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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
6
On weekdays the ration office operates from 1 to 4 p m and Saturdays from 10 to 12 m. Tires certificates no longer needed recaps the policy. Periodic inspection of passenger car tires was discontinued.
April 20 guidance states car owners must keep inspection records. An OVA authorized tire inspector must inspect before a ration certificate can replace certain tires. Commercial vehicles require inspection every 6 months or 5 000 miles. Fuel and gasoline coupon details follow with validity through specified dates and quantities.
Weostine on Lodge No 26 A M regular meeting set for the first Friday each month. F D Mormions Jr will preside with W Si and W Yard serving as secretary and assistant.
Fragmentary timetable notes list Westbound No 3 Golden State Limited at 1 55 a m No 11 Southwest Express at 3 60 p m No 48 Californian daily regular stop at 2 34 a m and refer to Pacific coast routes with additional local details unclear
C. F. Anderson, agent, announces departures for No. No All Arrives 23 mixed trains at 10 45 a m and leaves 22 mixed trains at 11 30 a m daily except Sunday.
Details list sugar coupon numbers and book validity for home canning through Feb 28 1945, with a 10 pound per person first period allotment and a second period 10 pound cap for applications from August 1 to October 15. Spare Stamp 37 required with first period applications and Spare Stamp 387 is not needed for second period. Various blue and red stamps and airplane stamps are described as valid in specified books for meats fats cheese and shoes.
Universal producer Walter Wanger touts Loretta Young as a star of Ladies Courageous a romantic yet human drama about the WAFS ferrying squadron. Geraldine Fitzgerald also stars as the film opens tonight at the State theatre.
The text outlines hot water treatment for cabbage family tomatoes eggplant and celery seeds. Cucumber family and peppers use corrosive sublimate. It also mentions certified seed grown under controlled conditions and inspected fields to reduce disease, plus fungicidal dust treatments to prevent seed-rot and damping-off. Some seeds are treated with fungicidal dust before packaging.
A clipped timetable snippet lists No 3 Davenport Kansas City toeal departing at 9 58 a m and No 8 Kansas City Davenport toeal departing at 5 14 p m No 25 Southwest Limited to ROPNTIA and other notes indicate daily except Sunday service details BELL appears as part of the fragment.
Local timetable lists eastbound buses from Washington to Chicago with departures for Nos 3 6 7 and 2 10 across the day. Tickets available at Bus Depot and Winga's North Side Cafe in North Side Square for full coast to coast trips via agent.
Schedule fragment lists departure and arrival times between Washington, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Fort Madison, Winfield, Burlington, Sigourney, Keokuk, and Weahton with morning, afternoon, and evening trains. Includes north and southbound times, and notes partial lines and damaged OCR at several points.
Puppeteers toured the French provinces in covered wagons during Louis XIV’s era. Punch and Judy and other puppet acts performed for street crowds. Shows entertained children in the Tuileries Gardens and adults in the Grand Guignol on Rue Chaptal, with many plots and many parts.
Trained dogs service with the navy coast guard and army training dog units in combat roles. When human sight and hearing fail, these canine patrols provide security and defense, proving their value across maritime and land forces.
Peter Rabbit seeks a plan to free Chatterer the Red Squirrel from a prison in the Green Forest. He consults Prickly Porky, who initially refuses to help but hints at possible alternatives after a stretch of hard thinking.
OTTUMWA The state rested its case Tuesday in district court ouster proceedings against Mayor David A. Nevin. He faces charges of willful misconduct malfeasance and failure to perform duties. The case began Monday afternoon and was expected to conclude by evening.
Pat Metcalf purchased a 72 acre farm from Chris Brodersen that was completely flooded at the time of closing. The deal followed a period of bargaining, with Metcalf aware of the submerged condition and surrounding house.
Conrad I L Gier raises 4000 baby chicks annually and feeds them for 12 weeks until they reach 2 1 2 to 3 pounds for market. He starts 400 chicks at a time, using battery cages and moves them through successive batteries as they grow.
DES MOINES The office of price administration declared an emergency exists in Iowa flood districts and removed all rationed articles and commodities except automobiles from the ration lists in more than 40 counties. Rae E. Walters, regional administrator.
In a humorous exchange a man asks for a marriage license from a clerk, joking that hunting licenses are done but he wants permission to wed the girl. The playful dialogue highlights local bureaucratic quirks.
A brief dialogue shows a mother scolding Johnny for dirty hands at mealtime. He recalls an earlier incident when she sent him to wash them, claiming he had forgotten once before.
The neck plumage hackle refers to the neck feathers of male birds formed from long narrow plumes.
The report notes food will feed evacuated families and gasoline and tires will aid rehabilitation efforts for affected households.
Potatoes eaten daily can provide up to 25 percent of an average person’s vitamin C needs along with B vitamins iron and other minerals and a good quality protein in addition to starch.
A historical guidance suggests improvised supports for comfort in bed. It recommends placing a washboard behind a pillow and leaning a simple table, bread board, or straight-back chair against the bed to create an inclined backrest, with pillows to cushion the setup.
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