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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1944
Page
6
Notice announces that certificates are no longer needed for recapping truck tires. Class A ration covers the third inspection period through March 31, 1944. Class B ration applies to the fourth inspection period.
The notice lists ration periods and coupon validity for gasoline and fuel oil during 1944. It includes A and RB coupons, No. 9 through No. 10, and Period No. 2 to 4 fuel oil coupons with respective validity through February 7 or March 13. It cautions tire conservation and requires license numbers on coupons.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin serves as W M with A W Yard as secretary.
A dense timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains from No 8 to No 44, plus local Burlington Trailways and Bee Line bus routes. It covers departures from Washington to Kansas City Chicago Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant Winfield Sigourney and other points, with ticketing note at Fug Depot and North Side Cafe.
A wartime notice lists valid dates and stamps including Sugar Coupon No. 30 and various green stamps from Book 4, plus Meats Fats Canned Fish and brown stamps from Books 2 and 3. It warns loose stamps are not good and instructs late applicants for variation to apply at the local Board with War Ration Book 3.
Pvt Gerald Boshart stationed at Camp Crowder Mo visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Omer Boshart from Saturday to Thursday. His wife from Waterloo joined the visit and other relatives from Brighton and Chanute Field noted. Several locals received furloughs and news of hospital observation, naval enlistment, and community events followed.
Westminster report notes Ruth Foster hosts a gathering of five homemakers discussing shortcuts in housekeeping and time savers. The piece playfully imagines a family sit down strike over ironing and folded laundry, with fictional verses about chairs for each family member.
Members of Chapter 1 T.T.T. convened at Mrs. E. C. Allen home for roll call at the January meeting. The group approved an all day sewing event for Red Cross on February 11 at Mrs. A. C. Wenger’s home. A social hour followed with refreshments served by the hostess and her daughter Mrs. Lyle Zehr.
Household notes report Mrs. Clement Griffith entering Mercy Hospital Iowa City as a surgical patient last week. Friends say her operation Thursday went satisfactorily and she will stay about two weeks with mail to Room 308 Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
Henry Little of Columbus Junction will referee the Johnson county high school basketball tournament at Lone Tree on January 27. The item also lists local visits, anniversaries, health news, and moves involving area residents and families.
Violet Fletcher and Betty Lou Huston spend a Saturday night in Winfield at the home of Mrs John Simmons. Mary Lillian Moorhead and Doris Hoffmeyer, both nurses at St Luke's in Cedar Rapids, return to work after celebrating Moorhead's birthday with her parents. Janet Johnson visits Cedar Rapids for the weekend with her parents Rev and Mrs H N Pu ston. Mrs Kenneth Rhea and daughter Karen stay with Rev and Mrs C W Cochran in Mt Pleasant while her husband serves. William Rhea and family move to the Washington area. William Edgar Sr and daughter Mrs Keith Lord move with their son to the home farm.
A science note states the sun’s surface completes a rotation in about 25 days. This solar behavior is described as a rough timeframe for rotation at the sun’s visible equator.
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