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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1944
Page
4
The ration office at the court house will operate on weekdays from 1 to 4 p m and Saturdays from 10 to 12 m. Certificates are no longer required for tires. Periodic inspection of passenger car tires has been discontinued.
The notice outlines inspection requirements for replacing worn tires by an OPA authorized inspector, and sets vehicle inspection intervals. It lists coupon types and validity dates for gasoline, fuel oil, sugar, and processed foods, with limits on canning sugar and details on Spare Stamp 37 usage and periodic allotments.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a popular meeting on the first Friday of every month. D Morrison Jr W M A W Yard secretary.
A partial timetable lists westbound No. 3 Golden State Limited at 1:56 a m and No. 11 Southwest Express at 3:50 p m, with No. 43 Californian described as a daily regular stop at 2:34 a m.
No. 22 Mixed Train departs 11:30 a m daily except Sunday from East Pound No 8 Kansas City Davenport local 5 14 p m No. 25 Southwest Limited Nos 3 and X daily except Sunday 8 50 p m Tickets may be purchased at Bus Depot Wingas North Side Cafe North Side Square for entire trip coast to coast at the local depot.
A garbled rail timetable fragment lists passenger departures and arrivals among Washington Cedar Rapids Iowa City Fort Madison Winfield and Burlington with multiple times and routes. The legible items include morning and evening trains between Cedar Rapids and Washington and between Ft. Madison and Washington with several arrival times and a few southbound and northbound notes.
Franklin Center May 27 Joyce and Bob Kleese are at tending Bible school at West Chester this week. Mrs. Margaret Keyser and daughters attended eighth grade commencement Thursday night in Washington. Mrs. Eugene Martin Darla and Duane were recent callers at the O EB Schmitt home in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Erskine and daughter of San Francisco are visiting at the Schmitt home. Isabelle and Rosalee Combs attended a 4 H club rally in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Bartholomew attended eighth grade commencement at the Methodist church in Washington Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Replogle received word from their son Cecile who is somewhere in North Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wittmer of Washington were callers at the
Joe Embry hosted company Thursday through Monday with Sgt. Harold Dawson visiting from Virginia. Mrs. Mary Moore heard from her two Des Moines daughters by telephone. Blanche and Bessie Nelson of Des Moines planned to visit the J B D Moore home Saturday. Granddaughter Nancy Durst stayed with Mrs. Win Durst this week. Clarence and Harold Fulton of Crawfordsville visited Harold Fulton’s home. Harold Fulton drove to Iowa City meeting his sister in law 2nd lieutenant Wilma Palmer home on leave in Denver. Mrs Frank Kleese and Joyce attended the mother and daughter banquet at West Chester.
May 27 Crawfordsville reports the Daily Vacation Bible School now has 50 enrolled and progressing well. Mrs. Donald Sands leads as superintendent with several new teachers joining. Junior class led by Mrs. Donald Blankenhorn, assisted by Ruth Atkinson. pre school by Evelyn Johnston and Marie Rose. Worship piano by Mrs. Doris Cherryholmes and Mrs. Marian Waters.
Strange Customs Asiatic is a marine term for a sailor who has served a long hitch in the Orient and adopted unfamiliar ways and manners.
Sergeant Edward A. Gabriel from Kirtland Field New Mexico spends a furlough at his parents home in Columbus Junction Iowa. Private Craig Buffington and his wife are parents of a baby girl Glenda Rolene born May 17 at Mt. Pleasant hospital. Burdette Brown AMM 1 ¢ on furlough from St Simons Island to Hutchinson Kansas visits family. Lee L. Jones in England is now corporal. Samuel R. Holland recently returned from 26 months in the South Pacific visits Aura Morse at Camp Miles Standish Massachusetts. Captain J F Bates of Bradsway Field Connecticut spends a furlough in the Frank Gipple home. E A Place and Doris Bright relocate to Albia. G W Ayers to teach music in several area schools next year. Honorary diplomas given to Robert Wince and Ernest Schwab of the class of 1944 who joined the navy. Delta Bond of Muscatine to depart for Sudan Interior Mission fields in British West Africa as guest of grandparents.
The article urges continued garden planting amid heavy rains and floods, recommending crops like corn peppers cabbage and beans. It notes block planting for sweet corn windbreaks, mulching for tomatoes peppers and eggplants, aphid controls, strawberry plant care prune timing and multiple orchard sprays for apples and stone fruits with reminders about timing and methods.
Political notice states E. S. Rudolph announces candidacy for County Supervisor subject to Republican voters will. Term beginning January 1945. Signature line includes long numerical code and date June 1 to June 3.
Funeral services for Oliver 3 M Todd were held Sunday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home, in charge of Rev Stevens. War bearers were Victor Masson, George M Albert Franzen, Aaron Batt Howard Hayes and Charles Deson. Burial was in Elmore Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs A. McFarlane were held Sunday afternoon in the Mee caist church at Crawfords with Frederice Stook in charge. Pallbearers included J Ray Marion Guy Paw ston George Gordon and Rade Wells. Burial followed in E'm Gro cemetery.
In urgent deployments, a trained gas detection dog signals responders when hazardous vapors are present. The dog’s alerts guide human teams to safe routes and necessary protective steps, coordinating with handlers and on scene leadership.
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