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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
6
The notice lists weekday and Saturday hours for the Court House office and notes that tires certificates are no longer needed for recapping. It details required inspections, ration certs, and extensive wartime coupon validity for gas, sugar, processed foods, meats, and airplane stamps with pertinent dates and quantities.
A fragmentary note shows a price discussion tied to a secretary and a worded heading. The readable text hints at a costs matter overseen by a secretary with references to potentially regional or organizational terms. Further context is missing to confirm specifics.
A rough timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains including No. 3 Golden State Limited, No. 11 Southwest Express, No. 43 Californian, No. 12 Southwest Express, and No. 4 Golden State Limited with regular stops and specific notes. It mentions routes via Washington, Kansas City, and California passengers, with times around 1:56 am to 5:43 am.
Daily except Sunday schedule shows No 436 at 7:00 a m and No 429 at 1:00 a m with agent L Goodlander listed. The text is an OCR fragment from a station timetable.
The bulletin lists B. and Q. No. 23 Mixed at 10 45 a m arriving trains and No 22 Mixed departing at 11 30 a m daily except Sunday Local Davenport Kansas City departs 9 58 a m No 25 Southwest Limited with agent F Anderson noted Godot Chenies mentions 11 FG
Local buses depart Washington for Chicago and Omaha daily with multiple daily departures. Tickets are available at Winga's North Side Cafe in North Side Square or at the Bus Depot for travel coast to coast via the agency Winga's Cafes.
A garbled list presents train times between Washington Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fort Madison Winfield Burlington and other points with departures arrivals and depot notes. The text includes inconsistent digits and currency marks but indicates a regional timetable with multiple routes and destinations.
Cecil Lowe shows little change after a paralysis attack on Friday. A report from Columbus Junction notes his condition as essentially unchanged and ongoing care at home.
On soils with poor red clover growth and only fair alsike growth a ton of finely ground lime stone or equivalent may be required to achieve satisfactory red clover growth More will be required for alfalfa or sweet clover
Crawfordsville June 22 Chapter L of the T T Ts held their annual breakfast Tuesday morning at 8 9 o'clock at Swedesburg Park. The event included planning for Founder's Day and a pleasant social time.
Mrs. Leo Brown and Mrs. Don Fleming visited relatives in Princeton Missouri after a week at home with their parents Mr and Mrs Nick Bohr. Joe Brown, in air corps training, was home on furlough. Mrs Raymond Kos recovering from surgery with daughter Lorraine on a short vacation. Emily Fox of Ohio visits her friend Mrs G L Heiserman as the Heisers attend the Upper Iowa conference in Iowa City Last week.
Riverside news highlights numerous visits and family gatherings. Iowa City visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller and Mrs. Mary Hotka. others travel from Cedar Rapids Chicago and Akron. 4-H state officer Deane Rinner attends Ames event amid ward family updates and farm work.
Mrs Edd Slagel of St John Mich and Mr and Mrs Ethan Brooks were Saturday supper guests at Rex Swan home. Kilmer Roth and family were Sunday dinner guests at Raymond Wenger home. Deane Rinner joined Washington county 4 H boys for a camp outing at Lake Wapello Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Marvin Widmer spent Sunday evening at Earl Bachman home. Eymer Graber and family spent the day.
Gracehill June 22 Mr and Mrs Paul Harvey entertained at a pinochle party in honor of their son in law Paul Deimerty. Six tables played with winners named for ladies and men and a traveling prize won by Nelson Woodford. Many relatives and friends attended including Mr and Mrs Harold Klopfstein and Mr and Mrs Leonard Novak.
Prairie Flower reports a set of social and agricultural items from Washington and nearby communities. Highlights include crop conditions near Washington noted as the best seen on a trip from Sioux City, several family visits and receptions, and attendance at weddings such as Martha Barger Paul Benson in Toledo and the Davis Gates ceremony at the M E church.
The report notes that commercial forests occupy 58 percent of North Carolina's land area, with implications for industry, conservation, and land use planning in the region.
Mrs Joseph E Smith of Des Moines told 200 delegates at the Iowa Conference on Child Development that Iowa is one of the most backward states for education and public school legislation. She noted Iowa bears only 1.4 percent of total school costs versus a 34 percent national average.
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