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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1936
Page
4
Chicago livestock receipts drop to the smallest volume in years due to snow and cold. Hog prices rise sharply the strongest gain since the AAA ruling, with top bids near 1.80 per hundredweight and wholesale pork scarce. Cattle and sheep also firm, with selective price gains across runs at Chicago yards and regional markets.
May wheat slumps amid selling from Liverpool and Winnipeg trends and backspread pressure. July demand steadier, corn and oats drop with limited rally in wheat. Hog market in Austin rises 20 cents, good to choice hogs 180-250 lbs priced at 9.70 to 9.80 per cwt.
A jumble of market listings from Cedar Rapids shows prices for grains, produce, livestock, and other goods. Items include soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, hogs, chickens, hides, and various produce with quoted sale figures and weights, reflecting a busy local commodities page.
Hog prices surged on Monday with a 25 cent rise in all prime trades and top quotations at 10. Local markets were unchanged except Wilson's which posted varied rates for truck hogs across weight classes from 150 pounds to over 350 pounds. The calf and sheep markets show modest shifts with good to choice cattle and lambs priced according to weight and quality.
Chicago market notes list cash wheat prices for No 3 to No 5 grades with mixed and sample grades, oats, soybeans, barley, timothy and clover seeds, and lard prices. Minneapolis cash grain reports show receipts, cash wheat and corn bids with protein and durum classifications, plus futures quotes for May July and September options.
Chicago AP reports on butter receipts at creamery specials and market prices, with scores for various grades. Poultry prices show steady hens and different sizes, while potatoes list on track receipts and light demand. New York and Chicago commodity notes include butter and eggs with reference prices and futures activity.
New York bond market held steady Monday with medium and low priced rails slipping slightly while U S government issues showed modest activity. Demand centered on Treasuries 2745 and Js with moderate price gains. corporate low yield issues rose as funds supported the market.
Wall Street gains lift steel stocks to five year highs with U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel among top advancers. Trading volume nears 2.55 million shares as buyers push bonds steady and the dollar retraces. traders await Supreme Court meeting amid firmer real estate sentiment and cold weather affecting various sectors.
Raw sugar held at 3.30 a pound with futures up one point and refined at 4.65. Foreign exchange rates show varied cents for multiple European and global currencies. Boston wool prices remained firm with few sales, cited at or above last week’s levels, including 64s and finer grades and a Virginia fleece report around 46 cents per pound crease equivalent.
East Iowa towns ration coal as snow blocks roads and trains. Sigourney faces severe shortages with schools at risk, CCC camp's supplies dwindling, and local officials planning coal convoys to Ottumwa. Frostbite injuries and frozen patients complicate care while grand jurors await court in snowy conditions.
G P Russell 39 from Cedar Rapids pleads not guilty in district court to charges of false uttering of a 300 check and larceny by embezzlement. Bond set at 3000 on each. Accused of issuing insufficient funds checks to F H Tower Tama, George Minor Walker, and James Kelley Iowa City. Alleged to have sold a horse for proceeds not accounted for. Russell returned to Cedar Rapids from Muscatine after arrest and had previous county jail sentence.
Severe cold and heavy snowfall slowed Linn county court activity. Judge H. C. Ring announced all petit jurors were excused until Thursday at 9 a.m. Jurors from outlying areas remained marooned and several courthouse staff faced travel bans during the weekend blizzard.
Actions of R N Fitzgerald and Joseph J Earley against the Sheil Petroleum corporation were dismissed with prejudice in district court before Judge H C Ring. Fitzgerald claimed 300 dollars and Earley 350 dollars as judgment. Plaintiffs alleged a Shell service station at Marion faced gasoline shortages after adjustments and that a storage tank was unearthed and leaked due to a construction defect.
Snowbound near Mount Auburn as volunteers clear drifts to reach Lewis Pohlman farm three miles east with antitoxin to stop diphtheria spreading to three children. Dr C A Manahan skis to reach W C Anderson farm four miles west of Vinton where scarlet fever sickens several. Roads deemed impassable amid blizzard conditions.
