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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1947

Page

14

Russians Still Far Below Western Living Standards

Western observers in Moscow report that the average Russian near Moscow is improving but still far from Western living standards. High officials, generals, and intelligentsia enjoy extra rations, cars, and better housing, while average workers earn modest wages and rely on rationing. Prices and shortages persist, with stark contrasts between top officials and the masses.

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Food worries linger as new Moscow growing season begins

A housewife in Moscow struggles to cook scarce provisions as the postwar food crisis worsens in Russia and southern areas. The single-room homes with communal kitchens force families to stretch limited supplies while urban crowds fill the streets from dawn to midnight.

Ukraine Russia Moscow

City Officials Hear Sewer and Sidewalk Petitions in City

Twelve property owners requested sanitary sewers on K Avenue NW from First to Second streets and on First Street from K to L Avenues. The council referred the petition to City Engineer I Frank Young. A separate request sought a sidewalk on the east side of Eighteenth Street SW from First to Eighth Avenues.

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City Council Grants Paving and Beer Permits in Consent Session

The council approved paving 281 feet of Twenty third street SE and granted Class B beer permits to Charles Roberdee, Charles Neff, William Merritt, and Arthur E. Schmidt. A Class C permit went to George J. Kacere with refunds totaling 225 dollars to Roy Gilmore and Fred Moses upon surrender of a Class B permit, and James Stuart’s surrender yielded a 150 dollar refund.

Carlton K. Smith Alice A. Smith Twenty-third Street Mt. Vernon Avenue Charles Roberdee Fifth Avenue SE Charles Neff William Merritt Third Avenue SW Arthur E. Schmidt Second Avenue George J. Kacere Roy E. Gilmore Fred E. Moses James Stuart

Amendments to Articles of Cedar Rapids Coca Cola Bottling Co

Notice records that at the 1947 annual stockholders meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa the stockholders unanimously adopted amendments to the articles of incorporation. Article II begins business and duration with perpetual existence unless dissolved by two thirds vote. A second amended article defines business as buying selling and distributing Coca Cola and related beverages with broad powers to buy hold lease sell install construct manufacture and fabricate.

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Corporate Powers and Purposes in Iowa Incorporation

The document details broad corporate powers including buying selling leasing holding and managing real estate and other property. It covers issuing obligations loans and guarantees, borrowing, by laws, employee benefits, medical and social services, pensions and housing. It asserts all powers allowed by Iowa law and Constitution and states clauses are independent purposes and powers. It ends with a resolution to amend Article V of the articles of incorporation.

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Amended Clauses on Quorum and Director Voting Provisions

The text describes repealing a sentence in Article V and replacing it with rules on quorum for board actions. It clarifies that a majority constitutes a quorum, vacancies may be filled by remaining directors, and adverse director interests do not invalidate votes. It also grants power to adopt by laws and specifies meeting locations, notice, and calling procedures.

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