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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1932

Page

4

Hog Prices Rally As Demand Bids Up Beefing Hogs

Chicago wholesale hogs showed a sharp rally with demand improving and prices rising across weight classes. Top reported at 315 with bulk 315 to 315, and receipts across Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh and East St Louis noted, while sheep and cattle markets remained unsettled with varied demand and firm to higher bids in parts.

Chicago Chickco Cleveland Pittsburgh East St East Buffalo East St Louis San MIX & Butchers East St. Louis TNS ST Lovis East Schieher Mosis NES Uc S Dept of Ac- Frictures Iowa Minnesota Abe

Markets fluctuate at New York produce exchange report

New York produce market shows mixed activity with regional baskets and potatoes noted. Prices quoted include sweet potatoes and Jersey baskets, while poultry and cheese futures are listed, indicating firm and quiet segments across dairy, eggs, and fats.

New York Lone Island Maine New Jersey Jersey Middlewest Dresser Long Island Ducks

Bond Market Cheer Persists in Weekend Trading

New York bonds held a cheerful tone as weekend gains extended into Monday trade. Railroads and utilities led a broad rally, Treasuries and key issues like International Telephone and Postal Telegraph firmed, Goodyear 5s rose about two points, and German loans showed modest gains amid a generally firm AP market snapshot. Government issues, including Liberty bonds and Treasuries, traded with varied yields and notes offering notable activity.

New York United Braces Treasury International Telephone Wich Postal Telegraph American Telegraphs Ots S&s

Local Hog Market Shows 10 Cent Rise On Open

Local hog market opens with a surge as hog prices rise nine to nineteen cents across grades. Top prices reach 425 for prime hogs and 330 for packers, with premiums paid based on quality and condition. calf and beef markets show varied quoted ranges for different weight classes.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Grains and Fruits Listing

A Cedar Rapids miscellany lists grain items with prices and a grocery spread of fruits and vegetables. Includes entries for hay bales hogs and hens plus cream and eggs, and California fruits such as oranges grapefruits and melons with unit prices and basket deals. Also notes Minnesota painters and wholesale fruit lines with priced crates and sacks.

Foreign exchange rates across nations reported in early figures

The page lists varied exchange rates for currencies including Great Britain France Italy Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Spain Portucal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Aravill Toki Shaneba Montreal Mexico City and more, with many figures showing cents or per unit values. The garbled text implies a historical rate table from a newspaper snippet.

Porvign New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Spain Greece Poland Jugoslavia Tve Austria

Wheat settles after early rise amid hedge selling

Wheat traded unsettled on the Chicago board of trade after an initial advance faded. Prices held just under the prior close as southwest hedge selling and stop orders appeared. Crop comments were spotty with scattered showers in the American and Canadian northwest. oats and rye eased while corn and provisions softened.

Chicago Board of Trade Southwest Canadian

Chicago Quotations and Cash Grain Prices Reported

Lamson Brothers and Co provided Chicago cash grain quotes from Cedar Rapids. Wheat and corn prices list No 1 and 2 classes with mixed and yellow varieties, oats and rye offerings, barley and Timothy and clover seed prices noted, reflecting market activity and bid spreads.

Chicago Lamson Brothers and Co R_ E Disbrow Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank

Hay Receipts and Barn Stock Report

Way Chicago AP lists hay receipts with two cars of timothy and clover valued at 8006 and 1300, alfalfa and leafy hay 1500, oat and wheat straw 600, sample and threshed hay 80, marsh hay 1000, rye straw 800, and other items totaling various amounts, reflecting a busy market with multiple lots and prices.

Judge's Birth Control Ruling Sparks Chicago Debate

In Chicago Circuit Judge Daniel P. Trusade ruled in the Bemis case granting separate maintenance and acknowledging a woman has the right to decide her family size. The decision, cited as first judicial approval of birth control in the city, drew mixed reactions from experts and officials.

Chicago Daniel P. Trusade Gertrude Bemis Walter J. Bemis Trunde Rachelle Yarros Joseph A Graber Court of Domestic Relations

Traylor Could Head Treasury If Democrats Win

Chicago reports say Melvin A Traylor, a city banker, may become secretary of the treasury if Democrats secure victory. James A Farley reportedly urged Traylor for the treasury post and Franklin D Roosevelt is said to favor the appointment.

Traylor Treasury Chicago INS Melvin A Traylor James A Farley National Committee Guv Franklin D. Roosevelt the Treasury

Probe Death Of Sioux City Man Hit By Street Car

An autopsy was ordered in the death of William H Thiel 34 who died after a street car struck him Coroner J H Robbins indicated foul play possible after Motorman George Skavdahl questioned police. Thiel had a fractured skull and may have been slugged robbed and placed on the track. The street car severed his legs. Thiel a war veteran came to Sioux City recently from Wheaton Minnesota.

