Arms Program Pushes Factory Payrolls in Summer Rise
The ten billion dollar defense drive boosts private industry payrolls as production climbs in steel, machine building, arms plants and related factories. July industrial activity reaches its highest level since 1929, with gains driven by motor output, retail sales, and power use, while stocks drift and markets watch for potential shocks.
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YORK
Associated Press Weekly
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Plans For Iowa Hotel Association Convention Speakers
M R Harrison of the Will Rogers hotel Claremore Oklahoma is invited as a principal speaker for the Iowa State Hotel association convention set for August 30 and 31 in Cedar Rapids. About 200 hotel men from Iowa Missouri Minnesota Nebraska and Chicago are expected to attend with toastmaster Harold Van Orman.
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M. R. Harrison
Claremore
Oklo
Iowa State Hotel Association
Cedar Rapids
Executive Council
Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Northwestern Hotel Association
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Chicago
Leonard Hicks
Morrison Hotel
Joe Binns
Stevens Hotel
John Burke
Blackstone
William Dewey
Edgewater Beach
Jerry Gordon
Peoria
Harold van Orman
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
van Orman
W. J. Hotz
Omaha
Walter Stewart
Des Moines
Iowa
Ward Brown
Iowal
Keokuk
State Association
Tad Martin
Hanford
Mason City
E. C. Eppley
Eppley Hotels Company
Gary
William S. Catlow
Iowa Association
American Hotel Association
Building activity and business changes in East Iowa towns
East Iowa towns report numerous property deals and remodels. John Wood sold his meat market to Val Elsheimer of Decorah who plans remodeling and relocation. Jarvis Tavern sold to Ray Nevelle of Volga City as the Jarvis couple move to Sac City. Irene Quinlan of Strawberry Point buys the old Legion hall for a restaurant. Smock buys tavern stock and moves barber shop to Ostrander building. Dr Gallen Boller purchases Dr Hermon’s practice in Traer as Dr Hermon travels for study. Dr Boller and Miss Marione Ross wed July 2. Dr Kemp buys William sash building in What Cheer to remodel dental office with living above.
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Wadena
John Wood
Val Elsheimer
Decorah
Elsheimer
Ray Nevelle
Volga City
Jarvis Tavern
Jarvis
Sac City
Coggon
Irene Quinlan
Strawberry Point
Old Legion Hall
Hawkeye
Cr. Smock
J. L. Ostrander
Ostrander
TRAER
Gallen Boller
Grant Hospital
Chicago
University of Iowa Medical College
J. C. Hermons
Boone
Hermon
Cook County Hospital
Boller
Marione Ross
R. Kemp
William Sash
Permits Issued Last Week for Homes and Garages Citywide
Local blog item lists numerous permit actions from the past week including new dwellings and garages in multiple streets such as Thirteenth Avenue SW Memorial Drive SE and Maplewood Drive NE. Amounts range from 20 to 5,000 dollars, with remodels and reroofs noted across districts. The compilation names each applicant and address where available.
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Harry Gaskill
Thirteenth Avenue
Theodore Mohrbacher
Memorial Drive
Albert Gettin
Eighth Street
H N Grim
Second Street
Mrs .R. Haxby
Pleasant Drive
Rennof
George G. Burch
Thirty Seventh Street
John Sedenka
C_ street
W. J. Neibuhr
Eighteenth Street
Jas. H. Berry
Center Entread
Dessa J. Kidd
Third Avenue
H. R. Trewin
Fourth Avenue
Larimer
C. J Pollock
Twenty-fifth Street
Anna Hruska
Fairview Drive
Golda Eames
Seventh Avenue
Richard S. Seaton
Maplewood Drive
Charles Montanaro
Carlisle Street
Fred C. Schirm
Twelfth Street
C. Satterly
G. B. McMillan
K_ street
J. L. Gearhart
Forest Drive
Kenneth Madden
Carroll Drive
J. N. Faulkes
Old Cedar Rapids Streetcar Rails Cut for War Munitions
In Cedar Rapids a yard near the city barn disposes of 75 two foot rail pieces sent to Chicago foundries for weapons. Rolland Roberts leads a five man crew, torching 75 and 16 pound rails as defense needs surge, with heat preventing breaking until dawn or after sunset. The autopsy of local transit spans 1880 to 1938, ending in scrap for national defense.
