Easter Retail Sales as Barometer of Recession Risks
The piece argues Easter sales will test postwar demand and price effects. It notes higher prices reduced real merchandise, outlines department store trends, rising consumer credit, and shifting purchases toward goods just becoming available. It warns that easing demand could trigger production cuts and lower profits, making the Easter period decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
P. W. Litchfield
U. S
C R Employment Still on Upgrade Cedar Rapids Report
A Cedar Rapids chamber report shows job payrolls rising in January to 9,848 across 19 firms, with railcar loadings increasing and debits and total clearings also higher than December. Building permits fell, while real estate transfers and phone connections rose, and utility usage climbed amid harsh January weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
Killowatt
Life Insurance In Force Rises 25 Percent Since 1941
American life insurance companies reported a 25 percent increase in policy coverage in 1945 compared with 1941, reflecting stronger demand for life protection across the industry.
Stocks and Bords Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Quotations show price ranges from recent transactions and are not firm bids or offerings. The report lists active levels across essential securities in eastern Iowa markets.
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Iowa
McCormac Heads Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
New officers of the Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association were elected at the annual meeting last week at the Roosevelt hotel and will begin terms on March 1. President Donald McCormac of Iowa Adjustment Company leads a slate including vice president Inez Fisher of Luberger Company, treasurer Hope Schultz of Morris Plan Company, and secretary H. E. Walker of Credit Guide Company. The board includes W. A. Koster of Newman's, Josephine Hexdall of The Killian Company, Fred Flucel of Iowa Adjustment Company, Wilson Cater of Citizens Loan Company, H. Morse of Armstrong's, Ray Spielman of Kenwood Transfer Company, and Frank Mekota of Peoples Savings Bank.
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Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Donald McCormac
Iowa Adjustment Company
Inez Fisher
Luberger Company
Hope Schultz
Morris Plan Company
H. E. Walker
Credit Guide Company
W. A. Koster
Newman’s
Josephine Hexdall
The
Killian Company
Fred Flucel
Ilson Cater
Citizens Loan Company
H. Morse
Armstrong’s
Ray Spielman
Kenwood Transfer Company
Frank Mekota
Peoples Savings Bank
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports From Linn County
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn County for February 14 to February 20 are listed by Linn County Abstract Company. The report shows the number of conveyances and mortgages and the total mortgage amount, noting year over year comparisons with a figures of 224 117 dollars this week against 156 207 45 dollars the previous year.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
X-Ray System Aims to Halve Jewelry Thefts
New York researchers develop an X-ray fingerprinting device for diamonds and gems. Miami Beach dealer Jack Werst plans commercial rollout soon, predicting reduced thefts and lower premiums for insured jewels. The Vanderbilt diamond will be the first tested, using Dr. George Firth's Manhattan lab.
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Miami Beach
Fla
INS
New York
Jack Werst
Dayton
Ohio
Werst
Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt, Jr
George Firth
Manhattan Research Laboratories
Wall Street Guided by Dividend News This Week
Wall Street edged higher on irregularly traded sessions averaging 916000 shares amid holiday reduce. The week featured dividend boosts and strong earnings, with Worthington Pump International Harvester Nash Kelvinator McCrory Stores Philco Eastman Kodak du Pont CIT and others raising or declaring extras.
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Wall Street
New York
Johns- Manville
Worthington Pump
International Harvester
Nash- Kelvinator
McCrory Stores
Philco
Eastman Kodak
du Pont
Financial Corporation
Continental Steel
Union Carbide
Public Service Company of New Jersey
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
American Telephone
Goodyear *Tire
Credit use rises as Cedar Rapids shoppers rely on charge accounts
In Cedar Rapids department stores the use of charge accounts has increased over six months with more new accounts weekly. Managers cite tighter cash, reconversion, and savings drawdown as reasons, while veterans and newcomers bring credit familiarity. Regulation W lingers unofficially, with down payments and terms easing on some contracts.
