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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1944
Page
6
County rationing board provides schedule details. Certificates no longer required to recap truck tires or to buy inner tubes or used farm implement tires. Periodic inspection of passenger car tires ends. inspection required before a ration certificate to replace a tire.
Details on Grade I and III tractor tires, commercial vehicle inspection intervals, and updated gasoline A, Be, BS, Cd, 05, E, E-1, R, R-1 coupons with quantities and validity. Heating season coupons No. 4 and No. 5 and sugar Book 4 updates noted with indefinite validity for certain books.
Wastington Lodge No 26 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons holds a regular meeting on the Friday of each month. Morrison Jr, W M and A W ird, secretary.
A fragmented notice lists westbound No. 3 Golden State Limited celebrating a schedule alongside Southwest Express No. 11 and No. 43 Californian daily stops. The garbled text suggests a timetable reference with multiple train numbers and regular stop notes at 2:34 a.m.
Train times list several local and express services with departures and arrivals. Notable lines include No. 430 daily except Sunday at 7:00 a.m and No. 429 daily except Sunday. Local departs Kansas City Davenport at 6:14 p.m with Nos. 3 and 5.
Eastbound buses depart Washington for Chicago at 6:41 a m 10:41 a m 7:45 p m 2:60 a m 10 86 a m and 8 50 p m Tickets are available at Bus Depot Wings North Side Cafe North Side Square and can be bought for the full coast to coast trip from the local depot.
Bus schedule lists routes from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Fort Madison Mt Pleasant to Ft Madison and Winfield Burlington with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Includes transfer points Sigourney Oskaloosa Knorr Westbound and depot at 107 W 2nd with tickets at local depot.
Coupon No. 40 Book 4 5 lbs home canning valid through Feb 28 19465. Processed foods A8 to Z8 and A5 to W5 inclusive Blue Stamps Book 4 now valid indefinitely. Consumers may use only blue stamps for processed foods still with ration values. Meats fats cheese A8 to Z8 inclusive and A5 to P5 inclusive Red Stamps Book 4 valid indefinitely. Shoes No. , No. 2 and No. 38 stamps Airplane Stamps Book 8 valid indefinitely for one pair. loose shoe stamps not valid. remove stamps from book at purchase.
Mrs Carrie Barkoff of Des Moines and daughter and granddaughter from Omaha visited at the home of Mr and Mrs George Kern with Dorathy and Ralph Kern listed among Sunday dinner guests. Many relatives and friends from Iowa and nearby towns attended the weekend gathering and a Waterhouse-Stacy wedding was noted with extended family present.
Edith Barker leads Iowa 4-H planning for this year focusing on first year home furnishings and interior decorating to improve girls rooms and home morale. Activities include health music citizenship recreation with members Fladung Miller Knotek Stacy Crawford Jeffrey McDowell Eckels Vittetoe Maxwell Sojka and others present. County goals aim to strengthen clubs ensure full representation and advance posture, with county-wide events scheduled from October to June and three leaders training schools. Bean moisture tests outline price discounts for beans with various moisture levels and quality factors.
About 90 to 95 percent of the Washington County soybeans were harvested by November 1 with moisture 9 to 17 percent and average around 11 percent. Early planted beans yield high quality while later plantings show higher moisture and some frost damage. Weather is ideal and yields appear to exceed last year aided by leaf loss. Support price is $2.04 for beans with 14 percent moisture at normal delivery points.
War Production board and Office of Price Administration forecast more and better toys this Christmas despite high demand. Prices will reflect quality and workmanship, with sturdier materials and fewer paper toys. Wooden and plastic toys appear, some metal use, and handmade options emerge.
The county school chairman for the women’s organization, Mrs George Dare, will publish school facts and School Code Commission recommendations in upcoming issues. Iowa ranks low among states for safe school support, at 1.4.
The report notes that a large share of Iowa school costs comes from state funds and identifies Nebraska as the nearest competitor with 6.7 percent.
The Cedar Chips met at Bill Norman's home on October 24 with Bertha Flading presiding. Ten old members and five new members joined, including David Flading and the Duvalls. The program committee was formed with Richard Winegarden as chairman and Gayle Cupp spoke on plans for the year. A social hour followed with new games and refreshments.
At Indian Creek school a potluck supper and program by Mr. Bower and pupils drew a large crowd. Iowa history and geography unfolded via glacier era to present maps with engaging explanations and humor. The Indian Creek club held a Sunday wiener roast in the school yard attendance praised.
Harry Anderson joins Archie for a trip to Iowa City to visit him Sunday, sharing travel plans and family support during a short visit.
Local notes from Shiloh recount visits by Don Coats and Max Gipple, family gatherings and birthdays, and church events. The column lists relatives in Illinois and Iowa, prison camp memories, baptisms, Holy Communion plans, and a large program at Eicher school with proceeds over 53 dollars.
Noble Items lists multiple families from Wellman including Raymond Troyer and children, Orville Troyer, Bill Martin and children, Abe Troyer and Alma, Willis Troyer and children, Amasa Miller, and others in a community notice dated Nov 2. The fragment shows a social register style column naming households and kin.
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