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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
10
In Chicago and New York trading, further advances in world markets lifted wheat early but selling erased gains. May wheat fell to 4s? 7d and nearby contracts around $1.34 a bushel with old crop weaker. Oats and other grains showed small losses as cash markets and flour sales influenced price directions.
New York stocks rose on news USS Steel joined peers in a wage and hour deal easing strike fears. Major gains led by steel makers with heavy buying at open, later steadying as profits cooled. transfers neared 3 million shares. Leaders included U S Steel Bethlehem Gulf States Steel and Republic Iron with strong upticks. many others advanced before a tempered close.
Art Williams the flyer located Joseph G. Le Van a missing U S explorer psychologist in an Indian settlement 300 miles from Georgetown in good health and expected to reach Georgetown this weekend Le Van had been missing since February 19 after a Rupununi river region dispatch said his porters deserted him He studied psychological phases of aboriginal life and was sought since the report from Rupununi.
Rock Island railroad conductor E Charter is homebound after ice fall injuries in Invergrove Minnesota on Feb 22. R Q Welliver reports car ransacked with fifty novelty pins a defrosting fan flashlight and tools stolen from an unlocked vehicle on First Avenue West. Mount Mercy Alumnae luncheon club meets Saturday at 1 p.m. at Clara Robinsons Colonial tea shop with contacts Charlone Hubbard and Geormaine Ryan. Van Buren school teacher injured when car hit an ice rut and head slammed against the car top. she was taken home then to St Luke’s Hospital for further care.
Local electrician Gesler Weaver Fowler will travel to Atlantic City New Jersey to join a national board session. The week long meeting will revise the electrical code governing all phases of electrical work and set new standards and practices.
Chain letters reappear in Denver on Wednesday, targeting postal customers. The notices invite recipients to join an outdoor recreation program, promise high rewards, and urge forwarding with a percentage cut claimed for organizers. The missives disrupt readers and prompt caution.
Chicago reports a six month bride, Mrs Bernie Leen, in critical condition after swallowing poison. Police say domestic difficulties are suspected. her husband, a drummer in a nightclub, is involved in the investigation as officials confirm the incident at the hospital.
Emmanuel Ernst, 34, was charged for firing a bullet through a window during a dispute over a love triangle with George Pogmore in Fort Saskatchewan. Mrs Pogmore was convicted of counseling Ernst to kill her husband but her sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by an Ottawa cabinet decision.
Miscellaneous market items report changes in wool and beef futures with figures around 14 percent. Prices for various grades and mixtures are noted, including blood, but the text is garbled. Ohio wools are listed as available with spot prices and parity details.
In a mixed session the New York bond market shows its strongest corporate performance yet as industrial convertible stocks lead gains. notable moves include Youngstown Sheet and Tube 3 4s near 10 points up in early trading and Pure Oil 4 1 4s up about a point with selective demand across rails and utilities.
The Marion and Cedar Rapids communities report meetings and events. Auxiliary to the Railway Mail Clerks in Cedar Rapids gathered with several Marion attendees. a towel shower supported Community House and a picnic for 28 members. Various clubs, missions, and social groups held meetings, plays, lectures, and luncheons across Cedar Rapids and Marion, with multiple hostesses and attendees. Individuals moved addresses, attended funerals, or traveled to events, including local church activities and charity efforts.
Mrs. Ann Strainchamp and Private Detective George Baker were arrested by federal agents after she hired him to shadow her husband suspected of affairs. The two were taken into custody on alleged Mann Act violations.
William McDuff and Walter Moore allegedly fled a holdup by jumping onto a car. They pulled pistols and ordered the driver to aid their escape. William Boyle, the plainclothes officer driving the car, shot McDuff dead and wounded Moore after a single block.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises a Want Ad department open 8 a m to 8 p m weekdays and Saturdays until 8 p m. Readers outside the city may answer ads by writing to The Gazette Want Ad Department. Ads must be received by noon for same day publication and by 8 p m on Saturdays for the Sunday Gazette.
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