrs. Charlie Thrapp hosted the So and Sew club on December 14. Robert Stephens and family shared dinner with Clark and Mrs Bauer. Will Butterbaugh and Ernest Crawford attended the Merry Mixer club meeting with Mrs Thrapp. Sadie Moore and Dean were Sunday dinner guests of the Misters J. B. Moore.
Mrs. Fred Wagner thanks friends for the beautiful flowers and cards sent during her hospital stay and after returning home.
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