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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
8
Mr and Mrs John Koehler hosted the Hearthside club for a farewell potluck honoring Mr and Mrs Ralph Palmer and their son Willard. The Palmers are moving away and Willard will enter military service. The evening featured social time and pinochle, and a gift was presented to the Palmers as the community notes they will be greatly missed.
John Pratt son of Mr and Mrs Richard Pratt hosted a home party after school yesterday for his eighth birthday. Guests included Jack Mapel Robert Godwin Bob Arnold and other classmates. The event featured bingo games and refreshments with burnt sugar cake ice cream and candy while gifts included a war bond and money toward another bond.
A Mexican report notes the country employs about 80,000 country school teachers, highlighting the scale of education staffing and regional distribution across Mexico.
Mr and Mrs John Shalla senior observed their 57th wedding anniversary on Tuesday with 21 relatives at the Shalla home. The gathering featured four tables of card playing and a two course refreshment service including frozen strawberries. Attendees included the Te Boekhorst family, the Martins, the Conners, the Shallas, and several relatives.
The Board met with Rudolph and Morrow present. Minutes from late 1943 and early 1944 were approved. Transfers balance 1943 overdrafts. A resolution on general revenue appropriations for 1944 was adopted. Joe Kos dance hall license granted for Richmond Iowa for one year at $10. Recess called until February 2 1944. Rudolph chaired. Schroeder attested.
PAO TI NSA reports 8,684 autos licensed in the county, reflecting ongoing vehicle registration activity and local compliance with licensing rules.
Sanitation comes first in poultry health. Disinfect your brooder houses with Par-O-San to kill common disease terms bugs and parasites.
Members of the Presbyterian choir were guests of honor as the Ladies Aid society hosted a dinner in the church dining room. Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Eastwood and 28 choir members enjoyed a two course meal served by Mrs. Fred Moore and committee. Elsie Bratten made the place favors. After dinner the choir held its weekly rehearsal under Mrs. Henry Shields.
Brightly colored cloth squares coated with ethylcellulose for weatherproof ground equipment allow visual identification from high altitude. Visible from two miles, they help prevent bombing errors. The color stays fixed and the reverse can remain pure white.
A historical note explains that nicotine can be oxidized to form the vitamin niacin. The text outlines the chemical transformation and references the relationship between nicotine and niacin in nutritional chemistry.
Iowa State Commerce Commission schedules a hearing on February 23 1944 at Des Moines for Towa Southern Utilities Company to obtain a franchise to construct operate and maintain electric transmission lines across specified lands highways and streams in Washington County Iowa Objections must be filed in triplicate at least five days before the hearing and an authorized representative should attend.
The federal government held its largest real estate in New York state totaling 480 401 000 including cost and improvements with a fair market value of 361 401 000. The District of Columbia California Pennsylvania Alabama and Virginia followed in value.
The tung tree oil price has risen to 680 dollars per ton, up from 120 dollars before the 1937 Sino-Japanese war. The oil is essential in making airplane coverings, brake linings, insulation, quick drying paints, enamel, waterproofing materials and linoleums.
Families and relatives in Highland Center shared meals and visits across several gatherings. Notable entries include the Murphy, Coon, Soukup, Frame, Weber, McCreedy, Steele, Chalupa, Owens, Skubal, Rebe, and McCreedy households hosting dinners and Sunday visits. A Maine family member, Mrs. Alton Rebe, returned home after illness and death of their mother.
Grandview reports Mr and Mrs Dennis Miller are moving out and Mr and Mrs Albert Hershberger are moving onto the farm vacated by the Millers. Delbert Maxwell and Mearl Enfield traveled to Iowa City for a hospital dentist appointment. Mrs Percy Wagamon visited Mrs Jim Hanley. Mrs Wilson Rodgers accompanied her mother to Iowa City hospital. Elmer Karnes and Harry Lee visited the Maxwell home. Merle Enfield shipped a load of cattle.
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