Homer Walcott of 435 G avenue NW drove a four ton beer truck for Carl Janeck Distributing when the vehicle became marooned in a snowdrift north of Oelwein. He found refuge in a nearby farmhouse for twenty two hours until a snowplow cleared the road for a funeral cortege and enabled his return to Oelwein. Walcott’s wife learned of his situation Sunday morning from the stranded driver.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza beth King who died Saturday at 12 55 pm will be held in Beatty chapel Tuesday at 2 pm conducted by the Rev F H Ward Burial will be in Shi Joh cemetery Friends may call Monday from 7 to 9 pm Mrs King was the wife of J O King 1615 Oakland avenue NE and had lived in Cedar Rapids all her life except for two years Mrs Elizabeth King
Mrs. Ellen Gear aged 67 died at 6 a.m. Sunday at her Cedar Rapids home after a short illness. Born March 2, 1868 in Wisconsin, she lived in Cedar Rapids nineteen years and is survived by six children. The family will ship her remains to Nevada for Wednesday services at 2 p.m. in Bishop funeral home. Burial in Nevada cemetery. Friends may call Beatty chapel Monday evening.
Mrs Emma Warren Ray widow of Dr Newton D Ray died at her home 2533 A avenue NE at 12 15 am Monday after a prolonged illness. Born January 23 1861 in Chillicothe Iowa she lived most of her life in Woden Iowa and the last seven years in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are daughter Edith Maude Ray and brother E S Warren of Chillicothe. She belonged to the Methodist church and funeral arrangements will be announced later with calls at Turner chapel.
Mrs Harriett Pratt Reynolds 70 died at home 1106 Oakland avenue NE at 5 30 am Sunday after a long illness She was born in England February 12 1865 and had lived in Cedar Rapids for seventeen years A son Harry Milburn of Cedar Rapids and a brother James Pratt of Tucson Arizona survive Funeral services will be held in Beatty chapel at a time to be announced and burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park
Funeral services for William J. Andrle were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Barta chapel by Speaker Theodore B. Hlubacek. Burial, postponed by weather, will take place Tuesday in the Bohemian National Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Hayek, initially set for Monday at the home of her son Joseph near Amana, are postponed indefinitely because of poor road conditions. Readers are asked to watch the newspaper or call the Barta chapel for information.
A quart of milk contains about three grams of salt, exceeding a human daily need. The fact highlights how common foods can supply more salt than recommended.
Judge H C Ring in district court fixed February 17 at 9 a.m. for a hearing on the receiver's final report in the receivership of Farmers Savings Bank of Center Point. The report shows 1 012.25 dollars cash on hand for a 6.46 percent payment on general claims. The receivership began September 30 1931. D W Bates state banking superintendent is receiver and O A Conwell ex aminer in charge.
Chicago mourns Henry Justin Smith 60 managing editor of the Chicago Daily News died Sunday night of pneumonia after a week of illness. He mentored many young journalists and writers who rose to prominence.
Mrs. Ashley Smith, 59, died suddenly of a heart attack at 509 Central Avenue in Marion Saturday night. Survived by husband Ashley L. Smith, daughter Mrs. Clayton P. Smith, three grandchildren, a brother in Kansas City, and others. Funeral plans pending due to weather. Various meetings, events, and notices follow, including club cancellations and social gatherings. A newborn John Bruce Myhlhausen was born Feb. 7 at St. Luke’s Hospital.
AP reports John Jamison 91 a pioneer banker of Oelwein died Sunday at his home in Oelwein. He helped launch many of the communitys leading institutions. A son Ray lives in Des Moines.
Max C Widmer son of Dr and Mrs J M Widmer residing at 2336 Blake Boulevard SE was ill with double pneumonia in Madison Wisconsin. After a sinking spell Monday morning his condition slightly improved by early afternoon. His sister Mrs Charles Shackell of 2000 Linden Drive SE went to Madison Monday.
Nadine Dolores Harmon was born Feb. 9 at Mercy hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Harmon of 573 Tenth Street SW. A daughter born Feb. 10 at Mercy hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Molumby of 391 Sixteenth Street SE.
Three hundred persons attend at Amana High School for an illustrated talk by Robert O. Bickel from Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. He is joined by Weaver Witwer C O Gray and Marvin R. Selden on the trip. Joe Patterson 68 Tipton meat market proprietor dies at home after lifelong Cedar county residency. Burial planned at Red Oak cemetery near Tipton. Funeral services led by Rev H N Poston of the Presbyterian church.
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