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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1949
Page
12
Berlin reports describe dire East German shortages under Soviet occupation. Rations are meager, prices high in free stores, and energy allowed only part of the day. Workers earn about 30 marks monthly, while clothing and food remain scarce despite a supposed ration system.
Reported conditions across Leipzig show rationing halted for three months with no explanation. Hospitals are overwhelmed, medicines scarce, and tuberculosis rises as West‑made drugs are hard to obtain. A neon Soviet sales house pillages German resources while factories are stripped. a two‑year plan to boost output looms amid propaganda banners.
The text notes that East Germans, despite their labor, have not achieved a better life and remain pessimistic about any future improvement. It emphasizes widespread disappointment with living conditions and prospects.
A notice regarding the estate of a deceased individual seeks the appointment of Charles Penningroth as administrator. The undersigned requests to be named or to act under authority of the Linn County court, with a filing deadline and the appropriate legal steps to confirm the appointment.
The Cohns family announced they have purchased control of the 68 year old Cedar Rapids Pump and Supply Company from W. C. LaTourette heirs. Charles L. Kidd will remain president and general manager with 27 years service. Plans call for remodeling of the office and warehouse at 615 G avenue.
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