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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1944
Page
4
Certificates no longer required to recap or buy used tires and inner tubes for farm and passenger vehicles. New tires still need certificates. truck tires also require. Regular vehicle inspection intervals noted. fuel coupons updated with specific series and validity windows through December.
A dense listing shows a weekly radio lineup with many shows across days and times. Entries include Good News Program Neighborly Circle Shoppers Guide Nazarene Family Hour Metropolitan Opera and The Higgins Boys among others, with various religious, news, music, drama and youth programs across mornings afternoons and evenings.
The notice lists fuel oil and shoe stamps with valid dates through 1945 and 1944, urging use of period coupons at earliest. It also details numerous farm and public auctions across Washington County Iowa, with sale times starting around 11:00 and locations including Brighton, Washington, Crawfordsville, and Richline, listing auctioneers such as Klotz Duncan and Brown & Bruty.
Washington area lodge announces monthly meeting on the first Friday. Morrison, Jr., W. M. and Wrd secretary guide sessions.
A scrambled roster of east and westbound trains lists numbered services, departures, and stops among routes like the Golden State Limited and Southwest Express. The text notes sleeping car services, local and mixed trains, and ticket purchase points at the depot and nearby cafes.
The document lists several public offices and district figures including Bounty Attorney George F Morrison County Auditor Walter Schroeder County Clerk R R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawa County Welfare Director Laura Kehoe and Washington Independent School District leadership Superintendent M M Schell Principal Misa Ethel McCreedy with School Board members President Harry Ramseyer Secretary CC Weldin Richard A Stewart Fred E Downing B F Bost Wie and Marion George.
Transit ads detail Bee Line routes between Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Washington with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Services connect Mt Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant and Ft Madison, with westbound and eastbound options and depot location at 107 W Second Street. Tickets sold at local depot.
Sale to close the Ge W. Brown Estate with a 4 percent miles southwest of ington starting at 11:00. Expected attendees include local buyers and furniture outlets. Brown remains the associated party.
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