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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1979
Page
16
The author and spouse plot a frugal winter getaway to warmer climes. A faulty heater prompts a homemade fix a car fan in a cigarette lighter. A rough wind test convinces them the improvised device works. They vow to depart if health and events allow and to share photographs later.
Charlie Jacobs of Guernsey exports 60 dozen hand tooled leather belts to the National Western Stock Show in Denver. He crafts belts in a former high school, using custom tools, dyes, and hand stamping, while adapting production to rising leather prices and steady demand from foreign buyers.
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