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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
3
The article notes a high profile premiere scheduled for the Waldorf Astoria in New York toward the end of January. Details on the production and key figures are implied but not fully disclosed in the fragment.
Detroit AP reports the auto industry aims to match 1947 output of 4.8 million vehicles. Production runs 10 days ahead of last year but material shortages and new model work threaten gains. Nash and Cadillac timing. Buick Chevrolet Pontiac redesigns. Chrysler line shifts planned for 1949 introductions.
Trade whispers say the 1949 Buick Futuramic and a redesigned Chevrolet are in planning. A possible optional torque converter transmission and wider, longer bodies are discussed, with GM divisions building strong output this year.
New York AP Douglas Poteat of the American Cancer Society said real progress has been made in cancer research over the last three years and that research is yielding more leads than ever. The society announced grants totaling more than 3 million dollars for 1948 49, including 201 individual grants and 46 fellowships worth about 2 08 million to 86 institutions and 18 institutional grants of 1 04 million to colleges and hospitals to fund urgent research needs. Additional grants will push next year’s total above 3 5 million.
State of Iowa Linn County notice that on August 3 1948 Harry Depoy was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Bosworth late of Linn County deceased All persons indebted must pay immediately and those with claims must file them in authenticated form with the Linn County District Court Attorneys Boddicker and Baird represent the administrator
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