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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
4
Ration dates schedule issued by the county rationing board notes tires certificates no longer needed for recapping. Certificates no longer required to buy used farm implement tires used passenger car tires and vine tubes. Certificates still required to purchase any new tire and also used truck tires. Inspection is mentioned.
County officials named include Attorney George F. Morrison Auditor Walter Schroeder Clerk R Noonan Engineer W P Rowe Welfare Director Virginia Romine Recorder Harriet Coulter Sheriff Harold Putnam Treasurer W 2B Howell with unspecified districts or terms. No further context provided.
The notice lists superintendent and principal of the junior high Miss Ethe) McCreedy and board members including President Harry Ramseyer Secretary C P Weldin Richard A Stewart Fred S Downing B F Bostwick Jr Marion George with roles defined on the school board.
Regular vehicle inspection notes. coupons for gasoline and heating season units are listed. Periods No. 1 through No. 3 cover 10 gallon units with definite value coupons valid through Aug. 31 1945. Periods No. 4 and No. 5 become valid Feb. 5 1945 plus last year’s coupons, all valid through Aug. 31 1945.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary.
The notice lists Westbound and Eastbound train numbers and times including the Golden State Limited No 3 and No 4 Californians with regular stops and special sleeper and coach rules. It also covers mixed trains No 23 and No 22 and Davenport Kansas City locals, plus Westbound and Eastbound bus routes with departure times from Washington and connections to Chicago and Omaha, and notes where tickets are sold at the depot and cafe.
Bus schedule item lists Bee Line Pransit buses between Washington and Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Madison Sigourney Oskaloosa and Westbound/Opposed journeys. Departures and arrivals given with times such as 681am 760am 7:00am 9:50am 6:40pm and 9:65am along with depot details at 107 W 2nd and focal depot pickups.
The notice lists sugar and meat stamp validity across book 4 and book 8, with several coupon numbers valid through late February, April, June, or March. It notes stamps are valid only for specific items and require removal from the book at purchase, with loose stamps invalid.
Public notice declares The McCleery Cumming Company incorporated in Washington Iowa on December 20 1944 with capital stock 150090 and perpetual existence The business covers design manufacture and sale of calendars advertising specialties printers and related services The initial officers include Hugh H McCleery president Harold Cumming secretary and L F Dunlap treasurer with stockholders exempt from corporate debts and earliest meeting set for annual stockholders meeting in Washington Iowa Jan 380 Feb 6 18 20
Dr. Fred Miller of the Methodist church visited the Lynn Ferguson and Knapp homes Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Walter Neff and Jerry shared Sunday dinner with Sam Neff in Wayland. Mr and Mrs Ralph Herr spent Saturday evening at the Marl Herr home.
West Chester holds a Father and Son banquet on Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the church dining room sponsored by the second division of the Woman s Society of Christian Service Rev H W Munster will be toastmaster Ralph Shannon of Washington will be guest speaker and John Lt Calkins oversees music The program features songs and speeches centering on Use Your Eyes with the church as the theme strength in the proceedings and local leaders participating
Construction of 114 million new rubber-tired tractors in the first five postwar years and a 106 percent rise in their numbers within a decade are forecast.
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