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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1940

Page

6

Hogs And cattle prices slide across multiple markets

Regional livestock report shows hogs down 10 to 15 cents with tops near 6.60, grain fed steers and yearlings steady to higher in spots, spring lambs slow. Iowa Waterloo Mason City Des Moines and Peoria markets list varied hog, cattle, and sheep receipts and price ranges, with packers active on lighter weights and steady to lower bid trends overall.

Associated Press Ottumwa -Hoss Waterloo- Hoss Mason City TOWA DES Moines Tap US Dent Agriculture Interior Fawn Minnesota

Sioux City Livestock Market Receipts Report

Sioux City livestock receipts show 900 calves salable and 150 slaughter steers and yearlings, slight shifts in fed cattle. Fed sales near 10.30 with select cattle held around 19.75, cows mostly 5.00 or less. bulk futures mixed, conditions steady to slow.

Sioux City Mioux City Us& Dept Agriculture

Livestock Market Report from South St Paul and Idaho

Cattle receipts 2400 with mixed activity. generally steady to lightly higher on yearlings and steers. Hogs 6000 aimed 10 to 15 cents lower with early top at 6.20, most 189-240 lbs. Sheep receipts 2500 with steadyish pricing on natives and spring lambs. ewes around 325, better demand for lighter lambs. Feeder pigs around steady near 5.00. Wholesale calf demand steady. canners and bulls mixed near 5.00 to 8.00 in places.

Chicago S&s Stuhr SN Peifers Peoria Livestock Peoria Packing Sons Good Sons Dheter Ewe Werker Generalis Idaho ST _VPALT ST Paul Brno SHEFP

Local hog market falls again on Tuesday prices drop

Local hog market continues lower with all grades down 15 cents on Tuesday bringing the no fill top to 6 15. Cattle prices remain unchanged.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Prices for Cedar Rapids commodities list wheat, oats, barley, corn, soybeans, hay, straw, and poultry. wholesale prints vegetables and fruits with unit prices for lemons, oranges, grapefruits, celery, onions, and tomatoes. market hides and animal prices for hides calves horses ponies and other livestock. No. 1 and No. 2 grades shown with per unit figures and some misprints present.

Baird

New York Produce Market Prices and Futures Report

Markets across New York and Chicago show firmer tones in creamery and poultry sales. Various fresh and storage items such as eggs butter and potatoes display mixed but steady to firm prices with regionally distinct quotes and futures furnished by Lamson Bros and Co.

New York Chicago White Rock Springs White Rock Bliss California U S Idaho Oreron Bliss Oregon Lamson Bros. and Co

Stocks Drift Through Slow Session Amid Modest Lifts

New York AP reports a listless stock market with buyers picking off a few aircrafts and specialties while most leaders drift. Early gains in steels and motors faded as fractional price changes dominated. Transfers totaled about 230000 shares with United Aircraft Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Pennsylvania Sears Roebuck Allied Chemical advancing at intervals, while U S Steel Kennecott Du Pont N Central Johns Manville and American Telephone lagged the day.

New York United Aircraft Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Pennsylvania Sears Roebuck Allied Chemical U. S Steel Kennecott, du Pont N ¥ Central Johns-Manville American Telephone J E. Bennett & Co W.H. Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Ria Alaska Juneau Warner Harv Alleshany Corp Hydro Allied Stores Nicke Ailts Chalmers Uine Eather Ann Amn Athans Kan City Soua'z Kennecott Hide & L Kingston Preis Int! Corp Broser GB M & Fdy Libbey Owens Myers Pow & Ll Liq Amn Roll Mills Ta Loews Inc Marsery Amn Steel Fdys Lott Inc Amn Sue Rt Lorillard Tri & T Louville Gas Tha McLellan Wat Works McKesson Aly Amn Rte Marshall_ Fld Lila Amn Zinc Martin G L Ansconda Co Ark Natant Mastac Mfc Armour & Cn Miami Fta Artinum Corp Moline Atchison Tasp Tex Atlantic Risant Avianion Corps Mont Warden Baldwin Tinesqi Motor Wheel Raltn & Chin Murray Corp Ramsedak Jr Nash Rely Nts Lote Bohn Fudd Burroughs Packard Mtrs Paramount Calumet Zinc I Mines Gamp Pegick Ford Canada Dry Vis Penn Pittsburch Cerro de Pasco Procter Gambler Ches_& Ohio Pullman Co S&p Chen & NW Radin Corp Chen RI & PF Taela Radio Keith Chrisier Motor Rem Rand ‘ Ciues Ren Motors Coca Cola Repb Steelary Cole Palmolive Reyn Ital Safeway Schenler Solvents G Server. Inc Gont Motors Snerry Corp Bperry Calif Iail Curtiss Stone Webster Douglas Altre Studebaker Ana du Pont Tex Corp JaSa Eastern Eastman Rod Tidewater Bnell Eaton Timken Elec Autnille Elec Fox Film Elec Bond Union Carbide Ford England Uni Aircraft Freeport Texmat Uni Air Lines Uni Corp Geneles UR Raat Gen Motors Unt Gas Co Gen Realty Ie Fly Gillette SR Ata Fly Gillette SR Ata and 7Apkhas Gilden Bigeny Gochel Brew Ag S Realty Vasks Goodrich BF S Steel Iss Goodyear Tita Walworth Graham Valse Warner Bros Gt Nor Ry Wes Maryld Wes Sum Ape i Greyhound Tate Wen Bont Hall Prte Wala Wwestwise el Pis Hat Corp Vasa Hayes Rody Z Hecker Willys Chicago Armour & Co Heileman Brew M Libby McNeil East Blessing Marsh Berchof Midwest Corp Bendix Qker OG Borz Warner Qker Butler Bros Sunstrand Swift & Co Cherry Bu

