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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
6
The list records validity periods for blue processed foods stamps G H and J through May, red meat stamps K F G etc, coffee No 24, and gas stamps A to F. It notes registrations for retailers and wholesalers, point value revisions, and inspections for gasoline and fuel oil coupons with deadlines and expirations extending to September.
Mrs. H J Brenneman and family spent Sunday evening with the J McGraw home. Mr and Mrs George Bartholomew and Donald joined Sunday afternoon at the Wyatt Marbourg home with Mr and Mrs Harold Fulton in attendance.
Weekend activity centers on the Booths in St Charles as Jo Ann and Teddy Fulton visit Crawfordsville cousins Geo and Maxine Fulton. Eva Hoyle also spends time with Howard Hoyles while Henry Sheetz, Roberta visit Keota. Families and kin gather across multiple towns.
The first girl believed to serve as a member of the U S marine corps is Lucy Brewer an adventurous young woman who in 1812 disguised her sex and signed for sea duties aboard the U S frigate Constitution at Boston.
Ann and Christopher discuss keeping Broadfields as a kennel site. He offers to rent the farm as is, assume care of stock and animals, and manage upkeep, while she weighs finances and future sale. Tensions mix with milking chores and a growing attraction as Tompkins departs.
Reporter recounts travel to the Gran Sabana in Venezuela amid a gold and diamond rush. He details jungle mines, primitive living conditions, high local prices, and Dr. Lucas Pena’s unusual settlement, with miners living in mud huts and facing harsh conditions before striking wealth.
Under current conditions no crude rubber is allocated for new civilian tires or for recapping old ones. The measure restricts tire supply for civilian use, affecting vehicle maintenance and transportation options nationwide.
Farm Sonics calls for mobilizing idle land under the Agricultural Adjustment program to meet food and fiber goals. Secretary Wickard urges county and community committees to locate unused tracts and convert them to productive use, with USDA war boards providing assistance and funding where needed.
Farmers are urged through loan programs and aid to rent out land they cannot cultivate. The aim is to place idle acreage with operators who can bring every square yard into production, enabling manage a small farm or add cropland by borrowing land from those already maxed out.
An article from Western News urges comparing goiter and Grave's disease treatments. It notes surgery faster but risks, X ray therapy and medical care as alternatives, and cites Dr Lahey on thyroid operations with low death rates. It emphasizes patient choice and hospital availability.
Stomach ulcers share causes with duodenal ulcers and are treated by diet, medicine, and possibly surgery. About 10 to 20 percent of stomach ulcers may become cancer, so chronic ulcers often require hospital care and, if needed, early surgical intervention to save lives.
Sheriff Victor Clark recalls a case at Wesley Holmes Triangle Bar where Simon Merrifield dies of poison in a cabin. Wes Holmes suspects the motive lies with Merrifield’s personal life while Mrs Merrifield acts shocked, leading to questions about her involvement.
Rutgers extension agronomist C Garrison urges farmers to plant hay and pasture seeds to aid military lend lease and domestic needs. The Agriculture Department backs a price support program for 20 seed types including alfalfa timothy orchard grass red clover and alsike clover. Farmers with harvestable seed fields will get a guaranteed minimum price and help ensure seed supplies for 1944. Legumes and grasses in crop rotation help maintain yields as part of the war production effort.
Since meat rationing has begun rabbits for meat gain interest. For potatoes use blocky seed pieces with one good eye to reduce drying and ease handling.
Blood tests across 3,300 herds in 51 counties of New York state show 70 percent infected with Bang’s disease. State researchers warn on the spread among livestock and call for action to control the outbreak.
The Q and A explain that drilling is not painful in most cases and that dentists can use anesthesia if needed. It also answers whether pork and oysters are healthy, noting pork and oysters are fatty foods. excess pork may affect the liver and gall bladder.
Historical note places the first recorded gas warfare around 431 B C during the Athenian‑Spartan conflict with sulphur fumes used as a weapon. The description notes ancient combat tactics and the early idea of toxic air as a weapon.
The quote observes that top business figures often unleash temper to bulldoze rivals rather than restrain themselves. It frames rage as a tool used strategically to dominate, not a flaw to hide. This portrait highlights the harsh temperament seen among powerful executives.
Superintendent W. A. Erbe and Assistant Superintendent Kenneth Freemas lead a school board roster that includes Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy, President Richard A. Stewart, Secretary C. P. Weldin, and members Harry Ramseyer, Fred Downing, B. F. Bostwick Jr., and Charlette Baldrigo.
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