Labor Day 1940 Salutes Labor’s Role in Defense
A wartime tribute extols labor as the vital link in preserving democracy and national defense. It praises American workers for building tanks ships guns planes and other equipment, highlighting unity, patriotism and 100 percent Americanism.
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Tribute listing sponsors for a labor memorial event
A long sponsor list for a labor tribute appears in the advertisement, naming numerous companies and individuals across Barron, Cedar Rapids, and beyond. The notice directs readers to consult their funeral director for further details and honors a memorial with multiple local sponsors.
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LABOR
Barron Motor Supply
Buehler Bros
Arnold Cornelius
Mer
Builders Material, Inc
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
J. T. Taylor
Met
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc. Safe Courteous Service
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
The
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Pump & Supply Co
Chandler Company
Cities Service Oil Co
Colonial Baking Co
Colonial Is Good Bread
Jack Walsh
President
Geo. P. Hardy Wholesale
First Ave. E
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Joseph F. Swearergin
Paramount Theater
Handler Motor Co
Harper's Automobile Rebuilders
Fifth Avenue
Tel
Honeymead Products Co
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Jack
Kadlee Bros
Studebaker
Studebakers
Killian Co
Lagomarcino-Grape Co
la Plant-Choate Mfg. Co., Inc
E. K. Larimer Hardware Co
Link-Belt Speeder Corp
Linn County Abstract Co
Court House
Moon Funeral Home
First Avenue
Penick & Ford, Ltd., Inc
Peter Pan Bakers
Quaker Oats Company
Rapids Chevrolet Co
Include Auto Co
Milo Simanek
Mallory Street
Sprat
John B. Turner & Son
Wagner Motor Co
Wheatland Co
Fest Avenue
Wilson & Co., Inc