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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1939

Page

15

Hog Prices Steady to Dime Higher in Active Markets

Chicago AP reports hog prices steadier to 10 cents higher in active trade led by medium and heavy weights with top at 5.65. Receipts included 16,000 head, 1,000 more than expected, as packers received 10,000 more in direct shipments. Cattle and sheep also show varied gains across multiple markets including Omaha and Sioux City with overall steady to higher tone in late trading.

Chicago Elisrades Sioux City S. Dept Omaha S. Dept Agriculture

Fragmented numeric price list with weight ranges

An OCR style compilation shows multiple weight ranges from 240 to 500 pounds with varied price figures and percentages. The readable elements include figures like 510 290-220 Ibs 300, 270-300 Ibs 4 50%, and 360-400 Ibs $130. It appears as a rough inventory or pricing table with inconsistent formatting.

Local porkers advance as market reports show gains

Hogs recovered yesterday’s loss as all grades advanced 4d cents on the local market. The top price climbs to $504 on hogs. cattle market remains steady.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices List

Grain and produce prices for Cedar Rapids include wheat, oats, and rye with No. 1 bulk values. soybeans at 93 cents. hay priced at 7.00 and 6.00. butterfat at 30 cents. cream prices 29 and 27 cents. Poultry rates cover hens, springs, old roasters, and other fowl. Wholesale fruits vegetables and hides priced with multiple items listed.

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Chicago Produce Market Summary and Prices Report

Chicago and New York price listings show steady butter and egg markets with mixed receipts. Live poultry and dressed turkeys hold steady as potato shipments scale, while futures indicate storage and refrigerator standards tracking through December and February.

Chicago Plymouth Rock U S Une North Dakota Red River Valley Lamson Brothers and Co

Stocks Stage General Rise

A broad stock market advance in New York pushed key indices up fractionally on Wednesday. Improved business prospects and investment demand lifted leaders such as U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler J I Case International Harvester Caterpillar Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Anaconda Westinghouse United U S Rubber Eastern Air Lines New York Central.

New York Heavy Industries U.S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler J. 1 Case International Harvester Caterpillar Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Anaconda Westinghouse Electric du Pont U. S. Rubber Eastern Air Lines New York Central Pennsylvania Salt Sherwin Williams and Aluminum Co

Wall Street Stocks in Wednesday Quotations

Wall Street traders receive Wednesday quotations from J. E. Bennett & Co showing price levels for numerous stocks and bonds across sectors. Major names include Allied Stores, Amn Canvit, Kennecott, General Electric, Coca Cola, Procter Gamble, and Union Carbide, with broad listings of industries and exchanges reflected in the day’s page.

Wheat climbs to highest since January 1938 on Chicago Board of Trade

Wheat rose sharply amid renewed buying and short covering, closing up about 7 percent with December at around 97 3/4 cents. Corn and oats mixed, exports rising as North American wheat sales reached about 1,000,000 bushels. Canada and U.S. grain markets showed firming prices and solid flour demand.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Kansas City

Winnipeg Wheat and Chicago Grain Quotes Report

Market notes from Winnipeg and Chicago report open high low close figures for wheat corn oats and beans with bid prices in various grades. Minneapolis receipts and grain quotes include No 1 and No 3 varieties for wheat corn oats barley and seed prices and futures style notations.

Winnipeg Chicago Minneapolis API Montana

Bond Markets Mixed as Foreign Issues Lead Gains

New York bond market showed widespread but modest advances in foreign government bonds led by Italian 7s and Rome 625s while U S securities moved modestly higher to lower. Corporate issues firmed on stock gains with notable live issues such as St Paul 5s Chicago and North Western 474s and American Telephone 3% loans at 1966 terms.

NEW York Bond Review New York API Rome Milian Helsingfors United States St. Paul Chicago and North Western Amrican Foreign Power International Paper Goodrich American Telephone

County road surface district sought near Covington

A petition with 17 names asks a surface district for 2.5 miles of county road southwest of Covington. It was ordered on file since the roads aren’t on the current three year improvement plan. Joseph Boxwell sues for replevin seeking possession of an automobile and tools with $100 claimed damages. E J Hoff seeks $61746 on a note and chattel mortgage action, requesting a receiver for stock of food. Judge Haas confirmed an attachment and awarded Ward Chevrolet $275.85 in a note case. Cedar Rapids man E P Mc minds, 44, arrested for operating while intoxicated, posted $500 bond.

Covington Joseph Boxwell Gertrude Mitchell C. J Haas Ward Chevrolet Company A. E. Ronald E. P. McMinds Cedar Rapids

McKinley Group Charms Kiwanis With School Show

McKinley high school students presented portions of the Marriage of Nanette to Kiwanis members in the Montrose hotel Terrace room. Paul Anthony McKinley instrumental director served as master of ceremonies guiding humorous introductions as Maurine Hamblin accompanied on piano.

