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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1932

Page

2

Livestock Receipts Mixed as Market Holds Steady to Weaker

Chicago and other markets reported dull to steady cattle and hog demand with receipts around 8,000 cattle and 74,000 hogs locally. Hog prices mostly fell 5 to 15 cents with tops near 340 dollars. cattle and sheep showed mixed strength with Chicago volumes around 5,000 cattle and 2,500 East St Louis, while Cleveland and Pittsburgh were varied.

Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo St. Louis East Buffalo East St. Louis East St Louis Pittsburch East St ST Louis Livestock East

Omaha Markets Report Hog and Cattle Prices Mixed

Receipts show hogs steady to higher with top around 23350. Sows and feeder pigs mixed while cattle trade ranges with steers and yearlings holding near steady and fat cattle firm. Sheep receipts large with fat lambs meeting buyer demand and feeder lambs steady. Market sources note mixed demand across regions and weights.

Omaha S.ca S’eadt Berk Medum Ob.s Cassis Sioun City Sioux City Sience Etna

Cedar Rapids Livestock Prices and Receipts Mixed

Cedar Rapids livestock market reports show hogs steady to mixed with prices around 300 per hundredweight, cattle receipts about 500 head with steady to higher steer quotes, and sheep and calves trading irregularly. Buyers and sellers balance near-term demand as weights vary 140 to 350 pounds and packing margins tighten amid weekly market shifts.

Kansas Kansas City

Wall Street Holds Slim Losses in Quiet Trading

Stocks drifted lower in late trading with American Tobacco B slipping over a point and major names like Liggett and Myers Reynolds dipping. United share activity remained light as traders eyed year end and hopes for early 1933.

NEW York American Tobacco Liggett and Myers and Reynolds U .S. Steel American Telephone Standard of California Public Service of New Jersey Case New York Central Southern Pacific Allied Chemical Air Reduction General Electric General Motors Santa Fe Reynolds Lorillard American Telephone Radio Westinghouse General Foods DuPont Continental Wall Street

Iowa Livestock Prices and Receipts Across Markets

The Associated Press reports Iowa Missouri and nearby markets showing varied hog cattle and sheep receipts with prices ranging widely. Notable figures include Des Moines Des Moines Des Moines Des Moines and Waterloo noting hogs at 180-230 lb or 230-250 lb with $250-$270 ranges and cattle steady to higher in some lots while others sell lower.

Iowa Associated Press Truesday Towa Mason City Waterloo DES Moines Taps Interior Town Minnesota

Bond Markets New York Bonds New York AP

The article reports on bond market activity in New York with mentions of securitization and broker actions. It notes trading pressures and investor responses as officials seek balance.

New York

Wheat Prices Fall as Weakness Abroad Hits Markets

Prices on the Chicago board of trade slide on weak overseas demand from Winners and Buenos Aires. Wheat leads declines with oats and rye following downward trends though cash oats and rye hold firmer early. Receipts mix as traders watch Winnipeg amid a quiet stock market and cautious export activity.

Chicago Buenos Board of Trade Tesgar Mat Shert Tradne Bacey Buenos Aires Winnipeg

Grain Movement in Chicago and Minneapolis Grain Bids

The listing shows cash grain quotes from Chicago and Minneapolis markets, detailing wheat and corn grades with bid numbers and prices, including No 3 red, No 2 hard, No 2 yellow, and old crop corn values. Oats and Timothy hay prices are also cited with bid ranges and unit terms from BJ markets.

Chicago Neptrerr Timothy Sfeid

Local Hog Market Ticks Up on Boosted Prices

Local hog prices rise slightly with all grades up a nickel on Tuesday. Prime hogs top at 2.45 while calf and sheep markets show varied quotes by weight and quality.

Bevier Describes Persecution Before Death and Slaying

In St Louis a 60 year old dentist left a 13 page note detailing alleged persecution by an unseen foe and claiming he killed 71 year old Mrs Josephine Elder in a rage after her visit to his office. He then killed himself in his garage after four days on the run. The note recounts his unhappy first marriage and family quarrels. Police kept the unnamed enemy's identity undisclosed. He hid in an abandoned clubhouse by the Meramec river while evading investigators.

ST. Louis INL Josephine Elder Squire Pomeroy Bevier Elder Conway Elder Missouri Supreme Court Meramec River

Death of Cedar Rapids Boy From Lockjaw After Nail Incident

Loraine Edward Geiger 17 died at a local hospital at 10 p m Monday from lockjaw caused by stepping on a rusty nail Thursday. He is survived by parents Chester Guelger and Mrs Geiger Cedar Rapids three brothers two sisters and grandmother all of Cedar Rapids. He belonged to the Church of God and was a life scout with three years in the Boy Scouts. Funeral arrangements are pending with Pioneer Funeral home.

