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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1938
Page
20
Detroit shows signs of production rebound as thousands of workers return to plants and welfare rolls shrink. Commerce data indicate gradual national recovery with mixed results in car output, steel, power use, and construction, while some cities report stronger retail and trade activity.
Pittsburgh reports business at the peak since March as leaders of steel glass paint oil and aluminum foresee further gains through summer. They cite improved orders and payrolls while cautioning against full capacity, with glass and paint showing definite signs of moderate improvement due to auto and furniture demand.
Reports from 315 confectionery manufacturers accounting for 70 percent of sales show 1937 candy demand steady by quantity but up 6.6 percent in value from 1936. Last year’s sales valued at 233 million dollars, with production slightly over 2 billion pounds, equaling about 16 pounds per person.
The Gazette lists varying bid and ask prices for central town and regional securities. Notable entries include Central States Elec Co 6 1950 at 90 92 and Iowa Elec Lt & Pr Co 4 serial 97 with 104 105 quoted for related issues. Also shown are United Lt & Pr bonds 1959 104 105 and Interstate Power Co 1957 55 57, among others.
The New York market fell for the sixth straight session concluding a week of lower prices. Turnover was 400,000 shares as investors digested European tensions and looming Reich maneuvers. Chrysler and General Motors showed late gains after early losses while International Harvester and Owens-Illinois drifted lower.
Harold Johnson is manager of the new Spurgeon Mercantile company store opened Saturday in Washington Iowa in a remodeled building owned by Mrs C W Stewart who leased it to the store. Johnson has worked for Spurgeon Mercantile for two and a half years and previously managed their Vilissa store. Other employees include Rachel M Negus Bessie Salterberg Virginia Kephart LaVaughn Thornburgh and Helen Carson.
The Corn Industries Research Foundation on behalf of eleven refiners reports a July domestic corn grind of 4 744 081 bushels. This compares with 5 200 262 bushels in June and a total of 1937 July figures not fully shown.
Unclear OCR text listing various commodity prices and financial figures. Mentions No 1 heavy stock, northern spring, rye, and other items with numerical values, but details are fragmented and not coherent.
Marion contractor Harry Simonsen starts five five room bungalows on A Avenue NE between 1940 and 1950 with permits issued for 1940 1946 and 1950. Masonry is by Chris Nielsen with plans for attached garages and additional houses. Total investment about 25000 dollars.
Tait and Wagner company report nine houses and two vacant lots sold last week. Buyers include Bess L. Rubins at 1407 Third Avenue SE and Leona Shebek at 215 Seventeenth Street NE. Multiple transfers involve 2516 Ellis Boulevard NW, 1043 Seventeenth Street NE, and properties on Maplewood Drive SE and Seventh Avenue SW among others.
The Red Crown Recreation at 124 Third Street NE closed for summer remodeling on June 10. Stark Construction holds the general contract for a $7500 effort including moving lockers to the first floor, check room alterations, and refinishing alleys. If finished on schedule, alleys reopen September 1, says manager Robert Harger.
Washington officials say mill consumption of apparel wool is set for a modest rise in late summer or fall followed by price strength before year end. May consumption, while at its highest since last September, remains 43 percent below May 1937 levels.
Linn County Abstract Company reports conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county from August 5 through August 11. Conveyances totaled 50 and mortgages 29. mortgages aggregate 56,135 dollars. Compared with the same week last year 61 conveyances and 49,775 dollars in mortgages were recorded.
Vacant lots in Young's Hill were sold: Floyd L. Mikesell bought 1100 Twenty second avenue SW and plans to start a house within thirty days. Laura E. Thompson sold 2116 First avenue E to E. E. Reynolds. J. A. Mordorst purchased 1060 Twelfth street NE bungalow, possession Sept. 1. Other sales included parcels in Clarendon Hills and Rompot additions and a College Park lot as part of the Leslie R. Gerhardt estate.
Dr. P C Greene of Iowa City joins Coe college faculty and rents 1223 Second Ave SE from the Michael Berger estate. J A Overly of Iowa City rents 1809 Park Ave SE owned by Robert Bell who moves to Omaha. Joe Q Taylor oversees Wilder Grain project and rents 1229 Third Ave SE apartment owned by Evelyn Braverman of Washington DC. H T McCullough moves from Kansas City to take James Forrest bungalow at 1404 K Ave NE via Fred E Collard. W C Gregory, from LaSalle, rents 514 A Ave NE apartment as car foreman for the Rock Island RR. Earl J Umphrey of Penick and Ford engineers rents 848 Sixteenth St SE. Umphreys plan to move Sept 1 from Wausau WI. F P Thornton of Continental Oil rents 2308 Avenue NE from Leslie Edmonds and will move Aug 22. Malcolm V Bolton & Co also handle rentals for Paul Kempster of Des Moines and James Gilroy of Toledo IA in Cedar Rapids.
Trading in grains was colorless with erratic prices besides corn firming. Corn rose to 525 1/2 cents per bushel for September before a reaction. cereals closed 4.5 to 14 cents higher. Wheat fell 0.5 to 0.75 cent. oats little changed. rye eased about 1% to 5% cents. soybeans steady. Export demand muted. U S department forecast foreign wheat sales at up to 50 million bushels. Liverpool and Winnipeg markets mixed with late-day reversals. Cash wheat mixed. oats and seed prices listed. barley and buckwheat values noted. lard and bellies quoted.
Sam Fong, after twelve years with a Des Moines Chinese eatery, has leased the former Maydwell cafe at 116 Third avenue SE from A. Marvin Braverman of Washington DC. He plans to open a Chinese restaurant there on Sept 1, per information from the Hedges company which arranged the rental.
Stocks fall in light trading and bonds drift lower while curb and Chicago stocks move irregularly. Foreign exchange stays steady against the dollar as cotton futures hold to parity and grains in Chicago rise with wheat up fractions and corn firm. Silver advances in London to 199 16 pence per ounce.
Alfred F. Facine, owner, opened Eastern Iowa offices and a warehouse at 621 Vernal Street NW as Cedar Rapids district headquarters for Fox De Luxe Beer distributors. Agents will be appointed across the territory to serve local trade. Facine cited absence of recession talk during prior business trips as a key factor.
Milo Sedlacek's office reports Linn County July new car and truck registrations, noting totals for each year since 1931. The series tracks annual July figures, reflecting vehicle registrations handled by the county treasurer's office.
An 1874 native lime rock stone store, long used by R. O. Laird and successors, will be razed in Jesup to clear the site for a modern vitrified hollow tile store. Charles Frush leads the project with a temporary storage unit planned and three second floor rental suites.
Lost Nation residents convert barns to garages as new structures rise. W. J. Schultz razed a barn for a double garage. Mrs. John Guyer will build a garage using barn materials. Thomas Rowe plans to reuse lumber from a summer cottage on the Wapsie river to construct a summer kitchen on his farm.
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