Shift To War Production Sparks National Industrial Expansion
A nationwide survey shows U S industry rapidly converting factories to defense needs with aircraft and motor plants expanding. Projects underway or planned total hundreds of millions in outlays for materials and labor as war orders surge across munitions, textiles, tanks, guns and chemicals.
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America
York (Ap
France
United States
Waldo G. Bowman
Engineering News Record
Washington
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Wall Street
Hartford
Conn
Pratt and Whitney
United Aircraft Corp
Airplane Motors
Chamber of Commerce
Pratt and Whitney Machine Tool Division
Wniles-Bement-Pond
Colt Patent Firearms
Bridgeport
Remington Arms Co
Bullard Co
Baltimore
Glenn Martin
Bethlehem Steel
Pittsburgh
Mesta
American Steel and Wire
Donora
Butler
Pullman Standard Car
Alles Toledo
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
War Department
Toledo
Chicago—Association of Commerce
Chemical Company
Kansas City
Beech Aircraft
Wichita
Los Angeles
Colorado Geologists to Publish New Mineral Reports and Maps
Government geologists with the U S Bureau of Mines have prepared extensive mineral studies in Colorado since 1922. Reports include large scale vein maps from Cripple Creek and Ouray district studies, with publication planned by July and late summer.
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Colorado
Denver Post
Charles W. Henderson
United States Bureau of Mines
A. H Koschmann
Cripple Creek
Washington
Henderson
W. S. Burbank
San Juan
Ouray-Red Mountain-Telluride
Colorado Scientific Society
Burbank
Gold Hill
Sugar Loaf
Boulder County
RE. N. Goddard
Jamestown
United States Geological Survey
Lovering
Leadville
Stephen Capps
Alaska
Arkansas River
Granite
Bank clearings rise in Cedar Rapids week totals
Clearing House reports gains in bank clearings for Cedar Rapids for the weeks ending June 8 June 10 1939 and June 1 with totals of 1 330 980 91 1 275 889 77 and 1 078 256 19 respectively. Copper and other metals markets show steady prices with spot and forward quotes for copper tin lead zinc and related commodities in New York and East St Louis.
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Cedar Rapids
Medavis
New York
Con Valley
East St Louis
Blitzkrieg Tactics Adopted By Rangers In Fire Fighting
REDLANDS Calif The forestry department adopts wartime tactics with flame throwers motorized units airplanes and parachutes to battle fires. Flame throwers start backfires while tractors and heavy trucks rush brush clearing at speed. Airplanes aid observation and planning battleground lines as parachutes deliver supplies to remote field teams.
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Rangers
Redlands
Calif
Forestry Department
Hitler
DeWitt Nelson
Step Up Air Service To Europe Increases Schedules
Pan American Airways announced three regular 24 hour transatlantic flights weekly starting June 18, replacing two weekly runs. The every-other-day schedule boosts mail loads and allows more passengers, offering higher speed links between Europe and the United States.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
Europe
Pan-American Airways System
Post Office Department
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Delaware County Vehicle Sales Report for May 1939
Fifty three motor cars and trucks sold in Delaware county during May. Total sales value 45 168.05 with state tax 903.37. In May 1939 sixty vehicles sold for 46 683.48 and tax 933.66.
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Manchester
Delaware County
A L. Clark
Trends of Business June 8 General Business
Dominion bureau of statistics reports week ended June 1 Cana dian carloadings 56459 vs 49919 prior week and 43935 year ago. Alaska Juneau Gold Mining five months ended May 31 profit 544800 vs 427500 year ago. Distillers Corp Seagrams April quarter net profit 1001983 equal to 46 cents a share vs 950385 or 43 cents year ago. Edison Bros May sales 2582408 vs 2338285 year ago up 4 per cent five months sales 10523996 vs 10206012 year ago up 3.1 per cent. Lowsville Gas and Electric 12 months ended April 30 net income 3035181 vs 2591884 prior year. J C Penney May sales 23599265 vs 22231685 year ago up 6.1 per cent five months 100565907 vs 93418939 year ago up 7 6 per cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co
Distillers Corp
Seagrams, Ltd
Edison Bros
Lowsville Gas and Electric Co
Kentucky
J.C Penney Co
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports May–June 1940 Linn County
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn County from May 31 to June 6 1940 include 94 conveyances and 57 mortgages totaling 117 505 50. May comparisons show conveyances 214 in 1935 214 in 1936 446 in 1937 305 in 1938 273 in 1939 and 337 in 1940 while mortgages total 204 116 133 123 154 and 208 respectively with May mortgage sums of 231 268 62 281 9645 1937 258 711 79 285 879 74 357 142 45 and 604 374 78.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa market notes show price ranges from recent trades in various securities. Readers are advised these quotations are not firm bids or offers and reflect activity across local issues. For unquoted issues, contact The Gazette financial editor in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rafids Miscellaneous Prices
Price list items include grains such as Wheat No 1 83c No 28 oats 33c No 2 rye 40c and corn shelled No 2 yellow 56 to 57c. Soybeans No 2 yellow 70c. Hay and straw priced at 97 90 and 86 60. Poultry prices show hens 4 to 8 months and Leghorns 19c, assorted roosters and males listed.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Minnesota
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids Nash Company Sees Rising Business Activity
Cedar Rapids Nash Company reports improving business with 95 Nash 1940 models sold to June 1. Founder Leo Sullivan marks anniversary by redecorating show rooms remodeling windows and upgrading shop equipment including a motor analyzer while expanding sales and shop staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Sullivan
Cedar Rapids Nash Company
Theountry
Markets At A Glance
Markets show irregular activity with bonds firmer while U S and government issues slip. Chicago stocks mix with foreign exchange soft versus the dollar. Cotton futures inch higher as grains in Chicago ease with wheat down about 0.44 to 0.07. Rubber futures rise.
