This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 40 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
2
Prices for beef and lamb declined slightly while hog prices held steady with a top near 9.05. Receipts totaled 4,000 hogs including 3,500 direct. cattle toward a five year peak at 15.50 per hundredweight for finished steers. Sheep and lamb values firm with wool and clipped offerings varying by class.
Reports of continued dry weather and strong stocks pushed wheat up about 2 cents from Thursday's close. Northwestern and southwestern buying fueled gains while May corn rose sharply as cash corn arrivals increased. Oats and rye followed with higher prices and provisions also advanced on firm corn and light hog receipts.
Cattle receipts around 300 with calves 100. fed steers and yearlings up to 25 cents in some grades. top Nebraska fed steers around 15.50, best yearlings 14.25. hogs receipts 4,000 with steady to higher quotes. sheep and lambs around 2 to 5 cents lower on directs, week’s closing and top prices noted. Omaha and St Paul markets show similar activity with mixed gains and losses across cattle, hogs, and sheep.
Combined receipts in interior town and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday totaled 11 500 head, down from 19 400 a week ago and 28 200 a year ago. Market notes show varying weights and prices for good and choice cattle and packing sows with price ranges listed.
The Associated Press reports hog prices in Waterloo and Mason City show steady trading. Choice hogs 140-180 pounds at 87.20 to 86.50, 180-290 pounds around 8.50 to 8.68, 290-350 pounds about 8.30 to 8.60, packing sows 275-550 pounds at 7.50. Mason City notes steady, good light hogs.
Grain and produce prices list items such as barley and shelled corn, hens and cocks prices, oranges navels Texas grapefruit lemons and potatoes with varying per unit costs. Hides and animal byproducts pricing included with No 1 and No 2 categories and horse hides.
Market notes show receipts and prices across butter eggs and dairy. Wisconsin and Idaho stock details include No 1 and No 2 grades with varying cwt values and futures for butter eggs storage. Poultry and cheese sections list live stock prices and future contracts amid slow demand and steady supplies.
New York bond market shows a muted response as stocks climb. Government issues move irregularly with small losses and gains, while rail and utility bonds trade within narrow ranges. Industrials see slight activity with selective price bumps as investors adjust to the shifting market tone.
A one act religious drama titled He Came Seeing will be performed at the Congregational church Sunday at 7 30. The play retells the Bible story of the blind youth given sight by Jesus and is directed by Mrs. C T I Brewster, wife of the pastor.
Wall Street opened after the holiday with a bullish stampede as traders pushed markets higher. Gains ran from one to nearly three points with heavy volume as industrials and rails held gains and bond prices rose. figures show roughly a million shares changed hands and several major names led the advance.
Chicago and Minneapolis daily cash grain roundup shows wheat and corn quotes with various grades and prices. Wheat No 1 southern several bids around 1.03 to 1.04 per bushel. corn No 3 yellow around 93 to 95 cents. oats No 2 white about 52 to 54 cents. rye and rye feeds listed. timothy and clover seed prices noted. Minneapolis receipts 93 cars, market up about 17 cents, No 1 northern wheat around 1.20 to 1.24 with protein premiums. No 1 hard amber durum and No 2 hard amber durum listed. futures for July September at 108 and 102 3/4 with various yellow corn quotes 89 3/4 to 90 3/4.
In Boston the department of agriculture reports lively activity on domestic wools with western wools leading demand and steady to firm prices. Ohio wools were quiet while various grease and combing grades show specific price ranges for 645, 58s, 60s and 50s, with blood wools at 26 to 26 1/2 cents and 481 50s at 33 1/3 to 33 1/3 cents. Foreign exchange rates listed for many nations follow. A Marengo junior high declamatory contest featured Mary Franey, Maxine Shipton, Alice Branch and others with judges Della Sayers Gray, Frank Hindley, and Aubrey Willis. Slot machines dispensing ices noted in a busy Los Angeles suburb.
