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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
4
The notice states tire certificates are no longer required for recapping truck tires. It specifies Class A ration for the third inspection period through March 31, 1944 and Class B ration for the fourth inspection period.
Attys SHHODORE B Bailey listed as attorney at law at 403 W Washington St located near Barclay's Grocery with contact phone 18.
Attorney listing shows W. Livingston relocating to offices at 04 West Main Street near Court House. Contact phone 14 percent noted.
The notice lists period validity for various ration books and stamps including A and B coupons, gas stamps, sugar and meat stamps, and green stamps. It instructs applicants to apply in person for War Ration Book 4 and to carry Book 3, with stamps exchangeable within households.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin serves as W M and A W Yard as secretary.
Daily rail and bus timetable entries list departures and arrivals for Westbound and Eastbound routes. Notable lines include No. 22 Mixed Train, No. 8 Kansas City Daven port, No. 25 Southwest Limited, and Burlington Trailways buses serving Washington to Omaha Chicago and Iowa City Cedar Rapids.
Two members of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club Clara Turnipseed and Edle c Rupp of Brighton observe birthdays today. Also honoring include Clarice Buck and Howard Eugene Darnel and several local residents and staff such as David Thompson Ralph Brinning Lb Mere dith David Pearson Hazel Statler Rapp Helen Schoonover Pauline Evans Louise Kilgore Boileau Donald Swailes Samuel Murphy H C Wagenknecht with birthdays today.
Crawfordsville hosts a pre-district contest on January 28 at 7 30 P M with entries in oratorioal dramatic and humorous divisions from Ainsworth Olds Huron Mt Union Crawfordsville Mt Pleasant Supt prite herd of Wayland judging. Missionary meeting at United Presbyterian Church features devotionals hospital and international aid talks and pictures. Veterans hospital carpet rags be made by the women. Men’s club meets at the Methodist Church with 30 present led by R T Williams and honors discharged veteran Norman Schoonover.
Rosemary club hosts an evening. Priscilla club luncheon. Fortnightly and Navajo clubs meet with speakers and health talks. Damascus Shrine and Masonic Women’s groups hold sessions. Junior High PTA health demonstration. Rural and Homemakers clubs schedule officer elections. various church and mission groups plan teas, luncheons, book reviews, and receptions. Funeral for Marion Huston noted with local attendees and choir.
In District Court Washington County Iowa case 7870 an instrument purporting to be the last Will of Frank A Shelangovski deceased dated October 9 1943 has been filed opened and read hearing fixed January 5 1944 at 9 00 AM at the Court House Washington Iowa before the District Court or Clerk of the Court all interested persons must appear and show cause why said instrument should not be admitted to probate
By order of Clerk R R Noonan the district court declares a last will and testament not to be probated and allowed for the deceased. Dated Washington Iowa January 24 1944. R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court. 29411 Jan 25 1944.
Order of DeMolay held a public installation at the Masonic temple with Robert Downing as installing officer and Donald Davis as installing mat eriall. Officers for Amos chapter include Master Councilor Aaron Sebil lig, Senior Councilor Robert Postwick, Junior Councilor James Cilchrist, Scribe Jacok Pallis, Senior Deacon John Gamble, Junior Deacon James Holbert, Senior Steward Robert Foster, Junior Steward Richard McCleery, Chaplain Donald Stone, Marshal Rogert Mexcown, Sentinel Carlton Mangold, Standard Bearer William Freeman, and Preceptors Wayne Pratt John Green William Wiley Norman Phillips Donald Wilson Keith.
University of Wisconsin field experiments developed dust blends to combat pea aphids. The mix includes 279 percent rotenone, 1.7 percent nicotine alkaloid, 10 percent talc or sulfur dust, 1 to 2 percent of a hygroscopic agent, and a diluent such as talc.
A wartime recruitment plea urges women to join the Army WACs. It emphasizes Mary as an example of capable service, notes WACs perform 239 job types across branches, and invites women aged 20 to 50 without young children to learn full details and enlistment options.
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