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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1935
Page
4
In Chicago livestock market notes, hogs and cattle values show direct market activity with Fridays' averages and top prices cited. Barley, oats and beef-related items appear in the digest with standard prices and receipts. details include weights and varieties, reflecting a multi-commodity agricultural roundup from major market centers including Omaha and Idaho sources.
Wheat prices drift lower with subdued buying interest amid slow December delivery trading. Chicago cash grain reports show futures weakness and spot offerings eased while notes on deliveries and cargoes hint at cautious demand. Broad market activity reflected softer cash bids and mixed futures signals as traders weigh weather and demand.
Local hog prices softened with most grades down as buyers reported cautious demand. Cattle listings show limited gains with Good to Choice yearlings and fat cattle trading around mid 20s to mid 30s per cwt, while lighter weights priced variably amid market turbulence.
A fragmented Chicago produce page lists poultry and miscellaneous market prices. Details include perishable items, weights, and varying cents per pound for several goods, with traders and vendors referenced in scattered lines.
Bond traders viewed the Treasury announcement with cautious optimism as small gains and declines appeared across government and corporate issues. Treasuries inched higher while 1943 45 issues slipped. Home Owners Loan and Farm bonds offered uneven pricing. rail and utility bonds varied with Southern Railway and Missouri Pacific around one point lower.
Trade notes show wool prices steady with limited sales and bids near 25 to 38 cents per pound while Texas wool sales move at 9.82 cents scoured. Sugar futures dip with December shipment at 315. foreign exchange rates list various cent values for major currencies as markets reflect mixed demand.
The New York market opened with mixed action as traders waited on European developments. Rail, merchandise and specialty issues rose while steels, motors and utilities largely stalled. Major gains came from Atlantic Coast Line Norfolk and Western Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Spiegel May Stern Thatcher Mfg Evans Philips Smelting and others. Mining slipped after a large transfer. John Manville American Tobacco Western Union and American Telephone edged higher. Turnover ran about 1.5 million shares as December business showed strength in Phillips Petroleum news of a $20 000 stake.
Debenture retirements loom as the Catton Belt rail raid bonds show weakness amid sparse financial district data on the line’s meeting nearby opportunities. Listed firms and traders—Pottished Jr J Bennett & Co W J Summmamaser—are noted with address details and scattered stock figures in a dense OCR summary of market activity.
Ansonia funeral services will be held Monday at the First Congregational church for Rev Dr Lewis Brookwalter 89 former president of Western college Cedar Rapids Ia and Otterbein college Westerville Ohio. He died Saturday at his daughter Mrs Otto W Burtners home. He served as an Indian fighter and Civil War youth. Burial will be in Hiawatha Kan.
Mrs. Mary Moore widow of William P. Moore died at her Cedar Rapids home 1053 Fifth avenue SE at 10 15 a m Sunday after a lingering illness. She was born October 10 1861 in Shullsburg Wisconsin and had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1891. Surviving are two children Harry of Moline Illinois and Hazel of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services Tuesday at 9 a m in the Immaculate Conception church with burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. The Daughters of Isabella will meet at the home to recite the Rosary.
M. M. Gillilan formerly of Central City and Manchester died at his Minneapolis home. He was a stock man and cattle buyer survived by his wife and a daughter Letha of Savage Minnesota. Body to Cedar Rapids and Central City for burial at Oak Hill. Mrs Pavlis funeral set for Tuesday in Polansky chapel with burial in Bohemian National cemetery. E A Sell former Cedar Rapids resident died in Mayview Missouri at 52, survived by wife three daughters and brother W W Sell. burial in Mayview.
Rioting erupted in Cairo on Monday as police opened fire to disperse students attacking the home of liberal leader and former Premier Mahmoud Pasha. Four rioters were arrested as unrest continues amid anti-British protests and tensions over Egypt’s constitutional status.
A 14 year old, Glenn Boldlan of Motley Minnesota, was found emaciated in a locked lettuce refrigerator car near Baltimore after claiming he and five other boys crawled in at Salinas California on November 22. He was frozen and starved but expected to recover. he said the others vanished after he slept.
In Washington police and fire units rushed to a pet shop after a dogfight in a window drew attention. Three Boston bulls attacked a fox terrier. a passerby pulled the alarm, and bystanders feared a Capitol fire but found only the animal brawl.
Roanoke Virginia woman recounts how a diamond ring worth 500 dollars was found in a hen she cooked for dinner after losing the piece weeks earlier. The discovery came from the bird in her yard and became Mrs. W. G. Norman's story she sticks to.
Betty June Floyd 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Floyd of Edgewood Road NW died at 6 p m Saturday after a brief illness. She was born in Cedar Rapids on April 12 1920 and was a student at Roosevelt High School.
The obituary notes she is survived by three brothers Paul Jr James Charles and three sisters Phyllis Jean and Shirley Ann and grandfather Fred W Steuber, all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran church Tuesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev P L Bornhoeft with burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty chapel from 7 to 9 this evening.
