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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1935
Page
13
Grain markets show broad gains as futures rise with May delivery leading the advance. Wheat and corn rally while oats activity increases. cash bases firm and local weak spots are limited.
NY stock market powers ahead on silver surge with mining equities leading. Silver King and Eastman Kodak rise while Coca Cola and major producers slip. bonds steady and rails ease as trading consolidates amid irregular late session moves. Riverside notes conclude with Riverside High and St Mary’s graduating thirteen pupils.
Local porkers and cattle trade show quieter activity with slower bids. Prices for hogs, calves, and sheep noted, with various lot sizes and bid ranges reported by sellers and buyers.
A list of commodities with prices in Cedar Rapids including grains rye oats barley and corn as well as wholesale fruits vegetables and meats. Prices are shown per unit with various quality grades and item descriptions such as hens under four pounds calves and horses reflected in cents and dollars.
Shcamats resident Shurthif died at home of Noala Sturthif at 920 Pe Thur day. Medits Have tot Wen meade.
The New York market shows sugar futures holding near unchanged levels with May No 3 contracts trading around 42.34 and January at 23.70. Refined sugar remains steady at 51.0 for fine, with currency exchange and international prices noted for Britain France Italy and other markets.
Readable items include scattered place names such as New York and Spain along with numbers like 68 4054 6765 and 3246 2980N. The text appears as damaged data likely from a directory or map, with multiple foreign strings and insufficient context for a coherent event.
In Cook county the administration of relief to over 600,000 dependent persons faced a shutdown due to lack of funds. Executives announced that food distribution would continue briefly while negotiations seek renewed appropriations and the sale of 1.2 million in poor relief bonds. Governor Horner planned talks in Washington with Harry Hopkins to resolve the relief tangle.
Sky Craft Inc engineers said a 1800 dollar two seat monoplane will be produced in Indianapolis by May 15. Powered by a Ford V-8, the craft resembles an automobile with added fuselage wings and propeller. It features a vertical landing device for engine failure and a 92 mph cruise with a 10 cent per mile operating cost.
Paris reports anger over four alleged illegal flights by German aircraft over French frontier forts. Air ministry warns that combat planes will force down any plane in the forbidden zone, firing warning shots first, and pursuing to the frontier without crossing into Germany. Secrecy around frontier works is emphasized as engineers use troops and African soldiers to conceal activity.
The Omaha and Council Bluffs street car walkout extends a full week as union workers and company hold firm. With 100 armed guards at $800 daily and losses mounting, merchants suffer while families switch to cars. Strike benefit checks expected Friday lift workers' mood.
Born to Lester Spicer of Pale son April 25 at St Luke's hospital. Born to Arthur Petrusch of Marion daughter April 26 at St Luke's hospital. Born to Eugene Whitaker 815 Ellis NW daughter Carrlyn Ruth April 24. Born to D W Doran 1502 B Ave NW son Wallace Alan April 11 at St Luke's. Born to William Duffy of Ames daughter April 22. Mrs Duffy formerly Emma Bousch of Cedar Rapids.
A note from the Cedar Rapids toll office lists charges for the 1935 vehicle tax and toll in force this year. The document records amounts due and the filing date for payment, with officials urging timely compliance.
Washington Ta high school Demons track coach Fred Mazasham has named athletes to compete at the Fort Madison relays next Saturday after time trials held Wednesday. Selected are Barker in javelin and football throw, James in the quarter mile, Eicher, Steinbeck, in 200 yard low hurdles, Mangold and Turnipseed in broad jump, Dougall in 220 yard dash, and Steinbeck in 100 yard dash. From this group further selections will be made for the 440 and 880 relays and a football letter men relay.
A jumble of notices offers a $25 reward for exposing immoral Use of Want Ads at The Gazette and previews health relief ads for stomach issues from May's Cut Rate Drugs. Other items include used cars, freight loads, moving services, rug cleaning, tailoring, knitting, and dry goods ads from numerous local merchants and businesses.
Judge Valin announced changes in the Dionne quintuplets care with unnamed sisters replacing nurses at the end of May. Mme Luise De Karine asked to be relieved of her duties as nurse after serving since the infants were born.
In St Louis ten workers were injured in two explosions inside a large sewer beneath a mid town viaduct. The blasts shattered windows and rocked houses for blocks, with the cause as yet undetermined.
The notice presents a rate table for consecutive days based on ad size in lines and inches with prices for 2 to 14 lines plus additional charges for out of town and blind ads. It explains how to estimate lines and consult the table to calculate publishing costs.
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