Wall Street Quotation Sheet From Adams Express and More

Wall Street quotations show a vast list of corporations, miners, refiners, and utilities with stock prices and changes. Key names include Amn Can, Anaconda, General Motors, IBM, Sears Roebuck, Westinghouse, and numerous railroads, banks, and oil firms, reflecting a wide market snapshot from a Tuesday session.

Wisconsin cheese prices and wool market report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of July 22 27 show varied milk product prices with data on brick and cheddar and farm commodities. The wool market in Boston indicates slow demand with buyers testing the market and Texas wools offered at 82 to 83 cents per pound scoured basis and fall wools at 5 to 66 cents.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis WisconSin Cheese Exchange Farmi's Boston US ‘Dept Agriculture Texas

Wheat Dips To Season Lows On Chicago Board

Wheat futures slide to season low levels on the Chicago board with July delivery posting a new bottom before closing. Corn and soybeans also sag, while Kansas City and Minneapolis trade show mixed signals. Cash wheat prices listed across grades reflect subdued demand as oats weaken and rye remains quiet.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Kansas City Minneapolis Winnipeg

Bond Market Slant Mixed as Losses Small Tuesday

New York bond review notes a generally lower tilt in Tuesday trading with losses modest and many issues around unchanged by noon. Some gains appeared in rail and select corporates such as Boston and Maine 5s Baltimore and Ohio 4s Continental Oil 4s and Manati Sugar 4s. Government bonds were quiet and near steady with Us and federal issues showing small moves.

NEW_ YORK BOND REVIEW New York API Boston Maine Baltimore Ohin Continental Oil Armour Commonwealth Edison Great Northern International Telephone New York Central Standard Oil Southern Raily Way

Verneal Morel and Maxine Kimball wed in Kankakee

City brief reports the marriage of Verneal E Morel and Maxine Kimball both of Kankakee NL who were joined by Justice H R Churchill on a Monday afternoon. It notes Betty Jean Munden visiting with her parents and Betty Jean Munden a Mercy Hospital student nurse in Iowa City vacationing with her parents. Owens Shows Mexican Film at Roosevelt hotel features color reels from Mexico with bullfight scenery and a New Orleans lowland sequence.

Verneal E. Morel Maxine Kimball Kankakee, NL Justice H. R. Churchill Betty Jean Mary Munden R. BE. Munden Maple Drive Devil's Lake Baraboo Wis Betty Jean Munden Mercy Hospital Iowa City Owens Canopus Club Tom Owens Roosevelt Hotel Mexico Monterey New Orleans CTM Mexican Labor Organization

Proposed First Ave Lighting Plan Heads to Park Court

City council plans extend First Avenue lighting from Fifth Street to Park Court not Thirtieth Street. Commissioner Dave Williams said city engineer Frank Young will prepare specifications for a project estimated at 15 560 dollars.

First Avenue Fifth Street Park Court

Gaines Fined $25 For Speeding At Rail Crossing Gate

E. V. Gaines of Twenty sixth Street NE paid a $25 fine in New Hampton justice court after pleading guilty to speeding in a restricted area. His car went through Milwaukee railroad automatic crossing gates before a freight train and he notified the county attorney from Cedar Rapids, agreeing to pay for crossing repairs.

