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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1942
Page
4
Historic classified ad style lists numerous apartments for rent and houses for sale in a city, highlighting furnished rooms, modern homes, pricing around 6 to 15 dollars, multiple addresses such as 1607 Washington Ave and 1742 Ist Ave, and agencies like TAIT & WAGNER CO and Geo. P. Witwer Real Estate. The page mentions friendly terms, deposits, and private entrances, with various agents and contact numbers.
Defense bonds and stamps will keep industry rolling and produce munitions to defeat the Axis. Every mother’s son can help by turning surplus home items into cash. Tell Gazette Want Ad readers about items you’ll sell for cash and turn proceeds into bonds and stamps now. Dial a Want Ad Taker at 2112 to enlarge your ad.
Fragmentary classified item notes a sale or exchange listing with partial phrases and unreadable details. Names, places, or precise terms are missing, leaving an unclear description of what is being offered and where to respond.
Listing shows 3-142 ft wide type discs 3-11-1 cultivaters 1-14 in two bottom plows 1-16 in two bottom plow 1-12 in three bottom plow 1-Corn Master corn planter. Offered by Cker's at 619 Center Point Rd and GAB Co at 101 PF Ave NW with prices around 124 dollars. Potential buyers urged to view inventory and contact sellers.
Washington (UP) President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing honors for merchant marines for conduct in line of duty since 1938 with posthumous awards if needed. He also signed extended insurance coverage to domestic and foreign vessels carrying American cargo.
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 amid shortages of experienced workers and provide operators with a more normal life.
Utah fullback Woody Peterson avoids basketball despite his father Vadal Peterson serving as the Utes cage coach since a long tenure. The AP report notes the family connection and Peterson's chosen football path.
The army quartermaster corps reports that substitutes for brass can be used in 116 items. This finding may affect procurement and material standards across supply chains and reflects ongoing metal conservation efforts.
Members of the ninth grade Girl Reserve club of Roosevelt will be presented during the eve ning. The Y W C A hayrack ride for Wilson ninth SS club members will meet at the Y W C A after one Tuesday night. if rain, ride postponed but supper served. Officers to be installed Wednesday in the Martha Washington room at McKinley with training conference planned for fall. Doll repairing for community Christmas now handled by Y W C A committee. First picnic of the year sponsored by the Grad group will be at the Y W C A park. rain backup at the association building.
Wayne L Morse of the War Labor Board accused J A Jones of Chicago, president of the Association of America, of gross misrepresentation of fact in the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad seizure. The circular claimed government seizure occurred after failed settlement attempts, alleging lack of due process and disturbance.
The Cedar Falls board of education announced a 10 percent average pay raise for teachers, boosting the annual payroll by about $7.3 thousand.
The state college library in Pennsylvania lists three Bibles printed before Columbus discovery and 18 printed before William Shakespeare’s birth, highlighting a notable early print collection.
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