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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
4
Ration dates and schedules list certificates no longer required for used farm implement tires used passenger car tires and inner tubes. Certificates remain required for new tires and used truck tires with inspection needed to obtain certificates. Regular commercial vehicle inspection occurs every six months or five thousand miles, whichever comes first.
The notice lists expiration dates for 1945 fuel and food coupons including E and R-series gasoline and nonhighway coupons, period 1 to 5 unit value coupons, and definite value coupons. It also covers processed foods Blue and Red stamps from Book 4 and Airplane Stamps No. 1 2 and 3, with guidance on removal from books and indeterminate validity for some stamps.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M announces regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner W M and A W Yard secretary are listed for contact and duties.
The clipping shows schedules for the M and St. P. and P. R. R. Co. with West Bound No. 8 and No. 4 Golden State Limited, Eastbound No. 12 Southwest Express, No. 44 Californian, and local Davenport Kansas City services. Notes include stop specifics for sleeping car and coach passengers, daily and limited runs, and agent details.
Local bus timetable lists routes and departures from Washington to Chicago and various Iowa cities. It notes ticket sales at the Burlington Depot and local cafes, with eastbound service to Chicago and multiple connections to Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison, Burlington, Sigourney, Oskaloosa, Knoxville and Keota.
Mrs Dale Herdlicka reports a June 18 Snowball gathering in Snowball with Major and Mrs Wendell Booth and daughter on furlough from Edmonton Canada. Attendees included Harold Booth Atch Charles Myral Smith Joyce Crawfordsville Joe Booth Eva Mouser and others. Musicians Prairie Flower mixed quartet provided afternoon entertainment.
The record of fire prevention in the United States during this war surpasses World War I. Fire damage in WWI totaled over 1.293 billion dollars from 1914 to 1919, while WW II damage from 1939 to 1943 reached 1.555 billion dollars, a 20 percent increase.
Brief notes list local service members from Washington County in the armed forces. Readouts honor their service and note hometown ties.
In a letter from Levenhausen Germany dated May 28 S/Sgt Jack Gibson details frontier life near Cologne with humor and hardship. He describes basement occupancy, former Nazi workers, combat movements from New York to England France and Germany, and vivid memories of battles, artillery usage, and advancing to the Rhine. He notes the end of hostilities and contemplates returning home. He also mentions a future PX, guard shifts, and encounters with locals including young Krauts and Belgian women.
Capital observers name Gen. Ira C. Eaker as potential successor to Gen. Henry H. Arnold as chief of the Army Air Forces. Eaker led Allied air forces in the Mediterranean and has just been recalled to Washington.
Dorothy A. Hanft daughter of C. J. Hanft serves at the First base air depot at Warrington England. A Columbus High School graduate she joined the army in August 1942 and has been overseas since May 1944. Before enlisting she worked at the Rock Island arsenal. Harlan J. Kerr son of Mrs Jennie Kerr has returned.
Mr and Mrs Sam Marsh hosted a birthday supper for their son James on Friday evening June 9 at the parental home in Shiloh. Guests included the produce force, sharing in the celebration with the honored guest.
Notes recount visits among families including Marshs Schoonovers and Atkinsons in West Liberty and nearby towns. People such as Joan Schoonover Marilyn Nicola and Roy Miller joined gatherings at homes in Washington Coppock and surrounding areas. Social calls, birthdays, and shared meals marked a weekend of friendship and community.
Six national forests in Wyoming and surrounding regions occupy roughly 9,000,000 acres, comprising about 13 percent of the state's total land area.
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