Los Angeles AP report says Helen Lee Worthington former Follies beauty pled guilty Saturday to an intoxication charge and was fined five dollars in sunrise court after being found sitting on a Venice curbstone singing to herself. Her stage and film career ended after a marriage to Dr Eugene Nelson was annulled.
Scarbrough and Bethel Kirk of Springville. William J. Rush and Willie Mae Scurlock of Cedar Rapids. Donovan R. Wallace and Mildred F. Childs of Cedar Rapids. Max R. Weaver of Newton and Edinie Kruse of Cedar Rapids. Ralph Steinberg and Madge Perry of Troy Mills. Ralph D. Wolfe and Helen L. Overton of Waterloo. Gale Hill and Louis McDonald of Tipton.
Born to Mr and Mrs Dave Cohen 706 Eighth Street SE a daughter on April 19 at St Luke's hospital Also a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Lowe in Marion on April 19 at St Luke's hospital
Ely High edged Center Point 3 to 2 in a pitchers battle on Friday. Ely-Lockwood outpitched Matheny, with both teams totaling four hits as most runs came via defensive miscues.
The note announces local updates from Cedar Rapids including illness recovery for W H Buttre at 117 Fifteenth Street NE and a $10 fine for Carl Cassidy charged with intoxication. It also reports Evelyn Peterson of Vinton treated for an eye injury, church schedules for Pentecostal Assembly of God, a radiator cap theft from George Cabinett, Linn county's weekly work relief payroll, and YMCA band meeting details.
W. H. Nolan ten of 1900 Fifth Avenue SE escaped injury when his bicycle collided with an ice truck driven by Charles Cronin of 816 C Avenue NW at Meadowbrook and Vernon Drives SE at about 5 pm Friday.
Harold Pickerill receives a permit to construct a $4 000 house and a $200 garage at 218 Twenty four street drive SE. Mc Kesson Churchill Drug Co at 900 Second Street SE gets a remodeling permit worth $2 800.
L. D. Burgus commissioner of finance Frank K Hahn commissioner of public improvements Don Hines assistant city attorney and Dan Kruidenier public safety commissioner went to Des Moines Friday to confer with state public works officials about the sewage disposal plant grant balance due the city.
Henry A Tage 31 of 524 Sixth Street SE demanded a hearing Friday afternoon after arraignment before Justice A S Reed on a false pretenses charge. Bund fixed at 500 dollars. Complaint by A T Mitchell of the same address alleges a loan of 15 dollars to Tage.
J. W. Pratt, 44, of 622 Sixth Street SE, and Guy Hopker, 40, of 1137 Twentieth Avenue SW, received fines of 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace. Pratt also paid 1 dollar and costs on an old parking without a rear light charge after failing to appear.
LeRoy McLeod of Central City was fined $10 and costs in police court Saturday for speeding. J. T. Ames of Traer was fined $2 and costs for disregarding an automatic traffic signal and J. C. Skein, 2007 Fourth avenue SE, was fined $1 and costs for parking without a rear light.
Dr. C. L. Fenner of 2044 Fifth Avenue SE travels to Wichita Kansas for the Kansas State Dental convention. He will present two illustrated lectures including When Are Partial Dentures Indicated and Partial Denture Construction with lantern slides motion pictures and a table clinic.
Printing industry representatives from Dubuque Clinton Muscatine Iowa City Waterloo Fort Madison and Cedar Rapids met at the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. G C Hall of St Louis executive secretary of the United Typothetae of America and T G McGrew of Washington DC field secretary led the discussion.
Clyde Petrie 57 of Bonaparte was fined 100 dollars and costs by Judge H C Ring in district court Saturday after pleading guilty to reckless driving. The plea substituted for a drunk driving count from the same incident on April 11 near Western on highway 161, involving Dr. R H Scott of Oakdale.
