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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1934

Page

10

Demand Lmaproves Hog Prices MARKET AT CHICAGO YARDS RECOVERS

Chicago markets show hog prices firm as receipts reach about 15 000 head with direct sales higher. Cattle and sheep listings reflect a mixed demand, with top hogs trading around 4 15 per cwt and feeder cattle prices steady amid active retail demand.

Chicago Yards Chicago Livestock Chicago S Dept Agriculture van Tann Obs SA Canmon Beslan ISO

Fragmentary Markets Note From Old Newspaper

A garbled OCR fragment describes market prices and items with numbers and symbols. The readable bits mention POTENTIALLY byproducts and prices, but most specifics are unreadable. The item lacks clear names, places, or dates.

Grain Movement and Quotations Report in Midweek Totals

A fragmented midweek financial page notes quotations for Adams Express to International markets and lists grain receipts and ship shipments. It references Merchants National Bank building and a telephone contact, along with multiple stock listings and commodity prices.

Snarled OCR: Market Prices and Refined Prices Noted

The text reports raw sugar prices at 272 dollars for spots and duty free, with refined price at 450 for tine slaninted. It mentions market activity and unclear supplementary figures from New York.

SIGAR New York

Grain Prices Drift Amid Market Dullness on Chicago Board

Grain prices moved within narrow bounds as trading remained light on the Chicago Board of Trade. May wheat hovered near 87 cents, May oats fell, and rye dropped over 2 cents amid weak sentiment after Washington Polish rye duty news. Cash prices were largely unchanged with limited receipts and smaller terminals dominant in activity.

Chicago Board of Trade Washington Northwest Jtly Liverpool

Local porkers rise on advance hog market

Hog prices strengthened on Wednesday with all grades up a dime. Prime top reaches 3.55 and packer top around 270, with detailed quotes for primals by weight and quality. Calf and sheep markets noted, including Good to choice 130 190 pound calves at 300 to 1150, and fed timile prices.

Iowa Associated PRISS Waterloo Ottumwa Mason City Des Moines Hieher Sinclair Prime SHEFP

Wall Street Stocks Amid Uneven Trading on Wednesday

U S stocks showed a mixed day with several leaders steady or higher while motors slipped. Coca Cola and American Can rose about 2 points as American Tobacco Northern Pacific and National Distillers advanced. US Steel held steady and Chrysler General Motors and Nash declined. Bonds drifted higher and foreign exchanges were featureless as investors weighed potential strikes and dividend rumors in alcohols, distillers, and key industrials.

New York Une Motors Santa Fe American Tobacco Northern Pacific National Distillers US Steel General Motors Nash Louwady Case du Pont American Tobacco National Distillers and Armour Chrysler U S American Telephone

Deaths J H Richards Former Cedar Rapids builder

J H Richards a former Cedar Rapids contractor and builder and former secretary of the local school board died in Los Angeles on April 6 after a several year illness. He was born near Palo in 1850 and lived in Cedar Rapids before leaving over 25 years ago. Surviving are four children Mae Schur and Lee Richards of Sacramento Rush of San Bernardino and Ole of Los Angeles and three brothers L G Richards of Fowlerton Indiana L W Richards and D W Richards of Cedar Rapids.

J H Richards Cedar Rapids Los Angeles Calif Palo Mae Schur Lee Richards Sacramento Rush San Bernardino Ole L. G Richards Fowlerton, Ind L. W and D W Richards

Death notices for Mrs. Mary Kitzhaber Ellen Black and Althea Weeks

Mary Kitzhaber 84 former Cedar Rapids resident died April 9 at her son's home in Greenwood Wisconsin. Survived by three other children and several grandchildren. Burial at St Michael cemetery Norway. Ellen Black funeral Thursday 9 am St Patrick's church with burial Mount Calvary. Althea Ford Weeks funeral Thursday 2 pm Yocom funeral home Marion with burial Oak Shade cemetery.

Mary Kitzhaber Cedar Rapids L. A. Kitzhaber Greenwood Wis H Harkness Luck L. E. Bowen Davenport A H Kitzhaber Monahan Immaculate Conception Church Father Barrett St. Michael Cemetery Norway Ellen Black St Patrick's Church Father Peters Mount Calvary Cemetery Monahan Chapel Althea Weeks Althea Ford Weeks Thei Yocom Funeral Marion W E Fisher Oak Shade

Tommy Manville’s Marriage On Rocks

Los Angeles report states Marcella Edwards Manville, fourth wife of Thomas F Manville Jr, arrived for a monthlong marriage vacation. She admits their union has reached the stage of unhappy discord and hints at serious strains in the Manville asbestos fortune heir’s marriage.

