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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
19
Community notices detail a West Liter fair with stalls and auctions. Vendors include local merchants such as Gieake Thive and Akard Siwat, with events at Creryrouan and nearby streets.
A garbled Eastern Iowa land sale notice mentions individuals and locations with scattered names. It references a public sale action, a price like 33 dollars, and multiple personal names though details are unclear due to OCR text corruption.
The article notes that Ares Educater will travel to Washington for a White House conference on education reform. It highlights planned sessions on funding, teacher training, and curriculum standards with a focus on improving outcomes across public and private schools.
Des Moines dispatch reports 69 surplus trucks allocated to Iowa counties through AAA for sale to authorized dealers. Counties listed include Bremer, Dubuque, Linn, Boone, Cedar, Fort Potawatomi, and others with counts pending final approval. Dealers will resell to essential agricultural haulers as trucks become available.
Bliss discusses food reserves estimates from War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes. R K Biles notes the apparent surplus is not real when divided among 145 million Americans, yielding about 20 pounds per person. USDA data suggest 2 million tons would feed 4 million people for a year, an 11 day reserve for next year seems prudent.
Fragmented remarks discuss farm life and war impacts on prices. The text references De War, cattle and horse concerns, shipping demand, and farming choices. Names include Rex Coman and Ep sn, with scattered notes on presidents and senators.
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