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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
6
The county rationing board furnishes schedule for Class A through E ration periods and coupon validity. It lists gasoline coupons A through R with their valid-through dates, sugar Book 4 coupons, processed foods blue stamps, meats and fats red stamps, and shoe coupons with respective deadlines. It also instructs car owners to write license numbers and estates on all gasoline coupons.
The Blue Network broadcasts Sunday March 26 features Walter Winchell and Rep. Martin Dies. Winchell airs at 8 p m followed by Dies at 8 15 p m on WOC Davenport 1420 kilocycles.
The United States remains the sole major cotton producer largely untouched by the pink bollworm, an insect capable of causing as much harm as the boll weevil in cotton fields.
The piece notes haymaking needs a long harvest season and poor weather. It explains missed prime cutting lowers quality and warns poorly cured hay causes hundreds of barn fires annually due to spontaneous combustion.
Culturists note phosphorus is essential for plant cell division and fruit and seed production. It stimulates root growth, starts plants, and hastens maturity. Superphosphate is needed for snap and lima beans corn peas peppers tomatoes okra squash cucumbers cantaloupes cabbage collards and eggplant.
American Marines have captured Emi rau and Elomasao islands in the St Matthias group to isolate enemy bases in the Bismarck archipelago and place Truk within bombing range. Minor resistance reported at Emirau.
Traffic and vehicle registration start Monday in 26 district offices across the Region 5 area under the Office of Defense Transportation.Thomas A. Snyder says the program replaces industry offices to improve equipment use and freight handling, with Des Moines Davenport and Mason City as key points. A weekly traffic information exchange will aid district managers and carriers in expediting movement and reducing dead mileage. Empty trucks may be leased or redirected to transport registered freight, while certain exemptions apply for small capacity load trucks farmers and tank trucks.
A gardener prepares a detailed or simple map of the garden for winter planning to speed planting when soil is ready. The plan may be a scaled drawing or a list specifying crops, row lengths, and probable planting dates for each variety.
The Orient was the sole source of loofa sponges used as filters in marine engines. Now Cuba and the Dominican Republic produce them in substantial quantities, transforming supply dynamics and regional production leadership.
Textiles coated with pyroxylin rubber and synthetic resins now serve many military uses. An army raincoat coated with Butacite polyvinyl acetal resin saves rubber and reduces weight, outpacing rubber in several aspects.
Ames Iowa March 26 reports predict further rises in feeder cattle prices as grass season nears. Prices of stocker cattle exceed late November levels by more than 2 dollars due to packers drawing on top grades. Future hog prices hinge on plant labor and processing capacity with occasional fluctuations as receipts vary.
The article notes milkweed has fiber rich in cellulose usable in paper making wallboard and rayon and even explosives. It also reports seeds yield two pounds of floss per pound and contain oil suitable as a drying agent in paints and varnishes.
In Washington on March 25 the American Red Cross announced requisitioning 104 million gauze dressings from U S Army depots to ship within 10 days to about 200 large chapters for processing. An additional 60 million gauze dressings were ordered directly for more than 1,000 smaller chapters to be shipped to manufacturers.
Short news note reports American bombers will stay afloat only 40 seconds after crash landing in the ocean.
Lon Chaney completes a horror cycle by portraying the title role in Son of Dracula, opening Sunday at the Fox Theatre. The 6'3½" actor endured grueling makeup, weight loss, and on-set injuries for roles from The Ghost of Frankenstein to The Wolf Man, with Dracula described as more terrifying due to a human mind behind the monster. Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Craven, J. Edward Bromberg and Samuel S. Hinds co star.
Robert Taylor stars as conductor John Meredith in a romance spanning continents. Susan Peters plays Nadya Stepanova who travels to Moscow to persuade him to conduct in her village. Their love deepens amid war as Nadya must return home after Stalin’s scorched earth speech while Meredith continues the concert tour.
Seventeen Iowa Marines were among the first Americans to land on a Marshall Islands atoll during the invasion. Names include Master Tech Sgt. John E. Rex, Sgt. Gerald C. Beneseth, Sgt. Harry A. Steinfeldt, Alden M. Foss, Robert Co. Petsel, Corp. John F. E. Atkinson, Corp. Glenn Mason, Corp. Merle H. Locke Jr., Pvt. Russell C. Churchman Jr., Pvt. Joseph F. Miller, Pvt. Wilbert J. Nelson, Pvt. Roger Brown, Os car E. Johnson, James R. Enright, Robert P. Adamson, and Albert M. Brenden, with listed Iowa parentage and hometowns.
A wartime romance set in modern Russia blends a cross cultural love with music by Tschaikovsky and a Kern Harburg song. Robert Taylor stars as a conductor and John Hodiak portrays a Russian peasant as Nazi destruction and family loss unfold.
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