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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1938

Page

4

Hogs Steady to Higher as Cattle Market Mixed

Chicago hogs advanced up to ten cents in active trade with 29 000 hogs on hand and bids near eight dollars. Cattle at Chicago steady to strong with top at 13.50 while sheep markets showed gains and East St. Louis and Cleveland firms noted. Regional bids and state markets mirrored a firm to higher tone across livestock sectors.

Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland East St. Louis East St.ay HOWE Peat ST__PAL LIVESTOCK South ST Paul Aap State Market News Kansas City Omaha East Bt Joseph Sioux Ciy St Paul Indianapos Pittsearh Buffalo Ciicago Livestock Sioux City U S. Dept. Agrriculture Hbernl Strone Ewes Searee Towa Nog Associated Press Ottumwa bIars Mason City Waterloo Omaha Livestock l$Sc Atcady

Cedar Rapids Market Prices Mixed for Grains and Livestock

Cedar Rapids wholesale prices show oats and corn mixed with soybeans and hay steady to firm. Live cattle and hogs at major Midwestern markets including Chicago Sioux City and Des Moines report price shifts with steady to higher bids and several weight classes showing gains.

Hog and cattle market report notes shifts on local stock exchange

Hogs hold steady to higher levels with light good grades up ten cents and heavier cuts up five cents. Cattle prices show varied ranges with steers and yearlings at selective highs, while calves and sheep market details follow, reflecting modest gains and price spreads across weight categories.

Chicago Produce Markets Report Highlights Live Poultry and Eggs

Chicago market notes steady to firm for poultry with hens, leghorns, broilers, and turkeys listed by weight and grade. Butter and eggs show firm prices with creamery and standards levels, while potatoes and vegetables reflect modest supplies and slow demand due to cold weather.

Chicago White Rock Plymouth Rock White Rock Vic Mymouth Roosters Ilse Leshorn Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Florida U. S

Bond Markets on YORK TOWN REVIEW

Bond trading Tuesday showed even odds with small gains and losses around noon. Treasury and government loans moved slowly while foreign dollar loans remained quiet. Mississippi River stages showed scattered rises and no changes in Davenport and La Crosse readings.

York New York Western Union Joans St. Paul Mississippi River Davenport Hastines la Crosse Davenport Vacaee St Louis

Pivotal Issues On Industrial Side Set Back

Pivotal in dustrial stocks fell fractions to a point or more on Tuesday with limited market pressure. Aircraft, rails and specialties managed modest gains while transfers reached about 1.2 million shares and bonds and commodities showed mixed to slightly higher tendencies. Major names like Douglas and Boeing held minor gains. Union Pacific and Northern Pacific rose, while several others slipped.

New York London Douglas Boeing Glenn Martin Sperry United Union Pacfic Northern Pacific Sears Roebuck U. S Gypsum Johns-Manville National Cash Register Us&s. Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler International Harvester Anaconda Westinghouse J .C. Penney Greyhound Corp Loew's Pullman Southern Pacific Atlantic Coast Line Standard Oil of Lockheed Sherwin Williams and Aluminum Company American Gas Midvale

Wall Street Quotation Sheet from Adams Express to Quaker

Published stock quotations list numerous companies and prices from Adams Express to Quaker Oats with entries for major banks, manufacturers, railroads, and utilities. The sheet includes percent changes, symbol clusters, and a wide range of corporate names and market activity.

Births Reported in Mercy and St Luke’s Hospitals

Born to Mr and Mrs Travis Cramer 214 Fourteenth street SE a daughter at Mercy hospital December. Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Schillig 2733 Wilson avenue SW a son at Mercy hospital December 26. Born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Madden 312 Carroll drive SE a daughter Mary Margaret at Mercy hospital December 26. Born to Mr and Mrs J Keith Noll 3028 E avenue NE a daughter at St Luke's hospital December 26.

