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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1933
Page
15
Washington AP report outlines the first public hearing on a proposed processing tax aimed at meat products. The tax would fund the hog reduction campaign and support government efforts to stabilize markets and supply.
Mr Call joins the Laurence Press company returning to the sales department after prior roles at Mat Parron and Sons and France Press. He brings extensive experience in sale, printing, and business equipment installation and will oversee printing supplies, office gear, filing systems, and allied lines.
A cluttered page lists community notes including oblique references to civic figures, theater events, scholarships, and church services. Mentions include Marguerite Ribek, Albert HoSt, and Madera connected to Washington High School athletics, plus upcoming Rev. Lu services at Olivet Presbyterian and a Christian Endeavor gathering.
The Iowa Sheet Metal Contractors Association was formed Saturday at a state NRA meeting in Des Moines. Representatives from Fort Dodge Boone Des Moines Waterloo Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids and Mason City attended. The group adopted the national code of fair competition and plans to present it to President Roosevelt. Kenneth H Clark was named secretary treasurer with P R Duncan of Des Moines as president and R E Beckett of Fort Dodge as vice president.
Special to The Gazette. Boarded directors of the Big Four Fair association announce this year’s fair will run from September 26 through 29. In West Branch, Lewis J. Heald 73 died Saturday after a long illness. He was born in Columbiana County Ohio and survived by his wife Mary Booth and six children. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Monday at 2:30 p.m. Burial in West Branch. Whittier flower show results record Mrs George Joyce with thirteen firsts and five seconds.
John Trogers loses his fortune in the crash and moves to Castleton Virginia to start over. He befriends Eleanor Cameron while Jedleoo Godwin, a brutal husband, resents their growing closeness. Vera Godwin counsels harmony to keep the children in school while Gin and Darrel discuss love, loyalty, and future in New York. Jerico’s plan to divorce Vera creates town talk as the chapters end with uncertain fates.
An 83 year old relative Lizzie Joyce earned second prize with greeting cards decorated by real gladiolus flowers that bloom from the top. Prizes for children’s floats went to Versus Wild Dorothy Kinkead Donald and Dorothy Bedell Max Coppolk and Margaret Williams. Velma Paulette and H A Fine wed July 1 at Pomona Missouri and will reside in Missouri.
Carl Hill aged 45 of Central City was arrested Saturday afternoon by U S Deputy Marshal R L Whelan on a warrant charging violation of the federal law governing World War II adjusted compensation certificates. Hill allegedly claimed he lost his certificate. Preliminary hearing set for 2 p m Wednesday before U S Commissioner D C Hutchison. Bond fixed at $2000.
Cedar Rapids YMCA members return from the third annual north woods trip in northern Minnesota and southern Ontario. Based at Camp Widjiwagan near Ely with a ten day canoe journey and favorable weather aside from two rain days. Led by S. P. File the group included Homer White George Nissen Paul Nissen Howard Cherry Jr and Bob Bennett.
Hog prices eased with large pig runs hurting values. Chicago top $1.60,平均 $3.75, while cattle weakened 25-40 cents as supply gluts lingered. lambs and sheep fell 50-75 cents in several markets. Regional prices showed declines in Cleveland and East St. Louis with Pittsburgh steady. Overall week closed with mixed, softer tone across hogs cattle and sheep.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior town and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 a m today were 19 000, up from 15 209 a week ago, and down from 29 700 a year ago. Prices varied by weight with light, light-necks, and heavy weights listed, indicating modest demand and steady to slow trading.
A list of market prices and items in Cedar Rapids including grain like wheat at 65c, barley, corn, and hay. Farm animals such as heavy hens, leghorn hens, roosters, and calves are priced, along with fresh produce including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, potatoes, bananas, lettuce, celery, cabbage, pears, and peaches. Also notes on cured hides and horses with various price points.
Chicago markets show potato receipts at 62 on track with total US shipments 396 and slow demand. Wisconsin white potatoes No 1 $2.20 per cwt with decayed and spoiled lots noted. Idaho and Minnesota figures around $2.50 to $3.60. Poultry receipts listed as 10 trucks with limited detail.
In Chicago trading, grain markets opened with a brief advance then moved erratically as light, listless activity dominated. Wheat firmed modestly on strong cash demand and Liverpool strength, while corn declined slightly amid hedging shifts and quiet eastern buying. Provisions held firm as receipts totaled 17 cars of wheat, 108 of corn, and 48 of oats.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh arrived in Copenhagen as part of a new air trail effort. Danish crowds packed piers and bay, with Lord Mayor Hedebol praising the pair and urging closer aviation cooperation between Denmark and Sweden. The reception created a wave of “Lindbergh fever,” rivalling former czarist visits.
Cedar Rapids Y M C A plans its annual fall conference at Camp Wapsie next Sunday. Committees and boards will review fall and winter programs with members and families. a 1 p.m dinner is planned with reservations due by Friday.
Mrs. John M. Ristine of 1026 Second Avenue SE was confined to her home after a Saturday night fall fractured her left heel. The fracture was set at St Luke's Hospital and she was sent home.
Carl Robinson son of W A Robinson of this place married Miss Verna Clingman of Cedar Falls at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on August 17. After a Chicago Milwaukee honeymoon they will make their home in Hazleton where Robinson, a longtime high school principal and coach, will resume teaching. POSTVILLE Funeral services for Henry Erickson aged 69 were held at the Lutheran church near Gunder with Rev H Gusten presiding. He was born December 14 1864 near Gunder and is survived by seven daughters including Wellersven Pilke Ammundson Jorgensen Larson of Fayett e county and Larson Elislad of Eagle Grove.
Local hog prices remain steady with top at 3.70. Prime hogs listed for several weight bands from 180 to 340 pounds. Packers' quotes show mixed up to 450 and 500 with premiums based on quality. Sheep market notes spring lambs 70-80 pounds and buck lambs at about 1.00.
The Riverside Garden club met with Mrs Claude Flynn and heard a paper by Mrs William Griffin. Attending guests included Mrs Arthur Bocke of Evanston Illinois and Mrs Clair Flynn, with many members listed. A birthday party for Kathleen Knebel was held at the Knebel home with a large guest list. Sumner Cummings celebrated his twelfth birthday with a gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Cummings.
Delmar Thrift club members held their annual picnic at Lake Hurst on Wednesday with husbands and children as guests. Neighbors surprised Mrs Emana Donley on her birthday Tuesday and Miss Anna McMahon posted a high score at five hundred. Mrs E L Smith of Brookland won a guest prize and Mrs Charles Goodjohn was surprised Thursday on her birthday. Mrs Ernest Kendall had a high score at five hundred and Mrs Don Mericle won a consolation. Independence NRA meeting to organize a consumers campaign will be held at the high school Monday evening at 8 with a Des Moines piman scheduled to speak.
Classified note seeks a four or five piece orchestra for weekend evenings. State price and box number 22 in Gazette. Advertisement mentions a Kenwood Trans Vincent’s Pen Hospital and a broken fountain being mended. Nearby location 222 3rd Ave with daily Grade A Guernsey milk and phone 3-2376. Includes reference to round trip to worlds facing trans adm lode bkist and PO box 444.
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