Ration Dates Set for Tire Inspections Recap
Flor reports tire ration certificates no longer needed and outlines inspection periods. Class A ration enters third inspection through March 31, while Class B enters fifth inspection through June 30.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1944
Page
4
Flor reports tire ration certificates no longer needed and outlines inspection periods. Class A ration enters third inspection through March 31, while Class B enters fifth inspection through June 30.
The notice outlines Class C and bulk coupons with validity through specified dates and mileages. It lists gasoline coupon types A B C B2 C2 E and R, plus period No. 3 to No. 5 allocations and emphasizes that owners must record their license number on all coupons to deter black market activity.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M convokes a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin W M and A W Yard secretary provide details.
Train time table fragment lists Westbound No. 3 Golden State Limited at 1:55 a.m. No. 11 Southwest Express at 3:50 p.m. No. 48 Californian daily regular stop at 2:34 a.m. The readable items show mixed service designations and clock times for passenger trains.
Eastbound bus departures from Washington include Bus 3 at 6 08 am Bus 7 at 7 46 pm Bus 2 at 2 50 am Bus 6 at 10 35 am and Bus 10 at 8 50 pm All eastbound buses go to Chicago Tickets should be purchased at the Bus Depot and Winga's North Side Cafe North Side Square tickets cover trips to any coast to coast.
Train times list departures from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fort Madison Winfield Burlington and Stourney Oskaloosa Knox with arrivals at destinations and depot location at 107 W 2nd Tickets sold at local depot to your destination.
J W Chandler county extension director and Ruth I Foster county home economist share publicity tips for Farm Bureau programs. They address community outreach, education events, and ways to boost participation through local media and cooperative efforts.
Dormant spray timing for fruit trees precedes March 15 to control scale insects with miscible oil or lime sulfur mix. Short sheep-shearing course set for March 6-7 at Iowa State College with advance Farm Bureau reservations. US Ag engineers compare lighting and plans for electric pig brooders. Feed mixes for sows and litters, crop variety planting advice, and compelling farm machine repair urges tied to wartime needs. National 4-H Mobilization week runs March 4–12 with reading clubs and bond drives. New 4-H state officers elected with Herbert Hoover of Oskaloosa as president and other officers from Washington, Crawford, and Benton counties.
The board adopts a resolution urging the State Highway Commission to fund grading and surfacing of two road segments pending postwar highway bill HR 2426. Other actions include appointing Pete Neil as Lime Creek Township constable and approving the sale of land for 400 dollars. Citizens’ notes mention residents visiting Chicago and Muscatine, and local travel updates.
In Columbus Junction on a Thursday sale day at the Midway Sales Company pavilion a five-year-old roan team mare and gelding sold for 395 dollars. A four-year-old gelding was part of the same entry and noted in the report.
B O Roundy an instructor at Surtis field Parks Air college East St. Louis Ill passed the examinations for army pilot and ferry command He will likely be sent to Randolph Field Texas for four weeks of advanced training Staff Sgt and Mrs Robert Sterling are parents of a son Robert Thames born Feb 29 Mrs Sterling formerly Wan ja Willey Pfo Paul Lowe USMC has returned to Oceanside Calif after a furlough with his mother Louisa county exceeded its bond quota of 499000 in the fourth war bond campaign Gordon E Todd Columbus City and Robert R Wilson Letts went to Camp Dodge for induction into the army The following Louisa county volunteers left Tuesday for Camp Dodge for induction
A sale catalog shows light strawberry roan geldings seven years old at 380 dollars and several teams eight months old colts at 145 dollars. Prices for smooth mouth work mules average 275 dollars and Jack mule colts sell from 90 to 110 dollars.
Alcatraz Island sits in San Francisco Bay about 11 miles from the mainland and covers acres. It served as a military prison for years and became a federal facility in 1865 when 43 inmates were transferred, with a capacity of 600 prisoners. Convict cars were moved onto a freight barge, then towed by tugboats.
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