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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1944
Page
3
County rationing board provides dates for certificate use including tires and inner tubes and notes certificates no longer needed for recap tires or purchase of used farm implement tires. Periodic inspection of passenger tires referenced.
War Price and Rationing Board requires inspection before issuance of ration certificates for replacing Grade I III tires. Commercial vehicle inspections every 6 months or 5 000 miles. Gasoline A coupons 13 valid Sept 22 to Dec 2. Be Se Sanda E R R- coupons now valid at stations with 4th quarter validity Oct 11 to Dec 31.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M schedules a regular meeting on the first Friday of each agronth. Morrison Jr., W M, A W Yerd, secretary.
A dense timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains including the Golden State Limited No 3 and No 11 Southwest Express with stops at California and Washington. Additional lines cover mixed trains, local Davenport-Kansas City services, and notes on discharging California passengers. Bus routes include Bee Line Transit to Iowa City Cedar Rapids and connections to Mt Pleasant Ft Madison and Winfield.
The notice lists ration details for the last heating season No 5 and Period No 1 of the new season with 10 gallon units, sugar coupons Nos 30 31 32 and 83 Book 4 valid indefinitely, and specific dates for canning sugar and spare stamp requirements. It explains eligibility for 10 pounds canning sugar in first period ending July 15 and second period August 1 to October 15, with or without stamps, plus processed foods blue stamps and red stamps guidance. It also includes indeterminately valid airplane stamps Book 3 and 4 and a personal anecdote about cafeteria work and food preparation.
Verda Purdon of Burlington bakes custard pies with juice sealing the crusts in a method described for twelve pies per batch. The piece notes fruit fillings, other desserts, vegetable prep led by Mrs. Alice Ketchum, and daily cafeteria routines with a focus on honest labor.
The United States has built and equipped war plants and facilities valued at about 20 billion dollars since 1939 as part of its wartime industrial effort.
The article notes that by 1930 sixty percent of trees were wasted and describes sawdust being processed into a dense material "hard as nails" used as plaster to replace gypsum and as a base for acids like oxalic for industrial laundries.
Condensation from cold water pipes can be prevented with pipe covering. Basement walls should be waterproofed with tar or similar material. Drain tile or Aber pipe around the foundation and the lot graded away from the house.
Tibet is described as the highest country in the world with table lands reaching about 16,000 feet above sea level. The text highlights extreme elevations and geographic prominence of the region.
Edible fats and oils providing more energy than any other food are urgently needed by men fighting in sub zero temperatures. The appeal emphasizes quick sourcing and coverage for winter military conditions.
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