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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
8
Chicago hog market slides amid overwhelming swine receipts with top cash prices slipping from late highs. Dealers note heavy arrivals at Chicago yards and futures mixed on Wednesday, with steers steady and lambs showing softer demand as buyers reassess supplies.
Market notes from Chicago show receipts and prices for produce and poultry with mixed demand. Observers cite shifts in potato and chicken values, along with related perishables, as traders monitor wholesale bids and consumer needs.
Chicago reports a lethargic trading day as grain prices stayed within tight ranges. Wheat fell fractionally while corn rose modestly and oats dipped. cash markets were unchanged with light receipts and thin activity across markets.
Market prices and item listings for fur and animal hides in Cedar Rapids. Includes numbers for muskrat raccoon civet skunk and other pelts with price ranges per animal and odd lot mentions.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Fortin area page mentions Market Street and New York. Reads like a jumble of place names, times, and scattered words with no coherent event or clear entities to summarize into a definite news item.
Mr and Mrs William A Kreutzer of 3146 Grovecourt welcomed a daughter Mona Joan born December 19. Mr and Mrs Harley Sisco of 1136 Sixteenth Avenue SW welcomed a son Lyle Lewis born December 17.
Market report shows hog prices easing with a ten cent drop and prime hogs at 265 dollars while packer top declines. Calf and sheep figures appear irregular in the same bulletin with scattered price notes including buck lambs and beef values.
A dreary dull day on Wall Street left markets in a narrow trading groove as traders waited for incentives. Prices slid slightly for U S Steel Santa Fe and General Motors while American Telephone and Standard Oil of New Jersey fell a shade. Transfers neared 1,000,000 shares amid mild bond activity and a steady gold rate around 34.06 dollars per ounce.
Bruce E Griggs of Chicago was killed instantly and Fillett Quimby of Chicago seriously hurt when their car skidded on icy pavement near Granton Wisconsin Tuesday morning and struck a telephone pole.
Los Angeles AP report says Victor L. Fleming is facing a 150000 suit accusing him of abducting the affections of Mrs Paul A Lockwood. The action claims Fleming abandoned her after a San Francisco trip on October 4 and she was later placed in a sanitarium. An attorney for Fleming admitted the named Victor Fleming is his client but denied Lockwood’s allegations.
A government milk tax plan sparks ferocious opposition as processors including pasteurizers and creamery firms would be taxed under new controls. The drive aims to curb dairy product overproduction driven by butter price supports, with state leaders arguing for cautious handling of cattle and storage surpluses.
Charles Seals a Appanoose county coal mine operator pleaded not guilty before United States Commissioner Herman Schaefer. He posted $500 bond for an appearance Jan 19 at the Ot tumwa division federal court. An information filed in Des Moines accuses Seals of selling 7250 tons of lump coal at 225 a ton to DO Morgan of Memphis Missouri knowing the coal would move interstate. Complaints of coal sales below code price in Appanoose county were investigated by code authorities amid dispute over code pricing.
Bond markets showed limited gains in places with uneven overall trends. U S government bonds were small in dealings with a few treasury issues rising modestly while treasuries and Liberty issues fluctuated little. Corporate issues saw modest firmness in American Telephone International Telephone Postal Telegraph Western Union Illinois Central New York Central National Dairy United Drug and Allied Chemical. others slipped as trading slowed. Foreign sector lacked a clear price direction.
The Marion high school junior class staged When the Clock Strikes in Lincoln school auditorium drawing a large crowd. The plot centers on Nick Bolton who loses his fortune and tries to save his home while a theft contest and mistaken pearls create comedy with strong cast led by Robert Munson and Jean Slife.
White Plains New York attorney C F Maguire sues noted illustrator McClelland Barclay for unpaid legal fees. The complaint says Barclay received services from Oct 26 to Dec 13 totaling 3586 65 with 800 paid and the remainder outstanding. Barclay has prior legal troubles including alimony issues and a brief jail stay in Bridgeport Connecticut.
Mrs. Rose Koch sues Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids for 3553 dollars in a conversion action. The case was given to a district court jury at 2 30 p m after final arguments before Judge F Ellison. The November term jury will deliberate as other jurors were excused. Judge John T Moffit expects to adjourn Wednesday. Also noted Newark’s famed Indian mounds have become a state park.
The Lincoln school presents A Radio Christmas by first, second and third graders on Wednesday. Cast members include Thomas Benedict, Dorothy Ratliff, Keith Collier, Billy Williams, Bueta Gleason, Russell Newcomb, Jean Hart, Robert Mullaley, Donald Davin, Raymond Wahl, Desmond Norris, and many others. A pantomime will be performed by Nellie Hendrickson and a group of students and teachers.
The Entre Nous club held its yearly Christmas gathering Monday with members and husbands dining at Mrs N Michel’s home. Tables featured miniature trees, red tapers, nutcups and placecards before guests moved to 857 Twelfth Street for more decorations and a gift exchange followed by bridge. Prizes went to Mrs C E Mitchell and E E Parsons.
Mrs A E Blinks hosted Cary club at a Christmas party with poems readings gift exchanges and a Christmas basket for a needy family. Lauren Bailey auxiliary members hosted a seasonal gathering with a lesson on economic independence and a festive refreshment spread. Janet Dorflinger led a Wunicket Camp Fire party with a picnic supper games and gift exchanges. Francis Wooldridge underwent an emergency appendectomy at St Luke s hospital and is recovering well. John Bunting of Chicago visiting Marion relatives.
The American Legion and Auxiliary held their annual Christmas party for member children after a supper in the legion hall. About 110 attended. A Christmas program featured songs, readings, and a one act play. Gifts were exchanged, greens and a lights tree decorated the hall. Plans include a January 18 stag, a January 8 sport night, and Christmas baskets for needy families. Members noted a 101 member Auxiliary and various committee chairmen were announced.
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