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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1932
Page
10
Chicago hog prices drift lower as demand remains near absent. Top $4.80. compares with $3.90 to $4.77 for most lots. Cattle and sheep also show slow, uneven trading with steady to weak tone on steer and heifer classes.
Iowa markets report cattle and hog prices from Mason City Ottumwa Waterloo and Des Moines with best sorted lights 180-230 lbs at 4.00 and 240-560 lbs at 2.80 to 3.60 per cwt. East St Louis hogs top at 4.50 to 4.60, Des Moines and Sioux City show declines, cattle and calves mixed with steady to lower buyer activity, lambs steady to higher on limited sales.
Chicago grain prices fluctuated with wheat rising over a cent on news of stock gains then trimming advances as bids and profit taking increased. Wheat finished slightly higher along with corn oats and rye, while provisions remained unsettled but closed strong. Liverpool prices rose despite millers withholding, cash bids were unchanged with 19 cars received. corn firm with 185 cars. oats up modestly with 95 cars received.
Grain bids and receipts from Chicago and Minneapolis list wheat varieties with prices from 50 to 57 cents for No 1 and No 2 red, 50 to 53 cents for hard wheat, and assorted prices for white and yellow corn and oats. Lard and hog products quoted, with Minneapolis notes on cash grain receipts and protein levels.
Hog prices dropped 15 cents across all grades on Tuesday with the prime top at 373 dollars and good packer top at 290 dollars. Calf and sheep markets show varied ranges, with buyers noting weaker demand and mixed activity across grades.
Scattered Cedar Rapids entries list various produce and flour market items. Prices for cereals, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products appear with era-typical cents per unit. Notable lines include yellow corn, cream, lettuce, bananas, and California fruits alongside flour prices in Minneapolis trade notes.
After an afternoon selling lull, U S stocks recovered in late trading with several blue chips advancing 1 to 3 points. Notable gains appeared in International Harvester American Telephone Corn Products Allied Chemical and Dupont as activity remained robust and volume neared 4.5 million shares.
AP dispatch notes foreign exchange markets hold steady with demand in cents. Currencies listed include Great Britain 346, France 3921-16, Germany 2379, Norway 1735, Sweden 1799, Denmark 1845, Spain 804, Poland 1130, Czechoslovakia xt 2.96, Austria 1400, Roumania 5994, Argentina 25.79, Brazil 959, Tokin 2244, Shanghai 3075, Montreal 87, Mexico City silver peso xt Nominal.
Investigation into a string of forged checks passed in Cedar Rapids since May 6 ended in Justice G S Lightner's court with Clarence Berger 30 ar raigned on three counts of uttering forged instruments. Berger bonded at 1500 and jailed after five accusers identified him. Police nabbed him Monday night under a John Doe warrant. More than twenty five forged checks were attached to the charges.
Fred Wilson aged 34 charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury released from county jail after posting a 500 dollar bond. He, a former jail trusty, allegedly struck Night Jailer John Buresh after a reprimand on August 12, breaking his nose and blackening an eye. Wilson waived preliminary hearing before Justice G Lightner. Bond had been reduced from 1000 dollars by a district court order and was posted by Wilson and Margaret Mercer.
Darold Jack Jr. by his father E D Jack brings in district court a $3 337 60 damage suit against H L Shaw over an automobile sled collision on January 6 near Seventeenth Street and Eighth Avenue SE. The boy reportedly sustained a severe leg fracture in the incident while coasting.
Judge H C Ring in district court grants Dave E Carlsen of Marion title to a tractor and plow and a $50 judgment against Frank Swift doing business as Central City Motor Company. Constable James L Slife of Central City in replevin, claiming Slife levied the equipment last February at Swift’s request. The property was released yet its whereabouts remain unknown to Carlsen.
In Cleveland about 40 persons described by police as communists ambushed a streetcar crew. Conductor Anglin and motorman fought back as the mob disarmed employees and damaged the car. Three workers suffered scalp wounds and minor injuries. three alleged rioters were also injured.
New York bonds and rails moved in tandem Tuesday as the market held a steady upward drift. Speculative carriers led strength with 1 to 3 point gains, while higher grade issues rose moderately. Utilities and Industrials also advanced, with rail loans like Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific among the brisk movers. Liberty bonds closed firmer, with several issues trading above par as government notes showed mixed action.
Prof O R Sweeney of Iowa State College warned at an American Chemical Society meeting that world population concentration in limited areas could threaten civilization. He linked past empires to urban crowding and argued factory production and shifting jobs push people to cities. He urged science to convert waste like corn stalks into useful materials.
Funeral services for Mrs Alice McShane Starry were held in Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by Rev E Winslow Brown. Burial followed at Oak Shade cemetery in Marion. Born October 6, 1852 in Linn county, she was the eldest daughter of Jacob and Mary McShane. Married Samuel E Starry in July 1873. they had one daughter Inez who died at age seven. Mr Starry died in October 1904. Mrs Starry lived in Chicago before returning to Cedar Rapids in 1911. She died August 19 at 1326 Second Avenue SE after a lingering illness. four brothers and a sister survived.
