Cedar Rapids Grocers Limit Coffee Sales Amid Shortage
Cedar Rapids grocers and wholesalers report a coffee shortage with stores limiting purchases to one container, usually two pounds, as wholesale limits also restrict shipments. Officials warn rationing may be needed if demand continues, while many shoppers hoard or attempt to bypass limits.
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Cedar Rapids
Nadine Subotnik
Cedas Rapids
Office of Price Administration
Brazil
United States
P.S
Navy Man Richard A Reilly Promoted to Instructor
Richard A Reilly, an instructor and third class petty officer in the Navy, has been promoted to instructor while stationed at Cecil Field in Jacksonville Florida. He is the son of Mrs Beatrice Reilly of Otis Road SE and wife reported at 306 Tenth Avenue SE.
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Richard A. Reilly
Tenth Avenue SE
Cecilfield
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Reilly
Beatrice Reilly
Otis Road SE
Shepard Transferred to Air Force Pre-Flight School
Lieut. John James Shepard moved from Ft. Sill Oklahoma to the air force pre flight school in Santa Ana California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J J Shepard of 501 Thirty third Street.
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John James Shepard
Ft. Sill
Okla
Airforce
Santa Ana
Calif
J. J. Shepard
Thirty-third Street
Cedar Rapids Playgrounds Leader Completes Training
Lieut. L. C. Judd Dean has finished a six week training course at Miami Beach and is now stationed at the army air base in Syracuse New York. Information was sent to his wife.
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L. C. “Judd” Dean
Cedar Rapids
Miami Beach
Army Air Base
Syracuse
N. Y
Navy and Army Promotions and Leave Notices for Local Servicemen
Robert M. Hinton has moved from third class apprentice seaman to second class fireman and is at the Diesel Engineering school in Champaign. Ray E. Stephenson rises to staff sergeant and serves with the headquarters battery field artillery at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Eldon Bencke, coxswain, returns from sea duty for a 30 day leave to his wife Dorothy Sills and parents. Wilfred Millard, apprentice seaman, on a 9 day leave at home with wife. Fred Wilson Jr. spends 30 days’ leave from the Pacific fleet at his parents’ home. Roy B. Darling returns home on a 15 day furlough from Camp Wolters Texas. Leonard Leverhelm serves as instructor at Columbus army flying school in Columbus Mississippi. Lumir F. Mach, fireman second class, transferred from Boston to New York after training at Great Lakes. Charles Joseph Balik, aviation metal smith third class, replaces fireman third class as reported earlier. Balik graduated from Navy pier Chicago.
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Robert M. Hinton
A. W. Hinton
First Street
Diesel Engineering
Champaign
Eldon Bencke
Dorothy Sills
Henry Bencke
Oakland Road
Fred Wilson, Jr
Pacific Fleet
Mrs
Twelfth Street
Lumir F. Mach
Wendl J. Mach
Eighth Street SE
Boston
New York
Great Lakes
Charles Joseph Balik
Caroline Balik
Sixth Street
Balik
Navy Pier
Chicago
Bureaucrats Target of Wilson at Elkader
Governor George A. Wilson at Elkader warns that New Deal bureaucrats’ personal ambition hampers mobilization for total war. He cites a Democratic subcommittee report as evidence and addresses rally attendees about government agencies.
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Wilson
Elkader
Old Steel and Iron Is Stronger Than Fresh Ore
Urgent call for scrap metal as cured iron strengthens steel. Mills exhaust cured ingots and scrap. fresh ingots from new ore will not cure until spring. To keep mills running through winter, American homes farms and industries must provide scrap within the next two to three weeks.
Democratic critique on war-time agency spending and transparency
The governor cites a subcommittee finding that many government agencies inflate or misstate work to appear essential to the war effort. He accuses Democratic senators of seeking streamlined government while receiving misleading responses from agencies they created, undermining wartime efficiency.
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Wilson
Rug Stain Removal Tips From Earlier Guide
A historical note advises quick stain removal from rugs and carpets to prevent moth infestations. It recommends applying liquid carbon tetrachloride with a sponge, then drying with cheesecloth, rubbing with the pile rather than in a rotary motion.
Accident totals in Cedar Rapids show month-to-month drop
Cedar Rapids police traffic bureau reports a fall in accidents from September 1941 to last month. There were 42 crashes with 39 injuries and no fatalities last month, down from 76 crashes with 28 injuries and one fatality a year earlier. Thirty-nine injuries occurred in auto accidents, and 23 property damage incidents occurred this year compared with 47 last year. Twenty drivers were charged with traffic violations due to accidents last month.
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Cedar Rapids
Traffic Bureau
Police Department
Do Not Collect This Scrap I Still Drive It
A 1929 automobile in Detroit displays a poster reading Do not collect this scrap I still drive it at the curb, a humorous sign of enduring pride in the classic car. The brief item notes the curbside poster without additional details.
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Detroit
Civilian Defense Classes Still Open
H E Kepler announces more organizations join civilian defense efforts including Temple Judah St Matthews church Calvary Baptist church PTA and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Moose lodge Czech Guards and Guild No 5 report progress in general fire gas and first aid courses with upcoming sessions at Franklin school Bethel Methodist church First Presbyterian church and Y M C A.
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H. E. Kepler
Temple Judah
St. Matthews Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Order of Eagles
Kepler
Moose Lodge
Church of the Brethren
First Presbyterian
Bethel Methodist Church
Auxilary Ambulance Corps
Franklin School
First Presbyterian Church
Grant School
Key Drive Containers Rapidly Filling Citywide
Containers placed across the city for the salvage drive are filling fast though none have been collected yet. R R Epler, chairman, says pickups will occur Monday or Tuesday. Scouts and Hi Y members act as collectors. The drive runs through October 15.
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R. R. Epler
Boy Scouts
Cuba
Hi-Y
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Shepard
Dean
Hinton
Ray E. Stephenson
Alta E. Stephenson
C Avenue
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklo
Wilfred Millard
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Scent Avenue SE
Rela
Corp
Roy B. Darling
E. 8. Darling
Camp Wolters
Texas
Sergt
Leonard Leverhelm
Allen Motor Company
Columbus Army Flying School
Columbus
Miss
Post
W. T. Sands
Acrese
Roosevelt H
Second Street
Kan
C. R
Signs OF the Times
Burroughs A. Waltrip
Memorial Coliseum
Security Laboratories
Paramount Pharmacy
Natl Bank
Fkiu
National Furniture Week
Hallerfelt
Third Avenue SE
Kitterman's
Kitterman’s
Kitterman’s Dry Cleaners
Third Avenue
DIAL
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