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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
6
Certificates no longer required for purchase of used farm implement tires used passenger car tires and all inner tubes. Certificates are required to purchase any new tires and also used truck tires. Inspection is required to obtain certificates. Regular commercial vehicle inspection every 6 months or every 5 000 miles whichever occurs sooner.
Readable OCR fragment shows multiple gasoline coupons by volume and form numbers for non highway use. Mentions 5 gallon and 1 gallon coupons with forms R-6530D R-530E R-681D R-531E.
Regular meeting notice for Washington Lodge No 26 A K K and A M on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary.
The note lists westbound No 8 Golden State Limited and No 11 Southwest Express and eastbound No 12 Southwest Express and No 44 Californian daily with stops at 3 15 p m. No 8 carries sleeping car passengers to Washington Kansas City and beyond while No 48 serves Washington with coach passengers and No 4 stops for California passengers only.
Decode shows train departures and arrivals with times and stubby agent names for Westbound Davenport to Kansas City and Eastbound services. Partial lines mention No 23 Mixed Train 10 45 am and No 22 Mixed Train 11 80 am with daily except Sunday. Additional notes list Limited departures and agent initials.
Daily bus departures from Washington include Bus 8 at 6 08 am Bus 9 at 10 41 am Bus 7 at 7 46 pm Omaha to Chicago routes depart Washington at 3 03 am and 10 86 am Eastbound services head to Chicago NotH-Vickers tickets available at Blue Depot Wingas North Side Cafe and North Side Square for full coast to coast trips from the local depot
Passenger times outline departures from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Washington and Mt Pleasant to destinations including Fort Madison Mt Pleasant and Burlington with connections to Sigourney Oskaloosa Knoxville and Waterloo at listed morning and afternoon slots. Depot located at 107 W Sud with tickets sold locally.
The notice lists which D coupons and various food and fuel stamps remain valid through 1945 and 1946. It specifies Period 1 to 5 unit value coupons for Furl Oil heating season, definite value coupons through Aug 31 1945, and new June issuances from Stamp No 36 Book 4. It also covers processed foods blue stamps and meat fats cheese stamps with their respective validity dates and shoe stamps with indefinite validity for one pair per book.
The Mason family of Havre hosted a cooperative dinner at their country home with guests including Mrs. Joe Kotosick Grace Fread Mrs. Riley Miller of Washington Mrs. Mina Paulserove and families from Winfield, and Mrs. Marry Marr of Ainsworth. Several visits followed into the week with local families and neighbors.
The guidance states air markers work best on flat roofs. It notes chrome yellow against a dead black background as the accepted high visibility combination. It adds orange is no longer recommended.
An improved branding method reduces hides worn by branding and yields a larger leather supply. It promises material savings for ranchers and tanners through more efficient marks and reduced long term waste.
Publicity notes from A Ossian and Ruth Foster report a daughter Kathryn Joy born May 28 to the Farm Bureau couple. Other items mention Mrs. Mabel Plummer hosting Scott William during hospital care, family visits among Stephenson Aulds Aut, and relatives in Ames Nebraska with travel to Iowa City. The West Chester cheese factory discussion recalls A J Leet and his children.
Riverside and area 4-H clubs met May 24 with activities planned for June 9 10 at Camp Wapello. Topics included project care methods, rally day plans, dressers scarfs and manners in public places. Over sixteen local girls graduated this year with notable leaders and tea at Harriet Johnsons.
Mrs Merle Twinam chairs the seven district program planning meeting of Farm Bureau women held with state chairman Mrs Raymond Sayre. State goals for next year were discussed for adoption at the district meeting in Washington on June 19 and 20. Delegates from counties will include three women and the home economist from each county. Due to many meetings this week the committee will convene June 8 at 8 00 p m at the Farm Bureau office, one week later than planned.
Mr and Mrs Wm Lemon and daughter Dorothy Jean return from Milwaukee to Iowa to make it their home. He will work for Bee Line Bus Co in Washington. Other relatives visit, with community notices and local social events noted including a mother daughter banquet at the church.
A health tip suggests disguising milk by incorporating it into creamed soups custards and sauces to increase family consumption.
A sewing guide describes making decorative quilted chair pads to dress kitchen chairs. It suggests sandwiching a layer of sheet between two fabric layers, quilting, binding with bias trim, and securing pads with ties sewn to the corners.
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