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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1940
Page
6
August sale offers on 1939 Buick Special 4 door touring sedan with metallic finish and premium features at $695. 1939 Oldsmobile 6 4 door touring sedan model 70 with radio heater and Firestone Imperial tires priced at $595. Plymouth Deluxe 4 door touring sedan also listed.
A jumble of prewar car ads lists numerous 1930s models with discounts from $595 to $60, covering brands like Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac and LaSalle. Readable details highlight years finishes features miles and sale prices alongside radios heaters and tires.
A 1934 Cadillac Town Sedan with radio heater and General dual 10 tires is offered at 285 after a 53 hundred new price. Several 1930s models including a 1938 Pontiac Six Town Sedan 485 and a Chevrolet Deluxe 445 appear with mileage notes and refinements.
Firefighters in asbestos suits search the rubble of Hollingshead and Co. after a blast at the Camden New Jersey plant. Nine presumed dead, 32 hospitalized with critical injuries, and 1000 left homeless as flames and explosions spread to nearby homes.
Young Republicans of the second district plan a rally in Dubuque next Sunday led by Judge W McCullough of Clinton. McCullough is the Republican candidate for Congress. A Cedar Rapids delegation is expected. transportation calls to Harry Nehls. The Melody Mill on Sageville road hosts a free picnic lunch.
F W Walrath reports a theft of a five pound jar of honey from a stand in front of his home at 3232 Center Point Road NE. At about 8 pm two young men in an old red roadster were seen driving back and forth. one got out, grabbed the honey, and fled north on Highway 11.
In Washington a 33 year old WPA worker Noah Merica was arrested for using an American flag to wrap a bundle of trash. He pled no disrespect claiming the flag was old and tattered. Police advised burning as proper disposal. Courts recalled a motorist fined $75 for wiping dust from a car with a flag.
Pattern 4508 is offered for misses and women in sizes 12 through 40 with yardage listed for a size 16 dress. The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises the pattern and a pattern book option, while another section discusses wheat germ nutrition and vitamins, highlighting freshness and vitamin content.
A column discusses Daisy's shift from education to homemaking after college and her success as a wife and mother. Readers ask Miss Manners questions about relationship disputes and jealousy with practical, sometimes cautious guidance.
A reader recounts colitis sufferer who was told four ounces of wheat germ daily would spoil appetite. She credits wheat germ with her recovery after adopting two heaping tablespoons before meals and before bed, noting a dramatic improvement since her illness began three years ago.
The city’s oldest pawnbroker Louis Fine, age 70, announced retirement after 55 years in the trade. He sold the 105 Second Avenue SE shop to J D Siegel of Minneapolis, licensed to continue the business. Fine came from Chicago 35 years ago and will move to San Antonio for the fall and winter months.
Rates for consecutive days vary by ad size and number of lines. Include minimum two lines and up to three lines with extra per line. Out of town ads require advance payment and a 10 cent box number fee. Special low rates apply to work wanted listings.
The dealer reports record breaking sales in June and July with over 100 new Buicks and Oldsmobiles added to the lot from trade-ins.
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