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Cedar — Rapids
City Barn
Eighth Avenue SW
Cedar River
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Rolland Roberts
Rock Island
Midwest
National Defense Program
United States
Roberts
Fondolas
City
Repair and Remodel Projects Across Avenue SE Area
A list of local home improvement and new construction projects includes repairs to dwellings, remodels for churches, reroofing and new garages. Names like Mamie Fortner, R J Vilach, Andrew Allen, and Frank L. Buser appear with project costs ranging from twenty to several thousand dollars.
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Avenue
First Baptist Church
Second Avenue
Mamie Fortner
Mount Vernon Road
Ll. A Sanders
Thompson Street
Robert Lambertsen
F Avenue
R. J. Vilach
1D Avenue
Andrew Allen
Third Avenue
Jerry Libal
Twenty-sixth Street
Agnes Kubasa
Thirty-first Street
Fstella Swen
Esther A. Luse
Linn Boulevard
Darrell Eves
Fifth Avenue
Frank L. Buser
Twentieth Street
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports From Linn County July Records
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county July 18 as reported by Linn County Abstract Company. 59 conveyances and 35 mortgages totaling 98501.64. Week last year shows 67 conveyances and 28 mortgages totaling 97850.00.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Week's Most Active Stocks Drift in Lull Across Market
New York stock exchange activity shrank to the lowest level in 22 years with only Wednesday showing a rally. The gain faded by weekend trading as investors faced uncertainties from the war campaign and taxes amid selective buying in high grade issues.
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New York Stock Exchange
Bank clearings dip as heat climbs in Cedar Rapids
The Clearing House reported bank clearings of 1,084,240.42 for the week ending July 20, down from 1,226,122.70 the prior week. Last year’s week ending July 22 totaled 1,180,359.83.
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Cedar Rapids
Lincoln considers 10 percent tax cut across state and local costs
Compensatory tax cuts discussed in Lincoln as officials plan a 10 percent reduction in state and local governmental costs over the next two years in response to anticipated new federal defense levies.
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Lincoln
Neb
Forecast Flax Growth in Northwest Industry
In Spokane Washington Bucklin of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce predicts flax farming could become a regional industry in Idaho and Washington. He notes a ready market exists for flax seed and reports average yields around 10 bushels per acre with higher returns than wheat.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Washington
R W. Bucklin
Industrial Bureau
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Bucklin
Market closes on slightly easier note with few changes
The market closed slightly lower on a listless session as few stocks moved more than a point. Turnover was light with 111,220 shares changing hands on a Saturday, the smallest since June 18, 1938.
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York
INS
Wheat and Corn Fall on Chicago Board Trade
Wheat and corn prices declined on the Chicago Board of Trade as rains and liquidation pressured futures. September wheat slipped to around 59.4 cents, July corn fell, and oats soybeans moved with mixed changes amid light receipts and expected dry weather later in the week.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Dakotas
Canada
Winnipeg Market Wheat and Grain Prices Tally Declines
Winnipeg market reports show cash wheat and grain prices with multiple grades and bids for No 2 and No 1 spring dark hard, hard winter, and durum varieties. Minneapolis notes record weekly receipts and quotas, with oat and barley bids, while Chicago futures list mixed values across corn, oats, barley, and soybeans.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Montana
Minnesota
South Dakota
Produce Markets Report From Chicago and West Coast
Markets show arrivals and on track shipments with moderate supplies and fairly steady demand. Prices listed for Long White and other potatoes move between US No 1 and commodity levels across Idaho Oregon Washington Nebraska Virginia Missouri and Kansas with varying quality. Butter and eggs show storage standards and monthly comparisons amid fluctuating prices.
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Chicago
California
Idaho
Aliss
U. S
Washington
Orieon Base
Nebraska Bliss
Virginia Cobbiers
Missouri
Kansas
Cobbiers
Chicago Grain Quotations Furnished by Lamson Brothers
Lamson Brothers and Company provide Chicago grain quotations. H. R. Mowrey, Cedar Rapids office manager, operates from 503 Merchants National Bank building. Contact phone 2 3141 for details and updates.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa finance round up highlights recent market moves with notes on specific securities. The Gazette in Cedar Rapids provides a snapshot of interest in stocks and bonds and mentions notable transactions and price shifts.
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Iowa
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