Shipping shortages push up US material costs in wartime
The article notes rising raw material costs in the United States due to global shipping shortages since the war began. It cites high demand for imports like rubber and cocoa, government priority on key metals, and ongoing defense production. Automobile and heavy industry remain strong, with over 125 thousand vehicles produced last week.
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Nework
Philippines
Manila
Engineering News-Record
Taxes Slice Profits For 3 Cedar Rapids Firms
Annual reports for Penick and Ford, Borden Company, and Link-Belt cover 1940 results. Despite higher sales, tax increases cut margins. Penick and Ford paid $3 per share in dividends in 1940, with 3,039 stockholders and 1,277 employees. Borden shows 1940 profits at $1.72 per share on 4,396,704 shares, with Iowa payroll and diversifying efforts. Link-Belt net earnings rose to $2,514,381.63 in 1940, with $1,343,185.46 in federal taxes and $2 per share dividends.
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Europe
Orient
Stock Exchange
United States Steel Common
Cedar Rapids
Penick and
Ford
Borden Company
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Iowa
Link-Belt Company
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Newfoundland Natives Relocated for US Naval Bases
The article describes how Argentia Newfoundland becomes a US base site. Americans plan a naval base and air field to guard eastern US approaches. Natives fear losing homes graves and land as new housing and facilities rise, while the region transforms under military settlement.
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Newfoundland
U.S
Aes
Argentia
Bomb
Shell
United States
South America
America
Bay of
Linn County Supervisors Proceedings Summary
Proceedings list relief payments and salaries approved by the Linn County Board of Supervisors totaling numerous individuals and vendors. Items include poor relief rents, hospital relief, fuel, supplies, equipment, insurance, and staff salaries with amounts and recipients such as Rogers James, Summers, Della, Star Printing Co, St Lukes Meth Hosp, and Simon Frank.
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Smith E S
Sol Relief
Skelly Oil Co
Simon Frank
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange Probofe
Star Printing Co
Sanford Co Morris
Ene
Smith BA
Sketly Oil Co
Smith Garage
St Anthony and Dakota Elevator Co
State of Iowa
Standard Brands Inc
Stellen Frank W. Gen
Sister Rufus
Hse Insurance
Aseney DA
Hee
Taylor Coal Co
Tewart
Sol
Troy Laundry Co
Tribune Publishing Co
Travis Chevrolet Co
Thorne
Richard Poor
Vandrnacek Dairy
Wilson Franklin
Fox
Wiliams Dillon Fox
Williams
Mabelle
Wenzel
Edward Poor
Walbrand A H
Wescot Co
Geo L. Encore Supplies
Witwer Grocer Co
Wadsworth Admir H. Poor
Wolfe
Close Insurance
Broderson
Chris
Cortez
Petr
Fritz
Viral Bachelle
Heath
Maurice Gee
Hanson
Peterson Deere
Richard E Burlingham
Frasineer
Joe Hurt
Walter Hurt
Vivian C
Youn
Loran Voorhies Morgan
Dake Searles Ee
Dewey Alexander
Kenneth Anderson
Rerbeees
Leo Aker Eee
Wesley Bartosh Fesee Ee
Broxey Aeenee
Howard Jordan Verves
Howard Lockwoo Beeen
James Moulers
Emmett Murphy
K E Graver
Lester Caraway
Lewis C_Ellington
Eeanones
Edgar Lyons
Alles
Ralph R Streets
Teeeee
Walmer Eee
Neeres
RM Clark
Glenn Bassett
Jonn Cassatt
George Clark
William Conrad
Earl Herbie
Frederick
Kassler
al LeClercs
Meroshek
Jack Norris
A. Peterson
Lloyd Davis
Eley Ee
McNeil
Wilbur Oliphant
Gienn
Howard Ramsey
Walter Slife
C I
Peterson Richard E Burlingham
Aoe
Hurt
Chicago grain quotations by Lamson Brothers and Co
Grain quotations supplied by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey listed as Cedar Rapids manager at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Contact phone 2-3141 for details.
