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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1945
Page
4
The journal reports new rationing dates and rules from the County Rationing Board. Tires certificates no longer needed to recap tires. No certificates required to buy used farm implement or passenger car tires and inner tubes. Certificates still required for new tires and used truck tires. inspection necessary to obtain certificates. Regular Commercial Vehicle.
Government issue coupons including gas and heating vouchers, sugar stamps, and processed foods are now valid or extended through August 31 1945. Coupons cover gasoline A, He Se and O8, R-1 and non highway gas, heating season unit coupons No 1 2 3, and last year No 4 5. Red and Blue stamp books also marked valid with specific product categories.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A. F. and A. M. regular meeting held on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner, W. M., A. W. Yard, secretary.
Train numbers and stops listed show westbound No. 8 Golden State Limited and eastbound No. 12 Southwest Express with regular stops. Additional notes indicate sleeping car and coach passenger restrictions at Washington Kansas City and California services, plus daily limits and agent sign-off by Goodlander.
schedules list multiple trains and buses with departure times between Davenport Kansas City and Washington plus lines to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Madison Mt. Sterling and other towns. notices include ticket purchase points at the depot and cafe.
Airplane stamps No 1 2 and 8 from Book 3 remain valid indefinitely for one pair each. Loose shoe stamps are invalid and must be removed from the book when a purchase is made.
Ainsworth announces its January school calendar with a series of host and away declamatory events culminating in a home declamatory contest. Participants include Betty Herr Audra O Connor Kermit Jenkins Pauline Gessing Reid Orris Phyllis George Shirley Simkins Bonnie Bartz Audrey Coates Beverly Butterworth.
The Dayton Grove note mentions an astronomic Easter calendar spanning 1841 to 2000 and states Easter 1951 will be on April 1 with the earliest possible Easter on March 25 and the latest on April 22 in 2000. The entry also lists local social visits and club events from January including dinners and meetings.
Quinine is obtained from Cinchona bark. About thirty to forty species inhabit the Andean mountains from Bolivia to Venezuela, growing in forests above roughly 2000 to 2500 feet up to near 10 000 feet near the equator. One section extends north to Costa Rica.
Crawfordsville reports honor for Larry Fletcher as friends and family gather for a birthday party. Attendees include Olive Mitchell, Pauline Davis, Ina Mac Lowe, Betty Hamil, Helen White, Maxine Miller, and many others. The event features a two candle cake and ice cream plus a baby show.
Pfc Donald Olinger visits his mother and grandmother in Columbus Junction while on furlough from Aberdeen proving grounds. Lt Russell R Newell assigned to an officers course at Chanute Field. Pvt Donald D Stapp awarded the combat infantryman badge for frontline service in Germany. Pvt Lawrence Tisor wounded and in an English hospital. Mediapolis high school beat Columbus Junction 31 to 28 in a Southeast Iowa league game.
Junction led 15 to 14 at half time as wartime notices report Sgt Earl Carpenter stationed in Germany. Mrs Pearl Kennedy of Conesville has son Sgt Glenn Kennedy missing in action in Germany. His wife and two daughters stay in Iowa City. Vernie and Mrs Forbes of Conesville learned their son Pvt Lester L Forbes in Southern France sent Christmas packages and enjoyed holiday meals.
Graveside services were held in Riverside cemetery for Harry Smith of Littlefield Texas who died January 12 after a period of illness. The Masonic lodge conducted the burial rite. He was born near Riverside in April 1868 and married Laura Younkin in 1899. Survived by his widow and daughter Mrs Thomas Darnell of South Bend Indiana, plus nieces and nephews.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Glider learned their son Carl was seriously wounded in Belgium and have now received word he is on the road to recovery from an overseas action.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mathess learn their son Set. Marlo sustained a leg wound in Germany while overseas since December 1943. Garden Club hosts and missionary group meetings are reported, with a New Years tea and playlet. Campfire Girls organize with Guardian Mrs. Russelline Sarden. Pfc Bertha Milice of the Wacs on furlough from Santa Monica. Duane Wade visiting Wellman from Oakland. Families visit relatives in California and Texas. Seth wedding anniversary noted for Eli Haberstroh. Aviation Cadet Toah Werhle, in Carlsbad training, expected home for a visit.
The text states rural teachers average $959 and urban teachers average $1955, highlighting a stark salary disparity between rural and urban teaching positions.
Riverside residents gather at the home of Mrs. Joseph Hotka to bid farewell as she and son Philip prepare to move to a farm near Iowa City after the Hotka farm west of Riverside was sold. Ensign Kathleen Hotka and Staff Sergeant Donald J. Hotka are among those attending.
A Midway Sales pavilion auction in Columbus Junction saw 119 horses sold including sorrel mares worth 284 dollars for a six year old team and 152.60 for another five year old team. Bidders from Tennessee and Pennsylvania joined local buyers. Klotz, Duncan and Dunlap acted as auctioneers.
A historic note explains chum swifts favor chimney hollows over trees for nesting and roosting. Audubon reportedly entered a hollow tree at night and estimated thousands of sleeping swifts overhead, illustrating adaptation to human-made structures.
An ad notes two or three washable slip covers for a baby high chair pad. The covers add color and decor while simplifying cleanup after feeding mishaps. They can be swapped quickly and held in place with tape ties.
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