War boom lifts July store sales across industrial centers
Department stores report July gains well ahead of last year as payrolls swell in shipbuilding aircraft and machine tools. In Philadelphia Cleveland and Richmond districts sales rose 10 to 15 percent over 1939, with Chicago up 8 percent, while autos and appliances led the rise amid war industry expansion.
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York
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Chicago
American Iron and Steel Institute
United States Steel Corporation
Germany
England
Washington
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa financial notes list price ranges for recent transactions. Readers are directed to contact the Gazette in Cedar Rapids for unquoted issues and further details.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Linn County July 26 to Aug 1
Conveyances total 64 and mortgages 47 recorded by Linn County Abstract for July 26 to Aug 1. Mortgages aggregate $145,225.51. July comparisons show conveyances 225 in 1936 rising to 271 in 1937 and 297 in 1938 before 268 in 1939 and 242 in 1940. Mortgage totals move 123 in 1936 to 140 in 1937 and 104 in 1938 then 147 in 1939 and 151 in 1940.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
German Radio Dismisses Hamburg Ruins Claim as Churchill Lie
Berlin reports on British air raid claims, labeling Hamburg reduced to ruins as a Churchill lie. German commentary argues Allied reports inflate damage to discredit Britain.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Churchill
Week's Active Stocks on NYSE Show Mixed Week
The week on the New York Stock Exchange ended with gains from the prior week fading as volume declined toward weekend trading. Paper stocks led, General Electric closed at a high, oils lagged due to aviation gasoline embargo, and copper rose on better red metal prices. Earnings reports were strong but public reaction remained tepid awaiting a clear trend. Volume figures for the week are provided, excluding Saturday.
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New York Stock Exchange
General Electric
Fall Of House Of Rothschild Almost Complete
A concise history notes the decline of the Rothschilds with only two U S refugees and the resilient British branch remaining. It details origins from Mayer Anselm in 1743, spread across Vienna Paris London and Naples houses, and roles financing railways and royalty. It mentions Suez Canal funding and wartime shifts, with Baron Louis captured by Nazis in Vienna.
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NEA Service
House of Rothschild
United States
Europe
Hitler
Petain- Laval
Baron Edward Rothschild
Paris
Baron Alphonse Rothschild
Vienna
America
Rothschild
Mayer Anselm
Frankfort
Anselm
Salamon
Nathan
Karl
Jacob
Lionel
Disraeli
Egypt
Suez Canal
London
Rothschilds
Baron Louis Rothschild
Chicago Produce Markets Summary
Chicago produce markets show arrivals 78 on track 185 with 198 total U S shipments and moderate supplies. Potatoes steady with western stock stronger and Idaho Oregon prices listed. butter and eggs prices noted with current storage standards and futures furnished by Lamson Bros. and Co.
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Chicago
API
U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Nebraska
Idaho Bliss
U. S
Oregon Bliss
Oregon
U S
Washington
Colorado Bliss
Lamson Bros. and Co
Investment trust transfer description
Dorcas Dean transfers to Donald Dean a 60 by 120 by 131 feet portion of lot 14 in section 6-83-6 irregular survey near northeast fraction, with consideration of $1 and valuables. Property details indicate a deed description recorded as 724-40.
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Dorcas Dean
Donald Dean
Wheat Futures Edge Lower As Corn Drops
Chicago Wheat futures closed slightly lower after trading in a 14 cent range on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn fell a bit more than 1 cent, closing near the day’s lows amid light speculative interest and hedge selling. Weather in the spring wheat belt drew little attention despite forecasts of showers. May contract led declines, while rye oats and soybeans also eased modestly. Buenos Aires crops steadied with minor gains, and foreign demand for North American grains remained light.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Calcium and Vitamin D for Health Across Life Stages
The article argues for higher calcium and vitamin D intake for children, pregnant and nursing women, and older adults. It links deficiencies to many ailments from hay fever to migraines, cites Paget’s disease and arthritis, suggests dietary calcium and dicalcium phosphate with vitamin D, and endorses sun exposure and milk as practical sources.
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Paget
James
Marsalet
Jour. de Med. de
Bordeaux
Brady
John F. Dille Co
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Drop in Heat Wave
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids fell last week to 1 056 016 15 dollars from 1 086 331 26, reflecting warm weather. The week ending Aug 5 1939 posted 1 099 813 45 dollars in total clearings.
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Cedar Rapids
Stock Market Ends Week With Tepid Trading Amid Mixed Moves
The week closes with apathetic trading and minor shifts across sectors. B M T leads activity with 9,200 shares as Studebaker rises modestly. oil shares recover while steel stocks drift. Grains rise on drought signals and cotton firmed. bonds dull as sterling strengthens.
Mysore Maharajah Dies After Heart Attack at 56
Maharajah of Mysore, ruler of 6.5 million and reputed $400 million fortune, died in Bombay after a heart attack. He was famed as one of the world’s wealthiest men and the first Mysore ruler to visit London in 1936. He lived in a grand Madras palace with a fleet of 80 cars and hosted King Edward when he was Prince of Wales.
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Mysore
London
Chamundeswari
Edward
Prince of Wales
Postal Receipts Hit All-Time High Across Nation
The Post Office Department said postal receipts rose to 766 million dollars for the year ended June 30, exceeding last year’s record by 20 million. Postmaster General Farley cited a net operating postal surplus of about 8 million after charges for air mail subsidies and free mail costs. He noted gains nationwide and a long term trend of annual surpluses, despite annual gross expenditures about 45 million above revenues. Exact last year figures to be released in December.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Farley
Lowden Outlines Three-Point Farm Plan in Illinois
Chicago AP dispatch reports Frank O. Lowden, veteran Republican, urging three farm program essentials in a telegram to governor candidate Dwight H. Green. He calls for protecting the American market, an American price floor for domestic crops, and a comprehensive soil conservation program with federal grants, aligned with agricultural colleges.
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Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Agricultural Colleges
Americans To Quit Reich Via Finland
A group of Americans won permission from the American embassy to exit Germany for Petsamo Finland and board the liner American Legion for home.
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Reich
Finland
Berlin
INS
Germany
Petsamo
American Legion
War Department awards contracts totaling 17 million
The War Department announced on Saturday contracts totaling 17 704 403 dollars for aircraft weapons automotive equipment anti aircraft systems and other defense materials.
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Washington
War Department
Trends of Business from United Press General Business
Dominion bureau of statistics reports week ended July 27 care readings 54,655 vs 57,125 prior week and 45,588 year ago. Several corporations report June quarter profits and losses including Canada Dry Ginger Ale Inc American Telephone and Telegraph Co and Consolidated Film Industries Inc. McCrory Stores Corp July sales rise to 3 334 389 and seven month sales up 6.2 percent to 23 351 440.
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United Press
General Business
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Corporation News
American Telephone & Telesgraph Co
Bell System
Canada Dry Ginger Ale Ince
Probationers May Enlist For Army Navy Or Marine Service
Muskegon Mich Circuit Judge Joseph F Sanford announced that about 140 probationers from his court may obtain a discharge if they enlist in the army navy or marine corps. The comment came during a Saturday session as officers discussed military service options for those on probation.
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Muskegon, Mich
Circcuit
Joseph F. Sanford
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
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Iowan Land and Ride Town Electric Co
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Ast Wilson and Co
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Burke-Wadsworth
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