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Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Beam Excavation For Store Building In Manchester
Excavation has started for a $20,000 brick store building on West Main street near Franklin street in Manchester. Bert P. Friebel, plumbing contractor, will lease the first floor to National Tea, with basement display rooms and a workshop for Friebel. The 40 by 100 foot structure will have oil heating and a west entrance.
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Manchester
Bert P. Friebel
West Main Street
Franklin Street
National Tea Company
Friebel
Mr. Friebel
William Ward
Fred Henson Opens Public Service Bureau in Cedar Rapids
Fred C. Henson, former Gazette reporter, started a new firm named Public Service Bureau a business and professional research system. The Cedar Rapids office is at 415 Seventh Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred C. Henson
Gazette News
Henson
Public Service Bureau
Seventh Avenue SE
Linn County Real Estate and Mortgage Reports Feb 28 to Mar 6 1941
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn County for the week ending March 6 1941 show 10 conveyances and 59 mortgages totaling 206445.00 dollars. Compared with the same week last year there were 10 conveyances and 59 mortgages totaling 195389.93 dollars.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Bank Clearings Rise in Cedar Rapids Week
The Clearing House reports Cedar Rapids bank clearings for the week ending March 8 at 1,488,485.32, up from 1,166,947.87 a year ago. The week ending March 1 totaled 1,326,150.57.
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Cedar Rapids
Ainsworths Attend Insurance School in Hartford
Joe C Ainsworth, 24, of 219 Eighteenth Street NW, is in Hartford Connecticut attending a life and accident insurance agents course run by Travelers Insurance for a small group from the United States and Canada. Mrs Ainsworth plans to join him next Thursday for a week vacation in the east, returning to Cedar Rapids on March 19.
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Eighteenth Street
Hartford
Conn
Travelers Insurance Company
United States
Canada
Ainsworth
Cedar Rapids
Wheat Prices Rise In Short Grain Buying Session
NHICAGO AP rapid expansion of buying in the short grain market session Saturday lifted wheat prices to near January highs. July and September futures led gains while corn and oats also rose as traders cited possible higher loan rates for new crop, lend-lease prospects, and wartime developments.
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Nhicago
Stocks Move Slowly With Light Trading on Saturday
New York stocks traded in narrow, irregular fashion with only 153000 shares changing hands. Traders noted restraint due to lease lend bill action, Balkan tensions, and labor troubles while commodities, led by grains, advanced. Sugar shares led gains to new yearly highs, with several issuers posting one point or more. declines appeared in American Shipbuilding and Dow Chemical among others, and major names like U S Steel remained steady.
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Great Western
Guantanamo
Fajardo
Holly
Porto Rico
Foster Wheeler
Associated Dry Goods
Universal Pictures
Anaconda
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies
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Continental Baking
General Mills
Harbison Walker
American Shipbuilding
J. S Case
Corn Products
Dow Chemical
First National Stores
Pittsburgh Coal
Spiegel
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Eastern Iowa Stocks And Bonds In Depth
The Gazette lists latest quotes for Eastern Iowa securities. Central States Electric Co and Iowa Public Service appear with 7 and 5 percent yields respectively. Other notes cover Quaker Oats, Rath Packing, United Light and Railways, LaPlant Choate, and Western Grocer, with prices and bid ranges for some issues.
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Elec Co
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Towa
Iowa
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Iowa Land
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United Lt & Rys Co
Wilson & Co
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Central States Electric Co
United Light and Railway Co
Iowa Electric Co
Winnipeg Market and Minneapolis Grain Prices Summary
Minneapolis cash grain reports show Wheat receipts nine cars, price quotes steady with a 2.46 bid for No 1 heavy northern and 9 variance on other grades. Corn No 3 yellow around 57 to 58 cents. oats No 3 white quoted near 34 to 34 74 cents. Winnipeg market text lists May and July values with unclear figures and percentages.
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Minnesota-South Dakota
Chicago Produce Market Roundup
Chicago markets show firm butter receipts at 678.032 and steady eggs 13.822 with little change elsewhere. Idaho russets remain barely steady with a softer tone on other varieties as supplies tighten in some regions and futures quotes list March and November storage standards for butter and eggs.
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U_ S
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Katahdins US
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Lamson Bros. and Co
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