Railroad Demand Boosts Steel and Auto Sectors
Fresh railroad demand strengthens the steel industry and fuels broader industrial expansion. Rail orders may reach one million tons, doubling 1938, with iron and steel sales to railroads rising at least 50 percent. Motor and retail gains push wholesale activity higher. Trade signals from Washington cite anti trust enforcement and policy shifts as recovery continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W “Cress
Iron Age
Wayne County
Michigan
Washington
Frank Murphy
Congress
Department of Agriculture
John Hanes
the Treasury
Tama's Concrete High School Becomes Occupied Early February
The new Tama senior high school building, a monolithic concrete structure 168 by 148 feet, with eight and ten inch walls and a 90 by 60 foot gym, is nearly complete at a project cost of 143000 dollars funded by a 68000 dollar PWA grant and bonds. The gymnasium and auditorium have been in use since basketball season began. Architects Thorwald Thorson of Forest City and James Thompson and Sons of Ames led the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letom
BE. H. Nelson
PWA
James Thompson and Sons of
Ames
Thorwald Thorson
Forest City
Baldridge Studio to Move as Cedar Rapids Modernizes Interiors
Interior upgrades by Hartenberger Co Inc cover 218 Third Street SE front partition with wood-like photographic wallpaper marking Cedar Rapids debut. Plans include remodeling 1538 Hirst Avenue E for Mrs Hazel Huene Hodwell Powder Puff Salon opening mid month. Additional work spans Vinton Cameron and Paar clothing, Tipton Gibbons Drug, and Dubuque State Theater lobby redesign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
Baldridge
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Hartenberger and Co. Inc
Hartenberger Company
Per Spy Food
Hirst Avenue
Hazel Huene Hodwell
Rose Catanzaro
Vinton
Moderni Ging
Cameron and Paar
Tipton
Gibbons Drug
Dubuque
State Theater
Linn County Real Estate Records January Conveyances and Mortgages
The Linn County Abstract Company's report covers parcels recorded January 13 to January 19. Conveyances total 0.005 with mortgages aggregating 43000. Mortgages for the same week last year reached 315,575.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Abstract Company
Linn County
Ageregate
Wheat Trading Shows Narrow Range on Chicago Board
Wheat prices closed the session mostly unchanged with a slight decline amid slight buying early due to cold weather and dry conditions in the southwest. May futures slipped to the mid 69s while corn, oats, and soy followed the broader export demand and overseas price pressure, with export clearances reported for 598000 bushels of wheat and 160000 of corn in Galveston and New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Natrow
Board of Trade
May
Buenos Aires
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Rotterdam
Galveston
New Orleans
Chicago Grain Bustations and Cash Provisions Notice
Furnished by Lamsoh Brothers & Co. H. R. Mowrey oversees the Cedar Rapids office at 603 Merchants National Bank building. Chicago cash provisions list mixed grain prices and grades, including No. 1 and No. 2 yellow corn, oats, and beans with quoted per bushel figures and market notes. Seed prices show Red and Red Top varieties with nominal ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lamsoh Brothers & Co
Fiore
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Grain Price Notation From Mixed Market Report
A fragmented OCR snippet shows disparate grain pricing terms including wheat and barley with inconsistent figures and codes. It references orders or lot numbers and market shorthand without clear context or complete data.
Produce Markets Chreean Produce And Butter Receipts
Market notes show butter receipts steady with creamery firsts at 88 89 cents and prices generally unchanged. Bean and potato receipts total 9 826 with moderate supplies and dull to slow demand for Idaho russets and Colorado reds, while Nebraska Bliss Triumphs steady near 115 dollars per sack and Colorado Reds around 95 per sack in varied lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chreaan
Petr
Idaho
Colorado
Tdah Horuss
Banks
Lofinl
Cat Neavy
Ebraska Bliss
Colorado Red Seclures Uv
Unclear numeric auction record with mixed codes and scores
Fragmented OCR notes show a mixed set of values, scores, percentages, and item codes. References to receipts, creamery, refrigerators, and a few numbers suggest a catalog or auction ledger entry with unclear context and attribution.
