Industry Disturbed By Loss Of Scandinavian Trade
American industry faces shifts in commerce as Denmark Norway blockade cuts nearly 200 million dollars in annual wartime exports. Uncertainty follows a spring market rebound with boosts in metals textiles and shipping shares and a push toward self sufficiency and North American pulp capacity amid potential substitution for Scandinavian supplies.
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Denmark
Norway
United States
York
Sweden
Finland
Wall
Dry Weather Prospects Aid Wheat Market
Wheat futures rose on the Chicago Board of Trade with gains up to 44 cents a bushel as dry southwest weather expectations supported prices. July futures jumped 1.07 to 1.05 1/4, while corn and oats also advanced modestly. Argentine corn crop pegged at 434 million bushels, the largest since 1935, with cash grain and provisions mixed amid shifting European war news.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
High Rent For Patrol Members Hits Highway Patrol Plans
Frank Nye Jr reports on rising housing costs for Tawa State patrol members amid modest starting pay. Article compares city lodging options, barrack systems in Indiana and Michigan, and salary ladders from trooper to commissioner. Notes WPA era barracks, district HQ use, and varied resident arrangements for singles and married troopers.
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EL Moines
Tawa
Public Safety Department
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan Patrol
Highway Patrol
New Buffalo
Mich
Bay City
Week's Most Active Stocks Amid Norwegian Invasion
Amid Germanys invasion of Norway stock activity surged. Paper and meat packing stocks rose, packing shares fell as aviation builders rose. Shipbuilding benefited from expected large orders. Steel price cuts unsettled the sector but no real weakness appeared. The week saw notable gains in the most active stocks with wide ranges and volumes.
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Norway
Nine agency members attend Bankers Life Building dedication
Nine members from the Cedar Rapids office of Bankers Life of Des Moines attended dedication ceremonies for the new Des Moines home office. About 400 salesmen nationwide who qualified by last year's production were eligible. Gerard Nollen spoke on Yesterday Today and Tomorrow. The seven story block long building includes an auditorium gymnasium and modern heating and cooling.
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Cedar Rapids
Bankers Life Company of
Des Moines
Gerard Nollen
Local Agency Officials Gather On Efficiency Plan
Tem is declared to give 40 per cent greater efficiency. F. W. Darling, Cedar Rapids agency manager, was absent due to a shoulder injury from December. W. J. Nezerka, agency supervisor, led the local delegation and will attend a managers meeting Sunday and Monday. Attendees from area include W. H. Deppey Maquoketa Kenneth Fisher Marshalltown G L Halgren Vinton H E Miller DeWitt H C Portwood Davenport W F Roberson Iowa City Walter Sharnberg Bellevue and Albert Stoltz Preston.
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F. W. Darling
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Nezerka
W. H. Deppey
Maquoketa
Kenneth Fisher
Marshalltown
G L. Halgren
Vinton
H. E. Miller
DeWitt
H. C. Portwood
Davenport
W. F. Roberson
Iowa City
Walter Sharnberg
Bellevue
Albert Stoltz
Preston
Sugar Industry presses for expanded US sugar market control
Washington reports Representatives of the domestic sugar industry mapped a vigorous drive to enact legislation widening their share of the U S sugar market. President Roosevelt opposed general sugar legislation this session, supporting only a possible extension of the current law. He warned against measures that would hurt Cuba Hawaii or Porto Rico and indicated any quota increases would face a veto. Industry spokesmen said they have broad backing to push a bill despite the White House stance.
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Cuba
Hawaii
Porto Rico
White House
Mainland
Roosevelt
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
In eastern Iowa investors focus on regional securities with notable activity across banks and utility shares. Analysts highlight price movements, dividend yields, and upcoming earnings reports impacting local portfolios.
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Iowa
Market steadying influence from special issues boosts stocks
New York trading recovered from steel price shock amid gains in shipbuilding aviation and special issue shares. Volume around 500000, 23 of 469 issues hit new highs led by shipbuilding and aviation stocks, with Dow components like Willys Overland, Procter and Gamble, and Reynolds active. News on steel prices scarce as market ponders war impact and allied aircraft orders.
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INS
Forest
Willys Overland Common
R J Reynolds B. Procter and Gamble and Maret
Paris
Cts
ICC
Estonia
Republic
Douglas
Lockheed
United Aircraft
American Airlines
Eastern
Bethlehem
Chrysler
International Nickel
Conpers
Allied
Montgomery Ward
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit to Review Bankruptcy Law Agenda
Washington DC attorney generals office asks Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association to review the working of the new bankruptcy law. A special committee will seek information, discussion at the April meeting on Monday at 6 pm in the Lafayette club room. Woc Carpenter, president, to announce committee appointments. A motion picture Mr X Gets a New Voice will be shown by Northwestern Bell Telephone company.
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Attorney Generals Office
Washington, DC
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Lafayette Club
Oc Carpenter
Mr X
Northwestern Kelle Telephone Company
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Linn County April Conveyances
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county from April to April reported by Linn County Abstract Company. Data shows 75 conveyances and 26 mortgages last year totaling 75 700.00.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Rise Then Dip Week Over Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids for the last week topped the prior year’s level but fell short of the preceding week. The total reached $1,194,371.35, down from $1,355,872.94 a week earlier, compared with $1,095, G17 14 for the week ending April 15, 1939.
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Cedar Rapids
Taxed Taxes Levyed on Rail Line Property in Linn County
A report shows last year’s taxes on Chicago and North Western railway property in Linn County totaling 1,824,479 dollars. State taxes 90,312 dollars. county taxes 1,? 39, scarce. cemetery, library and road taxes 4,473.92. city and village lanes taxes 1,944.28.
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Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Linn
Bernard Boegel Named Barker's New Manager
Bernard Boegel named new manager of Barker's Shoe Store at 202 Second Street SE. A Cedar Rapids lifelong resident, he is 38, has worked nine years with Barker's and two years in the local store. Boegel has 14 years in the shoe business.
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Barker Shoe Store
Second Street
Bernard Boegel
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Boecel
Barker's
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