Ration Dates Allow Tires Recap for Trucks
Certificates no longer required for recapping truck tires. Class A ration covers the third inspection period through March 31, 1944.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
6
Wartime ration period details for Class B C and fuel coupons
The notice lists inspection periods for Class B and Class C ration coupons through February 28, 1944. It covers Commercial vehicles tire conservations, Gasoline coupons A B C Be Ce with validity dates, and Fuel Oil Period coupons valid through February 7 March 13 and Feb 8 to Sept 30 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Brown
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Masonic Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Russell Goodin
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train and Bus Schedules and Routes Listed for Washington Area
Daily rail disptches include Westbound Golden State Limited at 1 55 a m and Southwest routes with regular stops culminating in 8 50 p m. Local trains from Kansas City Davenport depart 5 14 p m with several daily eastbound and westbound options to Chicago Omaha Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Winfield and Sigourney. Bus lines Burlington Trailways and Ber Line Transit detail departures from Washington to Omaha Chicago Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant and Winfield with depot pickup at Winga’s North Side Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Express
Golden State Limited
Washington
Kansas City
California
Omaha
Chicago
Chi- Bes
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant Ly
Mt. Pleasant
Winfield
Burlington Ordnance
Sigourney, Oskaloosa
Knoxy
War Ration Stamp List and Instructions
The notice lists various sugar and meat stamps with book numbers and validity dates for 1944 1944 includes Sugar Coupon 30 Book 4 V and W brown stamps Book 3 Meats Fats Cheese Canned Fish X Y 7% stamps Shoes Coupon 18 Airplane Stamp Book 3 and notes stamps may be exchanged within households and that loose stamps are invalid. It also directs late applicants for War Ration Book 4 to apply in person at the local board and present the War Ration Book By.
Stouts entertain at oyster supper for Klopfensteins
Havre residents gather for an oyster supper honoring the Klopfenstein family who are moving to a home north of Washington. Attendees include the Westen, Cannon, Thomp son, Lauderman, Klopfenstein, and Richards households, with activities pairing a meal and pinochle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klopfensteins
Lewis Hering
Havre
Jesse Stout
Lafe Klopfenstein
Washington
Walter Westen
Charles Cannon
Clyde Thompson
Wilmer Lauderman
Larry
Harold Klopfenstein
Mary Richards
Gene Corham
Donna Smith
Don Neff
S. C. Wittmer
Effie Sharp
Dave Richard
J. A. Fry
Martin Westen
Evert Westen
Larry Westen
Max
Donna Lynn
Carl Sehneider
Omar Wagner
Harm Westens
Virgil Wittmer
Kay
Mt. Pleasant
Halverson
Storm Lake
S. C
Clarence Benso
Alaska Changes In Year of War
FAIRBANKS reports that after 19 months of war life in Alaska has loosened its grip. Civilian activity recovered as army presence grew with new barracks and entertainment options expanding for soldiers. Alaska’s value as a wartime supply and transport hub remains central to military plans for routes to Russia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Fairbanks
United States
Anchorage
Seward
Nome
Kansas
Connecticut
Deadhorse
Jonesville
Dutch Harbor
Aleutians
Salem
Ore
Russia
Sailors to be Reimbursed for Lost Pants After Ship Sinking
Congress passes bill to reimburse two sailors from the destroyer Hugh L. Scott who lost pants and clothing when the ship sank off North Africa last November. Robert Leighton receives 268.50 dollars and Libero Querio 193.75 dollars for pants and other items now at the sea bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Hugh L. Scott
North Africa
Roosevelt
Robert Donald Leighton
Libero Querio
Owl settles in Flatbush despite Dodgers chase
A wise old owl has lived in a maple tree in central Brooklyn for nearly three months, ignoring nearby park safety and Dodgers chatter. Passersby report the creature embracing city life, choosing the tree over the bird house near a large park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Huge Military Depot Is Given U. S. in Britain
In London the United States army announced Britain turned over a large military depot in England under reverse lend-lease. The base will house quartermaster and ordnance stores and maintenance shops across acres of fire proof buildings. Col. Clarence E. Higbee of San Francisco, California, will command the entire base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Army
England
Clarence E. Higbee
San Francisco
Calif
Dinner guests at the Evert Westen home Sunday
The article notes that Sunday dinner guests visited the home of Evert Westen, detailing the social gathering without further context or additional participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evert Westen
North Carolina Yields 300 Minerals Found
More than 300 minerals have been located in North Carolina signaling rich geological diversity. Researchers report extensive mineral deposits across multiple counties and note potential for mining and educational study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Psoriasis treated with sunlight and diet advice
A skin specialist explains chronic psoriasis and notes there is no permanent cure. The most effective relief comes from sunlight and outdoor exposure, plus reduced fat foods. Vitamin A C D and B1 may help. X ray and other treatments are possible but should be supervised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Magazine
Maurice J. Costello
Emotional Spasms Cause Esophageal Block Feeling
A middle aged woman with long arthritis pain reports food sticking in the esophagus. Doctors Faulkner Rodenbaugh and ONeill show emotional upset can trigger esophageal spasms visible on X ray and esophagoscope, vanishing when the patient relaxes.
