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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
10
Chicago AP reports the hog market stayed steady to slightly lower despite the heaviest receipts in over a year. Hog and cattle slaughtering centers in the Midwest supplied large numbers, with buyers paying steady to up to 10 cents less than Wednesday, and packers able to bid higher on increased volumes.
Sioux City and Omaha livestock reports show hog receipts and prices across weight classes with declines of 10 to 25 cents, steady to weak cattle trade with slight drops in steers and cows, and sheep/lamb markets down with softer undertones amid busy regional receipts.
Hog prices slipped across all grades by 10 cents to a top of 9 dollars 35. Cattle overall remained weak while calves rose.
Receipts reach 32 000 hogs including 15 000 direct with steady to 10 cent declines. Cattle feedlot weight ranges and calf movement show strength and higher bulls. Iowa Waterloo and Austin market figures indicate lower hog rates with varied steer and heifer quotes. Overall tone cautious with demand seen in heavier weights and cutter cows.
Prices for grains vegetables fruits and livestock in Cedar Rapids include oats rye barley corn soybeans lemons oranges potatoes pears grapes apples lettuce celery cabbage onions oysters and various hides and animal products. Notable items include navels 3.75 and jonathans bananas 54 6 1c head lettuce crate 275 and green hides at 1c.
Chicago market notes show butter receipts at 6 903 with steady to unchanged prices and mixed poultry offerings including live hens and roosters. Potatoes on track at 41 on track with firm shipments and various onion and egg futures noted with seasonal price activity across New York and Chicago commodity desks.
AP reports uneven sugar prices with raw quirt around 315 and refined near 475. London and New York markets show variable futures and spot levels while other commodities like wool and flour trade through midday in broad market activity.
Liquidation of May contracts by discouraged longs narrowed the spread between old and new crop deliveries on the Chicago board of trade. Wheat May fell to 1014, corn May 607, and oats May 28%%, as hedging and indemnities restrained declines and locals back spread by buying May and selling July.
Market notes from Chicago with futures for wheat corn oats rye and lard plus cash quotes. Prices shown for May July and Sept contracts, with farm and milling grain listings and Minneapolis price reports.
Realized in some low priced issues, minor irregularities surfaced in Thursdays bond trading. Gains were seen in government loans including Towns of New York Central and Pennsylvania issues, with Treasuries advancing around one point in early activity. Some Italian and German government bonds dipped, while major corporates like All er hany and Consolidated Gas showed mixed results and losses in several issues.
A daughter named Clara Ellfie was born December 23 to Mr and Mrs Glenn Abraham of 637 Sixteenth Avenue SW. A daughter was born January 9 at Mercy Hospital to the family at 1125 Twelfth Street NE.
Mrs Tamir Ann Chutes 73 wife of Sam Chutes died at her North English home Wednesday after years of illness. Survived by husband two sons Cloyd Spencer and Russell Algona two sisters Lottie Summers Millersburg Sarah Mutchler North English and two brothers Joe Stahl Richland Tom Stahl Davis county. Fire destroyed G W James farm residence five miles southwest of Wyoming Tuesday afternoon likely from a defective chimney. contents saved with help from neighbors and Wyoming fire company. Loss about 1500. farm purchased last year by Peter Levien and tenanted by his son-in-law John Holmes.
Wall Street moved to the fore with railroads and several industrials driving activity, oils and metals also showing late gains. Traders noted a brisk opening then curbed turnover with mixed results, while transportation and dusted sectors like air reduction and Reading posted notable moves amid broader economic chatter.
In Lebanon Ind, farmers joined officials as Morris L. Cooke turned the first dirt for one of the nation’s early rural electrification efforts. The project aims to bring power to over 2,000 Boone county farms, funded by a federal loan of 567,925 dollars.
The Jones county Jackson Day Dinner at Maples Inn drew more than 100 attendees with proceeds of 2 dollars per plate benefiting the Democratic Party. Prof. Millington F. Carpenter of the University of Iowa spoke on Andrew Jackson and the common man, comparing his era to Franklin Roosevelt. Henry George of Monticello praised a White House attentive to agriculture, noting farmer support for Roosevelt. Democrats from across the county joined prominent business leaders and farmers.
Funeral services for William T. Reynolds will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Christian church Center Point with burial in Green's Grove cemetery. Survived by two Cedar Rapids siblings and children. Mary Neckville Trachta funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Barta chapel with burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening.
