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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1943
Page
4
Ration dates list for gasoline sugar coffee fuel oil shoes and meat stamps. Details include stamps 6 13 15 16 18 21 22 P Q R S N P Q and blue stamps with expiration dates through July August October and September. Home canning allowances may be requested from local rationing boards.
Mrs Rennie Dawson reports on visitors Homer and Maud Birney missing a call from son James aboard a Superior Wisconsin boat. Marjorie Walker leaves Kirksville to teach first grade in Wellman. Community meals, prayers, and social visits dominate the weekend with family dinners and neighborly hosting amid local illnesses and a beaverlike maple tree peeling mystery.
The fragment mentions a period from July 1 to August and includes a numerical reference 73. It appears to describe seasonal conditions or a summary of July into August with a specific figure noted. No clear event or entities are identifiable from the text.
How to Exchange Garden Products describes using the OCD for garden surpluses and obtaining help making proper contacts. Telephone 3880.
Mrs Nora Kracaw and family visit from Mt Pleasant bringing Mrs Clara Salterberg. Tea room struggles for staff. Mrs A J Dawson, 90, remains active and witty. Ralph Dougherty returns from fishing trip. Dora Thompson Jones celebrates over 300 callers at Wallace house. Post office painting in heat by Harrison Dodder. Harold J Ickes mocked for vast national debt. Bob Armstrong recalls debt era. Mrs Henry Eagle plans Davenport and New Orleans visits. WACs replace WAACs. Ernie Pyle WAC tales praised. Coast Guard cartoons feature colorful humor.
The article highlights tall players with listed measurements including Alec Gallup at 6'1" and 175 pounds, Franklin Varing at 6'3" and 190 pounds, and John Zaring at 6'1" and 175 pounds marking a trend toward larger players.
Mrs J J Rich details a week of social visits including Elmer Graber Lizzie Roth Walter Westen and Harold Wilson families. Oats cutting helped by Rev Metzker. Funeral for D K Unsicker in Wright. Mrs Currier and children depart to California. Community events include picnics and farm chores around Stringtown and Wayland.
Statisticians say a carload of dehydrated onions shipped from California to New York will save 54 000 car miles. They caution against drying watermelons this summer to avoid new inefficiencies.
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