E. V. Gaines Twenty-sixth Street Justice Court New Hampton Gaines Milwaukee Railroad Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty to drunk driving

Dan Van Arsdale a 33 year old Cedar Rapids man pled guilty before Judge C J Haas to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated He was fined 300 and costs with a three month county jail sentence if the fine is unpaid The offense followed an accident on Fortieth street SE involving cars driven by Gerald McVey and another driver who fled on foot A chemical test showed 24 milligrams indicating intoxication officials said

Dan van Arsdale Cedar Rapids C. J Haas van Arsdale Jim Smith Gerald McVey

Man 46 Sentenced Five Years In Luring Case

Carl Gatrell of 836 Second Street NW was sentenced to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary after pleading guilty to luring an 11 year old girl into his home with ice cream and making immoral advances. He was arrested Saturday night by police and appeared before Judge C J Haas.

Carl Gatrell Second Street Fort Madison C J. Haas Gatrell

Defense Sustained In J. G. Gillette's Suit

Judge C J Haas sustained demurrers by Charles L Rose administrator of the W A Hoff estate and the American Surety company in two Gillette suits. Gillette of Waterloo was allowed 30 days to amend a $1 500 petition alleging receiver asset sales below value, and 80 days to amend a $10 000 charge of wrongful arrest. Mrs Mabel Hoff sought to remove Rose as administrator and appoint herself administratrix with a $1 000 bond, citing Rose’s May 2 appointment and unfamiliarity with Hoff affairs

Charles L. Rose W A Hoff American Surety Company C J Haas J. Gordon Gillette Waterloo E. JJ. Hoff Walker W. A. Hoff Haas Mabel Hoff Center Point Hoff Rose Gillette

Fails To Post Bond On Common Thief Charge

Ed Crispin 49 of Cedar Rapids pled not guilty to larceny from a building during the day and common thief charges. He failed to post 2500 bond after police said he tried to take a wrench from the McLellan store. The information cites prior convictions on Sept 25 1934 Feb 5 1938 and Jan 18 1939. Under Iowa law a third larceny conviction can yield up to seven years in penitentiary.

Ed Crispin Cedar Rapids C. J. Haas Crispin McLellan Iowa

Denial of Witness Fees Sought in Stock Delivery Case

A motion to retax costs was filed by Linn County Fair Inc requesting denial of witness fees for individual plaintiffs in a stock delivery suit brought by the old Wapsie Valley Fair Association and others. The filing argues fees were taxed in the case where the court decreed one half of the costs to the plaintiffs and others to Linn County Fair.

Old Wapsie Valley Fair Association Linn County Fair, Inc Oaythers Linn County Fair

Will of Rev Goldie Richardson probated. executrix named

The will of Rev. Goldie C. Richardson, minister of Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, who died June 30, was probated Monday. Legatees include Mabel K. Swan and Merle D. Cook. Mabel K. Swanson was appointed executrix. May 10, 1939 dated will. Linn county supervisors approved second quarterly 1940 report of Justice W A Ball. County treasurer receipts show 238.85 dollars in fees and 32 dollars in fines. Prairieburg real estate sold to Kate Morse for 310 dollars per Linn supervisors vote. Elizabeth Came and Marvin H Came sue George Gearhart and Elsie Gearhart in a 629.03 landlord's attachment action.

Goldie C. Richardson Unity Center Cedar Rapids Mabel K. Swanson Merle D. Cook Linn County W A. Ball Rapids Township Prairieburg Kate Morse Elizabeth Came Marvin H Came George Gearhart Elsie Gearhart

Rollo Lotton dies after short illness in Fairfield

Rollo Lotton aged 44 died at a Fairfield hospital at 12 30 p m Monday after a short illness He was born September 24 1892 in Rising Sun Indiana son of Samuel Lotton He lived in Mount Pleasant after moving from Elizabethtown Illinois He is survived by his parents two sons Iwan Chicago Howard Grand Rapids Mich a daughter Mrs James Rahe Fairfield a grandson and two sisters Mrs R E Okerson Cave in Rock Illinois and Mrs Eva Griffeth Elizabethtown Illinois He belonged to Knights of Pythias Aurora Indiana and the Wayland Methodist Church Funeral arrangements will be announced later The body was taken to Teahen chapel Cedar Rapids for calling rights

Rollo Lotton Fairfield Rising Sun Ind Samuel Lotton Elizabethtown Mount Pleasant Iwan Chicago Howard Grand Rapids Mich

Death Notice for Charles W. Lineweaver of Cedar Rapids

Charles W Lineweaver 61 of 1015 Fifteenth street SE Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 9 pm Monday after a long illness Born November 9 1878 in Lisbon he lived in Cedar Rapids ten years He is survived by his wife Daisy five sons five daughters a step daughter a grandchild a brother and two sisters Funeral services will be held at Moon chapel at 10 am Wednesday conducted by Rev FH Ward Burial will be in Lisbon cemetery

Charles W. Lineweaver Fifteenth Street Lisbon Cedar Rapids Methodist Church Daisy Harry Willard Edward Raymond Paul Charlotte Alloway Alice Pisal Hazel Betty Ann Gertrude Helen Fickes Marshalltown Eagle Grove Thomas Bradd Anna Booth Montana Moon Chapel F H. Ward Lisbon Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs Belle Trask Denlinger

Funeral services for Mrs Belle Trask Denlinger who died in a local hospital Monday morning will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Turner chapel with the Rev Dominic Lofeski presiding. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Turner chapel.