Edward Geiger Chester Guelger Eighth Street Clifford Chester, Jr Howard Mildred Merle Evelyn Lucy E. Leser Cedar Rapids Church of God Boy Scouts Life Scout Pioneer Funeral

Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area

Mrs. Minnie Melichar widow of James Melichar of 1524 Hamilton St SW Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 10 30 AM Tuesday after ill health born in Germany Dec 29 1862 resident of Cedar Rapids for 40 years she is survived by eight children and two brothers funeral announcements will be made later Mrs Lester Kane died at 3 PM Monday at a Cedar Rapids hospital survived by her husband two children and her father from Port Orchard Wash funeral to be held at St Patrick church and burial at Mount Calvary cemetery Mrs Margaret Klima funeral at Barta chapel 2 PM Wednesday burial Bohemian National cemetery sisters and brothers listed W Thayer McDowell of Los Angeles death Dec 26 husband of Bertha Garrison former Cedar Rapids school teacher sister of Irwin D Garrison 1645 First Ave E

Minnie Melichar James Melichar Hamilton Street Germany Cedar Rapids Pecatonica Dorothy Kooken Walter Peoria Ill James H George William Chicago Frank Clarence Pasadena Calif Henry New York City Louis Klinger New Albany Ind Joseph Klinger Melichar Sinclair Memorial Church Parlor City Camp Royal Neighbors of America Lester Kane Sixth Street Marjorie Marie William E.thornley Port Orchard Wash St Patrick's Church Lenihan Mount Calvary Cemetery Klima Margaret Klima Barta Joseph Mekota Buria Bohemian National Cemetery Barbara Suchomel Otillie Maresh Mary Jedlik Solon Rothers Joseph Sneberger Town W. Thayer McDowell Los Angeles McDowell Bertha Garrison Irwin D. Garrison First Avenue E

Funeral services for Timothy Shea at St Patrick’s church

Funeral services for Timothy Shea will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick's church. Rev Father D J Lenihan Purial will conduct the service. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery.

Timothy Shea St. Patrick's Church D J Lenihan Purial Mount Calvary Cemetery

Four Days Left to Obtain Auto Licenses Before Penalty

County Treasurer Frank N. Williams warns motor vehicle owners they have four days to secure 1933 license plates before a one dollar penalty starts. By 11 am Tuesday 5 063 auto plates and 714 truck licenses had been issued. Stored vehicles must stay in storage for the year if owners will not pay the full year's license plus penalties.

Frank N. Williams Williams

Pershing Brother Improves After Heart Attack in New York

James F Pershing, brother of General John J Pershing, was reported greatly improved at a New York hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack last week.

New York INS James F Pershing John J Pershing

Bursting Mountain Slides Into Plain

A massive landslide in Durango Colorado pushes thousands of tons of rock and debris into the Animas valley. The slide threatens the river and railroad tracks as the mountain face heaves away and a fissure opens, with observers noting a deep underground explosion and a growing, ongoing descent.

Durango Colo Animas Valley Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad la Plata Range

Roosevelt May Follow Hoover Arms Policies

President elect Roosevelt met with Norman H. Davis in Hyde Park after the Geneva arms conference talks. He showed optimism about world powers curtailing armament and aligning with Hoover era efforts while not pledging specific commitments. Davis said progress toward agreement on limiting mobile artillery to six inches and banning poison gas and aerial bombing was near.

Albany Roosevelt Norman H. Davis Geneva Davis

Widow of Theodore Roosevelt Heads to Manila

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, widow of the late U S president, arrived in Shanghai from Tokyo aboard the President Madison. She will sail to Manila to visit her son, Governor-general Roosevelt, in the Philippine Islands.

Theo Roosevelt Manila Shanghai Ins Theodore Roosevelt United States Tokio President Madison Roosevelt Philippine Islands

Three Bank Bandit Suspects Indicted

Three men captured after a Dec. 16 raid on the Third Northwestern National bank in Minneapolis were indicted by the Hennepin County grand jury on two murder charges and one bank robbery count. A fourth captive, Lawrence Barton, aka Barker and Devol, also faces murder counts. the three indicted are Clarence Colton aka Devol, Robert Newbern, and Owen Lewis aka Leonard Hawkins.

Minneapolis Northwestern National Bank Hennepin County Grand Jury Lawrence Barton Barker Devol Clarence Colton Lawrence Robert Newbern Owen Lewis Leonard Hawkins Padupon Ky Robery

Moves To Block Regrouping Plan

Chairman Cochran of the house expenditures committee prepared for introduction a resolution disapproving Hoover's program to regroup government agencies. He planned to convene the committee within days for action and expected passage. Disapproval by a branch of Congress could block the president's recommendations from taking effect.

Washington Cochran House Expenditures Committee Hoover Missouri Democrat House Congress

Veteran Telephone Engineer John J. Carty Dies in Baltimore

John J. Carty retired vice president and chief engineer of AT and T died at Johns Hopkins hospital from cardiac complications after an operation last Friday. He contributed to major advances in telephone telegraph and radio communications.

