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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
8
Chicago AP reports hog receipts at 10,000 with 2,000 direct to majors. Prices opened 10 cents lower than Monday but improved to near steady with top at 10.85 dollars. Cattle and lamb markets also firm with steers up to 11.60 and fat lambs active. hogs scarce in lighter weights.
Prices moved narrowly with a few gains and some losses. Government issues remained quiet while direct and guaranteed bonds showed modest improvement. Industrial and utility issues traded with slight strength. Italian bonds featured renewed activity on the Italo-Ethiopian talks.
Local markets Tuesday saw little change as hog prices fluctuated. light hogs rose slightly while packers fell a nickel. Cattle markets remained steady with no notable shifts and miscellaneous items kept at previous levels.
Market notes list grain and produce prices in Cedar Rapids including oats 26c, rye 354138c, barley 350:43c, corn shelled 76% at 83c, ear 654.78, hens and springs price ranges, leghorn varieties, cocks at 8c, hides and glues, oranges lemons and potatoes with varied per unit costs, plus cattle and horse prices.
Wheat futures slid on the Chicago board with July dropping to 128.7 a bushel as selling pressure, hedging, and weak demand dominated. Corn and oats fell while incohesive moves in July deliveries and weather signals added uncertainty for traders.
Stocks fell under heavy profit taking before a late rebound as aircraft shares led a buying surge and oils and specialties aided steadying the index. Major decliners included American Can, American Telephone, General Motors, Chrysler, Bethlehem Steel, Consolidated Gas and Public Service of New Jersey with many rails and utilities showing narrow movement.
A dense listing of stock quotes appears, featuring Adams Exp W's MIs Central 15, International Harvelas Alaska Juneau 15'2, and diverse holdings from Allied Chem to Woolen Mills, with numerous cobbled entries for major companies, railroads, and commodities. The compilation reflects market prices across sectors and regions, including metropolitan exchanges and foreign postings.
Dr. Andrew H Woods endorsed Prof Rollin Perkins proposal for a state medico legal institute to evaluate criminal defendants He argued such a body would prevent insanity as an alibi and ensure proper punishment while keeping dangerous offenders in institutions He cautioned tests require months for reliable results and cited German models for reference
Judge F O Ellison sustained defendants motion for new trial and exemptions to the court instructions in a $15000 damage action by Har ry S Rodman administrator of Cliff L Main estate against Virginia Walter and father Cecil Walter. Jury had awarded $4625 on Dec 7 for injuries from a Nov 27 1932 collision on highway 161 east of Marion. Cliff Main died from his injuries.
Vernon D. Stevens sues Sylvia Van dehei Stevens in Cedar Rapids district court seeking annulment of their marriage from March 22. He claims the former spouse remarried within six months after an interlocutory decree in Salt Lake County Utah on January 4, arguing Utah law makes the decree non final for six months. Riggs Optical of Chicago seeks 1809.59 against H. N. Grim and Dawson E Grim, doing business as Grim Optical, in district court. Plaintiff claims 556.47 on a 1930 promissory note and 1253.12 on an account. Judge H C Ring grants Alice M Lewis a divorce from C Ira Lewis on a cross petition for cruel and in human treatment. Property rights settled by stipulation. Marie Hopker seeks 200 judgment against George W. Kramar and Maude C Kramar in a promissory note suit.
Omaha and Council Bluffs street railway company announced resumption of street car service in Council Bluffs on Thursday after a shutdown since July 19 due to riots between strikers and non strikers. Sheriff Joe Perry pledged adequate protection for the cars.
Chris Devaney and Mae Hahn of Cedar Rapids obtain a marriage license. Clarence Marion Conley and Rhea Noble, also of Cedar Rapids, secure a license to wed.
The Roosevelt hotel junior baseball team meets Oakdale on Wednesday at 615 p.m. at Oakdale Park. Wanford Post of the American Legion and Rude Auto Company sponsor the game.
Mrs Vera E Ady 47 died at her Cedar Rapids area home 1427 Center Point Road NE at 2 30 pm Sunday after a long illness She was born Sept 10 1887 in Wilton Junction She married James L Ady in 1909 and lived in Cedar Rapids Funeral at Beatty chapel 1 30 pm Wednesday with Rev Grant burial in Wilton Junction cemetery She is survived by her husband a brother Dr H P Mason a sister Mrs A C Kincaid and two nephews
Harold Dahl aged 26 died at Oakdale at 8 30 a m Monday after two and a half years in the sanatorium. He lived in Cedar Rapids before, attended local public schools and graduated from Grant high. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs B Dahl of Sioux City two sisters Hazel and Sylvia of Cedar Rapids and Sioux City and a brother Robert of Sioux City. Funeral services will be held in Sioux City.
The funeral for 7-year-old Mary Lou Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Walker will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Turner chapel. The Rev Robert Little will officiate and burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Military police guarded Fort Monmouth as officials studied a new mystery ray claimed to detect ships fifty miles at sea through fog and darkness. Signal corps technicians did not confirm nightly tests to demonstrate the ray’s ability to spot ships and airplanes at high altitude.
Roumanian pursuit planes intercepted a German Hinkel bomber en route to Ethiopia to deliver bombs to Emperor Haile Selassie. The aircraft, with a 50 bomb capacity and two turrets, was grounded and later released after representation by the German legation. Polish officials report sighting the plane over their airspace and directing it toward Roumania.
Wint Smith, director of the Iowa highway patrol, and Iowa officers visited the Kansas state penitentiary at Lansing to question three bandit suspects tied to a bank robbery at Sergeant Bluff. Officials planned to decide whether to return the men to Iowa for trial or hold them for Kansas robbery charges. they are also wanted by Michigan officers for a murder charge in Saginaw. The suspects, arrested at Sabetha, Kan, Sunday, gave the names Howard Vernon, 26, Fairbury Neb. John Meade, 19. Larry Kruse, 21, Sioux City.
Mrs Hayes Frazier 26 of Thomson Junction suffered burns likely fatal after kerosene she was pouring into a stove exploded. The blast shattered windows wrecked a refrigerator and set the house ablaze. Three small children were carried from their beds to safety.
Birth announcements list several families welcoming new babies. July 26 to Eleanor Irene Davis born at St Luke’s hospital. July 27 births include a daughter to Cooper of Springville and a son to J E Davis. July 27 also notes a son to John Mrstik in Edgewood. July 27 a son to Douglas Ross of Marion. July 26 a daughter to R J Monroe. July 30 a son to A Michel of Atkins. July 30 a son to John D Randall of Meadowbrook Terrace SE at St Luke’s hospital.
Playground instructors sponsor a community night at Lincoln school auditorium featuring Cinderella arranged by Virginia Murray and a lap-dance display by Muriel Gordon. The cast includes Mary Frances Howell and June Milner among others. Also reported are tennis finals, church meetings, family visits, and local social events in Marion Iowa.
Washington AP reports Lieut. Col. L P Hunt USMC named administrator of the Alaska rural rehabilitation corporation to direct Matanuska valley colonization project activities. Settlers from Michigan and Minnesota reportedly dissatisfied with some already leaving the colony. Nomestead Mrs Carl Moer shel died at 63 after a monthlong illness. Surviving are husband and two sons Herbert and Carl. funeral Wednesday.
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