Bertha Lee 6 daughter of Mr and Mrs CG Lee of 81 Seventh Avenue SW died at a local hospital at 1 30 p m Monday after a short illness. Born in Oklahoma she had lived in Cedar Rapids four years. Survived by parents four brothers Tony of Oklahoma Henry Roy and Joseph of Cedar Rapids and six sisters Nina Mae Nellie Terresa Leroy Ruby and Margaret of Cedar Rapids. Funeral service from Mt Zion Baptist church at 2 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev B Lucas. Burial Oak Hill.
Funeral services for Dwight K Brockway will be held in the Turner chapel Wednesday at 2 pm. The Rev J P Van Horne and the Rev August Cramer will conduct the service, with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Sherman Eves of 835 Third avenue SE died in a local hospital Monday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Beatty chapel with Rev. Gilbert J Chalke of Independence officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park.
John W Novak aged 52 and a former Johnson county resident died in Chicago on Tuesday morning. A native of Johnson county he attended Iowa State College and spent the last twenty years in Chicago in real estate. Several relatives and friends reside here.
Funeral services for Mrs Louise C Wise will be held Wednesday at 9 am in St Patrick’s church with Rev Father Lenihan officiating. Burial will follow in St John’s cemetery.
In Maryland a young woman boarded Roger Scott's open cockpit plane near Annapolis after visiting Hoover airport in Washington. She bought a $25 round trip ticket and suddenly leaped from the front seat at 1800 feet, dying. Pilot Scott landed and police searched the field.
The English murder total for last year reached 109, a slight drop from pre war figures, with only 10 cases remaining unsolved. Police and officials note the improvement in crime clearance and ongoing investigations into the unsolved homicides.
The Kearns family met for the twenty third annual reunion in Springville with ninety two attendees. Officers elected included Marvin Johnston as President and Ralph Kearns as Vice President. Plans set for the 1933 reunion on the third Sunday in August at Springville.
The eighteenth annual Stinson Van Note family reunion gathered at Daniels Park in Cedar Rapids with about 100 attendees. Officers elected included President Glenn Hoaglin and Vice President Warren Blake. The next reunion is slated for Ellis Park in August 1933. Five generations were present, oldest attendees were L. N. Van Note and spouse at 84, youngest member Phyllis Joanne Snyder six months. Activities featured music, jokes, a Grant home talk, and songs. Out of town members attended from Center Point Waverly Palo Charles City Brandon and more.
Laura Bailey Auxiliary of the Methodist church held a picnic supper and guest night at the Emer son home on Marion boulevard. Nineteen members and five visitors attended. Debotions led by Mrs. Clarence Reiter, hymn sung, and roll call on joining the Foreign Missionary society. Lulu Toms directed readings on When Mary Rebels and Mother's Mite Box. A play The Better Way was presented by Mrs. A Hardin, Mrs. K Saunders and Mrs. Frank Minor. Mite boxes yielded 11.45 dollars. Mrs. M W Courtney entertained at dinner for Mrs. Glenn Bryant and her son Bruce of Elizabeth NL and sisters Emma Retta Belie Courtney.
Mary L Brown Hrdlicka wife of Joseph A Hrdlicka of North Liberty died at her daughter Ed Kadera s Oasis home at 1155 Monday night aged 72 Born January 6 1860 in Blairstown to Ebenezer and Martha Brown Surviving husband one son Herbert Hrdlicka Edgewater Wisconsin two daughters Ed Kadera Oasis and Mrs Paul Brown Iowa City ten grandchildren one sister Mrs W L Allen Belle Plaine one brother Joseph D Brown Wellington Kansas and others Funeral at 1 pm Thursday English Lutheran church North Liberty burial in Belle Plaine Cemetery Star of Maine Rebekah lodge Cedar Rapids will conduct the graveside services
A barn one-half mile north of Maynard burned Monday forenoon consuming hay straw oats three sets of harness and one calf. Cause undetermined as men were re-shingling. The farm, formerly owned by Sid Robison, had previous fire losses a year ago near Randalia to Mr Bennett.
Donald Stiefel of Independence and Mary Stoner of Cedar Rapids apply for a marriage license. William L. Hagen of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin and Ann Patricia Cashman of Cedar Rapids also listed for license consideration.
The Marion Nature and Garden club sponsors a gladiolus and dahlia exhibit in the former Patten hardware building. Other flowers will be shown and the exhibit will be open all day and evening. The public is invited.
The Keenan family reunion gathered Sunday at Thomas park with forty three attendees from Mount Vernon Center Point Whittier Springville Cedar Rapids and Marion Out of town relatives included Mrs Glenn Bryant and her son Bruce of Elizabeth Illinois Bernice Daniels of Bridgeport Connecticut Eula Weisley of Chicago and Rev Mr and Mrs Freely Conway of Boothwyn Pennsylvania A picnic dinner was served at noon.
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