Baltimore John J. Carty American Telephone and Telegraph Company Johns Hopkins Hospital Carty

La Guardia accuses Home Loan Board of Sabotage

Rep. La Guardia charges in the house that the Home Loan Bank Board is deliberately sabotaging the relief act it administers. He criticizes Chairman Franklin W Fort as unfit for the position.

Home Loan Bank

Christmas Baskets Aided Marion Families As Community Groups Donated

The Marion Community club distributed 142 Christmas baskets to needy families aided by county funds Goodfellows 257.25 totals. Local groups including Milwaukee Railroad Women’s club Garden theater and several clubs contributed. Over 300 children were entertained by the Marion Lions at Garden theater with gifts and carols. A large food matinee at Garden theater gathered donations for Goodfellows. Several local residents hosted holiday guests and returned from Christmas visits while church and civic groups held meetings and care drives.

Marion Community Club Goodfellows Milwaukee Railroad Women's Club Town Electric Light and Power Company Woman's Progressive Club Marion Goodfellows Fund L. R. Blinks W. K. Lothian Fay Marsh Charles Blinks Hugh Hutton F. A.shumack F. A. Rowe George Reichard J. J. Booth Elmer Hollingsworth Frank Kepros R. N. Fitzgerald G. A. Senninger Edisons C. W. Martin W. Eye View M. O. Winter Grace Fernow Wilfred Stickney Marion Lions Club Garden Theater W. E. Fisher Charles T. Rowe

Family Dinner Gathered Many from Marion Area

A Monday family dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Scott near Marion. Guests included multiple Scotts and Albaughs with relatives from Marion Portage Darling ton Cedar Falls and Wisconsin visitors. Recitations were given by Hazel and Dorothy Hutton Ellwood Sea Scott and Alice Jean Scott.

Grove City Rebekah Janet Derflinger Hazel Hutton Dorothy Hutton Betty Jean O’kelley Santa Claus Irvin Scott Marion Hugh Hutton Hazel Mae Dorothy Jean Ivan Gillmore Jay Albaugh Harold Scott Clyde Scott Alice Jean Betty Lou W. H. Erwin C. C. Scott Elwood Robert Florence Scott Beulah Scott Lucile Albaugh Esther Scott J R. Kearns LeRoy Scott M. E. Scott Billie Leone Scott Darrell Stanton Dorothy Dean Albert Jordan Russell Clark Portage Wis Owen Storck Darlington Leah Scott Cedar Falls Hazel Ellwood Sea Scott Alice Jean Scott

Robber Steals From Mrs. Maxson Near Lincoln School

A heavyset, shabbily dressed man robbed Mrs. Ralph Maxson Saturday around 8 p.m. between Lincoln and the high school buildings. He took about $5 and her wedding ring, flashed a light, and ordered her to raise her hands. A $7 bill in her purse remained untouched.

Ralph Maxson Lincoln

Funeral rites honor World War II veteran George Hines

A large gathering at St Joseph's Catholic Church paid last respects to George Hines, with a requiem mass by Rev. Father T J Mc Eliott and songs by Miss Teresa Nase and Miss Harralee Rockey. The pallbearers were Elmer Seevell, Frank Cheadie, J F Huddleston, Joe Dumbalton, Paul Fiedler, and John Pazour. Military honors were given at Mount Calvary cemetery by the American Legion. Nearby relatives and guests joined Christmas dinners with Cedar Rapids and Cascade families in the days surrounding the service. Mrs B D Haeussler remains seriously ill. In Elgin, Miss Clara Bachler and Howard Shaffer wed at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage with attendants Miss Helen Baechler and Forrest Shaffer. they plan to farm in Syria township.

George Hines St. Joseph’s Catholic Church T. J. McEliott Teresa Nase Harralee Rockey Beautiful Angel Miss Nase Miss Rockey Bernard Oeschger Denison George Girard Chicago Elgin Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Clara Bachler Howard Shaffer Helen Baechler Forrest Shaffer J J. Snyder Shaffer Ern Baechler J. M. Shaffer Elgin High School Syria Township

Cedar Rapids Couples Take Out Marriage Licenses

Joseph W. McElliott and Margaret Mary Neal both of Cedar Rapids obtain a marriage license. Charles F. Duncan of Savannah Georgia and Helen Hunting of Cedar Rapids also secure a license. Vern Enrwicker of Kinross and Ann Soukup of Center Point complete the process locally.

Joseph W. McElliott Margaret Mary Neal Cedar Rapids Charles F. Duncan Savannah, Ga Helen Hunting Vern Enrwicker Kinross Ann Soukup Center Point

Local Births Report Two New Mercy Hospital Babies

Mr and Mrs John Nye of route 1 welcome a son born Monday at Mercy hospital. Mr and Mrs Lowell Miller of 1725 A avenue NE welcome a daughter born Monday at Mercy hospital.

John Nye Mercy Hospital Lowell Miller Avenue

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