Sioux City William H Thiel J H Robbins Thiel George Skavdahl Wheaton Minn

Blast Wrecks St Louis Bus Garage In Explosion

Eleven men were injured in a Monday explosion that wrecked the front of Pickwick Greyhound Lines garage in St Louis. Joseph Barber, district passenger agent in Chicago, was initially listed as missing but survived with cuts and bruises after being blown through a window. Firemen attributed the blast to gasoline tank ignition. windows across seven blocks were shattered and damage reached about 50 000 dollars.

ST Louis Pickwick-Greyhound Lines, Inc Joseph Barber Chicago

Wall Street Advances Lift Markets Amid Mixed Earnings

Stocks rose in active trading led by oil shares and rail issues as US Steel and other blue chips advanced. The market moved beyond a two month range to a May-like high with about 1.5 million shares traded, as investors banked on favorable second quarter results and potential dividend actions.

New York Shorts US Steel Bethlehem Preferred American Tobacco B. Liggett and Myers Consolidated Gas Allied Chemical Union Pacific National Biscuit Drug Standard of California Consolidated Out Preferred U.S Steel Phillips Reading Company Southern Pacific PGE Ags

Body Of Preston Man In Airplane Wreck Near Clinton

The body of Basil Farley of Preston In was found in the wreckage of an airplane on the William Ingwersen farm about ten miles northwest of Clinton. Pilot Earl Hansen of Battle Mountain suffered fractures to both legs. The plane had been missing since Sunday afternoon after taking off from Lake Farley Wood near Preston. The ship fell in a dry gully and was hidden by trees. It was jointly owned by Eugene Bayvinr and John Sutor of Gatesburg HS and had been barnstorming in the region.

Clinton Basil Farley Preston William Ingwersen Earl Hansen Battle Mont Lake Farley Wood Eugene Bayvinr John Sutor Gatesburg

Miami man posing as Blake heir targets Florida home

A 22 year old hospital interne, posing as a relative of Cedar Rapids businessman James E. Blake, tried to move and sell all downstairs furnishings from the Blake home in Miami. A van driver alerted the furniture exchange after seeing a broken padlock, leading to police involvement and the man’s arrest. The plot aimed to clear an estate, with return of the furniture planned.

James E. Blake Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Blake Miami Furniture Exchange Blake Ome

Farm Board blamed for low wheat prices in testimony

Kansas City AP report quotes Frank A Thels former Kansas City board of trade president alleging government tampering with surplus grain disposal by the Farm Board. He says without Farm Board interference wheat could have fetched around $1.20 to $1.30 a bushel, accusing the government of massive competition with private firms and misusing taxpayers funds.

Kansas City Frank A. Thels Kansas City Board of Trade House Farm Board Theis Thels United States Agricultural Marketing Act Federal Farm Board Treasury

Croxton Named To Aid Directors Of Reconstruction Co

Washington AP Fred C Croxton assistant director of the Presidents unemployment committee was named assistant to the directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation He will help administer the 300 million fund for relief loans to states and territories Croxton has been the unemployment committee aide for about two years and is regarded as the best posted man on unemployment and relief needs.

Washington DAP Fred C Croxton Reconstruction Finance Corporation Croxton Congress

Injured Man Found In Street In Mysterious Accident

Joe Drezsich, 43, of 112 First Street NE, Rock Island workman, was found with a gash on the back of his head in a street incident on First Street and First Avenue SE. He was taken to St Luke's hospital at eight this morning in an ambulance. He was semi conscious and could not explain what happened. No witnesses were found and police reported no accident.

Joe Drezsich First Street Rock Island St. Luke's Hospital First Avenue SE Drezjich Ife Drezsich

Troops Called In as Miners Clash Over Non-Union Work

In Clarksville Arkansas a 500-strong union miners mobilization to bar non-union operations in Johnson County coal fields led to injuries to a mine boss and the mobilization of National Guardsmen. Organizers from Oklahoma and Arkansas converged on the area and the clash, except for a single clash at the Clarksville Coal Company mine, remained peaceful under guard.

Clarksville, Ark Johnson County Clarksville Oklahoma Arkansas Parnell Conl Company

Mechanicsville Teen Seriously Hurt In Thresher Incident

James C Smith, 17, of Mechanicsville, was treated at St Luke's Hospital after a 4 45 pm Monday accident. He sustained severe lacerations from a threshing machine feeder during work near Mechanicsville and remained in serious condition.

James C Smith Mechanicsville St Luke's Hospital

Court Upholds Prussian Ouster in Berlin Rise of Papen Regime

The Leipzig Supreme Court upheld Chancellor von Papen’s ouster of the Prussian government, allowing his dictatorial commission to govern Prussia and lifting a two year ban on Hitler party members holding Prussian office. A August hearing will test the action's constitutionality amid chaos, communism fears, and political violence.

Berlin Franz von Papen Supreme Court Prussia Paul von Hindenburg Brandenburg von Papen Adolph Hitler Leipzig

Cabinet Members Attack Trade Head Continued From Page 1

The cabinet members reacted after the grain futures act eviction of the board of trade for sixty days. Wheat rose then fell amid selling pressure and traders blamed the ruling. Carey urged calm and said the appeal will go to the Supreme Court if needed, with a decision likely after this year's crop. The dispute centers on Farmers National Grain corporation and Updike Grain, which had clearing facilities through Updike but was said to be owned by Farmers National. Updike was suspended May 25 after a hearing.