Belle Trask Denlinger Fourteenth Street Turner Chapel Dominic Lofeski Oak Hill Cemetery

Veteran Clay Dies in Des Moines Veterans Hospital

Boston Clay a 63 year old Iowa native and World War I era veteran died at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines Sunday night after a long illness. Born April 30 1876 in Iowa City he lived two years in Cedar Rapids. He married Maude Ousley Clay in Davenport April 1 1936. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. at Fairbanks funeral home Muscatine with burial there.

Boston Clay Ninth Avenue SE Veterans Hospital Des Moines Iowa City Muscatine Tenth Cavalry Cedar Rapids Maude Ousley Clay Davenport Fairbanks

Archie C Rock Funeral Services Held At Home

Funeral services for Archie C Rock who died at 7 am Monday will be at the home 1418 A avenue NW Wednesday morning at 9 o clock led by Rev Father Donald G Peters. Burial will follow in the Piersoll cemetery southeast of Parnell Iowa. The chapel remains open until 5 pm today then at the home this evening with pallbearers Ronald Sears John Mcclavain John Hogan Robert Winterbottom Tony Palumbo Paul Morrison.

Archie C. Rock A Avenue NW Donald G Peters Piersoll Cemetery Parnell Turner Chapel Ronald Sears John Mcclavain John Hogan Robert Winterbottom Tony Palumbo Paul Morrison

Knapp infant dies near Bertram. funeral set

The three day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Knapp near Bertram died at the family home at 2 30 p m Monday. Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at the grave in the family lot in Campbell cemetery near Bertram conducted by the Rev Henry Scherer.

Harold Knapp Bertram Campbell Cemetery Henry Scherer

Mrs Martha Hufford 77 Dies After Brief Illness Near Toledo

Mrs Martha Florence Hufford aged 77 died at her home near Toledo Monday at 4:50 p.m. after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Toledo. Survived by husband Dan Hufford of Toledo, a brother Charles D. Huston, and a nephew Paul H. Huston, Cedar Rapids.

Martha Florence Hufford Toledo Dan Hufford Charles D. Huston Paul H. Huston Cedar Rapids

Heat Wave Stirs City Hall And Club Theft

Rising temperatures spark complaints at Cedar Rapids city hall amid tense debate on heat effects. Telephone lines buzz as officials discuss blame while Cedar Rapids Country Club reports theft of 50 feet of hose and an automatic sprinkler worth $8 impacting watering on No 17 green.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Green Eldridge Martin Thirty-third Street

Reckless Driving Case Ends With 25 Dollar Fine

In Marion Cedar Rapids matter Allen 34 of 2511 B avenue NE paid 25 dollars plus costs after Judge Harry S. Johnson reduced a 100 dollar fine. The case stemmed from a Friday chase at 80 mph starting near Marion and leads to disputes with patrolman L N Jacobs after Allen allegedly threw a whisky bottle and resisted arrest. Allen admitted drinking beer but denied intoxication and claimed jurisdiction issues.

James E. Franken John Pazour Marion G E. Allen B Avenue Allen Cedar Rapids First Avenue L. N. Jacobs Jacobs Gene Miller

Gazette Want Ads Pricing and Policies Summary

The Gazette outlines advertising pricing including line rates such as 1.50 for the first line and increases for additional lines, plus 10 cent extra for out of town blind ads. Ads may be mailed telephoned or delivered to the Gazette office with advance payment required for out of town placements. Special rates apply to work wanted classifications.

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Funeral Home Advertisements and Services Pervade Gazette

A chaotic classified page highlights funeral home references and ads for auto transport coordination, ambulance service, barber shop, rewards for fraud recovery, and a variety of moving, decorating, painting, lawn care, and home service offerings. The collaged notices include names such as D. D. Libbe Ted Youngton William F Pulda Alfred Hite and organizations like Allied Van Lines Inc and Calder's Van & Storage Co, with numerous phone numbers and service claims.

Ambulance Service CO D. D. Libbe Ted Youngton Montrose Barber Shop Probasco 2Nd Ave 3Rd Ave Lynch Transfer & Storage Co Sulied Vant Eines Aurea Calder’s van & Storage Co., Inc William F Pulda St_ NW Kriz ‘Tent_& Awning Co Ist St. SE Din Kenwood Transfer Alfred Hite Rt. 1 Kullander & Son 4Th Ave L. A 2Nd St

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