Ration Dates Update on Truck Tire Certificates
The notice states certificates no longer needed for recapping truck tires. Class A ration covers the third inspection period through March 31, 1944. Class B ration covers the fourth inspection period.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1944
Page
6
War ration details through 1944 with varied coupons
The notice lists ration period validity for A and B coupons, gasoline, fuel oil, sugar, green and brown stamps, and meat items. It warns of tire shortages and requires inked license numbers on license coupons. It directs Lath applicants to War Ration Book 4 and War Ration Book 3 applicants to apply locally, noting indefinite validity for some items and family sharing rules.
Washington Lodge No. 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M announces regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Rus sell Goodin W M and A W Yard secretary provide details of upcoming sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Russell Goodin
W. M
A. W. Yard
Eastbound Bus Schedule From Washington To Chicago
Early morning and late daytime buses depart Washington for Chicago with routes 2 6 7 10 and note tickets are sold at the Bus Depot Winga's North Side Cafe and North Side Square for full coast to coast trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Chicago
Washington
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Bee Line Transit Schedules For Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant
Bus timetable details show Bee Line Transit routes from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant and Winfield Burlington with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Additional east and westbound segments include Sigourney Oskaloosa and Knoxville services with depot location at 107 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
D. M
Mt. Pleasant Ly
Mt. Pleasant
Winfield, Burlington
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxy
Wellman Notes and Local Society Circles
Arden Dawson and his father visited Wellman to see Arden's seriously ill grandmother. U S Navy, Army and Marine members from Wellman return or visit from Iceland Utah California Stuttgart and Memphis. The Eastern Star and Masonic lodges held joint installation with officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Mayer
Wellman
Arden Dawson
Arden
Albert Yoder
U.S.M.C
South Pacific
California
Robert Bidwell
U. S. Navy
Iceland
Ona Bidwell
Don Bidwell
U. S. Army
Utah
E. D. Miller
Charles Bush
Rose Hill
Eastern Star
Masonic
O.B.S
W. M
Irwin Goodwin
W. P
Grant Griffith
A. M
Omer Green
A. P
Dan Steiner
Wes Webster
Treas
Keith Adams
Harold Swartzendruber
Asso
Carl Oldfield
Masons
Everette Miller
S. W
Weldon Miller
W. L. Darnell
J. A. Dodds
A. W. Kuipers
The
Advance
Calif
Anthony Flanders
Stuttgart
Ark
W. B. Webster
Wellman Cream
Planned City Streets Favor Water Routes Over Avenues
New York planners laid out the city with many cross streets near the water to speed river traffic, sparing avenues. The design relied on water as the main transport artery, but proved costly to replan for automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Safe grain storage for feed use and milling value
Stored Safely Grain can be kept for one year for livestock feed without serious insect damage. A few weevils or bran bugs do not diminish feed value, but grain kept for later sale for milling must be pest free as even minor infestations reduce market value.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel Faces Fork in Farmhouse Fate
Chatterer the Red Squirrel is captured in a wire trap by Farmer Brown's Boy after being blamed for corn theft. Mrs. Brown persuades mercy, insisting the trapped squirrel belong in the Green Forest rather than the crib. The tale follows the squirrel's fear and shifting possibilities as the family debates his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Farmer Brown
Black Pussy
Shadow
Weasel
Chard
Black Puss
Green Forest
Miracle Road Built By Yanks in 3 Days
American combat engineers hacked a 12 mile supply road through northern Sicily in three days linking Capizzi to Mount Camera west of Cesaro to trap Axis forces. Capt. Alex T. Forrest described survey, mine clearance, bulldozers, and mudcap explosions clearing paths through wheat fields and mountains for 2 ½ ton trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Cesaro
Randazzo
Alex T. Forrest
McKeesport
Capizzi
Mount Camerato
San Agata
Forrest
British plan to rebuild Hull into modern city
London reports Hull the most bombed English city will be rebuilt on its ruins with new shopping residential and industrial districts a new Humber river crossing a large airport and an electric rail system plus a helicopter landing area Hull once Britain's third largest seaport has seen over 1000 fatalities and 2000 injuries and seeks equal publicity in postwar plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hull
England
Humber
Britain
Coventry
Over There Exchange About Fuzzy Wuzzy Kipling Mention
A wartime exchange between Joe and Sarge recalls meeting a Fuzzy Wuzzy in India. Joe asks if Kipling described him as fuzzy and Sarge confirms witnessing the detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
India
Kipling
Sarge
Het
New Guinea Head Hunters Aid Allies in Pacific War
Rev Dr C Bernard Crockett, president of Australia's Federated Council of Churches, said New Guinea head hunters aided the Allied effort as Japanese advances peaked. He credited missionaries and civil work for their loyalty and noted natives carried supplies and fought alongside American marines to keep supply lines open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
New Guinea
Pacific
United States
Canada
Bernard Crockett
Crockett
Federated Council of Churches of Australia
Southwest Pacific
Sailor Recovers War Bond Stolen From Him
James T. Votaw a Texas sailor robbed of a $500 U S war bond for his blind mother has the bond returned after a repentant thief sent it back. Postal authorities found the bond and personal items in a mailbox tied with Christmas string following the Edmonton theft. The bond was presented by a steamship company to the sailors after surviving a torpedoing incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
James T., Votaw
Votaw
Wotan
Votan
Food for Thought at the Museum of Natural History
A playful exchange about eggs turns into a question about a museum visit as a customer asks if the eggs should be turned over and replies with a humorous museum destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Museum of Natural History
Nation reports record potato production in 1943
The 1943 potato crop is the largest on record at about 470 million bushels, roughly 100 million more than last year, reflecting strong agricultural output during wartime.
