Ration Dates Announced for Truck Tire Recaps
Certificates no longer required for recapping truck tires. Class A ration valid through March 31 for the third inspection period. Class B ration valid through June 30 for the fifth inspection period.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
6
Washington Independent School District Board Notes
The district lists officials including Superintendent Paul T. Dixon High School Principal and Miss Ethel McCreedy as Junior High Principal. Board members named are President Richard A. Stewart Secretary C P Weldin Harry Ramseyer Fred Downing B F Bostwick Jr and Mrs Charlotte Baldrige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Independent School District
Paul T. Dixon
Ethel McCreedy
Bohoo
Richard A. Stewart
C. P. Weldin
Harry Ramseyer
Fred §. Downing
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Charlotte Baldrige
Ration and stamp validity details for wartime civilians
The notice lists period and coupon expirations for Class C and bulk ration coupons through various dates. It covers gasoline, be and c2, BEB, R non high way fuel, sugar Book 4 coupons, home canning, processed foods stamps, meat and fish stamps, and shoe and airplane stamps. It also states that license numbers must be written on coupons and stamps may be shared within households.
Washington Lodge No. 26 Regular Masonic Meeting Notice
Weashington Lodge No. 26 A. F. & A. M. holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodie serves as Worshipful Master with A. W. Yard as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weashington Lodge
A. KF
A. M
Russell Goodie
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train schedule notices from B and Q agent listings
Westbound No 3 Golden State Limited No 11 Southwest Express No 43 Californian daily regular stop No 430 daily except Sun No 429 daily except Sun trains listed with departure and arrival times. Agents C L Goodlander F Anderson and W C Bell note mixed trains Nos 23 and 22 with daily service except Sunday and Kansas City Davenport routes with specified departure times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cefac
Golden State Limited Galy
Dutonaswnon
Southwest Express Geuy
Cantacen
Southwest Express
Golden State Limited
Washington
Kansas City
California
Surga
Ocannicae
SusGar
C. L. Goodlander
F. Anderson
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest
Buses From Washington Schedule to Chicago and beyond
Eastbound bus departures from Washington to Chicago and beyond are listed with times for Nos 6 7 2 and 10. Tickets should be purchased at the Bus Depot. Winga's Cafe North Side Square offers whole trip tickets from coast to coast through the local depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Chicago
Washington
Cau Tse
Chi
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Rail and Bus Schedules From Washington to Nearby Cities
Interstate and local timetable notes show departures from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fort Madison Winfield Sigourney Oskaloosa and Knox y with arrival times and transfer points. The depot at 107 West Second sells tickets to various destinations and times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Ft. Madison Ly
Madison
Ft. Madison
Winfield, Burlington
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxy
Pleasant Hill Social Page Remains Quiet Amid Weather
Pleasant Hill news notes a light week due to bad roads. Local gatherings include oyster supper at Lacy Sins, visits by Campbell family, Will Caldwell home visit, and a Pleasant Hill school social with a program by Gamons Caldwell s and Andersons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lambert
Pleasant Hill
Local Family News Notes Thursday to Sunday Visits
The report lists a family gathering at Robert Mathews home in Wayland on Thursday evening. Ha, their son, is on furlough with Mr and Mrs Clyne Lambert. Ariene and Maxine dined with Wr. Wasson’s family in Washington. Sunday included time with Les Hessellines, and Bill Beenblossom attended a young peoples convention in Lis Curney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Robert Mathews
Wayland
Clyne Lambert
Ariene
Maxine
Wr. Wasson
Washington
Howard Witting
Les Hessellines
Bill Beenblossom
Young Peoples
Liscurney
Graduation Invite for Neva Long and Local Social Notes
Mrs Elmer Mason received an invitation to her niece Neva Long s graduation from the J J Palmer school of chiropractors. Fertha Graber and Cora Widmer with Joyce visited the Westen home Saturday night and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Martin Westen spent Tuesday with Evert Westen family. Evert Westen and Larry had Sunday dinner with the Martins in Washington. Grandma Frey joined Sunday supper at the Evert Westen home with Dave Richard. Larry and Evert Westen s visitors included Mrs Walter Westen and girls Thursday evening. Charles Smith visited Larry Miller Wednesday evening with Harold Wilson and Marilyn. Mr and Mrs S C Wittris called on Mrs Margaret Wittrigs Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hering
Havre
Elmer Mason
Neva Long
J. J. Palmer School of Chiropractors
Walter Weston
Fertha Graber
Cora Widmer
Joyce
Westen
Martin Westen
Evert Westen
Community Notes From Stringtown
Dr. Lease of Crawfordsville visited Grandma Widmer at Noah Widmer home. Lester Allimans spent Friday and Saturday in Mt. Pleasant. Edna Widmer and children joined Sunday dinner at Mrs. Sarah Boshart in Wayland. Marvin Widmer helped with hay baling at Orie Beese’s. Maurice Krabill stayed with mother Edna Widmer Tuesday. Noah Widmer solicited for the Red Cross locally. Ralph Krantzy moved to tenant house on P. L. Nickolus farm March 1 and visited relatives in Mt. Pleasant Sunday. Ethan Brooks and Rex Swans shared Sunday dinner, Ivan Jarvis’s wife helped care for her mother in Washington. George Unkrich family spent Sunday evening with J. J. Rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Lease
Crawfordsville
Grandma Widmer
Noah Widmer
Lester Allimans
Mt. Pleasant
Edna Widmer
Sarah Boshart
Wayland
Marvin Widmer
Orie Beese
Maurice Krabill
Red Cross
Ralph Krantzy
P. L. Nickolous Farm
Ethan Brooks
Rex Swans
Ivan Jarvis
Evans
Washington
George Unkrich
J. J. Rich
Apples lose storage life from gases released by ripe fruit
Life lost in some experiments as much as 50 percent of the storage life of a lot of apples was reduced due to exposure to gases emitted by riper apples.
