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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1944
Page
4
Office hours for ration matters set weekdays 1 to 4 p m and Saturdays 10 to 12 m. Certificates no longer needed for tires and periodic inspection of passenger car tires was discontinued.
Local notices list westbound and eastbound bus departures from Washington with times for No. 3 5 7 and 2 9 10 routes. Tickets may be purchased at the Bus Depot and Winga's Cafe North Side Square for through trips along coasts to Chicago or other points.
April 20 directive notes owners must keep car inspection records. An OPA authorized tire inspector must inspect before issuing ration certificates to replace specified tires. Commercial vehicles require inspections every six months or 5000 miles. Gasoline and fuel coupons listed include A, B, C, R, and Period No. 4 through August 31. various valid through dates and quantities apply.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday each month. D Morrison Jr serves as Worshipful Master and A W Yard as secretary.
Sugar Coupons No. 30 and No. 81 Book 4 5 lbs each valid. Coupon No. 40 Book 4 5 lbs valid for home canning through Feb 28 1946. First period canning 10 more pounds per person via Spare Stamp 37 by July 15. Second period 10 pounds via Aug 1 to Oct 15. Spare Stamp 37 required for first period. no stamp for second. Also lists blue stamps and red stamps Book 4 validity and indeterminate indefinite airplane stamps Book 8 and Book 3 valid indefinite.
About 95 percent of patients admitted to the Public Health Service operated venereal disease centers through January 31 1944 were female. Of these, 34.1 percent were aged 15 to 19 and 37.3 percent were aged 20 to 24, making the latter the largest age group.
Fragmentary schedule notes list multiple routes between Washington Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fort Madison and Winfield with inconsistent times and garbled station names. Most lines show departure and arrival times, but many entries are unreadable or duplicated.
Flatten wrappers envelopes and other waste into a compact bundle. Pack the bundle into a box for easy carrying and disposal.
Brighton residents host meals and visits as community ties strengthen. Dinners in Mt Pleasant and Ackley, cemetery sexton appointment, and families gathering at homes mark a busy week. Monsignor Bulger celebrates golden priesthood anniversary in Davenport with Riverside delegation.
Riverside officials appoint judges and clerks for the Riverside town and Town Township primary on Monday June 65. Receiving Board members are Fred Fisher D S Hardy Claude Flynn with judges Joseph Knebel Leo C Critz and clerks. Counting board includes Mrs Fannie Meeks Cornelius W Walsh Alva Bell with clerks Zelda Shebek and F W Skubal. Polls open 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Riverside IA township encompasses about 675 voters.
May 27 Hardscrabble reports small items from the community. Mrs John Wehr notes two dogs and licensing choices for each household. Miscellaneous items include Alta Grecian Hardine visiting Linden and Joel in Armarillo Texas, Wendel Shafer visiting Iowa City, Bible school in New Haven, Clark Bell milking for Bill Klett, the Engles moving to Chicago, and Louise Fritz returning home to Brighton after a week with the Wehr family.
The National Research council recommends 1000 to 1400 milligrams of calcium daily for children and 800 for adults. A cup of milk provides 265 milligrams, cheddar cheese 250, turnip greens 280, and kale 180.
Political notice reads that E S Rudolph will seek reelection to the County Supervisors for the term beginning January 1945 subject to Republican voters. The message lists district or ballot codes and dates June 1 2 3 as part of the announcement.
Forest production about 43 percent of the work in an average eight comes from the United States according to the source.
A pared down instruction hints at using a flat metal curtain to guide under a heading. A smooth button at the end of red provides a clean finish, yielding a sleek curtain edge.
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