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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
6
The list covers ration stamp changes in April and May including Blue G H J stamps for processed foods, Red B and F meat stamps, Coffee stamp No 23, and expirations for A B C D meat stamps blue stamps D EB F. It notes meat and processed foods point value revisions and registration timelines for retailers and local boards.
Wartime ration notes list several stamps with expiration dates and actions. May 31 marks several stamps including Red Ke F G7 H J and sugar stamp No. 12 expiring after five rounds. June 15 covers Stamp No. 17 in War Ration Book One for one pair of shares expiring. June 0 requires inspection of B gasoline book holders by date. September 30 notes fuel or rolls expiry.
When applied to a large area paint looks darker than the small color chip. This perceptual difference should be considered during color selection to ensure the final result matches expectations.
Padio stitches beams from nine thicknesses of strong wood with glue between layers. They press the wood tight and attach electrical connections. Radio signals are sent through the wood causing friction heat that dries it evenly and permanently.
Bats are the only flying mammals with wings made of naked skin stretched between elongated fingers. The thumb remains separate and forms a hook on the wing front edge to aid crawling propulsion.
Ann Rivers confronts a stocky Teutonic keeper and learns the Baron and twenty two dogs are on the estate. Mr. Johnson reports Mr. Wain will return soon. Brenda Hemingway's death and Brenda's possible divorce loom as Christopher Wain weighs both sides of every tale.
A skilled lawyer, Conwright, oversees Broadfields while a mysterious Miss Rivers enters the case. His secretary zings him about lunch with Mrs. Wain as he plans a trip to Myles, balancing legal duties, a dog business, and a risky romance.
Doctors report that early use of acetylsalicylic acid during nose and throat infections may prevent rheumatic fever in children. In a study, 47 rheumatic patients given 60 to 90 grains daily for a month had only 1 case of rheumatic fever (about 2 percent) versus 57 of 139 untreated patients (more than 40 percent).
A historical overview notes evolving epilepsy treatment from bromides and diet to barbital and dilantin. It cites Dr Lennox on rapid knowledge gains and highlights electroencephalography heredity and drug therapy as key research areas. It stresses that epilepsy is not inherited but a predisposition.
Question asks if a heart murmur means quitting wrestling. Answer notes murmurs are not serious unless breathlessness or heart enlargement occur. Recommends seeing a heart specialist for ECG and X ray to determine condition, then present certificate to army examining officer if OK.
The article notes Japan has been the United States top timber export market for fifteen years, underscoring its strategic importance amid the war.
Washington reports a large program placing millions of disabled Americans in war work. About 600,000 have found jobs, with 1,250,000 total working including those already employed. The War Manpower commission notes many will keep jobs postwar. midgets are sought by manufacturers for tight spaces.
Perry Lance and Billy Latham run a sales hustle for Potcleaver kitchenware in a spring spree. A tractor-driving girl named Betty Dunlap blocks their road and proves charming enough to win Perry's heart, revealing her contractor father and ending Perry's bachelor days.
Dr A C Ivy of Northwestern University and the navy medical research institute at Bethesda Md report progress on making salt water drinkable for shipwreck survivors. He says the work is hopeful and aims for a lightweight compact process suitable for cast adrift persons on a rubber raft.
The War Department announces civilian purchases at army post exchanges are limited to food drink and tobacco to curb private business competition. Exceptions will be made where civilian suppliers are impracticable.
The article states that one hundred peaches three inches across weigh about one bushel or the same as three hundred peaches two inches in diameter. This compares fruit weight by size to a standard bushel quantity.
Reducing sizes and stock items of grocers and variety bags will save about 80 000 tons of wood pulp and cut use of 4 000 freight cars in 1943.
El Salvador has shifted from a coffee dominated export profile in 1940 to higher sugar vegetables and other crops. The move aims to relieve the single crop dependency and expand fiber production to meet rising U S demand and reduce Far East imports.
A World War II era note shows the United States had a 1942 rice surplus of about 14 000 900 bushels while Western regions relied on domestic output for roughly 70 percent a decade earlier. Rice production rose abroad reducing reliance on American supplies.
The Amur River in Siberia derives its name from a greeting by early Russian settlers. The term Amur is said to mean good peace, reflecting a cordial first contact in the region.
Washington Lodge No 26 F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Notice given. W M Goodin presides and A W Yer serves as secretary.
The notice lists daily and regular stops for Golden State Limited and Californian trains with east and westbound schedules. It details passenger interchange at Washington, terminal connections to Chicago, and Iowa City, plus branch line No. 430 and various bus departures from Washington at 12:44 pm 1:30 pm 2:50 am 10:35 am and 5:10 am and 9:10 pm. Tickets available at multiple depots and shops.
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