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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1943
Page
4
The county rationing board supplied the Journal with deadlines for ration classes. Class A inspection headline Sept 30. Class B runs from July through Oct. Class C and bulk cookouts have Aug 31 as third inspection deadline. Commercial vehicles require inspection every six months or five thousand miles.
The notice lists validity dates for gasoline book coupons 6 and 4 gallons, Fuel Of Period No. 5 and Period No. 1 coupons, Coffee Coupons 21 and 22, Sugar Coupon 13 and 15 16, home canning coupons, N P Q blue stamps, Meats Fats Cheese Canned Fish P Q red stamps, a red stamp July 11 and S red stamp July 18, plus Shoes Coupon 18. It notes applicability outside Eastern areas and requests housewives to contact the rationing board for extra if needed.
Last year enough man-hours were lost on production lines because of accidents to build 9,000 heavy bombers.
Sullivan Bus Lines schedules show eastbound departures from Washington at 6 45 a m and 5 50 p m with arrivals in Iowa City at 8 00 a m and 7 05 p m Westbound service depart Washington at 9 30 a m for Knoxville and at 2 20 p m for return to Washington from Knoxville Schedule includes Iowa City to Ordnance Plant routing and times between Washington and Iowa City through the day.
A narrator recalls meeting Kitty Barlow and her brother Brand after years apart. On a rainy day at a girls school she bonds with Brand, plans for a New Year dance unfold, and she swaps a spike heel look for flat slippers to match him as a toreador. Their moment under the stairs hints at a budding romance.
The slip covers are designed to be pulled on and off easily while remaining durable under regular use. They should resist wear over a reasonable period and maintain fit without frequent adjustments.
Scientists explain the mind cannot grasp a billion units yet the chart shows one billion and when multiplied 330 times equals 330 billion dollars. The United States has appropriated this amount for the Army and Navy since the war began, averaging 265 million dollars spent each day.
The Rocking Chair Brigade shares grape jelly and red beet relish recipes credited to Mrs Verne Pangborn and Mrs Alex Miller. Notes move from homemaking tips to local moves and plans for canning lettuce. The column promotes whistling for morale and mentions a housing change for Mrs A L Young and others.
Washington July 20 U P Chairman Harrison E Spangler of the Republican National Committee said analyses from a public opinion survey support a Republican victory in 1944. He claimed the tests show a larger gain than Gallup and cite rising anti New Deal sentiment and White House leadership issues amid constitutional chaos. Some Republicans forecast gains in both presidential and congressional contests, focusing on northern states with potential in the south.
U.S. Treasury urges buying War Bonds to fund defense including gas masks for troops. It notes gas masks cost up to 9.25 dollars and stresses readiness for future needs rather than delays. The message asks citizens to support financing through War Bonds.
Separation of the sexes should occur early as a well recognized practice for good poultrymen. Separating the sexes provides extra floor space and promotes better uniform development of the pullets.
The mahogany log stands out by its size and high proportion of straight grain. It also shows a total absence of alternating dense and less dense rings, producing an unusual uniform texture throughout.
The potato onion grows from bottom sets and small sets yield medium bulbs in favorable seasons. When bulbs are planted they split into several small bottom sets. Planting can occur in either fall or spring.
The 14th century traveler Sir John Mandeville recounts a legend that diamonds form in pairs, male and female, nourished by the den of heaven, giving birth to small stones and growing year round.
The general price index for farm commodities held at 169 percent of the 1909-14 average for the month ending November 15, indicating no change in overall price level for farmers.
Gannet publisher Frank EE denounces New Deal policies in a letter to congressmen blaming federal mismanagement for inflation and shortages. He proposes stop wage increases, tax excess purchasing power, and allow higher prices to spur production.
The report describes American troops in Liberia adopting local foods including a dish combining meat with peanut butter and hard boiled eggs. It highlights how soldiers learn to enjoy unfamiliar meals during service abroad.
When lemons are used without rind pare the yellow portion and grate through the meat chopper. Dry the grand peel and store in a tight container to use as a pleasant flavoring when fresh lemon is not on hand.
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