More People Placed Want Ads in The Gazette in 1939
The Gazette lists numerous ads from 1939, highlighting real estate offerings and broker notices. A 4 room bungalow near Vernon, J Macimes broker, and Geo P Witwer Real Estate advertise properties. Also promoted are fine room homes in Green Heights, a modern bungalow with fireplace and 2 car garage, and various sale or exchange notes.
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Best Materials
Vernon Ts
J. Macimes
Geo. P. Witwer Real Estate
Apartment note reads “oy ae con AWE hishe”
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an eight unit apartment and related notes. No clear names, places, dates, or actions are legible to establish a full event or notice.
5 Room C o Ace Newly Decorated
Small 5 room house for rent at 1003 Lith St NW asking $17 monthly. Also 4 room unit available at 3207 4 room A venue NE. Wood frame. reasonable terms. call 3434 E Ave NE for details.
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Tao
LL &T
6Th ST
36Th St
4Th Ave
2Nd Ave
Bath
C Ave
E Ave
Lith
Frede & CO
Kenwood
Millsap
Anamosa
reese _bew
Wilsonscoot
Ave
J Arthurines
Lundguist
Birch
8Th Ave
Unclear Ad Fragment for Home Purchase Offer
Fragmentary classified notice advertises housing opportunity with low down payment and remodeling details. Mentions Northeast section and a price around 2350 dollars down, unclear personal names or dates due to garbled text.
American Student Union splits over stance on Russia
Delegates at the fifth ASU convention in Madison vote to avoid condemning Russia for Finland aggression. A new national liberal council will push for a nationwide referendum, with Alan Gottlieb named chair and Lee Wiggins elected national chairman. Herbert Witt became national secretary.
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Madison
Wis
American Student Union
America
Russia
Finland
ASU
National Liberal Council
Alan Gottlieb
Winnetka, II
Harvard University
Lee Wiggins
University of North Carolina
Hartsville
S. C
National
Herbert Witt
New York
British Labor Is Patriotic But Has Eye Out For Self
London AP reports the Trades Union Congress with 5.5 million members pledges dual aims to aid wartime labor needs and resist militarization of civil jobs. It highlights wartime employment control by the labor ministry and a clause requiring ministerial orders to be approved by a joint unions and employers committee.
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London
Trades Union Congress
United Kingdom
Labor Ministry
Girl's Confidence Was Well Founded
TORONTO AP reports police tribute to Katherine Haidinger a pretty German fraulein sent to prison for the war on espionage suspicion. Twenty five Canadians write offering a home to her a refugee who left Germany to seek citizenship through marriage.
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Toronto
Katherine Haidinger
Mayor Welcomes New Residents With Personal Letters
Willoughby Ohio mayor C B Todd writes each new family a personal note greeting them and sharing town information. The notes include garbage schedule park locations utilities and emergency contact numbers for police and fire units.
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Willoughby
Ohio
C. B. Todd
Daniels Memorial Park
Residence Building Record Largest Since 1929
Washington AP reports Stewart McDonald says 1939 residential construction was the largest since 1929 with $960,600,000 in FHA home insurance and about 450,000 nonfarm dwelling units. T. D. Webb notes mortgages by savings and loan associations jumped to $817,195,000 in ten months, aiding a housing rebound and self supporting FHA by next fiscal year with ample reserves and a projected revenue over $22,000,000.
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Washington
Stewart McDonald
Federal
Webb
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Housing Administration
McDonald
Trends of Business and Corporation News Summary
Trends of Business reports Canadian carloadings for week ending December 23 at 45,903, down from the prior week and above last year. Federal Reserve notes department store sales 13 percent above year ago. Oil and Gas Journal cites 1939 world crude production at a record 2,065,070,440 barrels, up 4.3 percent from 1938. Corporate results show American Airlines net profit 1,171,412 for ten months to Oct 31. Cherry-Burrell income 458,068. Dominion Bridge 371,429. Gatineau Power quarterly income 648,055 and annual 2,328,279. Graham-Paige nets and losses. R Hoe & Co losses. Louisville Gas & Electric net 2,837,717. Public Service Co of Indiana 1,263,713 through November 30.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Oil and Gas Journal
Corporation News
American Airlines, Inc
Cherry-Burrell Corp
Dominion Bridge Co
Gatineau Power Company
Consolidated
Graham-Paige Motors Corp
R. Hoe & Co., Inc
Louisville Gas & Electric Co
Kentucky
Public Service Co
Indiana
TVA Reports First Year of Profit in Power Operations
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports its power program reached a paying basis in its sixth year. For FY 1939 net earnings from power wiped out prior losses and left $900,000 in the black after depreciation and expenses. Energy sales climbed to 1.618 billion kWh on $5.51 million gross revenues.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
TVA
Securities and Exchange Commission
Armour and Company merger plans advance in two states
Directors of Armour and Company of Illinois approve transferring 202 branch houses to its Delaware subsidiary in a move toward a full merger. Illinois owns all Delaware stock and guarantees $57,782,000 in preferred dividends. Consolidation would unify about 300 branch offices under one management.
