Tru-Art Engravers Maintain Quality Service Amid War Demand
Tru-Art Engravers in Cedar Rapids reassures publishers and printers that engraving quality remains high despite wartime metal shortages. The plant reports trained staff with 20 year experience, expanded Severn building quarters, full service from mini half tones to color plates, and offers consultation and retouching to ensure on time delivery.
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Tru-Art
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Pearl Harbor
Tru-Art Service
Tru- Art
Prospect
Severn Building
Fourth Avenue
First Street
Colonial Bread Promises Continued Quality During War Years
Colonial Baking company pledges to maintain bread and roll quality through the war years. The slogan emphasizes consistent nourishment and high standards, with ingredients tested in their own laboratories. Sugar rationing limits production to 70 percent to preserve sweetness of the famous Colonial cinnamon rolls.
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America
Colonial Baking Company
Colonial
War Contractors Stymied by Machine Tool Shortages
New York reports that war contractors still lack essential machine tools as steel scarcity and material bottlenecks disrupt tooling programs. While demand remains, machine tool builders struggle to maintain production, with revised priority classifications reflecting tighter access to components and capacity.
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New York
American Machinist
Machine Tool
Builders dismiss A L A rating as nearly useless
The passage argues that the ALA rating is practically worthless and that other ratings are so weak that the industry can meet only about 30 percent of its requirements. Firms will have to wait in line to secure the remaining 70 percent.
Pittsburgh Scrap Salvage Drive Boosts War Effort
Pittsburgh’s downtown business district drives a large scrap metal campaign to support steel mills. The effort gathers old notary seals, office safes, and metal paper weights, with notable contributions from Archworth Martin and K F Rafferty.
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Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Uncle Sam
Notary and Corporation
Notary
Corporation
David M. Harrison
Archworth Martin
Frick
Martin
K. F. Rafferty
Bakewell
Rafferty
Harrison Tracks Down Valuable Scrap Miniature Rails
Harrison pursues thefts of small rails once used as paperweights by steel firms. He calls the items "very valuable" scrap and concentrates on recovering them.
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Harrison
Folding Floats Save Army Rubber Tires
Army engineers replace bulky aluminum pontoons with folding rubber floats to save rubber and aluminum. The armored bridge unit uses 1,080 feet of steel treadway on 72 pontoons, but folding pontoons cut transport to 36 trucks and reduce total rubber by 30,000 pounds while freeing aluminum for other uses.
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Madison
Wis
Army Engineering Corps
F. E. Robbins
One Question Too Many For the Tired Sergeants
At Camp Edwards Massachusetts two medical detachment sergeants, exhausted after a long day answering thousands of recruit questions, refused a three day pass to a back private as they headed toward their barracks.
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Camp Edwards
Mass
War Construction Rides Tech Block Aid From Waylite Firm
Cedar Rapids Block company, at 1214 Ninth Street, supplies Waylite blocks for Clinton Army hospital’s 650000 unit order, the largest Iowa has seen. The firm ships Dur O War steel for Oklahoma aircraft plant walls and provides Keokuk Electro Metals work. Waylite’s light, fireproof, waterproof insulation cuts heating costs, meets federal standards, and supports war production while remaining open for civilian orders.
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Defense Construction
Cedar Rapids
Ninth Street
United States Army Hospital
Clinton
Iowa
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Harold Spaight
Cedar Rapids Block Company
Electro-Metals
Keokuk
Let Filter Supply Co. Check Furnace and Save on Fuel Bill
War time measure urges households to cut fuel use by keeping furnace air filters clean. Filter Supply Co at 410 Third Avenue SE offers a full stock of filters, custom fittings, and cleaning or reconditioning services for all filter types.
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Filter Supply Co
Third Avenue SE
Morris Plan Loan Suits Needs Of All Borrowers
Morris Plan offers loans for all workers including business, professions, farmers, office staff, and families. With over 25 years in operation, it emphasizes character and earning capacity as credit basis. Loans run up to one year, with installment options. it promotes consolidating debts and financing seasonal expenses using various securities.
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Morris
J Pierpont Morgan
Morris Plan
Flexible Morris Plan loan guides finance seekers
The text stresses that security is secondary and urges individuals needing money to visit Morris Plan offices to learn about a flexible loan plan designed to fit the financial needs of everyone. The emphasis is on accessible, tailored borrowing.
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Morris Plan
Patek Paints Aid Wartime Home Maintenance
Wartime guidance from Patek Paints and Cedar Rapids Paint Supply urges using Master Painters house paint and linseed products to extend durability and reduce consumption. The ad touts weatherproof sealing, gloss retention, and savings, plus waterproof floor wax and Whisk for housecleaning without harsh chemicals.
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Patek
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Company
Third Avenue SE
House Paint
Pol-Mer-Ik Linseed
Newport Turpentine
Patek Brothers
Patek Offers Paint Problem Solving Solution
A concise pitch describes a paint solution that harms neither hands nor surfaces. It promises to restore fresh life to paint and color, and it emphasizes giving Patek priority in solving all paint problems.
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Patek
Nesper Rebuilding Job Adds to Life of a Neon Display
Nesper Sign and Neon, 212 Fifth street SE, offers rebuilt neon signs for indoor and outdoor use as well as window and border neons. The firm highlights recent projects including Cedar Rapids Gazette’s roof sign and Colonial Baking display, and urges reporting of any sign trouble while stocking transformers and parts to extend sign life.
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Nesper
WPB
Nesper Sign and Neon Company
Fifth Street SE
Nesper Sign Company
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Victory Buy Bonds
Colonial Baking Company
First Avenue
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Nesper's
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