Re-elect Directors of Phone Company in Wayland meeting
At the Farmers and Mutual Telephone company annual meeting in Wayland three directors were re elected Noah Widmer 399 votes Lester Neff 394 and I BE Neff 325. The company paid a ten percent dividend to stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Farmers and Mutual Telephone Company
Noah Widmer
Lester Neff
I. BE. Neff
Jennie Farmer
Gerald Stutzman
Charles Peck
Olds
Alie Wittmer
Clever Wittmer
Gerald
Italy
Alie
Charles
Harold Oswald
Aurora
Neb
Wellman
Roy Swartzendruber
Menno Freyenberger
Vernelda Widmer
Wenger
Ruth Suter
Elect Mrs Robison President of Club At All Day Meeting
The Willing Workers Farm Bureau club elected officers for the coming year at an all day meeting at Mrs. Dale Jones’s home in Brighton. President Mrs. Dwight Robison and officers Vice President Mrs. Harold Swick Secretary Mrs. Dale Jones Treasurer Mrs. Earl Hoover were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison
Ednard Crile
Brighton
Willing Workers Farm Bureau Club
Dale Jones
Dwight Robison
Harold Swick
Earl Hoover
L. E. Helmick
Mildred and
Audrey
Washington
Clyde McBride
Near Ainsworth
Mada Sloan
C. D
White Market aids Norse children amid Nazi pillage
London reports Norwegians forge a secret supply line called the White Market to feed undernourished city children. About 250000 farmers covertly provide food to sustain children during Nazi pillage in Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norway
Keep Plant Food Off Foliage and Stems
Instructions warn to avoid applying plant food on leaves and stems. If accidental contact occurs, rinse promptly to protect growth and prevent burn. Ensure solution is directed at soil roots rather than foliage for best results.
Rope inspection for dry rot before use
Before using rope stored for a long period, check the core and inner strands for signs of dry rot. Inspect for brittleness, cracking, powdery fibers, or deterioration that could compromise strength and safety. Replace damaged rope before handling loads or climbing activities.
Kron Ruth marriage bans read at St Marys Riverside
In Riverside on Sunday morning at St Marys church the pastor Rt Rev Monsignor B Jacobsmeier announced the forthcoming marriage of Marie Kron of Iowa City to Paul Ruth of Riverside. The wedding is set for February 1. Marie is the daughter of Henry Kron of Riverside. Paul is the son of Herman Ruth of Louisville and Mrs Bertha Ruth of Riverside. He is a Riverside farmer and a St Marys high school graduate of 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
St. Mary’s Church, Riverside
B. Jacobsmeier
Marie Kron
Iowa City
Paul Ruth
Henry Kron
Herman Ruth
Louisville
Colo
Bertha Ruth
St. Mary's High School
Lewis Soukup
Tock Island
Government Arsenal
J. M Soukup
John Kloopfer
Fred Fisher
Argentina first to pass co operatives law in South America
Aids Co-operatives Argentina becomes the region's pioneer nation enacting special legislation for co operatives. A national agricultural council member must represent the country’s 646 co operatives with 365 738 members. Over 50 cooperative newspapers exist, spanning farming, dairying, cotton, wine, fruit, tobacco and yerba mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
National Agricultural Council
South America
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Tony Meath
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L. A. Horton
Lloyd Courtney
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Panama Canal Zone
Dora Saunders
Howard Hazen
Hazen
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Frank Swisher
Howard Swisher
Rock Island
Houston
Texas
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