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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1940
Page
2
A Cedar Rapids page lists miscellaneous market items with prices for fruits vegetables dairy and staples. Items include Butterfat Suret 29c per unit, No 1 cream 2 Ge, oranges 4- $3.09, grapes 2.05, carots 33, apples $1.12 per unit, and other produce with varied weights and prices. Also shown are wholesale fruits and vegetables and related groceries for local buyers.
The market lists steers and heifers by grade from choice to good, with prices ranging around 20 to 21 dollars for leaner stock and higher for prime cuts. Beef grades and weights fluctuate, including planned sales of heavy cattle and utility stock under various lot conditions.
A garbled Wisconsin Plymouth market note reports cheese quotas and price expectations. Mentions Windsor and South African merino wool, domestic holders, and tentative price ranges around fresh grades. Includes scattered figures and decayed OCR text about dairy and textile markets.
A Atalissa man died Friday at home after a long illness. Surviving are his wife and six children including Harr el Valea Baret Paster Cnartes ier VO Marthe Piesce of Wee Pocerts and Me. Fthel Conley Barckeste. He was a member of the VMocome order.
New York stocks opened steady but drifted into uneven declines as investors awaited European developments over the weekend. Major names such as Douglas Aircraft, United Aircraft, Chrysler, Bethlehem Steel, and Consolidated Edison fluctuated, while a few airlines and motor equipment stocks edged higher amid cautious Wall Street trading.
Wall Street stocks move through a dense list of tickers and firms led by JE Bennett Co and W H Jump as merchants, banks, and manufacturers show mixed quotes. The page catalogs many companies with small price changes and references to trading activity across sectors including mining, oils, steels, and rail.
New York market report notes Latin American bonds rose on Friday as traders priced in Braviden government resumption of interest payments. Brazil Sao Paulo 1940s notes firmed while Norway and Copenhagen issues showed mixed moves. Rail and utility bonds drew activity with Nickel Plate General and Rock Island favorites advancing. Some US government bonds posted small declines.
Chicago market shows wheat firm with weekend covering by shorts. Prices rose modestly with corn oats and rye also gaining in light trading. Kansas City firmness supported by European war uncertainty and southwest receipts. Minneapolis weather outlook bearish but not affecting crop prospects.
Death notice for Mrs Emma Woo Andrews who died at her home on Thirty second Street NE. Funeral in Moon chapel at 1 pm Sunday, led by Rev Grant Anderson, with further services at Ladara Methodist Church at 3 pm. Burial in Ladora cemetery. Friends may call at Moen chapel.
Mrs Frank Marriott about 60 and Kermit Pacholke 20 were killed when their milk-delivery light coupe was struck at a crossing by a North Western railroad passenger train. The collision occurred at 8:30 am as the car waited for a freight to pass. witnesses said they failed to see the oncoming train. West Side lies about 12 miles west of Carroll.
Two 12 year old Roosevelt school students were ordered to report to police for questioning after a theft from M V Shover s car at 104 First Avenue West Mon day evening. A box of pencils and five keys were taken from the car near Shomont Ice Cream company where Shover is manager. The ignition key was left in the lock.
Marion High School students presented a program in the Lincoln auditorium directed by Miss Rose Wilcox and Miss Margaret De Wees, featuring vocal solos, piano pieces won by a senior, and several group acts. Attendees included families and local residents as schedules and hospital visits were noted.
In Los Angeles a 12 jurors panel began its fourth day of deliberations in the trial of Dr George K Carey charged with slaving his young wife. Judge Frank M Smith warned the panel that no release would occur without a verdict and pledged to stay through Sundays and holidays if needed. The jury, now 10 men and two women, faced ballots showing a 10-2 split with no clear indication of whether the majority favored first degree murder, a leniency recommendation, or acquittal.
The AFL purged non craftsmen from three Chicago locals Shipping Receiving Clerks and Assistants Scrap Iron and Junk Handlers Wholesale Inside Grocery Workers. Officers were deposed and records moved to Joseph Briegel as AFL Chicago representative. Frank Fenton said action targets mismanagement and non craft leaders. Snowshoes noted as key in Far North development.
A compilation of morning worship times, Bible schools, sermons, and evening services from Marion churches including Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Seventh Day Church of God, Prairie Chapel and Alburnett. The notice includes pastor names, service subjects, and midweek activities.
Tests by city dairy inspector Dr A R Menary in February show all milk samples meeting the rule requiring 3 percent butterfat and 16 percent cream, with official plate counts under 50,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter. Very low counts under 25,000 were recorded for top grades in several dairies.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists want ad rates by size lines from three to seven plus daily fees. Out of town ads require advance payment and a 10 cent surcharge for blind box ads. Ads may be telephoned mailed or brought to the office with deadlines at noon for same day and Saturday for Sunday editions.
Miscellaneous classified items appear in a single column. The Gazette advertises a reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone obtaining money under false pretenses through Want Ads. It also promotes automobile transportation references, ambulance service, watch and jewelry services, van lines, pruning and gardening goods, and other local business notices. The jumble includes addresses and contact numbers for Allied Van Lines, Calder's Van & Storage, and various shops.
A jumble of old classified items lists beauty shops, beauty schools, and home services. Entries promote permanent waves, shampoos, finger waves, and new spring styles from Lovely Lady Beauty Shop and Mary Nell Beauty Shop, plus listings for painting, paper hanging, and hauling services with various phone numbers and addresses.
Pardo Campans, 60, of Norwich Iowa died from injuries after a late Thursday collision between a truck and his wagon at a Shenandoah area crossroads. Plume moths noted in the report resemble feather fans.
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