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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
6
The notice outlines certificates no longer needed for recapping tires and inspection rules for ration replacements. It lists revised gasoline and nonhighway coupon values, heating season coupons, canning sugar allotments, blue token changes, and indefinite validity stamps, alongside local farm bureau and family visit notes.
In East Sunset on Sept 26 Mr and Mrs Lyle Lowe and daughter visited Cleo Fletcher. Joe Rich and family met Amos Stout’s home to welcome their new grandson Kenneth Wayne Rich. Walter Rich and baby stay there. P J Graber family visited Dillon Graber’s. Paul Martin and Ruth Wittmer celebrated a twin birthday. John Miller of Washington shelled corn for Richard Stephens Monday.
Mr and Mrs E L Smith announce the safe arrival of their daughter Cpl E Smith in New Guinea She reports a voyage with pleasant quarters at her location Also listed are family visits and a reunion at O K Scott home with relatives including G Bartholomew D W Gwin and others from Salem and New York City
A Sunday gathering at the Earl Booth home welcomed Mr. and Mrs. John Byers of Coffeyville Kansas and other visitors including B L Smith and Rolland Rees near Columbus Junction. Sgt. John Harold Jones returned from camp in North Carolina and surprised Mrs. Roberts at her home. The Clayde and Glenn Knapp families were invited to Mercy Hospital’s nursing class graduation at Memorial Union Sunday afternoon.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A and A M announces regular meeting on the first Friday of each month with L Morrison Jr Worshipful Master and A W Yerd secretary.
A fragmented timetable lists train numbers names and stops including Golden State Limited Southwest Express Californian and mixed trains with arrival and departure times and station notes. Agent signatures include GOODLANDER and C F ANDERSON with daily and exceptions for Sundays and certain routes.
Their niece Mrs. John Balles called Jane Knapp was a graduate. John Dodd's trucks delivered to Joe Link sixty five head of hogs for Robert Roberts. Mildred Hughes a nurse in Mercy hospital Iowa City was a recent caller at the H L Hube home. Mr and Mrs Louis Reller of Milwaukee are expected soon for a visit at the parental Joseph Shalla home.
A property conservation expert recommends painting porous mortar joints to seal brick walls against moisture prior to applying the overall protective coating. The measure aims to prevent moisture ingress and prolong wall integrity.
Provide a safe rack for sharp edged tools as knives axes and saws. Repair shaky ladders. Nail down loose boards. It pays to prevent accidents and injuries in the shop.
Local transit listings show multiple bus departures from Washington to Chicago and other points. Bee Line Transit and GOVERLINGSON CRA WAYS provide eastbound services to Chicago and connections to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant and Ft Madison with varied morning evening and night times. Tickets available at the Bus Depot and North Side Cafe.
A report notes eight years of experiments focused on vegetable growth as researchers pursued a suitable incandescent lamp filament.
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