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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
6
Official notice to citizens of Washington County announces that a matter is before the Iowa State Commerce Commission. The brief text indicates the notice of a proceeding or hearing and invites public attention and potential participation within the regulatory process.
Optometrists S. Lemmon and John W. Lemmon at East Side Square provide visual training services. The pair advertises eye exams, corrective lenses, and vision therapy for patients seeking improved sight and ocular health.
County officers include County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey County Clerk R R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn County Welfare Director Mrs Payne County Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Treasurer W E Howell County Supt of Schools Lester B Krabill Coroner Dr W S Kyle and Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Washington Independent School District lists Superintendant M M Schell Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy and School Board members Marion George C P Weldin Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B F Bostwick Jr Harry Ramseyer Washington Lodge No 26 A F & A M meets first Friday Merle R Green W M and A W Yard Secretary.
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company files a petition with the Iowa State Commerce Commission seeking a franchise to erect and operate power lines across land near Riverside Iowa. A hearing is set for June 11 1946 at 10 00 A M with objections due five days prior.
The notice lists Westbound and Eastbound train numbers with daily and Sunday exceptions, local connections and stop specifics, plus Burlington trains and Kansas City Davenport routes. It also includes local bus timetable for Washington with several departures, and ticketing notes at the depot and Winga’s cafe for full multi city trips.
Detailed local timetable lists departures from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to Washington Mt Pleasant Ft Madison and other stops with arrival times in each city. The depot is at 107 W 2nd and tickets are sold locally at the depot for destination travel.
May 25 report notes cool showers delaying corn planting with possible replanting. Oats and legumes progress well while alfalfa requires drying weather for day making. Last week Lookout school.
Americans mark May 30 as day of mourning but many graves abroad receive no flags or tears. The article lists distant cemeteries in foreign climes and the count of U S dead buried there.
The War Department reports 300 burials and 241,500 total burials for cemeteries outside the United States as of April 6 1946.
Closed for a vacation Maguerite Vodicka led her pupils to Iowa City visiting the Museum Old State Capital and other sites. Gale Blum teaches at the school. Esther Hamilton treated both schools to a wiener roast at her home last recess. Captain Hammond and family return to Orlando after a visit with the Andersons. Earl Smith plans a visit to Fred Mouser and Mrs Anna Roger. Martyn Mouser’s sheep and pony were lost and found yesterday. Mrs. Kenneth Peters and family returned from Little Rock. Merle Howsare and two boys visit Quincy Illinois while the baby receives medical care. Wayne Stransky and Everette Wells toured Chicago on business. Stanley Mouser reports high prices at a Brown Swiss sale in Illinois. Cedar Chips 4 H meets at Lexington school. Mrs. Olin Bishop hosts Pilotburg Ladies Aid June 6. Pilotburg Sunday school starts at 10 30 AM.
In early naval days hats made of tarred sail cloth were called tarpaulins. The term was shortened to tar, the nickname that sailors have carried for generations.
British Malaya is described as one of the world’s greatest natural zoos with abundant life in land, air, and water. The article lists elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, tapirs, butterflies, buffaloes, birds, snakes, crocodiles, and river fish as key exhibits.
The grass roots are brought into firm contact with the soil by rolling when the turf is dry in spring. This prevents air pockets from winter freeze thaw cycles and aids growth. Clay soils need lighter rollers than ordinary soils.
The practice of dosing relatives to cover every illness masks symptoms and can postpone proper diagnosis and treatment, potentially endangering health outcomes.
Ninety seven percent of organized troop movements were carried by rail within the United States and more than ninety percent of all war freight shipments relied on rail transport according to officials.
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