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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1943
Page
27
A humorous look at post office desk thefts in Cedar Rapids. The piece notes frequent disappearance of blotters pens penholders and ink and explains that after locking ink wells thefts dropped. It uses quantities to illustrate misuse and ends with the employed staff locking desks to stop losses.
Three tuition free courses in tool engineering will start May 25 at McKinley high school under the U S Office of Education war training program. Sponsored by the State University of Iowa College of Engineering and Cedar Rapids schools, the 12 week sessions run Tue and Thu evenings with a $350 text cost and no tuition. Women are urged to enroll for certificates in tool engineering and industrial tasks.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists publishers editors and managers including JOHN L. MILLER as Publisher HARRY BOYD as Editor and E C HOYT as Managing Editor with telegraphic news from AP and UPI. It details subscription rates by carrier and mail and notes wire service republication rights and advertising representatives in Chicago New York Detroit and other areas.
Officials of the Houston Shipbuilding corporation report a shipping crisis as they struggle to obtain bottled champagne with ribbon wrappings needed to christen the Liberty ships. The failure to secure wine and decorations threatens ceremonial launch plans downtown.
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