Mrs Mary A Nunn died at 320 I avenue NW Cedar Rapids after a three months illness. Born August 1 1849 near London England she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1875. Survived by three daughters Maud Sherwood Cedar Rapids Walter Wren Davenport Rose H Johnson Phoenix Ariz a son Michael Nunn Cedar Rapids four grandsons Baden and Robert Wren Davenport Charles and Robert Nunn Davenport two granddaughters Virginia Marguerite Johnson Phoenix great grandsons Mark Patton Wren Davenport and Patricia Joan Joy Caroline Wren Davenport. A son George B Nunn died November 10 1934. She was member of the former west side Episcopal church. Funeral at Turner chapel 2 pm Sunday burial Linwood cemetery Rev C F Edwards officiating. Friends may call Turner chapel.
Funeral services for John William Brosh were held at St Peter and Paul church near Solon at 10 am Monday conducted by Rev. Father Serovy of Cedar Rapids and Rev. Father J. E. Michalek of Solon. Burial followed in St Peter and Paul cemetery. Family requests no flowers. Friends may call at Janeba and Brosh chapel from 7 to 9 pm Saturday. The body was taken to the home at 1110 Eighth Street SE early Sunday.
Funeral services for L. M. Silliman will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Turner chapel with Rev. Melvin L. Welke officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may visit at Turner chapel until noon Sunday.
A convention of 500 physicians concluded mineral and animal oils inhaled through the nose can cause fatal pneumonia. Autopsies cited six deaths and multiple cases, including an infant forced to take cod liver oil and a man who inhaled mentholated mineral oil. Vegetable oils were deemed less harmful.
A guardianship petition for 10 year old Alyce Jane McHenry was postponed indefinitely after a chamber conference among probate officials and lawyers. The delay awaits word on whether Alyce's father Paul McHenry will be represented. News also notes William H. Wincapaw Jr a Winthrop High School junior logging 25 solo flight hours following his father Bill Wincapaw who has logged 18 000 hours and nearly 2 000 000 miles as an aviator mentored across 24 years.
A 1935 Cedar Rapids auto toll report lists 105 accidents resulting in 119 injuries and 6 deaths. The figures reflect transport safety data compiled for the year with emphasis on collision counts and human impact.
Charles Skinner 43 year old hermit poet is charged with killing Olive Derwent 17 after she spurned his love notes. Defense changed to Clyde Smith after Nimz collapsed. Dr. Warren G. Murray testified Skinner shows child like mentality but not legally insane.
Gertrude Stein paused in Omaha on her journey east to Paris and deplored poor pasture conditions between here and Salt Lake City. She praised the heavy mountain snow and said cattle could suffer without adequate grazing.
Former Navy lieutenant commander William Comerford, 47, announces engagement to Ernestine Smith of Los Angeles. She will travel east May 10 for a June 1 wedding. Comerford notes fourteen prior marriages with eleven divorces, one divorce, and two deaths among his former wives.
Harbin Manchukuo suffered a deadly blaze destroying thirty houses and leaving about eight hundred people homeless. The fire, which raged in the city center, claimed the lives of five children and prompted emergency responses.
Rates for consecutive days and lines of small type for want ads. The notice provides a table with charges per number of lines and days, including examples and additional line costs.
Personal and business notices list spring coats at reduced prices from Max Scheer and 50th Year Golf Sale at Frank Drew Sport Goods with clubs and rugs cleaning services. Also ads for insurance agency Denovo shampoo mimeographing signs diamond jewelry Sovereign's Millinery Glasgow Tailors and other tailoring and machine building offers with contact numbers.
A collage of small print ads from a historic newspaper lists Easter outfits and beauty services, drugstore greetings, car and home services, and local store offers. Names like Ex Cel Cis Beauty Products and May Drug Co appear alongside car and cleaning services and various household goods.
Advertisements urge readers to arrange shared transport to California or Omaha with exchanged references and tested plans. Includes requests for 2 passengers to California, 1 or 2 to Omaha, and a Los Angeles departure windows April 21 or 23. Also lists local beauty shop ads and prices for permanent waves and related services.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.