Travis Cramer Fourteenth Street Mercy Hospital Carl Schillig Wilson Avenue Kenneth Madden Carroll Drive Mary Margaret J. Keith Noll E Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital

Wheat and corn futures rise on cold weather demand

Wheat prices edged up fractions on the Chicago board as cold in the grain belt spurred buying. wheat May 68c, up 3 cents. corn May 52.25c, up 1.25. oats up to 29.5c. Canadian and Minneapolis markets showed firm tones with mixed activity and renewed buying from eastern interests. World shipments and U.S. visible supply data were reported as wheat and corn moved higher on the day.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool Winnipeg North America U. S Buenos Aires

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Market Quotation Summary

Wisconsin cheese quotes for the week of December 26 to 31 list various varieties and prices including daisies 13c, horns 3c, cheddars 122¢. New York and London currency dealings were subdued on Boxing Day with little movement. Boston wool market remained quiet as manufacturers build year end inventories and sugar futures showed mixed but steady action.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wiscon Sin Exchange Tortaign Exchange New York London Great Britain Canada Montreal Czechoslovakia France Germany Italy Switzerland Proan Hongkong Shanghai Wool Market Boston US. Dept. Agriculture

House Panel Plans Deficiency Fund Boost for WPA

Edward Taylor, veteran chairman of the house appropriations committee, announced a deficiency appropriation will be sought as WPA funds near exhaustion. A deficiency subcommittee will meet soon after Congress opens to consider more money for relief.

Washington INS Uncle Sam Edward Taylor House Appropriations Committee Taylor Congress

Hull Praises Landon at Lima Conference

Secretary of State Cordell Hull said in Lima that Alf M. Landon rendered great service to the country and the western hemisphere. Hull added that no conference member showed greater breadth of view or advocated constructive ideas more effectively than Landon according to remarks reported from Lima.

Hull Lima Landon Lima Peru Cordell Hull Alf M. Landon Hemisphere Landon

Marriage Licenses for Baril Parker Carroll Stoffeld

David Baril of Grove City Minnesota and Jeanette Parker of Springville Michigan received marriage licenses. M C Carroll and Helen M Stoffeld, both of Neenah Wisconsin, were also issued licenses.

David Baril Grove City, Minn Jeanette Parker Springville M. C. Carroll Helen M. Stoffeld Neenah, Wis

City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Happenings

New swimming classes for women and girls start Jan 3 at the Y M C A with registration through Mrs Bessie Mall or at the Y M C A. Dr Glenn Petrick of Midland Texas visits at the Petrick residence 622 Avenue NW. William Olmstead 27 of 521 Eighth street SE fined 50 dollars in police court for intoxication and disturbing the peace. fine suspended for good behavior. Milford Sapp of Winona Minnesota visits in town. Chamber of Commerce young men bureau to meet at Roosevelt hotel at 7 15 p m to close outstanding business. Mrs John Puckhaber returns from Chicago with her son and daughter-in-law Herman and wife.

Bessie Mall William Olmstead Eighth Street SE Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Roosevelt Hotel Katz Jewelry St SE Onazette Pipl Gazette Ee Rose Afanse Probasco Jewelers 2Nd Ave Ginsberg 1St Ave Be Allied van Lines, Inc Aren Podzimek Pharmacy 16Th Ave GOODYEAR_SHOE REPAIR SHOP Griffith Peather Mattress Co Ecco Chicago Des Moines Kenwood MASON P.O

Cedar Rapids Chamber to Elect Officers at Dinner Meeting

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will elect officers at a board dinner meeting. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Roosevelt hotel.

Cedar Rapids

Arthur rink opens for skaters and to be flooded again

Recreation Superintendent Nevin Nichols announced Arthur rink is open for skaters and will be flooded again Tuesday night after use. Hayes school rink was to be flooded Tuesday afternoon and will open for skaters Thursday night, Nichols said.

Nevin Nichols Arthur Hayes School Nichols

Local Woman Reviews Our Town at Canopus Club

Mrs. John T. Hecker spoke at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon assessing Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, current Broadway, to Cedar Rapids Woman’s club and Community Players. Linn county Red Cross volunteers report many Christmas bags sent to Hawaii soldiers, with Allan Hall praising the gifts.

John T. Hecker First Avenue E Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Community Players Thornton Wilder Our Town Canopus Club Roosevelt Hotel Volunteer Service Committee Linn County The American Red Cross Helen Hubbard Hawaii Wheeler Field Allan Hall

Portrait Modeling And Musicale Planned For Young Men’s Bureau

A dinner event by the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce features portrait modeling by Dora Eaton Mason and a musical program with Onabelle Ellett and Maude Whedon Smith. Mason will sketch a model from the audience and discuss sculpture. Ellett and Smith bring a history of performances and formal training.

