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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1945
Page
4
Certificates no longer needed to buy used farm implement tires and used passenger car tires and inner tubes. Certificates still required to buy any new tires and used truck tires. Inspection required to obtain certificates. Regular commercial vehicle inspection every 6 months or 5000 miles whichever occurs sooner.
The notice lists validity periods for various ration stamps including coupons for gasoline and fuel oil, with periods and ending dates such as August 31 1945 and September 21 1945. It notes that certain stamps for motorcycles and heating season coupons are valid through specified dates and that stamps must be removed from books upon purchase.
Washington Lodge No 26 A FP and 4 M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner serves as W M and A W Yard is secretary.
The notice lists multiple train and bus services including No 8 and No 44 Californian and No 4, No 12 Southwest Express, and No 1 Southwest Express with various daily, daily except Sunday, and country routes. It notes departures from Washington to destinations such as Kansas City Davenport Chicago and Iowa City Cedar Rapids and provides ticketing details at Winga’s North Side Cafe and the local depot.
At the State Theatre Columbia Pictures presents A Seong to Remember starring Paul Muni Merle Oberon and Calonel Wilde. The film blends Chopin's melodies with a love story about George Sand Frederick Chopin and Joseph Elsner. The production promises screen music romance and Technicolor spectacle.
A humorous journey into heaven unfolds in That's the Spirit at the Fox Theatre. Jack Oakie and Peggy Ryan lead a strong cast with June Vincent, Arthur Treacher, Gene Lockhart, Johnny Coy. Andy Devine and Buster Keaton also appear in supporting roles.
Dayton Grove residents visit Washington during the week. The So and Sew club plans a Sunset park picnic on August 9. Local families host and visit relatives from Crawfordsville and Brooklyn. Farmers report busy harvest with combines replacing threshing machines.
A New York transit report notes the subway system holds enough ceramic tile to cover curb to curb over more than 35 miles of street. The surplus tiles reflect maintenance reserves and long term replacement plans for station corridors.
Timetable lists multiple daily departures from Iowa City and Washington to Mt Pleasant Fort Madison and other towns including Keota Sigourney OsKaloosa Knoxville to Burlington and Winfield. Details include assorted departure and arrival times, some with errors, and a note that defot is located at 107 W 2nd with tickets sold at the local depot.
Prune red raspberries in early spring after freezes. Remove old canes, cut back tops to strong buds, and keep fruiting lateral branches supported. Grapes require severe pruning. keep canes about lead pencil diameter, remove weak or old wood, and retain near trunk canes cut to two buds for next year.
Aviation Cadet Peter M. Bury of Chicopee Falls Massachusetts was training at Randolph Field when his instructor tipped the two seater inverted. Coins and his watch fell from his pockets but remained inside the glass canopy as the instructor inverted the plane again and Bury reached over his head to reclaim them.
The text outlines requirements for care full paint on steel shell casings both inside and out. The paint must endure intense heat, resist chemical action from interior explosives, withstand abrasion and salt spray, resist moisture and mild caustics, remain elastic under crimping, and achieve a film thickness between 0.0005 and 0.0007 inches.
University of California poultry division reports that hens fed carotene or vitamin A with equal potency produced eggs with essentially the same vitamin A level. Potency in eggs was mainly vitamin A, with little carotene, even when carotene was the sole feed.
Quartz veins in four Brazilian regions are worked by garimpeiros using crude hand methods. The Tocantins river district, home to the untamed Chauvantes Indians, shows deposits. Modern mining methods and machinery are expected to boost crystal output soon.
The latest figures show at least 160000 women employed across transportation branches. The range of occupations for women in the sector continues to expand daily as employers seek more female workers.
Brass and other alloy door-knockers stay bright if wax is applied soon after polishing. The tip emphasizes timely wax application to protect the metal finish.