Auction Price Report for Livestock and Hogs
A fragmentary market listing shows bids and prices for cattle, hogs, and vealers. Cattle steers offering around 6.50 to 8.00 per hundredweight, vealers priced near 9.50 to 11.00, sows and pigs quoted at varying cents per pound, notes indicate demand and seasonal shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pildey
Assessor Offers Homestead Tax Credit Application Blanks
City taxpayers may obtain homestead tax credit forms from the residential section of the City Assessor's office. Owners must occupy and own the property and have paid 10 percent of the purchase price. First half taxes due April 1 without penalty. second half due Oct 1 may be reduced if the state tax fund balance is satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Felereisen
Feiereisen
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Bard of Assessment and Review
Des Moines
Large Retail Firms See Sharp Boost In Holiday Sales
Chicago reports mail order firms ahead of last year as Decembers set new sales records. Thirty major organizations show only six with lower December volume. Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward lead with record gains of 3.7 and 11.15 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Montgomery Ward Add Company
Sears
Ward’s
Anderson Agency Named Million Dollar Agency in 1938
Oscar A. Andetsch, Cedar Rapids general agent for Equitable Life, learns his Cedar Rapids agency is among twenty-two Million Dollar agencies for 1938 and earns a place at the Organization conference in New York City. Byron K. Anderson of Cedar Rapids and Charles J. Lee of Williamsburg also qualified for the Agency Club and will attend the New York City meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar A. Andetscch
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Iowa
Mr. Anderson
Equitable
New York City
Byron K. Anderson
Charles J. Lee
Williamsburg
Markets At A Glance From The Vilten Press
Stocks and curb stocks drift lower in active trading with bonds and U S government issues unevenly lower. Chicago equities ease while the dollar shows weakness. Cotton futures hold steady as grains in Chicago stay firm with wheat and corn flat. Rubber futures slide and silver gains modestly in London trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilten Press
U. S
Chicago
London
Permits Issued Last Week In Local Area
Honeymead Products remakes at 1220 Twelfth Avenue SW for 1000 dollars. Cooperative Dairy at 660 Tenth Street SW repairs dwelling for 200 dollars. Trufic Oil at 508 Twelfth SE builds new service station. Emily London at 619 Center NE tremodels dwelling. J K Listebarger at 1347 B Avenue NE remodels dwelling for 1400 dollars. Mrs Anna Pfann at 94 Second Avenue SW remodels commercial for 10000 dollars. Mrs Freda Jass at 111 Seven NE Street SE reroofs dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honeymead Products Company
Twelfth Avenue
Cooperative Dairy
Tenth Street
Trufic Oil Company
Twelfth
Emily London
Center Cs Road
J. K. Listebarger
B Avenue
Anna Pfann
Second Avenue
Freda Jass
Sevenne Street
Start Remodeling Old State Bank Building
Work began last Monday on turning the second floor of the former Cedar Rapids State bank building at 94 Second Avenue SW into six efficiency apartments. The project, planned by architect Benj H Sadler, involves Frank Zobac Construction Co as general contractor, Sam Potter for plumbing, Cedar Rapids Electric for wiring, and includes a new black glass entrance on Second Avenue with an estimated cost near 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids State Bank
Second Avenue SW
Ahna Pfann
Benj. H. Sadler
Frank Zobac
Sam Potter
Cedar Pids Electric Company
Sécofid Avenue
Francis Stephen Joins Doolittle Co
Francis Stephen formerly of Malcom and brother of Dr. R. J. Stephen has moved to Cedar Rapids to join the real estate firm of A. A. Doolittle and Company. The family now resides at 3008 C avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Stephen
Malcom
R. J. Stephen
Thirty-second Street
Cedar Rapids
A. A. Doolittle and Company
C Avenue NE
Local contractor to build soy bean plant in Wooster Ohio
The Newell Construction and Machinery Company of Cedar Rapids has been awarded the contract to build and equip an expeller type soybean plant for the Soybean Processing Company in Wooster Ohio. The project is expected to cost about $100000. Charles Newell and Mrs Newell will travel to Wooster to supervise construction and installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Construction and Machinery Company
Cedar Rapids
Wooster
Charles 85. Newell
Newell
Realtors Meet At Y Monday Noon
Horace Hedges vice president of the Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards and Frank Buser board member will report on last week’s Des Moines directors meeting at the Cedart Rapids Real Estate board lunch. John J. Wagner also attended will discuss proposed realtors license law amendments. Three minute talks on 1988 deals by Bolton West Stookey Nissen Hambright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Hedges
Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards
Frank Buser
Des Moines
Cedart Rapids
Bruce A. West
Stanley C. Stookey
Frank Nissen
Walter T., Hambright
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Show Mixed Weekly Totals
Cedar Rapids bank clearings for the week ending January 21 totaled 1 164 215.13 dollars, up from the prior year’s week but below the record week of January 23 1988 and the week ending January 14 which reached 1 334 053.95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
Tomorrow milk on doorsteps boosts U S distribution
Tomorrow 30,000,000 bottles of milk will be placed on American doorsteps. Milk trains will rush the liquid from cows to customers in major cities. The piece extols modern dairy gains, sanitary standards, and the advertising engine driving up quality and convenience in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Banae
