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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1945
Page
4
Certificates no longer required to purchase recapping tires and used farm and passenger car tires and inner tubes. New tires and used truck tires still need certificates, with inspection required to obtain them. Regular Commercial Vehicle rules apply.
Inspection intervals and coupon validity listed for gasoline, heating fuel, sugar, and processed foods. Specific coupons A, B6, EL, R-1 and heating unit coupons expire August 31, 1945. Last year’s heating periods 4 and 5 remain valid.
Washingtoo Lodge No 6 KF and ALM holds its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month at 7 oclock in the evening. Members are reminded to attend and bring items for the yard work and refreshments.
The notice lists westbound and eastbound trains with numbers and regular stops including the Golden State Limited and Southwest Express. It notes sleeping car and coach passenger accommodations and discharge points for California and Kansas City routes.
Fragment of a railway timetable listing No 430 and No 429 trains with daily service notes. The text identifies agent L GOODLANDER and partial times 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, with unclear route names HERGRedaetiaet and BUNA.
Train No 22 mixed service runs daily at 11 30 a m except Sundays. Agent C F Anderson issues the notice.
Fragmentary railway timetable shows West Bound No 3 Davenport Katusag City depart at 5% a m and No 25 Southwest Limited at Otte campede Elstr East Bound No 8 Kansagy City Davenport depart 6-14 p m No 26 Southwest Limited GRORID back 1:13 am Nos 3 and daily except Sunday W C SBELL 4)
Local buses depart Washington daily with No 3 at 8 and No 6 and No 7 at evening times. An Omaha to Chicago No 2 departs at 2:60 a m. All eastbound buses head to Chicago. Tickets available at Bus Depot and North Side locations for trips coast to coast.
Bus routes from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Ft Madison Winfield Berlington and surrounding towns listed with departure times from Washington and major connections. Tickets sold at local depot 107 W 2nd and to your destination.
Book 4, now valid. Shoes Airplane Stamps No 1 2 and 3 Book 3, each valid indefinitely for one pair. Loose shoe stamps are not valid, stamps must be removed from book when purchase is actually made.
The Doreas Society of the Mennonite church met Thursday afternoon in Wayland with 23 members present. Guests included Mrs. Evelyn Niswander and Maxine Zillman. Mrs. L. H. Rinner presided, devotion by Mrs. Geneva Bieber, program by Mrs. John Zihlman, Maxine Zihlman, and Mrs. A. J. Wyse. A book review by Jacob F. Graber and Niswander spoke of New York City food labs. A social hour followed with hot beef sandwiches and coffee. A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Laurence Harland with 37 cousins and friends attending.
Friday evening at Shiloh school hosted by Mrs. Orville Caldwell and Mrs. Clarence French. The Lester Nicola family moved to Washington Friday and will be missed in the community. Readers note local visits and family news including Schoonover and Schantz relatives and a pharmacy student heading to Iowa City.
A Hollywood actress demonstrates a makeup method to blend cream rouge. She advises applying foundation first, then wet fingertips with cold water to moisten the cheeks. Next she suggests dabbing small blobs of rouge and blending outward for a natural finish.
In Italy with the Fifth Army, about 300 U S GIs on a muddy hillside witness air attacks and discuss prisoners policy. Iowa guards like Wesley Rasmussen and fellow Hawkeyes oppose lenient handling of Italian and German captives, urging strict treatment or repatriation. They praise brave acts by American fighters and note returning soldiers facing renewed combat.
Ainsworth Chapter 392 held a Wednesday evening installation with Edith Richards as Worthy Matron and Violet Lambert as organist. Officers installed included Ruth Jenkinn as W. wi. G and others. following the ceremony refreshments were served. Kensington Club meets with eleven members present and officers elected.
A hostess organized a simple luncheon lasting about one course while names were drawn for the year long occasion in 1945. The scene reflects a modest social gathering with focus on the drawing event and light refreshments.
Farmers paid about the same real estate taxes per acre in 194% as in the middle 1930s low point. Little variation occurred last year versus 1942, when taxes were about the same as in 1934.
A detailed listing of daily shows across a wide broadcast schedule including Good News Program Neighborly Circle Newstime Shoppers Guide and various talk music and religious segments. Notable entries feature Morning Devotionals The Metropolitan Opera and The Breakfast Club with numerous time slots and recurring hosts.
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