Kiwanis Club Terrace Montrose Hotel McKinley High School Paul Anthony McKinley Anthony Mr. Anthony Maurine Hamblin

Two Convicted Of WPA Labor Fraud

In Indianapolis two men were found guilty by a federal jury of diverting Works Progress Administration labor to private road projects. Carl F. Kortepeter, former Marion County WPA coordinator, and his father-in-law Gurney Derbyshire faced charges of conspiracy and fraud over WPA workers building roads on Derbyshire property near Southport.

Indianapolis Val Nolan WPA Carl F. Kortepeter Marion County Gurney Derbyshire Southport

Gazette Want Ad Rates and Classified Listings

The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists want ad rate structure and submission notes. Various items appear including lost and found notices, gifts, jewelry and watch vendors, and local services, with ad copy examples and contact details for placing ads. A mix of announcements and promotional lines appears alongside sample listings and business references.

The Gazette Cedar Rapids Gazette Iowa

Wisconsin Cheese Prices and Wool Market Report

December 4 to 9 quotations show Wisconsin cheese exchanges listing daisies 152 brick 1434 cheddars 15 while farmers call board reports daisies 1517 horns 1542 cheddars 15. In Boston wool market sales were slow though fine and half-blood territy wools remained active with prices 95 to 97 cents scoured basis and combing three-widths blood territory around 85 to 88 cents.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board Boston U. S. Dept. Agricultures

Christie divorce suit seeks alimony and child support

Lenore Christie files for divorce from George Christie on cruel treatment grounds in Cedar Rapids. She seeks 10000 alimony for herself and their daughter. The couple wed in Iowa City August 3, 1921. A separate Caldwell marriage, Alicin E Caldwell versus Lawrence R Caldwell, was submitted to Judge H C Ring. they married July 25, 1936.

Lenore Christie George Christie Cedar Rapids

St. Clair Sues for 25000 Over Parking Lot Injury Near First and Fourth

C. H. St. Clair claims a fall into an unlit concrete pit in a parking area near First avenue and Fourth street E on the night of November 11 left him with rib fractures. He names Cedar Oil Co occupant and the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad Co as defendants in a personal injury suit seeking 25000. A defense demurrer challenges an 852.50 claim by Catherine Karbusicky against Udesen Skating rink and partners M. C. Udesen and Marvin Udesen, with respondents arguing lack of control over the incident in June.

First Avenue Fourth Street C. H. St. Clair Cedar Oil Company Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Company St. Clair Catherine Karbusicky Udesen M. C. Udesen Marvin Udesen Watkins J. R. Watkins Company Liberty St Winona Minn Old Line Established Tea Company Stahl Pullman Hotel THE Jewel Tea Co., Inc Jorsensen Montrose Central Employment Agc Granby Dial Imre Werneburg Atkins Iowa Gazette 8Th Ave Marion ABC Dickinson Rapid School of Welding PPA Pial API Lili

Deaths and Rites Notices From Local Obituaries

Miss Emma Jane Ure of Seattle dies after short illness in December. Born April 17 1858 near Fairfax she taught mathematics and languages in Omaha for 40 years. Surviving sisters nieces and nephews listed with funeral in Fairfax cemetery. Separate notice for Mrs Teresa Dockery dies in local hospital. services at Moon chapel with burial at Linwood cemetery.

Emma Jane Ure Seattle Wash Scotch Grove Fairfax Omaha United Presbyterian Church of Ure Coe College Monmouth College Monmouth Ill W. F. Johnson Sarah Ure William E. Nichol Ida Ure Minden Neb David R. Turnbull Beaver Falls Harry J. Hill Wheaton Malcolm Henderson Zanesville Frances Ure Frank S Johnson William Ure Nichol Robb Nichol Robert Ross Brea Calif William Ure Tucson Ariz Cedar Rapids Fairfax Cemetery

Funeral for Mrs. Steele

Funeral services for Mrs. Ara belle Garner Steele of 1017 Rockford Road SW will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in the home, conducted by Rev. E Winslow Brown. Burial will be in the Linwood Cemetery family lot. Friends may call at the home.

Dockery Theresa Dockery H Avenue NW Moon Chapel J. T. Stewart Linwood Cemetery Finley Stone C. L. Stookey Harley Bowser A. M. Fenske Sam Hersey W. E. Goreham Steele Arabelle Garner Steele Rockford Road E. Winslow Brown

Finns Defiant On Anniversary

London report says Finland marked Liberty Day the twenty second anniversary of independence by resisting the Soviet invasion. Finnish radio broadcast vows to continue the fight to the bitter end to uphold the independence won twenty two years ago.

London INL Little Finland London Evening Star

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