Atmospheric gas fading changes color in acetate rayon fabrics. Avoid paper protectors and paper garment bags. use cloth covers. Keep away from wool, camphor, mothballs, and fumes. Rinse washable acetate rayons with washing soda solution after washing and before storing.
The article advises stripping color from fabric before dyeing for best results though wool may be damaged by removal. It notes fabric blends require fiber content checks and warns acetate rayons need special dyes. Wool can shrink. maintain constant temperature and use warm air to minimize shrinkage.
The guide states roasting temps vary by weight with lower heat for larger fowl. Chicken and duck at 350 F, goose and six to nine pound turkeys at 325 F. no oven below 250 F. Roasting times range from 1.5–2 hours for 4–5 pound birds to 8–9 hours for 24–30 pound turkeys. Doneness signs include flesh shrinking under skin and no pink juice in well done breast and thigh.
A fleet of white hospital ships under the Transportation Corps ASF, largely converted from former army transports, evacuates wounded American and allied troops from the invasion coast of France and other combat zones. New hospital ships are produced in American shipyards at over two per week. The ships are clearly identified as mercy vessels with white hulls, a green band, and a large Red Cross, unarmed and equipped to provide night illumination.
Guidance on storing food without unnecessary cooling. Keep fats at room temp, avoid large store wraps, cartons, and oversized containers. Let warm foods cool before refrigerating, cover foods except melons, and avoid stacking to speed cooling as frost thickens and temperatures rise.
An Orientalist cites historical practice of rotating book cases dating to the Ninth century. The note highlights early Chinese ingenuity in library design and storage systems.
Wayland notes a family picnic at Mt Pleasant honoring Hay erette Carden and family from Alma Nebraska with relatives from Wayland and Crawfordsville in attendance. Other items include local visits, a birthday dinner, and Dorcas meeting notes with new officers.
A swarm of bees has settled on a hog wire fence in an open field forming a growing honeycomb cupboard. Two squares are filled with honey comb and expansion is likely as wax covers more wires. Local growers note sun exposure and heat, but the comb has held up so far. Nearby news covers visits from Fred Bliefuss and family, birthday celebrations for Sue Paterson, and a Chicago visitor Letitia Te Bockhorst. The column also notes a tragic death near Chicago and yields from oats on Roy Krotz and Atweal Chabal farms.
Brighton reports Cliff Morgan plans to visit his son’s family as illness keeps him close. The note mentions a July 28 gathering at the James Morgan home with many relatives from Washington Packwood Richland and Keokuk, plus plans for Hope Lutheran church’s 100th anniversary events August 12 and 13.
weekend visitors from Des Moines joined Mrs. Johnson's sister Mrs. A C Wenger and Mr Wenger. Mrs J W Witting attended Marie Swartzendruber's wedding in Davenport to Marie Swartzendruber and Lester Nichols, eldest daughter of Mrs Dot Duenbostle Swartzendruber, Mr and Mrs Hugh Conrad. Mr and Mrs Glenn Conrad of Mt Pleasant were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Barbara Conrad.
Richard Swailes son of Mr and Mrs James Swailes suffered a serious farm accident Friday while repairing a combine. A spring loosened a broken part striking him in the jaw and injuring teeth. He was taken to Dr Cantrel in Lone Tree for first aid and then to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. He is recovering and may come home this weekend.
Ron Ald Hawkins returns from Italy to Ainsworth after a wartime service in North Africa and Italy, receiving a medical discharge. Dick Lopshire also discharged after being wounded in the Philippines. Homer Hunt, U S Navy, arrives home in Oregon for a short leave. Community picnic at Kensington school with fifteen attendees.
White Oak residents report busy farming as teams cut oats hay and corn while apricots ripen. Local helpers include Tom Carris Clifford Leeper and Harold Luers who returned from overseas to pitch in. Family visits to Great Lakes and San Pedro mark a lively rural week with Cadet Nurse Mae Lyon visiting Des Moines.
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