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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1936
Page
8
The Chicago hog market showed improved demand and higher prices with mixed loads around 140 to 290 pounds and various weight classes selling at gains. Packers and private reports noted firmer bids, while receipts remained below earlier forecasts amid cold weather and thaw relief.
Wall Street traded in a tentative, mixed tone as investors absorbed the President’s new tax plan aimed at farm relief and the soldiers' bonus. Trading paused amid interpretations, with many securities holding fractional gains and some advancing. Major names cited include General Motors, Chrysler, Westinghouse, Radio, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Johns Manville amid an overall cautious market mood.
Mil supervisor in Cedar Rapids seeks public help for gathering information for the WPA American Guide project. He urges city residents to contribute cultural, scenic, recreational and aesthetic material. Penge Olimevsky and Tone Sheaey assist. Robert Bickel joins national advisory council. Material due by May 31 and will be stored in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for state and national use.
Local market notes show hog prices rising with midweek gains and bids from Wilson & Co. The cattle and calf markets report demand and price ranges across weights. Sheep and lamb sales list varying quotes by weight and quality, with choicest lots steering upward trends.
Chicago market shows May wheat firm on cash demand and changing operations, while new crop months slump. May prices around 7.50 to 7.60 as cash wheat supports are noted. Oats and corn show smaller moves. forecasts of precipitation in winter wheat belt influence trader sentiment. Receipts: Wheat 4 cars, corn 132 cars, oats 27 cars. News mentions lack of speculative interest keeping trading range narrow.
Chief of Detectives Earl Stanley warned Cedar Rapids jewelers of a scam using claim numbers to steal watches. Crooks call posing as owners, request delivery to a third party, and obtain watches after providing a claimed claim check number. Two jewelers have already handed over watches, one later recovered at a pawn shop with a fictitious name.
Local Marion items cover Ladies Aid divisions meeting agendas at various homes and streets, church events, a large Linn County American Legion gathering, plus obituaries for Mrs Elizabeth Marley Jones and Miss Mary Hickey, with funeral details and community notices throughout the day.
Cedar Rapids chapter No 10, Order of DeMolay conferred the DeMolay degree on sixteen candidates Saturday evening at Masonica. New DeMolays include James Bowker Robert Lorence Kerr Johnson Keith Cannon Franklin Mitraslky Ted Joly Jobs Walters William Kempter Robert Buchan Donald King Earl Delvell Jr Kings ton Brokaw Gordon Nicholson Treadere Rubie George Hermandard Robert Cozad Chap er members who participated were Homer Stone Charles Dulin George Stone Jones Bromwell David Tyermr Donald Wescott Charles Russell Wilbur Patterson Robert Sv James Ralston William Nirs Vernon Stevens Carl Bisku Richard Morehouse John Steptivs Millard Buchanan Jack Heskel DuWayne Baker Win sion Jane Joseph Ainsworth Edw Youtzy and Dale Cripps Mod Buchanan master tuner northeast Iowa district spoke on the coming concise at Dubuque and Master Cu ro r John Stephens introduced Advisor Jess Kitterman who spoke briefly Plans were made to enter a team in the intermediate division of the YMCA Gold Medal tournament and rifle match details were announced.
Mrs Cy rus Wolf Iowa D A R flag code chairwoman said 3000 flag codes placed in 33 counties by Iowa chapters in the last year to teach proper flag uses. Mrs C L Douglass Cedar Rapids reported theater managers praise the D A R for promoting better films. Mrs J Remley Anamosa noted six loans totaling 1000 to girl students at four Tawa colleges and the University of Iowa, four repaid.
The Iowa City Light and Power Company seeks to bar the city from interfering with natural gas installation. In federal court Special Master Herrick presided as engineers and technicians testified. Chicago consultant Lucas placed the Town City plant value at $647,237 while Edward Smith, banker, discussed financing procedures used by utilities.
Elkader—Due to illness in a defense attorney’s family the Thomsen manslaughter trial was postponed by Judge T H Goheen until next Monday. Thomsen stands accused of killing Jimmie Jacobson during the August fair when Thomsen, secretary of the fair association, was guarding the grounds.
Announcements include a tribute card from Thad Cook and family thanks friends and relatives for support after the death of their wife and mother. Also assorted lost and reward notices for items and pets appear, with contact numbers and locations in Liberal, Marion, and nearby. A public safety notice warns readers to avoid scams in want ads and verify references before arranging transport.
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