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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1934
Page
8
Chicago and other terminals reported heavy hog receipts with little market movement. Prices held near steady with tops around 6.50 and averages near 6.70 while eastern yards showed mixed gains and declines amid broad steady demand.
Chicago markets report steady live poultry and fluctuating produce prices. Butter and russet potatoes appear with notable variations, while stock levels and demand show moderate activity across regions including Washington California Colorado Wisconsin Minnesota and New York.
Traders faced a weaker tone as a general selling wave swept wheat futures. Chicago prices eased amid reports of crop concerns in Kansas and Nebraska. Minneapolis futures showed relative strength while Winnipeg and Liverpool markets varied. Provisions eased and cash prices mostly little changed with modest receipts across commodities.
Spotty prices and thin volume marked Tuesday trading as industrials and rails faltered slightly while Coca Cola gained over 2 points. General Motors and International Nickel rose modestly, while U S Steel and American Telephone dipped amid broader declines in silver and other commodities.
New York AP report notes Treasury prices moved unevenly with small gains in some issues while others fell. Observers highlight yields around 4 percent for certain maturities as traders weigh policy expectations and market demand.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe church organization at Walford with names and roles unclear. It references a local town church, possible leaders and events, but details are obscured by garbled text and missing context.
Local hog market shows gains with prime grades up five cents Tuesday pushing top price to 350. Good packing grades remain steady as Sinclair Hog Market reports prices for hogs 180 to 280 pounds and packers’ bids rise with quality and condition noted. Prices for lambs and buck lambs also listed with distinct figures and market terms throughout.
President Pooseat proclaims May Day as Child Health Day urging unified efforts to improve welfare programs for children everywhere. The action signals federal emphasis on child welfare and health initiatives nationwide.
Dr. J. H. Calder a Cedar Rapids dentist since 1999 was chosen president by the Rotary Club executive committee at Hotel Roosevelt Tuesday noon. Arthur A. Barlow was elected vice president James F Neevers re-elected secretary Walter F Grady named treasurer and Bertram P Puckett to sergeant at arms.
Funeral services for Mrs G J Van Horn 36 formerly Miss Clara Balster of Cedar Rapids held in Sterling. She moved to St Paul two weeks earlier and died from a back fracture after a fall. Survived by husband parents five sisters three brothers. Mrs Romelyer Ford widow of Rev Andrew Ford Cedar Rapids resident for over fifty years dies at local hospital. Funeral at Bethel A M E church with burial Oak Hill. Edith C Sheer wife of Fred W Sheer dies at home Cedar Rapids born Nebraska City 59. Survived by two sisters.
Funeral services for Mrs. Melissa D. Ellis die Saturday in Marion proceed Wednesday at 2 p.m. Beatty chapel with Rev A. A. Brooks officiating and Oak Hill cemetery burial. Viewing at the chapel Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services for Mrs. Alice McDaniel at St Patrick's Church Wednesday at 9 a.m. Rev Father D J Lenihan presiding with Mount Calvary cemetery burial. Rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday at 206 First Avenue W.
Washington AP reports Dr Francis Benedict of Boston warned that worry shortens life among stressed businessmen. A NAS presentation cited a study of healthy elderly individuals around 90, suggesting lack of worry contributed to longevity. Psychologists teaching unharassed thinking could rival physicians in extending lifespans, Benedict said. The elderly studied largely avoided excessive tension and nerve-wracking strain faced by many intense American leaders.
In Casablanca Morocco AP A heavy police cordon surrounded the S S Exilona as she arrived at 1130 am Tuesday and prisoner passenger Samuel Insull was not allowed ashore Local reporters were kept off the ship at the captain’s request The Exilona will sail at 7 pm Tuesday for Boston returning the former Greek operator to U S soil for criminal trial.
A son born April 21 to Mr and Mrs Victor Morehead of 935 Twelfth Street NE at Mercy Hospital. A daughter born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Gerald Tickal of 119 Third Street SW at Mercy Hospital. A son born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Thomas Lihedah of 1649 Second Avenue SE at Mercy Hospital. A daughter born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Harold Mote of 1359 Nineteenth Avenue SW at St Luke's Hospital. A son born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Maurice Fidridge of 127 Thirty-fifth Street NE at St Luke's Hospital.
Senator Patterson comments on penalties without trials under the New Deal. He argues postmaster general actions risk freedom and fair trials while criticizing tariff plans and farm loan programs. He fears crop surpluses and national control could harm farmers and industries.
Four petty thefts were reported to police Monday evening. Robert Brown reported a $25 white gold wrist watch stolen from a filling station on 225 First Street NE while he worked, describing a tall man in a dark coat and soft hat. Other incidents include missing money from milk deliveries near Twelfth Street and Second Avenue SE, a tarpaulin stolen from a truck on Center Point Road NE, and a spare tire and wheel taken from Ralph Day’s car parked in Shaver Park.
Two Iowa meat packing firms Rath Packing of Waterloo and John Morrell of Ottumwa were invited to a national labor board hearing in Washington to air disputes over union recognition wages hours and other working conditions. The hearing aims to address widespread labor disputes in the meat packing industry.
Paris reports Moscow will not allow Trotzky to return to Soviet Russia despite French efforts. Counselor Rosenberg briefed Foreign Minister Barthou. Italy remains as likely exile refuge but Trotzky declines to go. The exiled Bolshevist remains a politically active figure opposing the regime.
Music club study focused on Bond and Nevin with readings by Mrs. Clemo and Mrs. Keyes leading a program of piano and vocal solos. A bridal shower for Mrs. Roy Guzzle followed by bridge, gifts, and decorations. Numerous club, church and lodge meetings, dinners, and civic plans across Marion and nearby Cedar Rapids areas.
Publishers across the United States opened four days of AP sessions amid talks on press role in the national recovery act. An AP announcement said telephotography will begin in fall 1934 in at least 25 cities with high quality images and thousands of miles of leased wires. Directors Clark Howell R Knowland and Stuart H Perry were re elected with two new directors named Paul Bellamy and John Cowles.
Mount Auburn seniors present He s My Pal at the Church of Christ on Thursday and Friday nights. Cast includes Allen Bell Robert Darland Frances Struve Harry Wiesert Mildred Stevanson Harold Rauhau ser Delpha Shafer Roberta Green walt Harold Chambers Bradley Hopper and Thelma Healy.
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