Young Men’s Bureau The Chamber of Commerce Chamber Iowa City Dora Eaton Mason Onabelle Ellett Maude Whedon Smith Ellett State Federation of Women's Club University of Iowa Smith

Wheeler to join plan for railroad rehabilitation

Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Burton Wheeler of Montana said after meeting President Roosevelt that he would cooperate on a comprehensive program for railroad rehabilitation. He will discuss with House chairmen Lea and Hastings advances toward railroad legislation in the new Congress. Hastings pushed a postalization plan with a $5 coach fare from New York to San Francisco in a full page Times ad.

Washington Wheeler Mont Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Roosevelt Special Rail Committee Congress Montanan Lea Calif House Interstate Commercce Committee John A. Hastings New York San Francisco New York Times

Want Ads Information and Rates from The Gazette

The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines payment methods for want ads including advance payment and telephone or mail submission. Special low rates apply to WORK WANTED ads under Classification 22. The paper limits liability to a single incorrect insertion. Dial 2 1121 for ad-taker assistance.

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Council Handles Routine Matters In Brief Session

Cedar Rapids Gas Co received permission to lay a short main on Lake avenue near Twelfth street NE. JF Heathel and Co was authorized to erect a seven and one half foot fence at Center Point road and F avenue NE. Star Printing Co's sidewalk excavation on 110-112 Third avenue SE was referred to the city engineering department with paving work. A transfer of $4,930.98 from waterworks to the sewage rental fund covered November rentals. Three small bills were approved before adjournment amid Christmas cigars disposal.

Cedar Rapids Gas Company Lake Avenue Twelfth Street JF. Heathel and Company Center Point Road F Avenue Star Printing Company Third Avenue City Engineering Department Waterworks Department

Lost Nation Garnaville Cattle Trucks Collide In Chicago

Two cattle trucks driven by Oscar Ibsen of Lost Nation Indiana and Don F Koth of Garnavillo collided on an icy Chicago road. The crash sent one truck into a tavern owned by Louis Arragoni and caused a fire. Ibsen was seriously injured with possible skull fracture, Koth suffered injuries, and George Wirth of Garnavillo was severely burned. All three men were hospitalized.

Chicago INS Jowans Oscar Ibsen Lost Nation Don F Koth Garnavillo Ibsen George Wirth

Woman Injured When Auto Collides With Train At Mt. Vernon

In Mt. Vernon a car driven by R. H. Bowman 61 collided with a slow freight train at Ash crossing due to snow and a frosted windshield. Bowman's companion Mrs. Naomi Hamann and her son Howard Hamann 6 were present. Mrs. Hamann sustained a facial cut.

R. H Bowman Mount Vernon Ash Crossing Bowman James H. Smith Naomi Hamann Howard Hamann

Death notices for Snobl and Van Alst

Mrs. Mary Snobl aged 76 died at her Linn County home after a brief illness. Survived by husband Frank and eight children in several states. Funeral at Barta chapel Wednesday with Rev Sunderman. burial in Buffalo cemetery. Mrs. J. B. Van Alst aged 77 died in Portland Oregon after a long illness. Survived by children in Portland Minneapolis and relatives in Maquoketa St. Louis.

Mary Snobl Frank Snobl Linn Junction Jim Independence Mary Joliick Cedar Rapids Frank Lovelady Tex Julia Chmelar Minnesota Joe Hazleton Anna Thomas Houston Bart J. B. van Alst John van Alst Portland Ore Oregon Minneapolis J. L. Jones First Avenue W Maquoketa St. Louis

Sees Sweeping Demand For Labor Act Change

Washington AP Senator Burke of Nebraska predicted Monday night that when the opportunity is offered to present the entire record of mal administration by the labor relations board the demand for change will be irresistible. A series of amendments to the act were discussed.

Washington Burke Labor Relations Board

Senator criticizes National Labor Relations Act

A senator said during a broadcast that the National Labor Relations Act would be offered when Congress convenes and accused the act of provoking unrest in labor conditions instead of delivering the promised peace.

Congress

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