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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1945
Page
6
Ration dates update removes certificates for recapping and used tires while preserving requirements for new tires and certain used truck tires. Inspection remains mandatory to obtain certificates. Heating season coupons extend through August 31 1945 with period No 4 and No 5 becoming valid February 5 1945 and last year coupons remaining valid through Aug 31 1945.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A. F. & A. M. holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner serves as W. M. and A. W. Yard as secretary.
timetable page lists westbound and eastbound trains including No 8 No 11 No 12 No 44 and No 4 Golden State Limited and Californian trains with stops and departures. It also covers mixed trains No 23 and No 22 Davenport to Kansas City, and local Burlington Prairiewheel bus routes with departure times from Washington and connections to Omaha Chicago and Iowa City. It includes ticket purchase points at the local bus depot and North Side Cafe.
Frank Miles reports in Italy for The Stars and Stripes on a 30 by 60 foot mess hall crafted from 105 millimeter shell cases near a war damaged town. Shell Rock Iowa’s Set Ward Harris supervised the carpentry as 91st Division combat engineers stacked sand filled cases and mud to form a sturdy, movie theater style shelter amid harsh winter conditions.
Dreds of engineers and MPs carried out war tasks despite biting cold. Ice coated soldiers teased each other while staying on task, with jeeps, ferries, and a tug of war on a road as Yanks prevailed amid frost and fatigue.
Columbus high school will be represented by Paul Weber Evelyn McKee and Lois Barber in the southeast district declamatory contest at Muscatine on February 14. Other speakers come from Letts Oakville and Muscatine. Edward Goble, son of Mr and Mrs George Goble, has advanced to private first class status after 33 months overseas. he has served in the Philippines Australia New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies. Mr and Mrs Claude Ross purchased the Albert McKean estate residence on Second Street through G N Duncan Real Estate. Dr E W McWilliams attended an osteopathic group meeting in Des Moines and visited his son Dr T P McWilliams. Mrs Rex Todd returns from a visit with the Horace Todd family at Prescott.
Mrs. Ethel Gabriel hosted the Royal Neighbors at her home. Relatives gathered for a dinner Wednesday honoring Sgt. Edward Gentzler who has served in the South Pacific and is on furlough. Lt. Joseph Clinton Green, son of J A Green, visited with family and Mrs Norman Davis in Fairfield. Green, ex-Iowa Southern Utilities employee, led the Polo Line Instruction school at Camp Crowder and will move to Fort Monmouth with his wife and daughter Terry Jo. Mr. and Mrs. H O Herron received a Jan 22 1945 card from Marine Pvt. Merle L Herron a Japanese prisoner since Dec 1945, dated Aug 5 1944 in Shanghai.
North Oregon note: L. G. club met at the Genkingers January 26 for cooperative supper and pinochle. Next meeting set for February 9 at C. A. Thompson home. Local visits include Leonard Hixon staying with the Pfiefers and Mary Griffith with the Canott family.
The column records multiple local items including funerals in Batavia for Mrs. Max Giltner and others, mumps affecting teachers at Oregon No. 8 and students absent like Marion and Lawrence Renoux. It notes birthdays, visits, moves, farm meetings in Washington, and a livestock auction with total 135 horses sold plus hogs and draft leases purchased by new farmers. Auctioneers Paul Klotz and BE. H. D. Wapello co.
A seven year old team of sorrel geldings brought $227.50 at the special sale held Thursday February 1 at Midway Sales. The offering drew buyers seeking durable work horses for farms and teams.
A note describes using leftover pickled fruit juices as a flavoring. Dilute the juice with an equal amount of water and use it to baste oven roasted veal or beef, enhancing the meat with a fruity, savory glaze.
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