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Cedar Rapids
Gerald Hiland Named Secretary and Assistant GM at Hatch and Brookman
Gerald A. Hiland of 1328 Ninth Street NW is named secretary and assistant general manager of Hatch and Brookman Company Cedar Rapids for building materials. He is a 1938 University of Iowa graduate in commerce and accounting and served as a Navy lieutenant in the South Pacific. He has been with McGladrey Hansen Dunn and Company and Cherry Burrell Corporation and will oversee financial and organizational matters.
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Gerald A. Hiland
Ninth Street
Manger
Hatch and Brookman Comany
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Hiland
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
South Pacific
National Association of Cost Accountants
Utica
N. Y
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company
Cherry- Burrell Corporation
Hatch and Brookman
Patricia Ehda Second In Nationwide Contest
Patricia Ehda daughter of Mr and Mrs F R Ehda 1611 J avenue NE won second prize in a nationwide contest by Young America to name the best movie performer of the year It was announced Saturday Her choice was Bing Crosby Miss Ehda's letter was selected from more than 1200 submitted by junior high students nationwide.
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Patricia Ehda
F. R. Ehda
J Avenue
Young America Magazine
Bing Crosby
Edda
Bank Clearings in Cedar Rapids Fall in Late Feb Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids for the week ended February 21 totaled 3,237,444.29, down from 3,508,105.84 for the week ended February 15. The week ending February 23, 1946, reached 2,277,840.14, per Clearing House records.
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Cedar Rapids
Clearing House
Rowe Heads to Week in St Louis for Advertising Conference
Harold J. Rowe president of Ambro Advertising Agency travels to St. Louis to attend Week in St. Louis, an annual event by the Advertis ing Club of St. Louis. The program features conferences with top advertising figures, visits to media and printing plants, roundtable meetings, and luncheons. Rowe represents the University of Iowa with peers from Washington University and other schools. Iowa delegates include Phyllis Sharer and Thomas W. Byrnes.
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Harold J. Rowe
Ambro Advertising Agency
St. Louis
Advertising Club of
Rowe
University of Iowa
Washington
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Iowa
Phyllis Sharer
Montezuma
Thomas W. Byrnes
Davenport
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Goodyear
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
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Social Security
Ken P. Quinn
Hickey Bidz
C. M. Boland
Walter Fry
Don Kensinger
Roy R. Orr
Occidental Life Insurance Company of
California
Nurs
Counce
Gundling Investment CO
American Building
First Avenue
Henry Gundling
Dial
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
British Information Service
Mauretania
Gladstone Dock
England
Atlantic
N.Y
Pan Am. Airways
Southern
Penn. Pwr
Lt. Salle
Socony Vacuum
James &. Bennett and Company
Merchants Bank
William H. Jump
Anderson-Pritchard Oil Co
Central States
Elec
Cherry-Burrell Co
Clinton Industries
Collins Radio
Curt Traer
Pruchauf
Eeeene Inter Insurance
Sena Ee Ebs
Gemes Corp
Iowa A
Ut & Pr
Choare Co
Long
Il Ber Co
Weewe
Ming Co
National Ct
National
Oanic Quaker Ts Co
Quaker
United St
Waterloo
Palls & Nov
Wilson & Co
Wilson & Se
Viking Fae Fen
Renee
McCormac
C.R. Credit Assn
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Frank Filip & CO. Investment Securities
Higley Bldg
Knapp & Company
Nat'l Bank
Russell F. Knapp
Sam $. Johnson
Ljatch & Brookman
Hatch and Brookman Co
Eighth Avenue
Elmer C. Walter
Pennsylvania Railroad
Doris Cone
Gerald Hiland
H. J. Rowe
R. M. Threlkeld, SR
American Mutual Life Insurance CO
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Central States Electric Company
Iowa Electric Company
Zeusst Fosek
Compa
N.W
Erty
the Hedges Company
Hedges Company
Dows Bldg
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