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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
4
Court House office opens on weekdays from 1 to 4 p m and Saturdays from 10 to 12 m with tires certificates no longer required for recapping truck tires.
The article notes that periodic passenger car tire inspections were discontinued on April 20 but requests car owners keep inspection records. An OPA tire inspector still certifies before issuing a ration certificate for replacing certain tires. It also lists vehicle inspection frequency, and details on various fuel coupons including A, B2, C2, B3, C3, E, R and period No. 4 and 5 coupons with validity.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin serves as Worshipful Master and A W Yard is secretary.
Local and long distance rail and bus timetables listed for Goodlander agent C B Q West Bound No 8 Davenport to Kansas City and East Bound No 8 Kansas City Davenport local with departures around 9:58 am and 5:14 pm. Burlington Trailways schedules show Westbound Nos 3 5 7 from Washington and Eastbound Nos 2 6 10 to Chicago with note to purchase tickets at Winga's North Side Cafe.
Partial OCR of a Washington Iowa timetable shows multiple daily departure and arrival times between Washington Cedar Rapids Iowa City Fort Madison and other towns. References to depots at 107 W 2nd and ticketing at the local depot appear amid scattered times and routes.
In Des Moines May 1 report notes Gov Bricker of Ohio may tour Iowa this month for pre convention praise of his national campaign. Coverage also details Washington County court notices and local war era measures including fuel and metal stamps and Camp Dodge dust control.
MISNOMER Reformatory is too mild a label for Anamosa facility. The institution detains some of the state’s most dangerous criminals, the criminally insane, in separate cells. Their presence widens administrative challenges being investigated at the reformatory. The help shortage has forced publishers to reverse usual progress order on occasion.
Federal Judge Henry N. Graven of Mason City once worked as an unskilled helper with a circus for two summers in his youth to support his family. He also delivered newspapers and held various tasks during a press meeting related to publisher duties and non publisher chores.
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