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Chicago
Armour and Company of Illinois
Armour and Company of Delaware
Illinois
Delaware
Eastern
United States
Mutual Fire and Casualty Companies See 1939 Growth
In 1939 mutual fire and casualty companies in America posted higher total premiums despite lower per policy costs. The Alliance reports mutual fire premiums at 165 million dollars, up six percent from 1938, and mutual casualty premiums rising about five percent to 220 million dollars.
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Chicago
INS
Mutual Fire and Casualty Companies
America
Green
Alliance
Mutual Fire
Mutual Ayalty
Federal grants fund highway improvements and grade crossing eliminations
The Public Works Administration allotted 156 million dollars on July 1 1940 to 48 states DC Puerto Rico and Hawaii for highway upgrades and grade crossing removals under a 1938 act. Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri Nebraska South Dakota and Wisconsin receive allocations ranging from about 2.5 to 6.8 million with plans to improve thousands of rural and farm to market miles and reduce nearly 468 grade crossings nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Works Agency
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
John M. Carmody
Congress
Carmody
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Governor Outlines 1940 Iowa Road Plan
Des Moines AP reports Governor George A. Wilson said the highway commission’s 1940 construction program, now being prepared, will show how Iowa uses its federal road funds and the elimination of grade crossings. The plan should be ready for his review in a few days.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Highway Commission
Iowa
State Health Dept Prepares to Fight Pneumonia Increase
Des Moines reports Dr. Walter L. Bierring, state health commissioner, warns pneumonia cases rise with cold weather. The department now operates 150 pneumonia typing stations via 32 pharmacist distributors to provide curative serum for disadvantaged patients. Early diagnosis and rapid treatment are urged.
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Des Moines
Walter L. Bierring
Health Department
Bierring
U. S. Post Office Breaks All Revenue Records in 1939
The U S post office department reported 1939 revenue of 746 million dollars and a net postal surplus of 14.5 million. Expenditures totaled 785 million. Farley cited growing use, expanding air mail routes, and war conditions as key factors shaping a year of record activity.
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Washington
INS
U. S. Post Office Department
Farley
Roosevelt
Forley
Walgreen Chieftain To Marry Actress
Chicago INS Justin W Dart former Northwestern football star and Walgreen Co general manager obtained a license to wed Jane Bryan 21 film actress Dart became Walgreen’s manager at age three after founder Charles R Walgreen died earlier this month He had previously married Ruth Walgreen in 1929 and divorced recently
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Chicago
INS
Justin W. Dart
Northwestern
Walgreen Company
Jane Bryan
Dart
Charles R. Walgreen
Foromerly
Walgreen
Ruth Walgree
Manchester Resident C M Hanna Dies at 83
C M Hanna 83 lifelong Iowa resident died at home in Manchester at 2 p m Saturday. Born Sept 18 1856 in Andrew Jackson County he once ran a Scotch Grove creamery and lived in Manchester for 38 years. Survived by wife Minerva J Hanna a son Harvey E Tanna of Houston TX two daughters Sadie Relf De corah and Lara M Forrest Manchester Funeral 8 p m Tuesday Platt Funeral Home burial Greetey Iowa.
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Manchester
C. M. Hanna
Iowa
Andrew
Jackson County
Coggan
Scotch Grove
Minerva J. Hanna
Harvey E. Tanna
Houston
Tex
Sadie Relf
Decorah
Lara M. Forrest
Platt Funeral Home
Greetey, Ia
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Geo. P. Witwer Real
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O Ave
Joseph Metelak
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