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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1943
Page
4
The notice lists Class A B and C ration deadlines with inspection dates and periods. It also sets schedules for commercial vehicle inspections and tire conservation, plus validity dates for gasoline fuel oil coffee sugar blue red and shoes coupons and notes housewives may apply for more rationing if needed.
Schedules show Bee Line Transit operating Washington to Iowa City with departures at 6 45 am 8 15 am and 5 50 pm and returns to Washington with morning and evening trips. Sullivan Bus Lines also lists routes with multiple daily departures from Washington to Iowa City and Knoxville through the day.
List your needs and garden surpluses with the OCD and get help making proper contacts. Telephone 380.
Mrs Lauder Kennedy hosted a birthday party for Miss Jennie Clemens with Crawfordsville friends in attendance. Clover Leaf 4 H club met to discuss canning methods and plan county events with representatives named. Visits and furloughs noted as families hosted guests and Staff Sergeant Maurice Maxwell returned from a ten day leave.
Brighton residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with cor poral Keth Willis and Mrs Willis among dinner guests at Rex Bric a. Several travelers were mentioned including Miss Marie Strub returning to Iowa City and George Statler heading to Edmonton to work on the Alaskan highway.
Tungsten serves as a toughener for steels with high heat resistance, maintaining a cutting edge in tools. It found use in armor plating guns armor-piercing projectiles and in diverse items such as razor blades watch springs pianos and electrical equipment.
The article notes labor cost as a major obstacle to domestic silk farming compared to foreign sources. It explains that silkworms must be raised in large numbers, managed for disease, fed mulberry leaves at proper times, and placed on twigs or straw when ready to spin cocoons.
Writings from Europe and China note comets observed as early as 87 B C. The records identify celestial phenomena in ancient astronomical logs and commentary. Observers describe the bright tail and unusual sky events linked to cometary appearances.
Wood and glue bins pass load tests, showing no deterioration and promising a permanent replacement for metal bins. Alloyed wood products are produced in about 185 plants, totaling four billion board feet yearly, with two billion pounds of preservative used to combat termites and decay. A fine fog disperses insecticides and bombs containing the mix are sent to fronts to protect against mosquitoes and flies.
Hilda Glenn recalls childhood in Havenhurst on Sound as she confronts a web of clues tied to a tragedy that claimed her parents. The narrator reflects on envy, love, and the emergence of Pam Drury as a rising radio talent connected to Greg Mason and the fate of Glennacres.
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