Hawkeye service departs in wartime drive for efficiency
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Co service department trains 14 workers under Cecil Seger to repair and maintain appliances for residential and commercial use. Six trucks handle about 5 000 major appliance calls last year while parts and detailed customer records ensure quick follow ups. Hawkeye Motor Express in Cedar Rapids emphasizes safety with a 10 year accident free record and uses dry ice cooled freight with trained drivers and first aid, led by Hugh A. DeWees and team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Service Department
Cecil Seger
Iowa State College
Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids
Union Motor Freght
Ninth Avenue SE
Chicago
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa Hawkeye
Uncle Sam
Hawkeye Motor Express
Hugh A. DeWees
R.C White
S. A DeWees
C. A. Farr
William Birky
C. E. Gourley
Don Janish
Lowell Fuller
Bob Keister
Roy Owen
Harold Domer
John Andrie
Richard Gourley
Victor Kadlec
War Production Board
Nesper Company
Fifth Street SE
Nesper
Walter Nesper
Nesper Compiany
Knights of Columbus
Erke Roofing Company
Elks Club
Ginsbergs Jewel Box
Bishop Cafeteria
Allen Motor Company
Star Laundry Company
Little Chicago
Williamsburg
Use of Cooperative Dairy Products Is Way to Good Health
A Cedar Rapids article extols cooperative dairy products as vital for health, noting milk butter and cheese sustain growth and strength for all ages. It links dairy intake to better national fitness and wartime readiness, highlighting Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Co. at 560 Tenth Street SW and urging higher per capita consumption during warm picnic season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Company
Tenth Street
Iowa
Selective Service Boards
Time-Tried Sandwich and Butter Co-op Tips
Butter-Co op butter improves sandwiches by keeping bread moist and boosting flavor. The piece urges liberal butter use in cooking to improve taste and yield, notes Iowa has plentiful butter despite shortages in sugar and tires, and promotes Co-op products for cleanliness and quality.
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Iowa
Hawkeye Motor Express Marks Ten Years of Growth
Hawkeye Motor Express and its employees celebrate ten years of operation as a leading eastern Iowa motor freight line. The anniversary fell last Tuesday with steady growth noted across the decade and families expected to join in the observance.
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Hawkeye Motor
Hawkeye Motor Express
Iowa
Collecting Miniatures Shines in Any Room
The piece extols miniatures as ideal collectibles that fit traditional or modern interiors. It suggests displaying them on wall brackets flanking furniture, noting brackets come in matching mahogany designs to suit room style.
Morris Plan Offers Loans for Vacation and Personal Needs
The Morris Plan company of Cedar Rapids provides 12 month loan terms for vacations and other personal needs with flexible payment schedules. It notes government credit tightening while stressing continued availability of installment financing for Cedar Rapids residents and surrounding areas.
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Morris Plan
Morris Plan Company of
Cedar Rapids
Nesper Sign and Neon Offers Advanced Sign Services
Available to all eastern Tow a through Nesper Sign and Neon Company, it provides wall signs, bulletin and road signs, window and office lettering, posters, show cards and displays. It offers original designs and rotor schemes for truck lettering and neon services including washing, cleaning and repainting.
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Towa
Nesper Sign and Neon Company
Nesper Company
Grandfather Clock and its 18th Century French Roots
The grandfather clock became a popular home furnishing in America, tracing its origins to the Louis XIV era in France. It evolved in the eighteenth century, commonly crafted from mahogany and topped with pediments and finials typical of the period.
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France
Roosevelt Hotel Secretarial Service Promises Top Stenographic Help
The Roosevelt Secretarial Service at Cedar Rapids offers four dictating rooms and typewriters with elite and pica type. A staff of stenographers handles letters, legal work, meeting reports, and message delivery. Manager Miss Garnet L Ramsey heads a carefully chosen team ensuring high grade work.
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Mississippi River
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Secretarial
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Secretarial Service
Iowa
Garnet L. Ramsey
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Heig
Ellis Park
Camp Wapsie
Waylite
Cedar Rapids Block CO
Ninth Street
DIAL
City Club Beer
Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co
St. Paul, Minn
WM. Tehel Bottling Company
4Th Ave. and
2Nd St. SE
Tru
Pee Ae Ec
First Street SE
Thompson
Fox Garage
15Th St
Dial 2Ge
Vitamo
WMT
Iowa Milling CO
Thorpe
Avenue New
Calder
Cedar Rapids, Towa
Equitable Life OF
Oscar A. Anderson
Mer. Nat. Bank Bldg
DRY Cleaners
Manchester
Mount Vernon
Jowa-Illisais Chead & Electric CO
Dial Siet
Marion 263
Woney Oss le Eya
Farmers Supply CO
3Rd St. SE
Ambro Advertising Agency
Dows
Motor Express
3Rd Ave SE
Chrysler Airtemp
Nesper Sign CO
Fifti Street
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance CO
Fire and Allied Lines
Second Avenue SE
Russell
Light Company
Idwa Electric Light and Power Company
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