Merichandisi
Tax Calendar for Year Prepared by Cedar Rapids Chamber
Annual tax calendar created by the Cedar Rapides Chamber of Commerce lists due dates and filing deadlines for Iowa corporations and individuals for 1938 and 1939. It notes dates for federal and state returns, payroll taxes, unemployment taxes, and property tax payments, with reminders about penalties and quarterly payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapides Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Herold Horan
H. R Trewin
I. B. McGladrey
John M. Henry
C. Tenok
B. Newburger
Robe I
Georgs Cover
Carl
Ewe
Norager
Frank C
Horace Edges
George Pedke van Vechten Shaffer
A. JL. Taylor
Nse
Iowa State Board of Assexs
Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review
Internal Revenue
Ibawa
U. B
Intérfal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Iowa State Board of Assets
Copper Prices Drift in Uneven NY Trading
Copper values showed a cautious tone in New York with limited upside amid steady demand signals. Market players noted micro shifts in futures as traders weighed supply concerns and recent price moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ata
Atliroay
Strength In Utility Shares Signals Investment Demand
Investment demand for high grade stocks and bonds featured market activity last week with light stock trading and thin bond volume. Utilities led as expectations grew that the government would engage with utility firms to spur a large expansion. American Telephone and Telegraph rose to a high, with a $9 dividend anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
United States
York
Ise
American Telephone & Telegraph Capital
Adolf Hitler
Hjalmar Schacht
Walther Funk
Reichsbank
Wall Street
Europe
Washington
Decline Hits Stock Market on Saturday
New York stocks fell sharply as abroad concerns and a Baltimore and Ohio receivership suit weighed on sentiment. Industry led losses with Westinghouse down four points and Chrysler off nearly eight, while American Telephone slid three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Baltimore and Ohio
Westinghouse
Steel
Ie Pac Meteor
Hop Hear Po
U. S. Siateon
Chrysler
General Motors
B. & O. News
Santa Fe
American Car & Ney
Douglas
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
Loew’'s
Voorhies Bank Building Sold to Chiropractor
The Voorhies bank building the former Buckingham bank property was resold after an initial sale to Frank Jensen. It was purchased by Dr. E. T. Fuqua, a Reinbeck chiropractor, who plans to open an office there while continuing practice in Reinbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Voorhies Bank
M. H. Bordewick
Buckingham Voorhies Bank
Frank Jensen
Dysart
Jensen
E. T. Fuqua
Reinbeck
Fyne
Local Securities Briefs Highlight Bond Activity
A compact securities update notes bonds and price movements. The report references Libnetal editor and Gasetts in relation to market tone and recent sales but details are unclear.
Local Men Earn Company Honor Roll For Iowa Sales
E. W. De Nio of Cedar Rapids and R. T. Termohlen, district agent, led all Northwestern National Life Insurance salesmen in eastern Iowa, earning a place on the company honor roll for 30 state-wide producers based on their large yearly volume of written insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. de Nio
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
R. T. Termohlen
Iowa
Minneapolis
Newcomer Rentals Secures City Homes on Multiple Leases
J L Spaulding arrives from Kansas City as chemist for Quaker Oats and takes 1824 Eighth Avenue SE from Louis J Nilles with possession Feb 1. Fred E Collard and Co. also lease 1829 Fourth Avenue SE to Herbert Mullinix from Fairbury Neb, foreman on the Rock Island railroad. Leroy Butterman from Terre Haute Ind rents a 520 Fourth Street SW apartment via Malcolm V Bolton and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Spaulding
Ceedar Rapids
Kansas City
Quaker Oats Company
Eighth Avenue SE
Louis J. Nilles
Fred E. Collard and
Leroy Butterman
Terre Haute
Ind
Fourth Street
Fred Vanda
Malcolm V. Bolton and
Ed Owen Returns From Tire Dealers Meeting
Ed Owen proprietor of the Standard Tire company returned from Detroit where he attended the Dealer Advisory Council convention of U S Tire company dealers. He is one of ten independent tire dealers selected to serve on the council for 1938. Advertising and sales promotion study was a main feature of the meeting. Additional meetings will be held during the year to discuss sales policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Owen
Standard Tire Company
Detroit
Honeymead Products Builds New Storage Bins
Honeymead Products Co constructs a feed milling plant addition at 1190 Twelfth Avenue SW. The new bins for meal storage in the stock feed pelleting process cost about 1500 dollars and should be completed within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honeymead Products CO
Ite Ee Ee Ee Voor
E Honeymes Usts Company
Twelfth Avenue
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Gedar Rapids Gazette
Resh
Thomas E. Flanagan
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Department
Tama’s Concrete High
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Runnesyolia Dash
Guinmere AP
Ataadera
Metalot
Anderson Agency
Old State Bank
Doolittle Co
Bureau of Research and Education
Advertising Federation of America
Chamber of Commerce
Chiropractor
Local Securities
Wbbos
Central States
Iowa Securities
A. Tly Towaublic Bervice
Berles
Igdium
H.R
Newcomer Rentals
The
Associated Press
Nationa
Sieses GB
J. B. McQladrey Company
Cedar Rafins
Burlington
Davenport
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