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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1935
Page
6
The market report shows rising hog prices with increased buyer interest amid ample supply. Regional receipts and quotes from Chicago, Des Moines, and western markets indicate varying hog and cattle values, with bids and weights noted for 200 to 500 pound pigs and livestock lots.
Fragmentary text suggests small shifts in local hot prices across markets. Mentions diverse vendors and prices around dollars, with no clear reads on locations or dates.
A local Cedar Rapids listing shows ranges for fresh produce and meats including heavy ducks, light ducks, cheese, grapes, apples, bananas, lettuce and celery. It lists wholesale fruit prices such as oranges and grapefruits, pears and potatoes with per unit or per hundred weights, and notes hide and tan leather prices.
Chicago quotations show firm tone for wheat as December demand appears solid. Prices for corn and barley edge higher on cash markets while cash provisions list varied bids and openings.
Gerald Walker of the Detroit Tigers, injured in a Friday night automobile crash near Hattiesburg, Miss, shows considerable improvement. The outfielder was discharged from the hospital to spend Christmas with his wife and children, suffering a deep facial gash, chest and leg bruises, and minor contusions.
Sporadic boxing results show Al Ettore of Philadelphia outpointing Ford Smith, Tony Herrera defeating Lew Feldman for a $37 prize in Mexico, and Vincent Trotano topping Ad Zachow in Portland.
The Danube traffic expands amid wartime disruption as Mediterranean tension forces shift transport routes eastward. Germany Austria and Hungary divert shipping to the Danube and Black Sea corridor, boosting river and sea trade and increasing insurance costs on ocean freights. The Danube runs 1500 miles from Germany to the Black Sea through multiple nations.
Three country highway workers died at the Paris Tennessee grade crossing crash on Thursday. The dead were Tom Collier 28 James Snyder 30 and Doris Owen 31. A fourth worker was believed dying and two others were injured. Separately the U S government bought 8 279 000 head of cattle and 3 608700 sheep during the 1934 drouth.
Reported chaos in Hengken streets as an explosion kills Tang and injures others. Authorities say two assailants fired seven shots at close range before escaping, with a French driver among witnesses describing the scene.
A Thursday report from Hsinking says two clashes Tuesday between Japanese Manchukuoan and Outer Mongolian detachments left one Manchukuoan dead and three Japanese wounded. Outer Mongolian casualties were reportedly heavy in the disputed border area southwest of Lake Bor near the December 19 scene.
The cold snap and related fires and traffic accidents claim numerous lives nationwide. Ohio reports five deaths, Indiana four, Maryland four, Michigan two, with single fatalities in Hinds and North Dakota. Vermont logs three CCC camp deaths from cold and smoke. A St Louis fire drives residents to the streets as Minot North Dakota records 24 degrees below zero and Wildwood Villas New Jersey endures 31 mile per hour winds and 12 above temperatures.
W J. Burian left for Topeka Kansas. Townsend club No 2 will meet Friday at 7 30 p.m. Mount Vernon resident Mrs H C Lane visited Cedar Rapids en route to Dallas. Fred Kahl and wife plan three months in Long Beach California. City council approved a liquid chlorine contract for 1936 waterworks. A blue and white Speedway bicycle was stolen from a shed. Tom Shay 57 was fined for intoxication. fine suspended for good behavior. Firemen tackled a car fire at Kadlee Brothers forage. Ambar Grotto monarchs dinner postponed to Jan 3. Mrs Ellen Pentz 83 injured in fall. hospitalized for x rays. Water main extension assessments approved on Dalewood and Twenty-ninth streets. Chimney fire reported at Rev P F Bornhoeft home. later wareping around hot water regitter issue at M Chase home. Mark Ven Antatcp 29 suffered arm burn after falling against a stove. He received treatment at St Luke’s Hospital.
Funeral services for Mackie Warren 25 of Amarillo Texas will be held Friday with burial Saturday in Vernon Texas. He died from injuries after a Christmas Eve automobile accident in Amarillo. He was a Washington high school graduate Cedar Rapids and owned a haberdashery in Amarillo. He is survived by his parents and sister Ellen Warren Manhattan Kansas. The family traveled to Amarillo to attend the services.
Mrs. Margaret Medinger 59 wife of Peter Medinger died at 230 Cottage Grove Avenue SE at 11 pm Wednesday. Born 1876 in Bellevue daughter of Frank Pierret and his wife. Survived by husband three children Elmer Lawrence and Mrs. George Krabbenhoff plus three sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements to be announced. friends may call Brady chapel after 7 Thursday evening.
D C Karr former Cedar Rapids resident died at his Portland Oregon home December 11 after a lingering illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids many years before moving to Portland twenty years ago. He was about 85. Survived by widow and three children Irene Fred Roy. Daughters Edna and Glen preceded him in death. Funeral services and burial held in Portland.
Funeral services for Kenneth Richard Gurley will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Rev W A Montgomery will officiate with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the Turner chapel.
Emil Anderson 60 of 208 Third Street NW was treated at St Luke's hospital Thursday for nose and forehead lacerations from a fall at the National Oats company where he works. He did not remain in the hospital. Prof Ethel R Outland of 1400 Second Avenue SE left Wednesday for Washington DC to attend the American Association of Teachers of Journalism convention. Delegates will join a press conference with President Roosevelt at the White House Friday morning. Closing sessions are Monday. Diabetes is said to be most common among the Jewish race, striking more married women than single and more women than men.
Readable fragments suggest ongoing investigation into a complex case labeled as the Todd mystery. Officials and unnamed researchers pursue fresh leads amid unclear connections and potential international links.
In St Louis Marie Mauel, age two and a half, angered by her parents, locked herself in the bathroom. Firefighters responded with a hook and ladder company and an engine. They crawled through a second story window and found the child asleep on the floor.
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused the railroad’s request to build a 236 mile corridor linking St Louis and Kansas City. The decision blocks construction of the proposed line under federal authority.
Auto toll figures for Cedar Rapids in 1935 report 415 accidents causing 478 injuries and 12 deaths. Local officials note trends and safety concerns guiding road policy.
The Marion CCC camp extends quarantine with no active diphtheria cases noted yet. Officials say a few more days of precaution are prudent to ensure no new cases arise as local families and visitors host Christmas gatherings and travel during the holidays.
Ethiopian forces claimed to down an Italian aircraft six miles south of Daggabbur after heavy fire from a pit position. Two occupants escaped, a third was captured and reported severely harmed.
Italian dispatches describe a skirmish and a roundup of Ethiopian spies in the East African war theater. A caravan moving toward the Danakil salt fields was attacked by Danakil irregulars fighting for Italy, with Ethiopians reported routed and heavy losses. Twelve natives in Italian uniforms were court martialed. three were executed and nine jailed.
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