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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
4
County rationing board provides updated tire recapping dates. Class A third inspection period runs through March 31, 1944. Class B ration covers the fourth inspection period awaiting further guidance.
The notice lists inspection periods and coupon validity for ration categories including gasoline A B C and fuel oil multiple periods with dates in 1944, sugar Book 4 stamps, processed foods green stamps, meats and brown stamps, shoes and airplane stamps. It notes lost or late applications and warns stamps may be exchanged within households and that loose stamps are not valid.
Donald O Connor stars in Universal's Top Man now playing at the State Theatre. He plays a son who steps into his father's shoes as wartime duties pull dad into the Navy. The cast includes Susanna Foster Anby Gwynne Noah Beery Jr Richard Dix Lillian Gish Peggy Ryan and Count Basie and his orchestra providing the musical highlights.
A reflective column notes higher orange prices due to wartime shipping, compares Thanksgiving turkey costs, and recalls a Montreal police strike. It links public safety to labor, urges New Year visiting, discusses Christmas shopping surges, glamorizes past social gaieties, mentions Roosevelt family chatter, and ends with a tribute to overworked doctors in small communities.
Chimney too hot to touch is a structural fire risk requiring immediate repair or full reconstruction. Safe wall thicknesses: four inches brick or reinforced concrete, eight inches hollow tile, twelve inches stone. Card of Thanks expresses deep appreciation for kindness after bereavement for Mrs. Otto Schiebel and family.
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