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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1945
Page
4
Certificates no longer needed to recap used farm and passenger tires or inner tubes. New tires and used truck tires still require certificates after inspection. Regular Commercial Vehicle Inspection set at every 6 months or 5,000 miles. Coupon values for gasoline and food stamps updated with various periods and deadlines through August 31, 1945.
Wastingeton Lodge No 26 A W and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month KE D Morrison Jr W M and A W Yard secretary are listed as officers and contact points for the lodge proceedings.
The notice lists various train lines and times including Westbound No. 3 Davenport to Kansas City, No. 25 Southwest Limited, Eastbound No. 12 Southwest Express, and No. 4 Golden State Limited with details on stops and sleeping car access. It also covers local Burlington Routes buses with departure times from Washington, note on ticket purchase at the depot, and Bee Line Transit routes to Town City Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant and others with arrival and departure times.
Stamps No 1 2 3 in Book 4 remain valid indefinitely for one pair each. Book 3 also valid for one pair. Loose stamps are invalid and must be removed from the book when a purchase is made.
Happy birthday greetings flow for multiple local residents and military personnel. Mr and Mrs Roger Lance celebrate a second wedding anniversary in Honolulu where they work in government. Several others mark births and ages from one to twelve, including Carol Mae Garrett Elizabeth Mae Arbogast Vivian Luers Lenora Bell Snider Tarrance Dean Hunt and others with varied family connections.
Residents of Prairie Flower and Snowball communities will gather at 7 30 Thursday evening at the Prairie Flower schoolhouse for a social event. Ruth Foster county home economist will speak. Refreshments will be served and each family should bring own wieners buns and table service. Committee: Mr and Mrs Walter Neff and Mr and Mrs Ralph Herr.
Presbyterian morning prayer will meet at 9:30 Wednesday at the church and a Glendale community social is set for Friday January 19 at 8:00. Families should bring sandwiches and table service. coffee will be supplied. Marjorie Woods, teacher. Ship christenings evolve from masculine prestige to court sponsorship, becoming common in the United States after the 19th century.
Local clubs and church groups announce meetings and events including VF.W. Auxiliary Fortnightly Club Navy War Wives Ruth Minneart and Ann Judson Circles Baptist and United Presbyterian activities. Potlucks, recitals, choirs, and sewing, with venue details and hostesses listed for each day.
Fats and fat foods like nut meats and chocolate should be kept cool in covered lightproof containers to prevent rancidity.
A pound of naphthalene flakes can shield 100 cubic feet of clothes closet if the space is tightly sealed like a refrigerator. Repeated door openings require additional flakes to maintain protection.
Rebekah lodge hosts an all day event with initiation and local West Chester WCTU institute. Mrs. Fred Bauer chairs. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to pass and provide table service.
In Brighton R I , Mr and Mrs Leonard Fritz and children and Mr and Mrs Don Gowey are listed in a brief social note indicating a family gathering or celebration. The clipping names the two couples and mentions their households.
Sunday dinner guests were at the Walter Peck home north of Pleasant Plain. Mr and Mrs Earl Neal and Rodney Gowey were Fairfield callers Friday. Mr and Mrs John Blum Jr near Kalona spent Saturday with their son John Blum Jr and family. Kosmer and Clara Borkes were Washington callers Friday. Floyd Jones was a Washington caller Friday afternoon.
The Coast Guard cutter Caral became the first U S ship to sink a Nazi submarine during World War II marking a pivotal early Allied naval victory.
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