Inventor Walter E Irving Turns Subways into Airfield Runways
Walter E Irving of Irving Subway Grating Co has opened a Emeryville plant producing portable steel airfields called Magic Carpets for the army air forces. The device, carried by aircraft or gliders and dropped by parachute, enables quick runway deployment in remote areas, transforming aviation in jungles and mountains. Irving earlier applied metallic subway gratings in New York and conceived the runway idea in 1929, winning wartime approval and proving feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Army Air Forces
New York
Walter E. Irving
Irving Subway
New York City
Emeryville
Calif
Correcting Outstanding Ears Through Minor Operation
A brief medical advice card notes that a slight operation can correct outstanding ears. It lists symptoms of middle ear inflammation and Eustachian tube issues as ear and head pain followed by drainage, advising consulting a physician or ear specialist if needed.
Army Air Forces Flight Distance Sets Record in 1942
During 1942 the Army Air Forces in the continental United States flew a total distance equal to circling the earth once, totaling about 41,000 miles. The mileage marks a remarkable achievement for long-range training and logistics across training airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
Continental
United States
Stabilizer Keeps Tank Gun on Target
Washington reports tests on a gyro stabilizer by Westinghouse improve the firing accuracy of moving US M 3 tanks with 75 mm guns by several hundred percent. General Campbell notes the device enables accurate fire at full speed over rough terrain, surpassing German tanks in range and mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Army Ordnance Department
L. H. Campbell Jr
Ordnance
Army Service Forces
Campbell
Relics Unearthed Of Ancient Iraqi Camp 8000 Years Old
In Tel Hassouna near Mosul Iraqi government archaeologists, with University of Pennsylvania help, unearthed early human encampments dating back eight millennia. Finds include animal bones mainly goats, idol worship artifacts, and undamaged pottery vessels regarded as the earliest Iraqi pottery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Hitler
Iraq
Tel Hassouna
Mosul
Anatolia
Caucasus
Egypt
Mersin
Turkey
University of Pennsylvania
Fuad Safar
Department of Antiquities
Yankee Ingenuity Solves Farm Problem
Rockport mass. Roy H Lane owns a 60 acre farm but feared planting costs. He sold the not yet planted 1943 crop to non farming neighbors, taking 50 percent in advance and the rest on delivery as a novel solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Mass
Roy H. Lane
Lane
Balanced Food Insight on Sweet Potatoes
When eaten with butter and milk sweet potatoes supply most essential nutrients for a balanced diet. The statement highlights practical nutrition benefits and practical serving suggestions.
Farm Families At New Homes
Farm families in Brighton area relocate as several residents move to new properties. Wyane Daering will move to Cloyce Hayes’s former residence, Hayes moves to Frank Gevock’s former home, and the Gevocks purchase a farm near Brighton. Multiple neighbors plan visits and gatherings as relocation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Wyane Daering
Cloyce Hayes
Frank Gevock
Frank Gevocks
Kosmer Borkoski
Washington
Glen Mullikin
Clyde Courtneys
Damne Daering
Patricia
Carl Kaering
Keith
Tonting Harvey
Ainsworth
Clarence Brown
Josephine Hendricks
Seth Carris
Helen Brown
Phylis
Harry Hamilton
Doris Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Business City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
Washington St
Barclay's Grocery
W. Livingston Attorney
West Main St
Court House
Eorge F. Morrison Lawyer
J. C. Penney Co
Water
City Health Offi
Cicers
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
C. P. Weldin
Henry
Dr. Ruth Church Park Commissioners
Marion S. Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
Coun
F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
Ig Eiben
Clarence Jacobs
Larry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Libraria
Ruth Lytle
Dr. O. PF. Boller
State Bank Corner
U Stairs
East Main St
Sherman
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
George F. Morrison
Walter Schroeder
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Laura Kehoe
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion S&s. George
Lester B. Krabill
W. S. Kyle
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Ernest Rudolph
Chiropractors
Chas
Brown
Washington Independent Schoog
Paul T. Dixon
W. A. Erbe
Ethel McCready
Sea Board
Richard Stewart
C. P We'din
Harry Ramseyer
Fred Downiey
St. & Bostwick
Charlotte Baldrige
Bee Line Taxi
BEE Line Bus Depot
Oskaloosa
L. Goodlander
C. B
C. F. Anderson
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
Mogrkis
Mena Teo
C. Bfl
Burlington
Winga's Cafe
BER Line
Navy Department
Owl
Heart of
Flatbush
Snubs Dodgers
U. S
Britain
Western Newspaper Union
Dr. Barton
Irving
War Department
Fred W. Thomas
Detroit
Edward J. Moinet
Bertrand S. Hoffman
Hoffman
Sanity Commission
Theresa Behrens
Thomas
Ruth Hindman
Johnstown
Ann Bess Berrett
Natchez, Miss
Italy
St. Andrew
Nettuno
United States Army Signal Corps
International Soundnhorn
Tom Carris
Matt Stone
Verlin Miskel
Wellman
Vicks VapoRub
VapoRus
Stoker
John Shields & Sons
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