Public Demonstration Showcases Chick Bed Poultry Litter
A Cedar Rapids demonstration displays Chick Bed litter at 96 Bavcomue NE, featuring 400 baby chicks from Gordon hatchery in Marion nine days old. The product absorbs moisture, odors and heat, reduces labor, enables 60 percent reuse, and may boost egg prices while supplying fertilizer from used litter. Local hatcheries and feed dealers can request free samples.
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Chick Bed Company
Bavcomue
Cedar Rapids
Gordon Hatchery
Marion
Otto Kohl
America
Nevada
lJa
Gordon
Chick-Bed Company
B Avenue NE
Morris Plan keeps lending on automobiles in Cedar Rapids
The Morris Plan company of Cedar Rapids remains open for auto and comaker loans despite nearby lenders closing due to the automobile and tire situation. The locally owned firm has been in business for over 26 years and continues to finance automobiles, comakers, and household goods.
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Morris Plan Company of
Cedar Rapids
Morris Plan loans promise budget friendly help for homes
The Morris Plan offers ample funds to lend for any purpose and invites all in need of money to apply. With spring cleaning and home redecoration on the horizon, the lender assures that borrowing will not disrupt family finances.
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Morris
Enriched Colonial Bread Delivers Nutrition Punch
Wartime promotion urges using enriched Colonial bread to boost vitamins minerals and proteins for workers and children. Suggests recipes with leftovers and Brie cheese and lettuce, wrapped in wax paper. Claims the bread supports energy and morale for a strong home front.
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Victory
Colonia
Stemlar's Wheel Magnaligner Conserves Rubber at Cedar Rapids Station
Stemlar's Service Station at 410 Second Street SE Cedar Rapids offers wheel alignment with the Thompson automatic Magnaligner to check traction to 140 millionth of an inch. Tire rotation and battery charging without removal are highlighted as rubber-saving and convenient services. Experienced mechanics, over 20 years, support the station in central Cedar Rapids downtown near the bus station.
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Stemlar
Second Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Stellar
Society of Automatic Engineers
Stemlar’s
Health-for-Victory Meeting Highlights Home Canning
Miss Louise Hathaway of the Town Electric Light and Power company will lead the Health-for-Victory May meeting on April 29 at 10 in the Paramount theater. The session covers Spring Canning with four methods, food prep for quick freezing, blanching, and canning secrets. Mothers may bring children to a supervised nursery. attendance includes a free Meal Planning Guide with a canning section.
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Louise Hathaway
Home Service
Town Electric Light and Power Company
Health-for-Victory Club
Paramount Theater
Miss Hathaway
Health For Victory Club
Health-for-Victory Meeting Offers Meal Planning Tips
A Health-for-Victory session promotes May meal menus and box lunches with next day prep ideas. Tips aid women balancing jobs and home duties as civilians prepare for winter eating from basements without ration coupons. Sponsored by Local Office of Civilian Defense and the Light Company. Admission free. The meeting runs 10 oclock Thursday morning April 29 at the Paramount.
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Jocal Office of Civilian Defense
The
Light Company
Paramount Theater
Sergt Yorks Kin Leads WAAC Unit at Fort Warren
Sergt Jennie York, cousin of WWI hero Alvin York, commands 150 WAAC soldiers arriving at Fort Warren Wyoming. She rose from private at Daytona Beach to first sergeant then sergeant, joking about Wyoming cold while aiming to go overseas. The historic fort hosts the first women soldiers on its parade grounds.
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Fort Francis Warren
Wyo
INS
York
WAAC
Jennie York
Alvin York
56Th
Fort Warren
Daytona Beach
Fla
Clinton
Tenn
Pall Mall
Wyoming
Florida
Sergi
Alvin
Sergt
Baldridge's Have Limited Stocks of Photo Accessories
Baldridge's photographic studio at 218 Third Street SE faces tight supplies as most equipment goes to the armed forces. The store still offers a few movie cameras including the Robot for rapid sequential shots and panoramas. Emphasizing portraits and family photos, Baldridge's touts thermostatically controlled developing tanks for quality results.
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Mars
Baldridge Photographic Studio
Third Street SE
Baldridge’s
Baldridge
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Capper’s Hatchery
Charles Capper
Capper
Turkey
Orlo L. Taylor
Taylor Turkey Farms
Glen Haven
Wis
First Avenue NE
Allied van Lines
Ing
Firetroop Warehouse
Dial
2Nd St. SE
Cedar Rapids’ Pioneer Dairy
Russell
Morris Plan
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance CO
Fire and Allied Lines
Second Avenue SE
Emma Miles
Lowa-Illinois Crean & Electric CO
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Maarion
Super Service Oil CO
G. D. Finnigan
Farmers Supply CO
3Rd St. SE
Colonial Bread
U.S
Williams & Hunting CO
First ST. SW
FOX Garage
15Th St
Pateb Rere
CG Street &W
Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Co
Tenth Street
Baxter Motors
Fred Shoemaker
Gurney Day
Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Bldg
Bor
Morris A
Waterloo
F.S. Mitvalsky & CO. Furs
the Chick-Bed CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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