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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1944

Page

16

10000 Used Army Trucks to Be Sold to Highest Bidders

The treasury reports 10000 surplus army trucks and 4600 motorcycles are open to dealers nationwide on a competitive bid basis. Vehicles are serviceable but below military standards. trucks range one to seven tons and are 1939 models or older. Descriptive lists are available at regional offices in Washington Chicago and Cincinnati. Bids cannot exceed OPA ceiling prices.

Washington The Treasury New York Department Chicago Cincinnati

Butter set aside for government needs in April

The War Food Administration announced a set aside order requiring manufacturers to allocate 10 percent of April butter output for government war requirements. The government has not bought butter in two months, relying on last year’s accumulated supplies, and the new order aims to produce about 13 million pounds bought by the United States.

Washington War Food Administration United States

Freedom and Tyranny by Edgar A. Guest

The poem questions modern tyranny and war as it contrasts tyrants seeking glory with the ordinary man’s desire for freedom. It denounces Nazis and Japs and asks for common rights and security, including home, work, church, school, and medical care.

Golf star horizontal puzzle and odd letter clues

Pictured famous golfer age 12 simplifies a long list of crossword style clues. The page presents a mixed fill in puzzle with multiple abbreviations and scattered names across sports and general knowledge.

Government aims to stock butter for military needs this year

Officials said existing stocks will be used by April and butter production rises in spring and summer. The order is not expected to reduce civilian supplies. After April manufacturers will set aside larger percentages for military lend lease and government needs as the government plans to cover the next 12 months during peak production April through September.

Veterans Administration and War Shipping Administration WFA

F D R Proclaims April 6 Army Day

President Roosevelt designates April 6 as Army Day to honor soldiers forged in battle and asks civilians to reconsecrate in producing arms and equipment necessary to sustain the army toward final victory.

Washington Roosevelt

Vanderbilt heiress awarded extra funds for travel to ill husband

Gloria Vanderbilt di Cicco received 3000 dollars in surrogate's court to visit her husband Lt Pasquale di Cicco recuperating from illness in California. The grant adds to eighty nine thousand two hundred fifty dollars already awarded for living expenses this year.

New York Gloria Vanderbilt di Cicco Lt Pasquale Pat) di Cicco California

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