Hemisphere fights tuberculosis in a broader health effort
The American republics intensify warfare against tuberculosis, second only to malaria as a killer in Spanish America. The cooperative program includes the United States and 17 other governments as part of a hemisphere wide health and sanitation plan urged by the Rio de Janeiro Conference of American Foreign Ministers in January 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanish America
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Plan Activities Of Senior Class
Columbus Junction reports on the senior class activities for the commencement period. Plans include the junior senior banquet April 1, the bacalaureate service May 7, the senior class play May 9 and 14, and the commencement program May 12. The piece lists class members and notes local obituaries and military family movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Mar
Columbus High School
Beverly Allen
Doris Bright
Norma Buser
Robert Coon
Warren Curtis
Dorothy Edmondson
Catherine Fullerton
Phyllis Fesseltine
Richard Hills
Joan Huston
Doyce Jennings
Royal Jennings
Harlan Kerr
Lois ™ Lambert
Robert
Columbus City
Ida Shaw 75
Wapello
Tire protection guidance against freezing and paints on market
Rubber tires should not be allowed to freeze to the ground and if left out for long periods they should be protected by one of the protective paints now on the market.
Safe axe handling in tempering and cooling during grinding
A guidance note advises having a pail of water on hand and cooling the axe blade frequently during grinding to prevent excessive heat from drawing the temper.
Riverside Notes On Hospitalized Boy And Local Loss
Riverside reports Robert Bushek, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Bushek, taken to Iowa City hospital for treatment. Harley Holderness, son of Mr and Mrs Pat Holderness, dies from wounds in Italy. Rose Dautremont visits niece in Moline after hospital operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Robert John Bushek
Edward Bushek
Iowa City
Pat Holderness
Martha Holderness
Monkey Fur Trade Spreads from Africa to Europe and U.S.
Ethiopians wore monkey fur long before Paris designers used it to trim gowns and the fashion spread to the United States. Africa remained the main source, supplying U.S. furriers with up to 50,000 pelts annually, including West African colobus and Ethiopian varieties with distinct hair colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Africa
Roughages for Sheep Feed With Legume Hay Preference
Farmers are advised to use roughages such as corn fodder millet hay bean pods and oat straw for sheep with a strong recommendation to feed these inferior roughages alongside high quality legume hay for best results.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Directory
Business City & County Officers
Dore B. Bailey
Washington St
Barclay's Grocery
W. Livingston
West Main St
Court House
Rorge F. Morrison
J. C. Penney
Gig
Ivy Clerk
City Health
Lloyd Lytle
H Fulton
Henry Bailey
L. Jordan -Carlancher
H. H. Reister
Ralph Minick
A. L. Griffith
Ruth Church Park
Marion
Mailey
Frank B. Miller
J. B. Lemmon
W. B. Dupets
C. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
Boller
State Bank
East Main St
Sherman’'S Funeral
Optometrists
A. 8
Lemmon Zohn
W. Lemmon East Side Square
George F. Morrison
Walter Schroeder
M. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Laura Kehoe
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
George County
Lester B. Krabill
W.S. Kyle
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Ernest Rudolph
Chiropractors
Chas, C
BROWN
Res
W. A. Erbe
Bee Line Taxi
BEE Line Bus Depot
Oskaloosa Branch
Davenport
Southwest Limited
Ee Eee
Burlington Trailways
Cago
Winga’s Cafe
BEE Line Transit
Arthur Campbell
Lacy Sins
Howard Benn
Noriman
Howard Caldwells
Silas Caldwell
Ethel Swift
Martha
Annette
Will Caldwell
Glet Pratts
Edd Chalupa
Fred Shepharts
Maxine Lambert
Anfternoon
Beulah
Mary Heck
Wilmer Kauffman
Ray Steele Hone
Lacy Lines
Andy Farrier
Boyd Guy
Brighton
Karen Kauffman
Anton Kauff
Elmer Shantz
Wm. Wasson
Louise
Bill Miller
Leslie Putterbaugh
Clyde Lamberts
Wilmer Kautf
Florsheim
the Fox
Hitler
Universal
Adolph Hitler
Gale Sondergaard
Fritz Kortner
Journal Building
T.B
Jackson
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa
National Board of Fire Underwriters
P. L. Etter
Oateopathic
S.iowa
Bordwell
Corn King
R. R
Marius Olsen
John Shields & Sons
U. S
Marianas
Tinian Island
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