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BAY United Press
U. S
Chicago
Records of 1634 Reveal Labor Board Existed
Cambridge records show a 1634 general court order creating a three member panel to hear wage disputes. The measure set penalties for paying above court rates and allowed town appointment of assessors to fix fair wages plus meals deduction of two pence a day for workers.
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Cambridge
Mass
Labor Relations Board
General Court
WPA
Sales Girls Replacing Men In Bombay Stores
In Bombay sales girls are increasingly preferred over men in shops. The trend is strong enough to have grown the number of sales girls by about fifty percent in a year, now exceeding 2,000 compared with around 1,500 previously.
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Bombay
India
INS
Milwaukee Man Sues for Divorce After Steaks Bite
Robert M. Goss, an auto mechanic, files for divorce from his wife whom he married in 1916 after she allegedly served him tough steaks following his tooth extraction. The case centers on marital strain and alleged conduct.
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Milwaukee
Robert M. Goss
NOW JONES AVERAGES AND BONDS SUMMARY
Stock market indexes show mixed results with small declines in industrials and rails while utilities rise. Trading activity indicates modest movement with several sectors posting fractional gains and declines across 30 to 115 point levels.
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Rails
Utilities
Wheat Yields To Uncertain War Reports
Wheat futures fell on the Chicago board as European war news proved unreliable. Wheat closed about 0.7 cents lower near 79.4 cents for July amid light trade, with corn, oats, rye and soybeans all largely weaker. Government crop data suggested potential gains in western Canadian wheat, while Argentine and Winnipeg markets showed mixed moves.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Canada
Com
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Steady Butter and Eggs
Prices for butter and eggs remain unchanged as receipts stay steady. Potatoes show varied arrivals with liberal supplies and good demand. California, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana entries feature US No 1 washed or unwashed grades with fluctuating prices and many spotted sacks.
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Chicago
California
U.S
Bliss
Mississippi
U. S
Alabama
Louisiana Bliss
U .Ss
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
U S Dept of Agriculture report shows hogs with 8 800 total receipts, top at 5.40, holdovers 500, cannels and calves with varied declines, cattle and fat cattle prices mixed with 10 11 range, light steers around 10.50 to 11.25 top, cows scarce with cuts to 6.25, sheep receipts none total 2 000 with spring lambs and wethers quoted and prices easing across the board.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Itu S$. Dept. Agricuture
Texas
California
Dull Stock Market Closes With Slim Turnover on Saturday
The market fell in a dull session with turnover near 200 000 shares. Pan American Petroleum hit a yearly high while other issues eased. steel output rose toward capacity, and Allied orders boosted production in Chicago and Youngstown. Bonds were dull and cotton gained on price peg talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Petroleum
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Chicago
Allied
Shell Steel
France
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
York
Boeing
Texas
American Tobacco
Vitamin Rain Breakfast Food Debuts at Local Grocers
Quaker Oats announces Vitamin Rain enriched Quaker Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice now stocked by Cedar Rapids grocers. Ads in the Gazette promote the breakfast aid supplying 40 to 100 percent of daily vitamins A B1 C D and G with milk and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker
Quaker Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
Appointed Manager Named for Cedar Rapids Goodrich Store
W. Kooyman has been named manager of the Cedar Rapids unit of Goodrich Silvertown Stores at 500 Second Avenue SE. He joined the Goodrich organization in 1936 and before this appointment managed the Burlington Iowa store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S W. Kooyman
Cedar Rapids
Goodrich Silvertown
Second Avenue SE
Goodrich
Burlington
Week's Active Stocks in New York Trade
The week showed light volume with small price moves. Standard Oil of New Jersey rose on good demand amid some late week low priced speculation in Packard Motors and Willys Overland. Markets followed Allied orders and French resistance boosting sentiment as London Paris gains supported by a stronger pound.
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Bethlehem
Youngstown
Crucible
Willys Overland
Chrysler
General Motors
Allied Chemical
Westinghouse
Libby Owens Ford
Owens Glass
Proctor and Gamble
Johns Manville
New York
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Packard Motors
London
Paris
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Pratt & Whitney Building
Douglas Aircraft
Aluminum Co. of America
Harvill Aircraft Die Casting Corp
San Diego
Consolidated Aircraft
Ryan Aeronautical Company
San Diego Naval Base
Othars
Gazt
NAVY
U. S. Navy
Naval Reserve Station
Fairfax Field
Kan
Buffalo
Curtiss- Wright Company
United Prone
Corporation News
Lamson
R. Mowrer
Mana Rothers and Company
H. Ger
Merchants National Bank
Alto
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Central States
Elec. Co
Towa Electric
Interstate Power Co
Um Interstate Power Co
Iowa Univ. Stadium
LaPiant-Choate Mf Co
LaFiant-Choate Mig Co
Link Belt Co
National Oats
Penick and Ford
Quaker Oats Co
Rath Packing Co
United Lt. & Rys. Co. S
United Lt & Res Co
United Lt. & Rys. Co
Wilson & Co
Wilson Ad Co
Western Grocer
Western Union
Veretabian
Jones
Bonds
Sameon Bren. and Co
Rpot
Vvber
Cenar Rapids
Money Corporation
Ave. SE
TRE
Marsland Fund
New England Fun
Nor Am Tr
Atd Oil
Std Oil
U S Elect
Andaee
U. S. Steel
Curtiss Wright
Loft, Inc
N. x
Republic Steel
Lockheed Aircraft
Jas. E. Bennett and Co
W. H. Jump
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
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