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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
6
County Rationing Board provides schedule updates for tires. Class A ration extends inspection through March 31 and recaps truck tire eligibility. Class B ration covers the fourth inspection period with details published in the journal.
The notice specifies inspection periods through February 28 and tire conservation guidance. It lists Gasoline A coupon No. 10 valid through March 21 for three gallons, B and C coupons issued before December 1 1938 for two gallons, B2 and C2 issued after December 1 1942 for five gallons each, and Fuel Oil Period No. 3 and No. 4 coupons with ten gallons per unit valid through March 13 and onward.
Washington Lodge No 26, A F and A M regular meeting first Friday of each month led by Rus sell Goodin W M and A W Yard secretary with schedule details for members.
The notice lists arrival and departure times for mixed trains No 23 and No 22, Westbound No 8 Davenport to Kansas City, Eastbound No 8 Kansas City to Davenport, and Southwest Limited Nos 25 and 26 with daily operation except Sunday. It also covers local Westbound Bus No 3 and 5 from Washington, Bus No 7 eastbound, and Bus No 2 6 10 between Washington Omaha and Chicago, noting ticket purchase points at the Bus Depot and Winga's North Side Cafe for trips nationwide.
A wartime notice outlines validity dates for Sugar, A and B stamps, green, blue and brown stamps, and tokens across multiple books. It explains value changes under the ration system and notes exchanges allowed within families and indefinite validity for Coupon No 18 repair.
Barnacles have long plagued ships causing vast losses by slowing speeds. Modern mercury based paints curb growth, enabling faster repairs. 12 month growth on a 10000 DWT vessel can reach 30 tons in tropical service. Hull cleaning runs eight hours in dry dock with sanding and blasting explored for future gains.
India employs women making up thirteen percent of the factory workforce with large numbers in textile mills around Bombay. The Women’s Auxiliary Corps now numbers 5000 and includes women of all creeds, castes and nationalities performing 45 occupations from switchboard operators to clerks in military offices.
The Greek temple model captivated early American builders as its associations mirrored a vigorous democracy. The style proved simple and practical, embraced by trained architects in cities and carpenters in villages from design books.
The note warns cloudy peas from a can are likely too ripe. If free liquid remains and the can is not swollen, they may be used after boiling for 15 minutes before tasting.
Canned foods with mold should be discarded as mold indicates improper sterilization or leakage and can alter acidity and proteins, increasing susceptibility to harmful organisms. Light mold on jams or jellies may be removed, but overall discard moldy foods to prevent botulism risk.
Advice from fabric experts urges laundering shirts before they become heavily soiled to prevent ingrained dirt and excessive wear. Home practice can conserve fabrics by washing promptly, soaking white or color-fast shirts, and pre treating soiled areas before machine or tub washing.
Beets topped and silaged can replace about half the hay fed. Machine topping yields low cost feeds worth about $20 per acre. hand topping raises costs though silage occurs in Colorado. Records show silage fed to steers fetches 3 to 5 times the field tops price. Conserving tops could raise per acre live weight by 150 to 250 pounds and three million pounds of beef from tops last year could rise four to five times with broader use.
Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Kentucky postponed collection of property taxes owed by servicemen until after the war and released them from penalties and interest. Illinois and Iowa offered similar relief. Several states, including Louisiana and Oklahoma, equated service in the armed forces with residence for homestead exemptions, with Michigan extending World War I exemptions to veterans of this war, a move echoed by other states this year and in 1941 and 1942.
The piece describes disguising awkward doors during attic finishing for space or housing war workers. Painted to resemble shelves with flowers, the masking aims to make rooms look larger and more pleasant, at little extra cost during a paint job.
Rutile ore, source of titanium, is used in paint manufacture and as an alloying agent in steel and other metals.
The piece catalogs marine jargon from the Thumbnail Glossary of Marine Phraseology used by the United Seamen's Service staff. It lists terms like Old Man for captain, black gang for engine crew, QM for quartermasters, quack for ship's doctor, sparks for radio operator, and shoving off for leaving port, noting how naval phrases mix with waterfront slang.
REDLANDS California butcher Joe Pasqual returned a customer’s package to the man after discovering it contained 5000 dollars in cash. He knew the buyer and exchanged the money for the steak, avoiding loss.
Narcissa Whitman, a pioneering 19th century settler who helped cross the continent, died at Waiilatpu Mission in 1847. The incident occurred amid conflict with Indigenous forces and marked a pivotal moment in early Oregon country history.
Kosmer Borkoski was a Washington caller Friday. The Card club met with Mr and Mrs Wayne Savage Friday night. Mr and Mrs Roman Borkoski visited Cedar Rapids with their daughter Mrs Berkley Brown and family. Their grandson Richard joined them. Mr and Mrs Leslie Turnipseed spent Sunday with relatives at Burlington.
Professional color consultants say yellows and browns can trigger nausea in color sensitive passengers while greens and blues may prevent discomfort. One adviser told an airline client to use green sheets and avoid serving coffee due to its brown color.
The article explains darkening at the top of jars signals under processing and recommends boiling the entire can for immediate use or discarding the darkened portions. It notes rosy pink pears may look poisonous but are safe if there is no cloudiness, as pears apples and quinces can turn pink after heating.
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