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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1943
Page
3
Civil defense warns of a staged blackout with three one minute whistle blasts and 30 second gaps. Citizens should turn off lights indoors and in autos, seek shelter or pull to curbs, and remain in darkness as streetlights and most facilities go dark except hospitals and key war plants.
The city council, acting as the board of review, adjourned until May 19 after ruling on the two assessment complaints. One complainant appeared in person over a $900 personal property matter, the other submitted a written appeal. The board then reviewed assessment records.
The House voted 272 to 119 to pass legislation increasing pay for federal employees earning under ten thousand dollars a year and sent the bill to the White House for signature.
In Linn County a May Red Cross board hears Lieut. Kathryn Helm urge extra nurses for the Army and foreign service. She cites 500 to 600 local graduates, with nine nurses monthly sought by Cedar Rapids recruiting, while high schools are urged to prepare more trainees.
Parks Commissioner Ed Sefan secured the long delayed victory garden plot at avenue and Twentieth Street NE, after two hired plowers failed the job and moved to private work. The mayor and city commissioners excused committee members in a relief action.
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