Wartime Tire and Fuel Rationing Notices and Hours
The office opens weekdays 1 to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 to noon at the Court House. Tire certificates are no longer needed for recapping. car owners must keep inspection records. An OPA tire inspector must approve replacements for certain tires before ration issuance. Details cover vehicle inspections, gas coupons A through BE, sugar and food stamps, and period validity through 1945 with specific filing periods and requirements.
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Court House
OPA
Washington Iowa Rail Schedule Fragments and Destinations
timetable fragments show trains from Washington to Cedar Rapids Iowa City Fort Madison Winfield Burlington Sigourney Oskaloosa Knoxv and Yo with multiple departures and arrivals. Tickets sold at the local depot at 107 West 2nd.
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Bolowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa City
Ft. Madison Ly
Ft. Madison
Winfield, Burlington
Ordnance
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxv
Washington Lodge No. 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A A M calls for a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month led by W M Morriagn with yard duties and secretary on hand to conduct masonry affairs and related duties.
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Washington Lodge
A. M
Yard
Westbound Golden State Limited and Southwest Express schedule note
A fragmented timetable item records westbound No. 3 Golden State Limited and No. 11 Southwest Express with a daily regular stop near 2 34 a m, and line details including No. 43 Californian.
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C& A
Golden State Limited
Southwest Express
Californian
Washington
Kansas City
California
Train Schedules Noted By Goodlander Agent
The excerpt lists train numbers 430 and 429 with daily service notes and two times 1:00 a. m. and mentions agent GOODLANDER. The readable text appears to be timetable fragment indicating routing or departures. No clear full context or stations provided.
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OY Ia
Goodlander
Mixed Train Schedule for B. and Q. No. 22
The notice lists the B. and Q. No. 22 mixed train at 11 30 a m with service daily except Sunday and notes Company F Anderson as the agent for inquiries or adjustments.
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F. Anderson
Local Train Schedules Include Davenport and Kansas City
Partial timetable notes show No 3 Davenport to Kansas City local departs at 9 58 a m and No 8 Kansas City Davenport local departs at 5 14 p m daily except Sunday as per W C Bell agent.
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Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest
Kansas City-Davenport
W. C. Bell, Ags
Burlington Trailways Local Bus Schedule
Local schedule lists Bus No 3 at 6 08 am Bus No 5 at 10 56 am and Bus No 7 at 7 48 pm from Washington eastbound to Omaha Chicago. Tickets available at Bus Depot Winga's North Side Cafe North Side Square for full coast to coast trip. WINGA'S CAFE Agent.
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Burlington Trailways
Washington
Omaha
Chicago
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Plain Jane Martha Scott Blossoms Into Glamour Girl
Martha Scott, longtime screen plain Jane, debuts glamour look in Hi Diddle Diddle a Andrew Stone comedy romance at Fox Theatre via United Artists. The film also features Adolphe Menjou Pola Negri June Havoc Dennis O Keefe and Billie Burke.
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Martha Scott
Plain Jane
Martha
Hi Diddle Diddle
Andrew Stone
Adolphe Menjou
Pola Negri
June Havoc
Dennis O'Keefe
Billie Burke
Fox Theatre
United Artists
Miss Scott
Odessa's Founding Under Catherine the Great New Plans by a French Designer
Odessa Russia arose by czarist decree near the era of Washington D C founded. The city, built on reclaimed swamps, followed plans by a French designer. Its initial leaders were Western Europeans or English educated, lending Odessa an unfamiliar character among Russian towns.
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Odessa
Russia
Washington, D. C
Washington
Yanks Send Back Many Souvenirs From War Zones
Washington reports a flood of souvenirs from World War II fronts as U S troops abroad collect native gowns jewelry knives coins amulets and carved coconuts many items are shipped home via mail and museums increasingly identify foreign objects while soldiers seek eye catching mementos from Africa India and the South Pacific to Asia and beyond.
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Washington
England
France
Philippine
Southwest
Pacific
AEF
North
Africa
India
North Africa
U. S
Taj Mahal
New Delhi
Smithsonian Institute
Field Museum
Chicago
American Museum of Natural History
New York
South Pacific
Bataan
MacArthur
Roosevelt
Francis B. Sayre
Philippines
Laboratories Speeding War Devices to Front
ROCHESTER Modern science speeds transfer of war devices from lab to battlefront says Dr Lee A Dubridge head of the radiation laboratory for the National Defense Research Committee on loan from the University of Rochester. He notes swift results contrast with slow wartime research and cites a tech manpower shortage urging college war training courses in mathematics and fundamental sciences.
