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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1945
Page
6
Notices that certificates are no longer required for the purchase of used farm implement tires used passenger car tires and all inner tubes. This change applies to transactions at local suppliers and affects buyers and sellers in the region.
Certificates are required to redeem coupons for tires and used truck tires. Inspection is required for certificates. Regular commercial vehicle inspections occur monthly or every 5,000 miles, whichever comes first. Coupon No. 16 valid through September 21, 1945.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner, W M, A W Yard, secretary.
Rail notices list westbound Golden State Limited and Southwest Express times, with daily California and Washington stops. Eastbound No 12 Southwest Express shows 3:15 pm with regular stops. Note No 8 serves sleeping car passengers to Kansas City and beyond, No 48 serves coach passengers to Washington and beyond.
A fragmented timetable lists mixed trains such as No 23 Arrives and No 22 Leaves with notes on West Bound No 8 Davenport to Kansas City locals and No 2 Southwest Limited. Agent names RK Haight and W C Bell appear with departure and arrival times and service days.
Schedule lists eastbound buses from Washington to Chicago and multiple regional routes. Key departures include bus 8 for westbound? to Chicago, bus 2 at 10:60 a.m., and other daily times to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Waterloo Mount Pleasant Fort Madison Winfield Oskaloosa and Sigourney. Tickets available at the depot and Winiga's Cafe for trips coast to coast.
The document lists multiple coupon forms R-530D through R-531E for non-highway gasoline and fuel oil with unit values and periods. It notes definite value coupons, stamp book validity, and various item types like meats fats and cheese with end dates and book numbers. Several periods extend to mid or late 1645, with specific validity for June 1, 1945, and July through October dates for different coupon groups.
Research shows a man's shirt lifetime hinges on personal habits and facial hair, with laundering wear proving negligible. Tests by the American Institute of Laundering found one man averaging 21 wear periods and another 50 periods on identical shirts.
Buying wool yard goods that aren’t preshrunk calls for steam pressing to shrink the fabric prior to cutting a pattern. This step helps prevent later fitting issues and preserves the garment’s final size. A thorough press while damp aids even shrinking and stabilizes the material.
Argentina features vast agricultural plains rich in cattle sheep and wheat. The region sustains a wealthy farming economy with expansive pastures and grain production across its flat to rolling landscapes.
A Detroit schoolteacher, ticketed for running a red light, asked for immediate disposal in traffic court. The judge, noting her teaching role, ordered her to sit at a table and write I went through a stop sign 500 times, turning the moment into a somber courtroom lesson.
Manager chides Jenkins over a difficult customer as he requests two squeaking shoes in the same key. Jenkins responds that the customer wants matching squeaks, highlighting a quirky shop dilemma and a tense exchange.
Myron notes laundry returns with mismatched buttons on shorts. Byron jokes about receiving buttons sewn onto shorts. The exchange highlights a humorous wardrobe mix up between speakers.
A Bright Scholar replies that being over dressed is part of preparing to study the North Pole. The scene shows a teacher surprised by the student’s extensive clothing including earmuffs, coat, gloves, and boots.
Dialogue shows Brown rushing home to explain something to his wife as Smith presses for details Brown claims he does not know the explanation until he reaches home.
A humorous dialogue shows Corporal Smith asking for a dollar until tomorrow and Sergeant Jones replying that even the day after tomorrow won’t satisfy the request. The exchange highlights dry military wit.
In this fragment a teacher asks what must be done before forgiveness of sin. Billy answers that one must sin first, implying a paradoxical or instructional point about repentance. The passage centers on a dialogue between a Sunday school teacher and Billy.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a girl coyly asks an aviator to take her flying. The aviator replies that she resembles a child, declining the request in a terse exchange characteristic of light, everyday humor.
Mr Brown jokes that his radio has three controls, saying the two children and his wife occupy the other three, in a light home scene from suburban chatter.
In a naval sinking, Seaman First Class confirms twenty marines and a sailor were drowned. The tragic incident prompts sorrow and relief for the remaining crew.
Betty's family boasted strong swimmers while Nettie recalls a brother who died in a diving accident on the west side. The brief exchanges hint at a family history of swimming prowess and a fatal incident.
Cora asks what to plant in a 30 foot square garden after hard effort. Her reply conveys exhaustion and a need for practical, easier crops to maximize yield with limited space.
A school boy asks how to know when he is naughty and the teacher says conscience will tell him. The boy questions if it will tell the teacher too, prompting a simple moral exchange.
Betty and her husband clash as Nettie suggests the man’s stubborn nature and Betty’s sharp tongue fuel their discord. The exchange frames a domestic rift centered on personalities and relational friction.
Winter cover crops are busy on American farms starting about September 1. They feed livestock, prevent soil erosion, aid moisture absorption, and enrich soil when turned in spring. Government reports note strong growth in the south and east central states, with acres rising from hundreds of thousands to millions in a decade. The program boosts postwar profits and yields of food, fiber, and oil crops, encouraging more ryegrass, clover, vetch, and other species.
A committee from the American Veterinary Medical Association reports that calf losses can be reduced with basic nutrition. It urges mineral vigilance, noting salt iodine calcium and phosphorus as critical. Include 1 percent iodized salt in grain and provide iodized salt freely. Add 1 percent calcium and phosphorus supplements unless calves receive 12 pounds daily of whole or skim milk.
Breeders consider breed characteristics alongside temperament capacity and mammary system in selecting cattle. Emphasis rests on health and suitability for beef or dairy production based on established criteria.
The dairy cow should be wedge shaped with a wide hindquarters and a narrow, sharp withers. Beef cattle exhibit a rectangular body, and both breed records and market demands influence selection decisions for dairy or beef herds.
A quick veterandrum exchanges a line about the drill sergeant telling the rookie to wipe that opinion off his face in a terse humor moment.
A playful exchange has Nell and Belle teasing about a whistle blowing traffic cop on the next corner. The dialogue captures light humor and street scene chatter.
A two line gag captures a First Boy Scout asking about a four legged flyer and a Second Ditto’s reply, then F B S declares the dinner table itself is the answer, reflecting light outdoor humor at a Scout gathering.
Instruction notes a cooking tip to flavor potatoes for fish cakes by adding half a clove of garlic to the boiling water and discarding it before mashing. The suggestion aims to impart mild garlic aroma without garlic bits in the final cake.
A Wyarming experiment station study links maximum digestible nutrients in hay to cutting stage. Alfalfa best at one tenth bloom. Timothy and grass hays at full bloom. Leaves hold most nutrients, so harvest to retain foliage.
In China, cheap pets are grasshoppers kept in bamboo cages and fed beans and peas as the chirping insects gain interest.
Notice records a special stockholders meeting in Washington Iowa on April 10 1945 renewing the corporation for twenty years from January 23 1945. Ralph W Thompson as president Theodore B Bailey as secretary Henry B Bailey as treasurer and a five member board are listed with articles detailing name office capital stock ten thousand dollars in one hundred shares, purpose including abstract real estate titling loans and insurance as agent.
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