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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1945
Page
6
Rationing board announces changes on tire purchases. Certificates no longer needed to recap tires or buy used farm implement tires used passenger car tires or inner tubes. Certificates still required for any new tires and all used truck tires with inspection mandatory. Regular Commercial Vehicle.
Inspection schedule notes every six months or five thousand miles, whichever comes first. Gasoline A coupons No. 14 for four gallons each valid through March 21, with B5 B6 C6 and additional C6 coupons now valid. EB1 Form R-530C and R-5231C coupons cover non highway gasolines, with fuel oil coupons valid through August 31 1945 and last year’s heating coupons also good through that date. Sugar Coupon No. 34 Book 4 five pounds now valid. Processed foods X5 5 Z5 A2 through G2 Blue Stamps Book 4 now valid. Meats fats and cheese Q5 through X5 Red Stamps listed.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. BH D Morrison Jr, W M and A W Yard, secretary, are listed contacts for the lodge.
East and westbound trains with numbered services and daily or regular stops. Notable notes indicate connections for Washington passengers and California travelers, with sleeping car services and discharge rules for California passengers.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions numbers No 430 and No 429 with scattered letters and metadata. The text appears to be an internal codex or agent note with initials GOODLANDER and segments like MH L. The readable items are incomplete identifiers and do not convey a clear event or action.
The notice lists mixed train departures and arrivals, local Davenport Kansas City routes, and Southwest Limited services with times. It also details Burlington Trails local buses from Washington to Omaha Chicago with departure times and ticketing at the North Side Cafe and local depot for long country trips.
Transit lines announce bus departures from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Ft Madison Winfield Burlington and Sigourney with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Tickets sold at local depot 107 W 2nd for destinations.
Book 4 stamps 1 2 and 3 remain valid indefinitely for one pair. Book 3 stamps also valid indefinitely for one pair. Loose shoe stamps are not valid and must be removed from the book when a purchase is actually made.
Public notice declares The McCleery-Cumming Company formed in Washington Iowa with principal office, capital stock $150 099 and perpetual existence from December 20 1944 The corporation to be run by a board of directors and officers Hugh H McCleery as President R H McCleery as Vice President Harold Cummins as Secretary and L F Dunlap as Treasurer with stockholders exempt private property from corporate debts filed December 30 1944 at Washington Iowa and signed by Hugh H McCleery.
A semi elastic cotton gauze bandage has been developed that clings to limb contours without restricting circulation. It improves fit for medical uses and allows amateurs to apply bandages more effectively.
Penicillin cannot be taken by mouth due to stomach acids destroying it. It may be injected into muscles every three to four hours, applied to wounds, injected into pus containing areas, or dripped into veins or under the skin. Constant medical supervision is needed as the drug is excreted rapidly. Family Fire Plan Experts urge households to map a fire action plan with drills to prevent panic and reduce home fire deaths during wartime conditions.
U S department of commerce figures reveal that American women averaged about three and a half pairs of shoes per year in 1943 and four pairs in 1942, while men and boys used fewer than two pairs in 1943, reflecting uneven consumption during rationing. Tomato Relish recipe uses tomatoes celery onion and pepper with mustard seed nutmeg cinnamon and clove to yield three pints. Nebraska ranks as a producer of pumice used in abrasives acoustical plaster concrete and insulation.
At the Rosebud Camp Royal Neighbors of America meeting in Riverside the officers for the coming year were elected led by Oracle Mrs Frances Moss and Vice Oracle Mrs Anna Brenner. Installation set for Jan 24 with a potluck supper and gift exchange.
The text states that the American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1291. It presents a historic claim linking Barton to the founding of the organization in that year.
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