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Rochester
Lee A. Dubridge
Radiation Laboratory
National Defense Research Committee
Dubridge
University of Rochester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yankee Sailor Makes a Suit for Wife It’s Cute
A signalman first class in Australian waters sent his wife a suit sewn from navy blues. She was skeptical at first but found the fit perfect with a length, waist, and pockets described as charming.
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Kansas City
Navy
Stanley Levitt
Appert Wins Prize For Food Preservation Tin Can
Tin Can Napoleon offered a prize for food preservation and Nicholas Appert won by using the tin can to seal and preserve foods, marking a milestone in modern canning.
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Napoleon
Nicholas Appert
Army Captain Solves Inspection Problem
In Pine Bluff Arkansas an army captain at the arsenal arranged all unplaced items on a truck and drove them around the reservation until the inspection was finished. The public relations department announced the solution kept the area ship shape for the audit.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arms Production Sets New Records In February Output
Washington report shows February totals of 1,932,000 high explosive shells and 419,000 bombs plus 1,244,000,000 cartridges. Machine guns, submachine guns and tanks surged with 150,000, 134,000 and 5,000 units respectively. Patterson vows 1943 program of $57 billion will be met.
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Washington
Robert T. Patterson
Patterson
Veteran 60-Year-Old Master Sergeant Still Active in Service
Master Sergeant Luis C. de Pineres y Torre Viejas of Ephrata Washington, a 60 year old fighter with scars from battles and numerous decorations, passed a rigorous overseas readiness exam. Born into Colombian aristocracy, he fled revolts, served in the Colombian army, French Foreign Legion, Spanish army, and Pershing honored him thrice in World War I. He has 17 years in the U S Army today.
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Ephrata
Wash
Luis C. de Pineres Y Torre
United States
Pershing
Marshal Foche
French Foreign Legion
United States Army
British Air Mail Bomb Messages To Reich
British air mail aims to send private messages to Germans by pasting them on 2000 heavy bombs. Buyers of war stamps may paste stamps with their names or short messages, canceling them, as Wings for Victory supervises a summer program. The bombs will be loaded on Germany after the drive ends in June.
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London
Wings For Victory
Germany
Two Build Tank Buy It Theyll Take It to Front
Radio Moscow reports Ivan Bokyo and his wife, workers in an armament factory, used their savings to buy a tank. They claimed Premier Stalin's permission to take the tank to the front and fight.
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London
Radio Moscow
Ivan Bokyo
Bokyo
Stalin
Ship Bottom Paint Saves Ship Owners Millions yearly
It is estimated that about 20 million dollars annually are saved for wooden ships by ship bottom paint which prevents teredo and limnoria from boring into wood and weakening its structure within two to three years.
Unplanned Purchases Common in Grocery Stores
Studies show 75 percent of women in grocery stores bought one or more items not on their initial list. The finding highlights impulsive spending patterns and the impact on shopping habits.
Reed Burning Delays Grazing Season by Two Weeks
The practice of burning reed forage slows the grazing start by about two weeks and lowers pasture carrying capacity. It also makes reeds more vulnerable to grazing damage. Leather holes and metal bits can cut holes. if unavailable, a sharpened three cornered file may be used.
Phosphorus Fertilizers Accelerate Vegetable Maturity
Phosphorus fertilizers hasten maturity of vegetables including tomatoes cucumbers onions squash and sweet corn guiding faster harvest timelines for growers.
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Washington Directory
City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
Washington St
Washington Fruit
W. Livingston Attorney
West Main St
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Officers
Lloyd Lytlerty
W. H. Fulton
C. P. Weldin
Henry Bailey
P. L. Jordan
Hancher City
H. H. Reister
Ralph Minick
A. L. Griffith
Ruth Church
Park Commissioners
Marion S. Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
O. K. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yared
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Bath
Anne
O. F. Boller
State Bank Corner
U Stairs
East Main St
Seherman’s Funeral Home
Optometrists
C. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
Gee
Ge I. Morrison
Schroeder
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Irector
Laura Kehoe
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
W. E. Howell
Supt. of Schools
Lester B. Krabill
Dr. W
Kyle
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Ernest Rudolph
BRE Line
Anda
Bee Line Taxié
BLE Line
Een
Chi
Winga’s Cafe
Chiropractors
Chas
C. Brown
Washington Independent School District
W. A. Erbe
Ethel McCreedy School Board
Richard A. Stewart
Harry Ramseyer
Fred& Downing
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Marion George
Plain Jane Debuts
Glamour Girl
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Harry
Journal
The
Reich
English Channel
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Washington Dairy
John Shields & Sons
Gaged
America
Swift & Company
U.S. A
Gwhiet & Compan
Illinois
Ae Freed
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