Ration Dates Set for Truck Tire Certificate Ends
Certificates no longer needed for recapping truck tires. Class A ration next inspection period runs through March 31 and Class B through June 30.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
6
Certificates no longer needed for recapping truck tires. Class A ration next inspection period runs through March 31 and Class B through June 30.
The notice outlines Class C ration and bulk coupons valid through specific dates, with six month or mileage triggers for commercial vehicles. It lists A and B series gasoline coupons, plus E and R non highway gasoline coupons and urges owners to record license numbers on all coupons to curb black market activity. It notes period validity extending through March 13 and September 30, with further periods implied.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin is Master and A W Yard serves as secretary.
Train schedule notes list West Bound No 3 Golden State Limited departure at 1 55 am and No 11 Southwest Express at 2 00 am. Californians daily regular stop 2 34 pm and No 22 Mixed Train at 11 30 am. Davenport Kansas City local departs 9 58 am and No 26 Southwest Limited departs 1 20 am. Agent F Anderson announces service.
Eastbound buses from Washington to Chicago operate daily with departures at 6 08 an 7 45 pm and 10 36 am, linking Omaha and Chicago routes. Tickets are sold at Winga's North Side Cafe in North Side Square for any coast to coast trip via the local depot.
The notice lists validity dates for sugar coupons and blue red brown stamps in various books. It states some coupons expire in 1945 and others are valid indefinitely or through specified dates, with exchanges allowed within a single household.
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company files with the Iowa State Commerce Commission for a franchise to erect and maintain poles wires towers and other fixtures for electricity along specified public lands highways and private lands in Washington County Iowa. A hearing is set for March 21 1944 at 10:00 AM in Des Moines Iowa.
Inbound and outbound train times between Washington, Iowa and nearby cities show departures from Washington at various morning and evening hours and arrivals at Iowa City, Fort Madison, St Madison, Winfield, Burlington, Sigourney, Oskaloosa, Knoxy, and other points. Tickets sold at the local depot at 107 West Second Street.
Claire Trevor stars as a war worker in Columbia drama set on the home front. The film screens Friday and Saturday at the Fox Theatre, highlighting the American girl’s wartime spirit.
Formal notice from the Iowa State Commerce Commission dated February 26, 1944, requires written objections to the franchise to be filed in triplicate at least five days before the hearing. Objectors should be represented by someone with full authority. The notice is signed by Chairman B. M. Richardson and commissioners Long and Reed, with attestation by Geo. L. McCaughan. E-5750. 1512 March 29.
District health chairwoman reminds district residents about the tuberculin testing program at the high school with tests offered March 7 at 8 30 12 30 and 4 to 5 and readings on March 9. The program is free and already has drawn many students and parents.
Riverside reports Albert Armbruster was taken to Mercy hospital in Town City after a fall down the stairs this week. The mishap left him with a fractured leg and requires medical care.
Prairie Flower notes from March 6 describe visits among What Cheer and Washington residents. Families including Amlong Elliott Haller and Finke relatives share weekends, letters from abroad reach Beeville Texas troops, and church social duties at Presbyterian and BE and R churches are noted.
George Yeggy fractures his left hip after a wagon fall and remains at Mercy hospital with Armbruster from Chapel Hill at his bedside. Mrs. Oscar Jugenheimer, who recently bought a Riverside home, made improvements. Mrs. Rachel Gerot visited Iowa City with John Spenner. Mrs. C F Fitzsimmons returned to Riverside after major surgery at Iowa Methodist hospital. The Yansky couple moved from the Minnie Young farm to the Shebek farm. Krebs and family visited Henry Phillips in Iowa City.
The article notes chicken fat rendered to 100 percent fat by gentle boiling can replace butter in cream sauces cakes cookies and bread, offering a fat based alternative in cooking.
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