John H. Konklin 76 retired farmer died Sunday at 3 30 p m at his home one mile south of Bertram from heart trouble He formerly lived in Shellsburg and resided near Bertram fourteen years Surviving are his wife and two daughters Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p m at the Rome with burial at Palo
Silas E. Gaines age 62 died at his Cedar Rapids home on Center Point road and Forty second street NE at 9 40 a m after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Annie two children Jay W Gaines of Cedar Rapids and G W Gaines of Lisbon a brother A R Gaines Mount Vernon and a sister Mrs Margaret Wagner Tipton. The Beatty chapel will conduct services Wednesday at 2 p m by Rev E J Wykle with burial in Mount Vernon. Friends may call at the home until 11 a m Wednesday.
Mrs Marjorie Andrews 31 wife of Edgar Andrews of 723 Third Street NW died at 3 15 am Sunday after a long illness. Born Cedar Rapids June 17 1904 she lived here her entire life. Survived by husband a son Donald four brothers Ernest Burlingham Kenosha Wis Charles Cedar Rapids Lee and Carl both of Los Angeles Calif and three sisters Mrs Geneva Gillard Nora Springs Mrs Addie Snouffer Los Angeles and Mrs Pearl Thomas Cedar Rapids. Burial in Linwood cemetery after services in Beatty chapel Wednesday at 10 am. Friends may call Beatty chapel 7 to 9 pm Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Sloan widow of W J Sloan died at 10 40 a m Monday at her daughter Mrs J C Thoman 308 Fourth avenue SW Born December 25 1862 in County Antrim Ireland she was a United Presbyterian member Survived by daughter two sons William Waterloo James Chicago one granddaughter Margaret Jean Thoman Cedar Rapids and three brothers in Ireland Services announced for Wednesday at Rohn chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs Han nah Crowley Smith will be held at St Matthew's church Tuesday at 9 15 a m with Rev J D Kearn presiding. Her body rests at nephew James F Kirby's home 313 E avenue NW where the Rosary is recited tonight. Out of town relatives attending include Mr and Mrs Simon Griffin Mitchell SD E H Kane What Cheer Dr and Mrs William Breen Oxford Junction Mr and Mrs Frank Kearney DeWitt James and Mary Hassett and Mrs Thomas Hughes Maquoketa.
Mr and Mrs A L Naso of 845 First Avenue East were treated at People's Hospital in Independence after their car collided head on with a Minnesota vehicle two miles north of Independence at 1030 p m Sunday. Their injuries were abrasions and bruises not believed serious. the other driver from Albert Lea Minn was not identified here.
Associated Gas and Electric and other holding companies moved to restrain enforcement of the New Deal utility holding law. The suit was filed in Wilmington and the Securities Commission received the complaint today. Court decision expected only after lengthy proceedings. Officials warned a final ruling could take a year or more. The law required holding firms to register by midnight, a move many firms call unconstitutional.
Robert Dyson, 42, lay in a North Wilkesboro hospital after spending 10 days at the bottom of an abandoned well at a sawmill site. Found by passing youths when dogs scented the area, Dyson crawled up to within eight feet of the top before exhaustion halted his climb. He remains too weak to speak clearly as doctors treat him.
Born to Mr and Mrs William Graf of Washington Ia a daughter December 1 at Mercy hospital. Mrs Graf is Inez Fitch daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Fitch 1821 Sixth Avenue SE. A daughter was born Nov 30 to Mr and Mrs Cecil Boone 806 A Avenue NE at Mercy hospital. A son born December 1 to Mr and Mrs Hubert C Ireland 806 C Avenue NW at Mercy hospital. A son born December 1 to Mr and Mrs Edward Charlier 112 Seventh Street SW at Mercy hospital. A daughter December 2 to Dr and Mrs Fred Prout 1054 Maplewood Drive NE at Mercy hospital. A son Kenneth Carl born to Mr and Mrs H M Wilson 319 A Avenue NW Nov 26. A daughter born Monday to Mr and Mrs H A Pospisil 65 Twenty second Avenue SW. A daughter born December 2 to Mr and Mrs Milo Novy 920 Third Street SW at Mercy hospital.
OCR fragment shows a price schedule with lines indicating costs per number of lines and per extra line. The data include various line counts from 3 to 14 lines, with prices ranging around 1.53 to 5.88 and multiple multipliers. The fragment lacks clear context or dates or entities.
An old style page fragment lists information wanted and personals with scattered business ads. It mentions an accident at First Ave and 20th St dated Dec 45 1934 with a request for communication by mail. Various shops offer millinery fur coats jewelry and Xmas gifts. medical and chiropractic ads appear. services include transfer firms dry cleaning naptha and clock hospital deliveries.
A Portland laundry ad offers damp wash service at 10 pounds 49 pence per item with extra pounds charged. The notice promotes a new process and cleaner results, inviting customers to call or visit the shop.
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