Ration Dates Extend For Truck Tire Certificates
Certificates no longer needed for recapping truck tires. Class A ration valid through March 31 1944 in the third inspection period.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
6
Wartime ration guidance lists periods and coupon values
The notice details Class B and C ration inspection periods through Feb 28 1944 and notes a tire condition warning. It specifies Gasoline coupons A to C with varying validity, B2 C2 corrections issued after Dec 1, and requires steel plate license numbers on coupons. Fuel oil Period Nos 2 3 4 specify gallon allowances and valid dates through 1944.
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month. Russell Goodin serves as W M with A W Yard as secretary and clerk.
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Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Russell Goodin
W. M
A. W. Yard
Rail timetable snippets with train numbers and times
Telegraph style listing shows multiple trains with names such as Golden State Limited Southwest Express Californian and Kansas City Davenport local, including departure and arrival hours and daily or weekly service notes. The fragment mentions operators or agents like W C Bell and notes daily exceptions and schedule specifics.
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Southwest Express
Golden State Limited CO
Washington
Kansas City
Callifornia
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
C. Bell
War ration stamp book details and validity dates
The notice lists sugar, green, brown, and airplane stamps by book numbers and validity ranges through 1944, with notes that stamps may be exchanged within families under one roof. It also instructs late applicants for War Ration Book 4 to apply in person at the local board.
Methods to Improve Oil Recovery From Proven Reserves
The use of gas injection water flooding and other treatments can raise recovery from proven reserves. These measures may not increase production rate and can even reduce it in some cases.
Etiquette Rules for Soldiers in Moslem Lands
Soldiers are warned not to stare at women, jostle them in crowds, or speak to them in public in Moslem countries. Offenders may incur injury. Do not discuss a man’s female relatives when talking to Moslem men.
Student’s Grade Reveals Marx on Exam Front Page
A Pennsylvania State College examiner displayed a student’s grade on the examination front page. The student was named Karl Marx, and the incident highlighted the question about Russia’s post-Revolution economic policy, identified as socialism.
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Pennsylvania State College
Russia
Karl Marx
Poles Execute Nazi Tyrants Amid Underground Resistance
In April Bruno Kurtz, Nazi chief of social services for Poland, was executed after a note declared his sentence. The Warsaw underground, with about 300 papers, targets German officials for execution and expropriation, while Polish authorities in London urge citizens to rely on underground courts for justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bruno Kurtz
Social Service
Poland
Warsaw
Directorate of Civilian Resistance
Gestapo
London
Underground
O.k
Rockefeller Center
Roman Moczulski
England
Tiny Hypodermic Syringe Made From Salvaged Cans
Tin salvaged from discarded cans contributed by housewives is used to make the new syrette a miniature hypodermic syringe to relieve pain of wounded fighters. Chicago salvage director William L. McFetridge notes the device, made of pure tin, resembles a small toothpaste tube with a plastic tip and one dose of sedative for self administration until medical units arrive.
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Chicago
William L. McFetridge
Chicago Metropolitan Area
Home Guard of Britain Now a Real Army
Britain declares its home guard a real army with regular discipline and legal steps. Albert Dalland of Devonport faces a court martial for insubordination after he complained to a sergeant that part-time soldiers were treated like Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Home Guard
Home
Albert Dalland
Devonport
French Bootleggers Hide Food in Grand Piano
Paris police halted a grand piano delivery and found two hams 20 pounds of butter coffee chocolate eggs tea and other items. Arrests followed as bootleggers tried covert food shipments from the black market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Paris
Spud Fashion Trend Began With Marie Antoinette Hair
A historical note recalls Marie Antoinette popularizing the potato blossom adorned hairstyle to make the humble spud fashionable centuries ago.
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Marie Antoinette
Roasting a Lizard is a Pacific Island Cookery Guide
A Collier's Weekly feature highlights a Smithsonian volume by Dr. Frank Roberts and Dr. William Strong. It blends survival cookery with ethnographic notes, detailing roasting goanna and bandicoot, yavato grub dishes, figs, honey, coconuts, breadfruit, and bush meats. It covers shellfish dangers like the venomous cone and advises on cooking without utensils.
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Frank Roberts
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
William Strong
Ethnogeographic Board
New Castle Delivers Old Town Hall Spirit to Modern Problems
In New Castle Indiana a citizen coalition replaces town meetings with an organized network of 500+ groups to tackle juvenile delinquency county government reform and city planning. A nine member Citizenship Participating Committee coordinates speakers at community luncheons and socials pushing playgrounds new supervisors and a future tax levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Indiana
America
Cornell scientists find yam bean yields lethal insecticide
Cornell University researchers report that the Chinese yam bean grown in Central America produces a dangerous insecticidal compound. The discovery could impact agricultural pest control and crop protection strategies in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Middle America
Captured German Soldier Cites Low Morale in Africa
An anti aircraft gunner with weak morale in the North African Sicilian campaign was captured on the invasion's first day. He spoke after returning from Essen where a family member died in a bombing. He noted Krupp damage halted munitions, and blamed Italian forces for slowing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Essen
Germany
Krupp
Sicily
Tunisia
Archbishop Slices Salary to Aid War Effort
In London the archbishop of York declares a self imposed pay cut from 36000 to 18000 dollars a year. He continues to pay income tax surtax rent and contributes annually to various funds and reliefs. The reduction leaves him with less than half his former income.
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London
York
Bolivians Consume Little Wheat Versus Argentine Neighbors
Report shows average Bolivian uses 53 pounds of wheat annually, compared with 330 pounds per person in Argentina. The contrast highlights regional dietary differences and production patterns within South America.
Backstage Iowa Politics Gears Up For 1946 Gubernatorial Race
In Des Moines shifts begin as candidates rush to file for major offices within weeks. Rumors swirl around Mark G. Thornburg and Henry W. Burma, with Hart and Kuester stepping back. Dewey talk sparks pride in Iowa, while Gillette remains the state’s political enigma and Hickenlooper looms as a potential U S Senate contender.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mark G. Thornburg
U. S. Senate
Mark
Henry W. Burma
Robert D. Birk
Stanley L. Hart
Keokuk
G. T. Kuester
Griswold
Francis Johnson
Iowa State Farm Bureau
W. P. Knowlton
Decorah
Henry QO. Talle
Congress
Maj
Frank Miles
Miles
Dewey
Claire Dewey
Washington
Albany
Charles A. Dewey
Charles C. Dewey
Chicago
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Thom
Hickenlooper
U. S Senate
Blue
Tries
Bill’ Brown
Executive Council
Statehouse
George W Hesalroad
Civil Engineer Examining Board
The
Conservation Commission
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U. S
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