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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
6
The notice lists changes in tire and vehicle inspections, ration certificates, and coupon validity. It details piston numeric codes for fuel and sugar ration books, including 4th and 5th period coupons, home canning sugar allocation, and processed foods stamp validity. It notes periodic inspections, fuel coupon expirations, and indefinite validity for certain blue and red stamps.
Washington Directory notes W Livingston attorney in the Abstract department located at 204 West Main Street east of Court House with phone 147.
Washington Lodge No 26 Royal Arch Masons holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month. Morrison Jr is worshipful master and A W Yerd serves as secretary.
Multiple railroad and bus schedules show westbound and eastbound trains from Davenport to Kansas City and beyond, with stopping patterns and daily exceptions. Local agents J Goodilander and F F Anderson announce ticketing and depot pickup options, with connections to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant Ft Madison Winfield and Burlington routes.
Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Riverside for Frank Streb age 83 who died after a two day illness. Rev J J Fath officiated with Holy Name Society members in attendance and burial at Mount Olivet. Also observed were services for Charles Dean age 76 at St. Mary's Riverside with Rt Rev Monsignor Jacobsmeier celebrating and a high mass. Casket bearers named include Rudolph Simon Lawrence Stransky Henry Frank Joseph Walsh and others.
Readable fragment shows a phrase listing Joe's ticket for home with a total credits field. The OCR text is incomplete and lacks clear event details, dates, teams, or organizations. No further verifiable facts available to confirm outcome or context.
The document defines which military and parental credits are to be included. Only specified awards are listed for combat credit and only children under 18 as of cessation date count, with a maximum of three.
The Army plans to issue adjusted service rating cards as personnel are reorganized and partial demobilization begins after Germany’s fall. Enlisted men fill out cards and learn the scoring for surplus ratings, while essential personnel may remain in uniform.
Obituary mentions ust Lehhmidt and Marion Thompson buried beside his wife in Mount Olivet cemetery. Riverside Unit 257 American Legion Auxiliary elected delegates and alternates for the Keokuk district conference on October 12. The unit raised its Poppy order to 700, will pay annual assessments, clothe an assigned child, and sent six decks of cards to hospitals.
Rally day at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church featured songs such as There’s a Welcome Here and Jesus Loves Me. The program included prayers by Rev. Westbrook, recitations by Viola Littrel and others, a Junior class play The Pop-motor, duets and group songs, a story by Dorothy Hedger, and an offering solo.
Ruth Rich leads a Youth Fellowship meeting with readings from The Solitary Way and Blessings. Mrs Lowe directs the Beautitudes Men’s class and the play The Fifth Freedom features Mrs Elsie Belle Jones and Nellie Anderson among others. Family visits cited include Mr and Mrs Fred Anwyl at Downers Grove and Maude Barnes on layover from United Airlines.
Francis X. Kelly receives U. S. Patent No. 2,262,611 issued November 11, 1942 for a fur softening composition. The formula includes 20 to 35 percent lanolin 3 to 10 percent cedar oil and the remainder hydrocarbon solvents or thinners such as benzine or hexane.
The Heaviside Layer in Earth’s atmosphere is named for Oliver Heaviside, the English scientist who proposed a layer necessary for radio wave reflection or radio bounce to the earth.
Cotter School reports stamp sales totaling 7.80 and lists new staff editors for Kotter Key. Mixed chorus rosters include boys and girls with multiple names, while honor roll, attendance, spelling perfects, and six weeks tests are noted. Service members Calvin Peters, Milo and Cleo Orris are guests. pupils bring goldfish and readers. seventh and eighth graders work on language reports and booklet posters.
Mrs. Donald Brooks and Ezra Wenger and Virginia of Chicago visited the Ethan Brooks home over the weekend. D W Widmer and Geo Unkrich families plus P W Widmer stopped by J J Rich's on Sunday. Evening guests included Marvin Widmer and Dave Graher. Rev Simon Gingerich and Dan Widmerg visited Noah Widmer. Grandma Widmer's condition worsens slightly. John Alliman missed last week due to an infected tooth. Kathleen Bachman had tonsils removed at Memorial hospital Mt. Pleasant.
Ira Graber held a closing out sale on Tuesday and will move in with his parents before winter. Mr and Mrs Marvid Widmer surprised sister Mrs Wm Conrad with a birthday picnic at her home last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dave Graber spent Sunday with Si mon and Jonathan Graber. Mrs Willus Alliman and daughter visited Lester Alliman's home all last week. Mr and Mrs Lester Alliman and Mrs Willus Alliman and baby spent Thursday in Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs L H Rinner and Marian, home for the weekend, visited Kenneth Goff and Allen Goff. Allen is on a ten day furlough.
Morning harvest makes peas sweeter before heat dulls their sweetness. Most vegetables turn starchier as they sit, but beans are the exception. Do not pick beans when plants are wet with dew or rain to prevent disease spread.
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