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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1943
Page
4
Gasoline A Book coupons No 6 valid for four gallons each expire July 21 outside the Eastern shortage area. Sugar Stamp No 13 good for five pounds through August 15. Coupons No 15 and 16 valid through October 31 for five pounds each for home canning. Housewives may apply to their local rationing office.
The notice lists validity dates for ration stamps across goods including coffee stamps 21 and 22, fuel oil period 5, new fuel oil Period 1 coupons, shoes stamp 18, meat red stamps P Q R S with specified end dates, and processed foods blue stamps N P Q etc. It details periods commands such as July 1 through August 7 and July 11 to July 31 for the various stamps.
Betty Despain visits New London to spend time with grandmother. Mr and Mrs J Cocklin return to St Paul after visiting local relatives. Howard Kratter family from Robinsdale and Everette Mitchell family from Waterloo visit and depart. Janet Roberta Fletcher of Moline Illinois enjoy summer with grandparents. Benjamin Fletcher relatives visited Ainsworth last week.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin serves as Worshipful Master and A W Yard as secretary.
Bus service outlines routes from Washington to Iowa City and Knoxville with departure and arrival times. Westbound service lists a $36 fare and schedule between Washington Knoxville and back, noting early morning arrivals and midafternoon departures.
List your needs and garden surpluses with the OCD and you will be given help in making proper contacts. Telephone 380.
Mrs Harvey Bales tripped and broke her elbow Friday evening. Her son Allan Bales and wife from Des Moines visited that night, and daughter Blaine Johnston from Council Bluffs arrived Saturday. Several family members and visitors, including Alice Holmes from Cedar Rapids, were listed among local happenings, with church events and baptisms noted at United Presbyterian and related services.
Ames Iowa July 12 Hog expert Wal Schultz head of Iowa State College economics and sociology argues scarce feed means halting hog expansion and reducing feeding weights. He urges a narrower corn hog ratio with premiums for lighter hogs and a 240 to 270 pound price floor as a benchmark.
Doris Ware rents a seaside bungalow at Yellowsands and meets her landlord Peter Clarkson, a gloomy but wealthy man. After a staged rescue on the water, Clarkson declares his lifelong love, and neighbors confirm a destined romance as Doris learns his true identity.
A concise adage from Montaigne asserts that without honesty, all other knowledge harms those lacking integrity and virtue. The quote emphasizes interior virtue as the foundation of true understanding.
Nutrition specialist Alma Garvih of Ohio State University explains home canning of meat is possible year round with careful steps. Use firm clean meat, heat through, cut into pieces, pack hot jars with broth to within half an inch of the top, seal, and process one hour in a pressure cooker or about three hours in a water bath.
The Army adopts bicycles to conserve rubber and fuel in the Sixth Service command. Lieut. Raymond Notz of Chicago notes bikes save gas and rubber and are easy to handle, requiring only a simple hop aboard to ride.
The National Council of American Shipbuilders says 36 skilled and special trades are needed to build Liberty ships. Trades include angle-furnaceman, bitumastic applier, chippper, galvanizer, layer-out, loftsman, puncher, and roller along with welders, carpenters, plumbers, pattern makers, molders, joiners, draftsmen, coppersmiths, cabinet makers, blacksmiths and boilermakers. Many workers lacked trade knowledge years ago, yet private yards trained a large workforce, driving record ship production for essential service.
The article traces cork use from Pliny's Naturalia Historia noting its roles as a stopper for jugs, nets, swim gear and winter footwear. It cites Virgil and Horace on roofs and wine seals, mentions monasteries with cork lined walls, and describes peasant roofs and warm cork floors before later earth-wall mixtures.
A civilian trouble shooting detachment supports the navy by quickly restoring ships and gear. An expert flew from Pittsburgh to Houston to repair a submarine chaser, returning it to service in days, avoiding a month ashore. Similar rapid redeployments reach Hawaii Alaska and South America.
Wood resists decay more when treated with urea and specific ammonium compounds, improving durability and lifespan of timber exposed to moisture and pests.
Des Moines Iowa July 12 The article notes R E Walters no politics pledge in Iowa OPA administration and a shakeup that did not occur Dana Johnson resigned over policy disputes Harold Teachout and Fred Derrick remain in place both Republicans and under scrutiny Walters reportedly approves of their work Democratic leaders likely displeased with the turn of events
Walters keeps the Waterloo ration board resignation framed around naming a labor representative to the price panel as required. Rumors say a 50 50 political balance may guide new appointments, with no implied shakeups. Democrats gripe about non cooperation from boards blaming Washington regulations.
A Hedrick clipping described a June 13 automobile crash with three dead. The state patrol and county sheriff had no record until Gerald Swisher traced the tale to a 30 year old incident, revealed by a veteran who recalled the event. The clipping service had hidden the Thirty Year Ago headline.
A coincidence arose when a driver’s license issued to a man bore the same name as one of those reported killed, linking a living individual to the fatal incident in the article.
The executive council hit a snag on a proposal to buy the Kasson Memorial building for the historical department. Auditor Chet Akers withheld approval until value is assured, while the interim committee recommended the purchase funded by a $10,000 appropriation and a five year option with rent credits.
The article notes Governor Hickenlooper receives 50 to 60 letters daily read by his secretary Leo Custer. a letter to Willis York in Des Moines was returned unknown. It mentions a possible Democratic candidate for governor, Albert J. Loveland, as a topic of discussion.
Thursday afternoon updates show John Duvall visiting the sick, Marie Stewart returning to Kirksville for summer school, and Mrs J B Moore visiting with friends. Robert Stephens made a bus trip to Ottumwa while the Rickbaugh family moves from a stone quarry area to Burlington in early week.
The 1942 capital expenditures for equipment and other improvements on railway property by class railroads totaled 334.88 million dollars, down 8.124 million from 1941. Excluding 1941, 1942 was the highest annual total since 1930 when expenditures reached 232.608 million.
Petersburg Virginia imposes a $100 tax on tattooers as a plan to regulate the influx of artists drawn by the nearby Camp Lee. Local officials hope the levy funds civic needs while signaling orderly growth.
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