Los Angeles Marcella Edwards Manville Thomas F Manville Jr Manville Macney

Bond Market Signals Broad Gains Across Sectors

New York bond trading showed a broad push higher as investors bought issues across a range of credits. Government issues including Liberty bonds and Treasuries advanced, with several copper and industrial stocks also lifting on the day amid firmer market tones.

New York Uae Wyttl Chile Rome Ree Aperatiae Theoselse Alizennny Erie Bovine Mn Railway

Flour Market Minneapolis and Other Commodity Notes

AP reports mixed grain and seed quotes with Minneapolis flour at 16 cents and midlands at 18 dollars per barrel equivalents. Foreign exchange rates show steady demand with numerous country values and currencies listed, including France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and Japan, plus silver pesos and Montreal figures.

Foreign Exchange New York Ap- Foretean France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Brazil Montreal

One Child Isolate Needs Siblings to Learn Social Skills

A mother seeks guidance for her five year old son Johnny who cannot play with peers and is bullied. A physician recommends child guidance, mental hygiene, and access to a clinic. advocates that siblings or at least a brother or sister could provide essential socialization and emotional balance.

Johnny

Answers and Remedies for Constipation and Health

A reader shares experiences with constipation remedies from The Constipation Habit booklet and asks about anxiety and habit changes. The column discusses exercise before breakfast and disputes the idea of depleting energy, noting morning work can build energy reserves. Turtles are described covering eggs with mud and vegetation to hatch under sun heat.

Cedar Rapids Auto Toll Adopted for 1934 Budget

The cedar rapids city council approves an auto toll schedule for 1934 to fund municipal services. Officials say the plan maintains road upkeep and traffic safety while balancing the city budget. Residents are advised of potential minimal increases in vehicle charges.

Social science talks highlight 1933 revolution theme

Dr. F Littel of Cornell college spoke on The Revolution of 1933 at Marion’s women's conference, arguing four prior upheavals since the Constitution and uneven responses to World War. Dr. Nelson Vance Russell praised Germany's youth movement and postwar reforms, urging charity.

Co. F Littel Cornell College Congregational Church Federation of Women's Clubs Littell America Harry Overstreet Nelson Vance Russell Coe College Germany Ethyle Wood Birmingham Marion Catherine Adams Fay Beach Murdock H G. Stitzel Edna Roberts Cedar Rapids Anamoss Mount Vernon Central City Coggon Emma_ Klein

Four Prisoners Escape Rock Island Jail After Assault

Four inmates awaiting grand jury action on robbery charges beat turnkey Emil Bonte into unconsciousness and escaped in a stolen car from Rock Island county jail. Sheriff’s officers led a posse to trap Tremont Cann Glen Holmes W F Clark and Richard Stone. The men hid in a shower bath overnight and attacked Bonte when he checked the cell block.

Rock Island, Ial Rock Island County Emil Bonte Grand Jury Rock Island Tremont Cann Glen Holmes W. F. Clark Richard Stone Bronte

Robbers Seize Hostages in Sterling Bank Heist

Masked gunmen raided Security State Bank in Sterling Colorado taking three officials as hostages. They fled east in a small unregistered coach with about $25,000 taken including currency bonds and warrants. The prisoners were released unharmed two miles from the bank.

Sterling Colo Security State Bank Colorado Kansas Nebraska R. A. Towne L. B. Propst Davis Morrell Towne

Richard Bennett and wife separate in Hollywood

Actor Richard Bennett and his wife Angela Raisch Bennett have separated after seven years of marriage. Bennett is father to actresses Constance Joan and Barbara Bennett. In other news, surgeons grafted animal pupil tissue to a boy born without pupils, aiding his optic nerve. Frank Bentz, 22, recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Hollywood. Calif INS Richard Bennett Constance Joan Barbara Bennett Angela Raisch Bennett Hollywood Wednesday Frank Bentz University of Wisconsin Law School

Gazette Want Ad Rates and Instructions Summary

Classified notice fragment lists price lines for Want Ads by line count. Mentions out of town readers can answer via phone numbers or writing to The Gazette Want Ad Department. Caution about responsibility for single incorrect insertion.

Gazette Want Ads Sunday Gazette Want Ad Department United States Cedar Rapids The Cl Richards del Richards Col. Ph'cy Phi Cy Frank Drew 3Rd Street Richards College Ph'cy Dar Rapids Knitting Co 2Nd St Costa Geo Cervenka

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