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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
3
Office hours at the Court House 1 4 p m weekdays 10 12 m Saturdays. Tire certificates no longer required for recapping. periodic car tire inspections ended April 20 but owners must keep records. OPA tire inspectors issue Certificates for replacing certain tires. Vehicle and fuel, sugar and processed food stamps detailed with valid periods and quantities.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. D Morrison Jr is Worshipful Master and A W Yard serves as secretary.
Eastbound and westbound bus leaves listed for Washington with times for three westbound and four eastbound routes. Tickets sold at Winga's North Side Cafe in North Side Square and at the local depot for cross country travel.
Train times show departures from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Fort Madison with arrivals at various times. Additional notes mention routes to Winfield Burlington Oska'oose Knoxv, and an incomplete section on ticketing and local pickup.
Mrs Leonard Ornduff Linda Kay and Jimmy of Ottumwa spend week at Kenneth Ornduff home. Lawrence Ginger Larry and Jack visit Axel Anderson. T M OConnor Myrtle call at Orie OConnor home. Cooperative dinner at C A Thompson with Harold Booth St Charles Reed Booth Washington Moyral Smith Joyce Crawfordsville. D A P club meeting at Mrs Roy Gerets Doris Canott guest Lou Jean Spessard Ainsworth visit. Duane Hazen Kenny supper at Burke McCreedy. Mrs Charles Rademaker returns from Emden Illinois. Bill Trotter family dinner with Clarence Booth near Cotter. Robert Henderson family Sunday at L B Donaldson home. Mrs Donaldson not improving. C A Thompson Charles dinner at Orie OConnor. Leonard Ornduff children visit with Bill Trotter family.
The article notes advances in efficiency reduced the number of miners needed to produce the same mineral output in 1939 to half of that required in 1914. This reflects significant productivity gains and industrial progress during the period.
The Saturday sale on East Main Street drew buyers for small items from Mr and Mrs Roy Marr and others. A Sunday trip featured Harold Fulton and Verna planning further house work, with their daughter Joan and son Teddy, and a birthday dinner for Dr Fred Reid. The trip ended with village life notes and a car accident involving Don Welch family returning from Rochester.
State officials and reporters from Iowa flood Chicago for the Republican National Convention. Delegates and alternates mingle with Dewey and Bricker supporters as Nixon era talk centers on nominations. Notables include Martha McClure sidelined by illness and local leaders Lundy and Knutson discussed as potential nominees.
Vern K. Stacher begins initial naval training at Great Lakes. Rummels from Marceline and Melvin visit Riverside for summer with relatives. Private Lester Kenney of the 571st Regiment Signal Corps attends his sister Dorothy Taunton’s funeral in Riverside. A baby girl born to Betty Cress Levy in Iowa City weighs 6 pounds. Ward Flynn returns from a war plant job in Richmond California to visit Riverside relatives.
Disabling injuries in home accidents last year totaled 4 950 000 with 130 000 resulting in some permanent disability. Wage loss medical expense and overhead insurance. PAN AAR AA.
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