The funeral for Mrs Lueva Fields takes place at 12 noon Friday in Beatty chapel with Rev. F H Ward in charge. Additional services will be at 2 30 p m Friday at Koszta Methodist Church. Burial follows in Koszta cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty chapel Thursday from 7 to 9 p m.
Edith A. Dove died in Orono Maine last Tuesday. Her body will arrive in Cedar Rapids late Friday night. Funeral services are at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Frederick B Thiel officiating. Burial follows in Mount Vernon cemetery. Mrs Dove lived at 1609 Tenth street Marion for years and belonged to the Methodist church there. Her husband W F Dove ran a Marion shoe store.
Charles E. McNally 73 a native of Ireland died of a heart attack in his sleep at 11 30 am Thursday at the home of his daughter in law Mrs W B McNally 1602 E avenue NE Coroner B L Knight said he had been dead since about 6 am He is survived by a daughter Nell Johnson of San Jose California and three grandchildren Born August 14 1862 in Dublin he came to the United States at 16 and had lived with his son and daughter in law here for the last fifteen years Funeral services will be announced after word from California attendance arrangements at Turner chapel Friday.
Joseph Jansa of Cedar Rapids received a six month county jail sentence in district court for assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury substituted for assault with intent to commit murder. He pled guilty, sentence effective December 1, and was accused of beating and choking Mrs. Anna Melsha of 908 Sixteenth Avenue SE. A true information was filed by County Attorney G. K. Thompson.
Judge H C Ring dismissed ten criminal actions on state motion for lack of evidence. Harold Mentzer of Cedar Rapids had a robbery indictment linked to a street car holdup last January. Des Moines’ Hellen had a second charge of insurance law violations dropped. he was previously convicted on related facts and jailed briefly. Other dismissed cases include Darrell Eichorn for selling beer to a minor and George S Hanson for illegal possession.
A list of 1935 public notices includes charges for illegal possession of alcoholic liquor on March 16 by J. P. Blochlinger and May 28 by Otto Keith under liquor control act. operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated for George W. Davis on April 8. larceny of a motor vehicle by Otto Keith on June 12. selling beers on Sunday by Howard Snyder on Sept. 27. and malicious injury to foods and chattels involving Thomas Hill, Russell Crew, and Leslie Coon on February 19. Harold Wahl faces a May 1 filing.
Judge A B Clark admitted the wills of Henry E. Cooley who died December 23 and Alice Burhyte who died December 23 to probate. Cooley’s wife Louise gains life use and tenure of the estate with Lillian Wharton named executrix. Alice Burhyte’s will with codicil appoints Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids as executor and trustee. Bequests include a daughter Olive Siddall Cedar Rapids and two grandchildren Fon M Stark Billy A Stark of Waterloo.
Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo will hear equity cases Friday at 9 am and arrive Monday to assist in the January term court work in Waterloo.
Nebraska Governor Cochran and Iowa Governor Herring agree to resubmit the rejected Missouri River toll-free bridge plan at Dodge Street in Omaha to federal officials. They seek Roosevelts approval using about 500000 of each state highway funds, citing PWA loan concerns and opposition from U S highway chief McDonald.
A Cedar county assessor training session led by County Auditor Hermann Onken drew all twenty five assessors. The group adopted state board recommendations on livestock values and learned not to levy the usual 50 cent head poll tax this year.
Phyllis Wilmarth was elected lieutenant of the Wheatland Girl Scout troop at a meeting in St Pauls Reformed church. Other officers elected include Ethel MacGunter as patrol leader Mildred Hamdorf as assistant patrol leader Doris Selhaver as scribe Maxine Hamdorf as treasurer and Mrs Norman Guenther as sponsor.
Decorah reports the Winneshiek county board of supervisors endorses a fox and wolf extermination bounty for 1936 with 10 dollars for male wolves and 5 dollars for cubs. Other bounties include rattlesnakes 25 cents groundhogs 10 cents and gophers 5 cents. Det Norske Sels kab names E T Haugen president Oscar Winger vice president Adolph Running secretary and Dewey Sampson treasurer for the year.
The Marion W R C installs officers led by installing officer Mrs. Margaret Leming with names including Mae Low Cora Starks Frances Vookes Stella Erwin and others. A Legion Stag Party and various club meetings and family events are listed along with postmaster examination notice and DAR election plans.
A collage of classified items includes a lost brown leather purse report with finder rewards, want ads offering products and services, personal notices, and small item notices. Names and addresses appear alongside addresses and phone numbers in a mid century Gazette classifieds style.
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