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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1944
Page
6
Certificates no longer required for tire inspection periods through March. Class A ration remains $1. Class B ration ends with fourth inspection. Local notices indicate changes in material supply and enforcement timing.
The notice lists Westbound and Eastbound passenger trains and Burlington Trailways buses serving Washington with departure times from the station and intercity connections to Davenport Kansas City Chicago and coast to coast trips. It includes Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Winfield Sigourney Oskaloosa and Knox counties and notes ticket sales at local depots and cafes.
The notice lists remaining ration periods through February and March for class C ration books and fuel oil coupons. It warns tire shortages and urges conserving tires on commercial vehicles. It details A coupons 3 gallons through March 21, B and C coupons two or three gallons depending on issuance, and fuel oil No 3 through No 5 coupons with 10 gallons per unit valid through specified dates. Sugar Book 4 No 30 coupons are valid through March 31.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday each month. Worthy Master Rus sell] Goodin presides with A W Yard as secretary for attendance and notices.
Rail timetable notes list the Golden State Limited at 1:55 a.m and the Southwest Express at 3:50 p.m with a daily Californian regular stop at 2:34 p.m. The clipped fragment outlines train numbers and times without additional context or events.
The document lists coupons for canning and food stamps by type including green and brown stamps from Books 3, 4, and 38 with expiration dates in 1945, and notes that stamps may be exchanged within a single household. It also mentions shoes coupons and an airplane stamp with unspecified expiration, plus a rule that loose stamps are not valid.
A discharged battery will freeze when the temperature drops slightly under 32 degrees and the plates may be damaged. Keeping the battery charged allows it to withstand lower temperatures while a battery works best at 80 degrees and starting capacity halves at zero.
The average depth to producing formation for new-field discoveries climbed from 3,694 feet in 1936 to 4,253 feet in 1939, indicating deeper drilling requirements and greater extraction challenges.
Indonesians in the Netherlands East Indies may take more than one wife but few men can afford it. In Moslem countries as in the Indies it is improper for husband and wife to walk arm in arm in public.
In a letter from Italy, Pfc Lyle Long of the 5th Army writes of months of day and night action yet good health amid the war's terrible conditions. Local items note corn deliveries, moving plans, a defensive contest trip, and residents shopping in nearby towns.
Mr Wooley sought new glasses after his pair burned in the stove. The story notes the cause is unknown, but ashes contain the brims, suggesting the frames survived the blaze.
Consumers gain durable hot water bottles bath mats and ice bags made from flexible plastics. The material resists soap oils and water and is expected to outwear traditional rubber equivalents.
Immigrant workers in Rockingham County New Hampshire popularized the tuber already present in the colonies, giving it the enduring label Irish potato. The term reflects local adoption and the immigrant influence on agricultural naming practices.
In the 13th century a large sapphire claimed to help weak eyes was given to St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The gem was believed to possess curative powers and was carried by monks or clergy as a healing talisman.
The institution founded in 1855 as Farmers High School later became the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania and in 1873 adopted its current name Pennsylvania State College.
Among those jailed for defying Selective Service rules are conscientious objectors with profiles including vegetarians, anti vaccinationists, and adherents of various cults.
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