Trip to Europe by Dr Melvin Gingerich during relief voyage
Dr Melvin Gingerich and MCC relief workers sail from Danzig to Copenhagen delivering horses for war relief. In Denmark they meet Mennonite Central Committee staff, visit refugee camps, and join a multi person gathering with college presidents. They collect and deliver clothing and supplies, reflecting on war’s impact.
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Europe
Melvin Gingerich
The
Washington Junior College
Danzig
Copenhagen
MNRRA
Poland
Plymouth
Denmark
Sweden
Mennonite Central Committee
United Nations
Russia
United States
England
Canada
Wather Gering
Eden Mennonite
Moundridge
Kan
Elma Esau
Whitewater
Gering
Esau
America
Newport News
Galen Widmer
Wayland
Amsterdam
Widmer
MCC
Holland
Galen
Ed Kaufman
Bethel College
Ernest Miller
Goshen College
Rive
Fron
Switzerland
Goshen
St. Albans
Wedbalk
Herrmann Epp
Heinrich Kroeker
Stockholm
Kroeker
Kroecer
Paris
Epps
Kroekers
Kaufman
Miller
Pastor Epp
Vedbalk
Train schedule listing routes from Washington to Cedar Rapids and beyond
A detailed railroad timetable shows westbound and eastbound local and limited trains with departure and arrival times between Washington, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison, Burlington and other points. Ticket sales occur at the local depot.
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Iowa City
Washington
MT. Pleasant
Foxe
Madison
Macomb
Quincy
Ilk
Ft. Madison
Pleasant Ly
Winfield
Morning Sun
Burlington
Mahogany as Ideal Cabinet Wood During War Efforts
The article notes mahogany's wartime value for planes and PT boats due to its resistance to insects and decay, making it ideal for water work and tropical use. These properties supported its use in cabinet making and other military applications.
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Pts
Tropics
Train service note on Golden State Limited routes
The report states that Golden State Limited Nos. 3 and 4 and Nos. 39 and 40 will not stop at Washington, indicating schedule or routing changes affecting passenger stops.
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California
Golden State Limited
Imperal Limited
Golden State
Washington
Train and bus schedules for Oskaloosa area depot
Daily and Sunday train departures listed for OsKaloosa Depot No 430 with No 429 mixed train and East Bound No 8 to Kansas City Davenport local. Bus routes No 3 7 1C 4 6C 8 from Washington with times. Tickets available at the bus depot and Winga's North Side Cafe offers full trip passes.
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O. M
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
L. R. Career
Chicago
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
School Board Members and Masonic Lodge Meeting Notice
The list names W. A. Erbe as superintendent and Miss Sibel McCreedy as junior high principal. School Board members include Marion George president and Don Boyer, Richard A. Stewart, Henry B. Bailey, B. Bostwick Jr., Harry Ramseyer. Washington Lodge No 26 A M & A M announces regular meetings on the first Friday each month led by W. M. Merle Green and W Yard or.
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W. A. Erbe
Sibel
Washington Lodge
A. M
Merley
Green, W. M
W. Yard
County Officials List Names and Titles
County offices listed include County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Fred Bourgeois County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn County Welfare Director Mrs Payne Marshall County Recorder Harriet Coulter County Treasurer W E Howell County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Supt of Schools Lester B Kraill County Coroner Dr W S Kyle County Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley
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John Owen
Fred Bourgeois
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Payne Marshall
Harriet Coulter
W. E. Howell
Harold Putnam
Lester B. Kraillounty
W. S. Kyle
Ned Morrow
Clarence Fulton
Arthur Wiley
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Ella Raines
Dan Duryea
the Fox
Nat'l Master Plumbers
Harry
Journal
Bidg
S. Iowa
P. L. Etter
Washington Dairy
By Ken Reynolds
BEE Line Bus Depot
O. KR. J
Golder State Limited
Goniuccemmeeens
Imperal
BEE Line Transit
Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Indianola
Des Moines
Fairfield
Keosauqua
Oskaloosa Branch
A. P. Lewis Goodlander
R. B. Haight
Agen
Burlington Trailways
Winga’s Cafe
Blondie
Chic Young
Washington Directory
City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
North Marion Ave
Leet
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
Morrison Building
Benteco Food Store
Ruth Lytle
Sunes Funeral Home
Hbrary
East Main St
Sherman’s Funeral Home
West Main St
Court House
Fhone
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square Visual Training
S. W. Livingston
Attorney Abstract
George J. Morrison
Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Officers
Aty
Mty
Stoner
Ralph Minick
A. L. Griffith
Ark
Marion
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. H. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
T. W
Washington Independent School District
G. Widmer
M. D
Iowa
March of Dimes
New York
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Nevada
Oregon
Sall
Sorrell
W. Madison
T. W. Harwood
ATA
East Side Square
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