United States Circuit Court of Appeals Board of Trade Carey Supreme Court Farmers National Grain Corporation Farmers National Co-Operative Clearing House Association Updike Grain Company

Mellon to resign ambassadorship says London Daily Herald

London AP report notes Ambassador Andrew Mellon expected to resign upon arrival in Washington. The Herald says talks on war debts should be entrusted to a younger man, while Mellon frames his trip as holiday with no political significance. Other papers speculate on timing with Sir Ronald Lindsay also leaving Washington.

London The Daily Herald Andrew W Mellon Washington United States Hoover the Herald Ronald Lindsay Herald New York

Mellon Not Planning British Ambassador Resignation

The state department on Monday said there is no reason to believe ambassador to Great Britain Andrew W. Mellon plans to resign and called British press reports of his resignation speculation.

Washington State Department Andrew W. Mellon Great Britain

Vice-President To Pass Through Cedar Rapids for Olympics

Vice-president Charles Curtis will pass through Cedar Rapids Wednesday at 2:25 am on the Los Angeles limited en route to California for the opening of the Olympic games.

Charles Curtis Cedar Rapids Los Angeles California

Grain supply changes in visible stocks report

New York AP reports changes in visible grain stocks with wheat up 3.797 million bushels, corn down 1.799 million, oats up 693 thousand, rye down 198 thousand and barley down 54 thousand.

New York

Marion boy Henry L Buelow dies after appendicitis operation

Henry Lloyd Buelow age 17 died Sunday morning in Cedar Rapids hospital from blood poisoning after an appendicitis operation. Born July 2 1915 at Marengo he lived near Central City and Amana before settling in Marion area. Survived by mother and stepfather two sisters and three brothers. funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at St John s Lutheran church Marengo with Rev Carl E Krog officiating. Burial in Marengo.

Henry Lloyd Buelow Cedar Rapids Marengo Central City Amana St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marion Carl Struck Fay French A. Wachal Coggon Clarence Ernest Marshalltown Glenn Gerald Ernest Buelow St. John's Lutheran Church Carl E. Krog St. Paul’s Evangelical

Birthday Party at Hertel Home Near Shellsburg

A July birthday gathering at Julius Hertel’s home near Shellsburg featured celebrations for Mr. Hertel and five July birthdays. Relatives from Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns attended a picnic dinner and Bunco prizes were awarded at a lawn party for Miss Kathleen Cruise, bride elect.

Julius Hertel Shellsburg Hertel R. B Russey Milford Stickney W. G. Mitchell Marion Frank Bednar J. C. Rains John Shellner George Jaeger George Collins Herman Shulte Ernest Hencke Robert Kelley Wesley Wishka Luella Duenow Cedar Rapids Julius Streilner Vinton Charles Appleby Monticello Harry Koopman Henry Mnameman van Horne Iver Johnson Keystone Emma Johnson Louis Brehms Garrison William Lawrence Belle Plaine Olaf Pete Johnson Kathleen Cruise Bunco Nettle Cira Anna Cira Helen Edmunds Margaret Oldfather Ruth Rundquist Sara Hayes Mildred Peterson Nettie Cira Mildred Wooldridge DeVeda Troy Rowena Burgess Kol Bushnell Marie Hayes Lorraine Cruise Bernice Cruise

Bandits Pose As Golfers To Stage Club Heist

In Kansas City two bandits dressed as golfers held up five people at Old Mission Golf Club, escaping with 652 dollars. One wore a golf bag and entered the clubhouse to buy a club while the other brandished a gun and forced the cashier George Herrick and others to surrender the cash.

Kansas City Old Mission Golf Club George Herrick

Atlantic Woman Electrocuted Using Electric Washer

Mrs Mildred Esther Hansen aged 30 was electrocuted on Monday while operating an electric washing machine. Her husband Harry E Hansen found her body beside the washer in Atlantic.

Atlantic INS Mildred Esther Hansen Harry E Hansen

Gas Company Property Assessments In Marion Are Reduced

In district court Monday Judge H. Co. Ring ordered the assessment against Cedar Rapids Gas Company property in Marion reduced from 50000 to 40000. Costs of the hearing were assessed against the plaintiff.

Marion Cedar Rapids Gas Company Board of Review of Judge H. Co. Ring

Legion Pool Wednesday Program Opens With Lifesaving Demo

An Ameri can Legion pool program on Wednesday at 7 30 pm features Special Examiner Konrad C Testwalde of Kansas City giving lifesaving resuscitation and first aid demonstrations assisted by Linn County Red Cross examiners and local junior and senior life saving corps.

American Legion Konrad C. Testwalde Kansas City Linn County Red Cross L. E. Howell Charles Daniels Rudolph Hurka

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