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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1943
Page
30
Cedar Rapids auxiliary firemen were issued helmets coats and gas masks supplied by the Office of Civilian Defense. The Cedar Rapids fire department has 2 500 helmets 1 500 gas masks and 65 coats plus mobile pumping units designated for war emergency use in Linn county.
The Linn County sanity board reports 53 people committed to the state hospital at Independence since January 1. If the pace continues, about 130 will be committed by year end, more than 1942 or 1941 totals. War impact is indirect, with more elderly and mentally stressed cases noted.
Corporal Barnhart explains Chilean farming areas using Australian ballast soil dumped for local gardens. He notes Central Chile as the farming heart with poor land, foggy coast, and a sharp rise to 11 000 feet inland, mentioning Huasos.
Arthur Hamer a former hosiery salesman advertised six pairs of nylon hose in Kansas City seeking information about an apartment. He received several living options from responses and moved toward securing a place to live.
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