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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
6
Certificates no longer required for used farm implement tires and used passenger car tires but needed for new tires and used truck tires. Regular vehicle inspection every month or 5,000 miles. Various coupons and stamps with valid dates through mid 1945 and April 28 dates noted. Shoes and airplane stamps remain valid. loose shoe stamps not valid.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M invites members to the regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Victor Blattner is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary with the agenda and attendance details.
Railroad timetable notes list westbound and southwest express and limited trains with daily, weekend, and holiday service. It names trains such as Golden State Limited No. 3 and No. 4, Southwest Express No. 11, No. 12, and No. 44, plus mixed trains No. 23 and No. 22 and arrivals at Washington Kansas City Davenport routes.
Washington bus schedule lists lines to Chicago and Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Ft Madison Winfield Burlington and more with multiple daily departures. Tickets available at the depot and North Side Cafe in Washington for trips coast to coast.
Nobles weekly notes report visitors and gatherings in May including visits by Leon Lodders of Newton Kansas to his sister Mrs P P Wenger and Mr Wenger and Florence. Numerous social visits, Sunday dinners, school exams at Eicher and Shigoh schools, and church activities are described along with cooking tips for frying link sausages advising fat draining and turning without piercing skins.
The article urges timely harvest for quality, thinning to space roots, and storing surplus via barrels or root cellars. It highlights cooling storage, cellar use, and winter preservation to protect vitamins and value, noting which vegetables store best and how to build simple barrel cellars at home. It emphasizes earning greater value from home gardens and securing food during winter shortages.
Modern Industry reports that southern textile mills use blue green end walls to suppress workers’ perception of heat. Northern mills employ warm buff tones to create an illusion of warmth in cold rooms, improving perceived comfort.
Ragged cuffs and worn suit edges can be hidden by whipping with raveling from seams. Raveling also serves to darn elbows and other weak spots, providing quick repairs.
West Chester under Mrs. R. C. Ferguson reports Howard Stewart and Floyd Crayne attended the funeral of C. J. Weisenberger in Hope Ark. He was an uncle of Mr. Crayne and the family formerly lived in Keota. Willis Ross visited Cham paign DL and stayed with his mother Mrs. Will Ross for several weeks. Harriet Logan of Washington visited Mrs. Lottie Gas. The Booth-Delong dinner was held Sunday at the Booth home in honor of Mather Booth and Milo Delong whose birthday occurs this week.
Mr and Mrs H W Luers entertained a number of guests at an intimate evening gathering. Among those present were several local residents and family members, enjoying a cordial social affair at their home.
The piece lists multiple relatives visiting from Des Moines and Mt. Pleasant area over the weekend. Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ford, Roberta Luers returning from Iowa City, Mrs. Maurice Bauer visiting from Denver, and Tech. Sgt. Marion Turnipseed visiting family in Washington are noted. Enola Ruby hosted friends at Burr Cafe for her birthday anniversary.
In making mashed potatoes milk helps soften lumps add creaminess and keep the potatoes hot longer.
An old cement mixer can scrub rusty bars nuts and pins. Add sand and metal, run the mixer for a half hour or more until the metal is cleaned of rust.
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