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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1942
Page
6
Dense sale notice listing used goods and multiple business opportunities. It names items like lawn mowers, typewriters, radios, baby carriages, bicycles, stoves, and vacuum cleaners offered for quick cash, followed by extensive ads for taverns, real estate, rooms for rent, and local businesses in Iowa and Illinois.
Classified farm notices describe 23 acre plots near Fairfax and Linn county properties with modern houses, chicken and hog houses, orchards, electric service, and paved roads. Listings include 160 to 260 acre farms near Cedar Rapids and Solon with improvements, stock facilities, and reasonable terms. Multiple agents, prices per acre, and contact numbers shown for May shows and local offices.
Gas stations along the eastern seaboard faced a second gasless weekend with about 80 percent out of fuel. Long lines formed as 55 000 dealers in the coastal region from Maine to Florida were hit hardest, especially around New York Philadelphia Boston Bridgeport New Haven Washington Wilmington and parts of Virginia Maine and Florida. No relief was seen until early next month when quotas are released. Heavily loaded trucks and cars were left idle at many pumps.
Taft predicted a four to five year war and said aims should aim to Berlin and Tokyo. he urged the navy to find a way to engage U boats far from home. He also said price control is unworkable, arguing Congress won’t curb farm prices and the administration won’t restrain wages.
Thomas J. Pendergast, former Kansas City political boss, asked the Supreme Court to review his two year prison sentence imposed for criminal contempt of court. He requests relief from the sentence in a case that drew national attention to his conduct and influence.
The piece promotes advantages of using a REALTOR including ethical standards and board memberships. It notes salesmen strive to close deals to protect their commissions and emphasizes the credibility of members connected to national associations.
Distressed listings describe VERNON HEIGHTS and surrounding areas with multiple three and four bedroom houses. Features include modern plumbing, electric pumps, natural heat, cinched basements, fireplaces, and detached garages. Prices range from low thousands with payment options. agents promote quick sales and substantial renovations.
An extensively described Franklin district property offers a new cape cod with 3 bedrooms, modern kitchen, breakfast nook, landscaped lot, garage, and enclosed features. Income units include private baths, redecorated interiors, and a monthly rent potential of 862 dollars. Listed by Myers Co with attention to modern insulation, forced air heat, and water heater.
Readable segments describe various properties for sale or rent. Mentions include a 2 bed 2 bath home with oak floors and modern fittings, a 4 bedroom house, acreage with former chicken house, and garden space pricing around 3739. Also notes lines about inspections and state relocation references.
A damaged OCR classified page shows housing, real estate, and vehicle ads. Entries mention remodels, houses with three bedrooms, price points around 24500 dollars, and references to school district bids and realtor services.
Special to The Gazette Manchester Ernest Mussehl of Delaware files for divorce from Ova Mussehl in Delaware district court alleging cruel treatment. A temporary injunction seeks to protect property including a threshing machine and other farm equipment. Sigourney Legion auxiliary officers named. Independence resident Elva Wilson sentenced to five days for taking raccoons during closed season. Oelwein Chamber two year terms elected. Sigourney sees law degree for Portha Ragan and hires Mabel Huntley as junior high instructor. Palo couple Betty Smith and Robert Hepker wed at home. Rev Gazkenheimer officiates. Molds and bacteria causing annual damage estimated at $100 million.
The White House said both President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill were pleased with press and radio coverage of Churchill's visit. Stephen Early noted the cooperation during wartime censorship and the chance to show a division of the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson. Churchill called the army display inspiring and thrilling, likening his reaction to that of a boy.
Federal Judge Thomas W Slick ordered arraignments for 21 national chemical firms and 65 individuals indicted on charges of impeding war effort through price fixing and monopoly. The proceedings are scheduled for October 5 in South Bend Indiana.
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