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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1942

Page

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Homes For Sale and Rent Listings with Various Ads

A cluttered early 20th century real estate page lists numerous rooms for rent including furnished units, private entrances, and apartments. Offers describe multiple addresses such as 2200 Johnson Ave and 161 Center St NE, with notes on bills paid, heating, and proximity to streets. Listings mention landlords named Myers Co and Geo. Witwer Real Estate, induce inquiry through phone numbers and agent names, and highlight conditions like furnished rooms, attic access, and garages.

Real Estate Listings and Contact Offers

Fragmented ad copy lists lots for sale and realty services. Mentions The Hedges Co. Dial numbers, J. Prane Cravens Realtor, and Barkers with addresses and vague pricing. Reading reads like a damaged classifieds section with scattered names and numbers.

Defense Bonds Drive for War Production

Defense bonds and stamps will keep the wheels of industry rolling and turn out the munitions of war that will whip the Axis menace. Every mother’s son can help by turning unwanted home items into cash and buying bonds and stamps. Tell Gazette Want Ad readers about items you can sell for cash and convert the proceeds into war savings. Dial a Want Ad Taker at 2112.

Gazette Hane Seattle

For Sale Or Exchange Notice

For sale or exchange advertisement appears for a property in a district. Unclear details mention asking price and a box number with scattered digits and terms. The readable elements indicate a real estate or trade listing with a monetary figure and potential condition notes.

Authorizes Honors For Merchant Tars

President Roosevelt signed a bill to award medals to merchant marines for conduct in line of duty. It broadens the commission to write marine war risk insurance and extends coverage to domestic and foreign vessels carrying cargo of interest to the United States.

Washington Roosevelt

Demand 12-Hour Day for All Filling Stations

The petroleum industry war council urged Oil Coordinator Harold L. Ickes to order a 12-hour day for all filling stations nationwide. They argued it would conserve electricity for war industries and ease operator workloads during wartime shortages of experienced staff.

Washington Petroleum Industry War Council Harold L. Ickes

Not Like His Dad Woody Peterson Stays Utah Fullback

Salt Lake City AP reports Woody Peterson, Utah fullback, avoids basketball like his father Vadal Peterson, who has coached Utah cage team since 1927. Army quartermaster corps also notes brass substitutes found in 116 items.

Salt Lake City Woody Peterson Utah Vadal Peterson Utes Army Quartermaster Corps

Roosevelt YWCA Girl Reserve events and clubs schedule

Ninth grade Girl Reserve members invite mothers to a YWCA meeting followed by a potluck. A tour of the YWCA and a program explaining Girl Reserve aims will be provided. Members perform a play by Morin and Blochlinger. Hayrack ride plans, rain contingency, and supper are noted. Officers and league meetings are announced with various club and committee roles and upcoming training. An industrial league talk and a doll repair project are listed, with participants from multiple clubs. A spring picnic is planned for Ellis Park, with indoor option if rain.

Roosevelt High School Y.W.C.A N. E. Norrgard Y.W. C.A Frances Barker Jean Morin Margaret Blochlinger M Hi-Ette Club Ent Margaret Hawkins Arda Mse Cos Frances Marshall Shirley Baschnagel Mary Ann Kubasa Martha Washington McKinley

Transportation Union Leader Accused of Falsifying Facts

Wayne L. Morse of the War Labor Board stated that J. A. Gordon of Chicago, president of the Transportation of America, made gross misrepresentation of fact regarding the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad seizure. Gordon claimed the seizure occurred without due process after failed settlement attempts and described it as disturbing.

Washington Wayne L. Morse War Labor Board J. A. Gordon Chicago The Transportation of America Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Gordon

Cedar Falls Schools Approve Teacher Pay Boost

The Cedar Falls Public Schools board announced a plan Saturday to raise the annual payroll by two percent for teachers. The move aims to improve compensation across the district, improving staffing and classroom stability for the upcoming school year.

Cedar Falls INES Board of Education

Library notes three Bibles printed before Columbus and eighteen before Shakespeare

A Pennsylvania state college library lists three Bibles printed before Columbus discovered America and eighteen printed before Shakespeare was born among its historical holdings.

Pennsylvania State College Library America Shakespeare

Farm Store Catalog Busy With Used Tractor Parts

Classified style summary notes Sears Roebuck Farm Store listing items for sale including 2-bottom plows 14 and 16 inch, corn planter, disc harrows, and parts. Mentions several dealers Tucker’s Cohn Implement Co and Newman’s Dept. ads reference tractors such as Farmall M and deere discs. Includes contact details and locations such as Omak and Cedar Rapids with reference to dairymen and farm equipment buyers.

Pines Conroy Marion Macxinery Co royotEy Panier MD Lischarger Pat Az

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