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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1937

Page

4

Market Strength Abroad Aids Wheat Prices At Chicago

Wheat prices rise on strength in foreign markets and strong demand amid favorable reports. Chicago quotes show higher bids for May and July futures with Canadian and British demand noted and Canadian shipments easing.

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Local Hog Market Weakens After Five-Cent Drop

Hog prices ease on the local market following a five-cent slide in grades Monday. Top price holds at 940 while food packers and other markets show mixed or steady levels. Wilson & Co Hog Markie lists various prices for true Pos Cued beef and related notes.

Wilson & CO Wilsons Cioret Moe

Grain and Produce Prices From Local Market Listing

A mixed market column lists grain, wheat, straw, and feed prices, including soybeans at $1 per unit and corn at 16 cents. It notes wholesale vegetables and fruits with crate and per-dozen pricing, plus hides and livestock values, reflecting a historical grocery market page with wide variety of commodities.

Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Mixed Goods

Receipts and prices across butter eggs live poultry and produce show varied trends. Milk creamery items and fresh craned firsts command higher bids while potatoes onions and Russets move on track demand. cattle and turkeys show modest gains amid steady freight and market tone.

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Wall Street Quotes From J E Bennett Co Morning

Wall Street quotations show varied prices across many firms led by Adams Express and International Harvester with notable levels for aluminum and motor companies. Several banks and utilities including Panhandle Valley and United States Steel appear with mixed results in today’s published listings.

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Stock Market Slump Reversed by Steel Capacity Rise

New York traders steadied after a morning drop as the American Iron and Steel Institute estimated weekly mill operations at 85.9 percent of capacity, a Sept 1929 high. Transfers reached 2.1 million shares while concerns over strike costs linger amid varied gains in specialties and several downticks in major issues.

New York American Iron & Steel Institute Staples U S WU. S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Vanadium Inland Steel General Motors Chrysler American Telephone Sears Roebuck Electric Power & Light Anaconda Standard Oils N. J California Allied Chemical General Electric Westinghouse Central International Harvester Simmons Co McKesson

Hart-Parr Tractor co founder Charles Hart dies in Montana

Charles City born C W Hart 68 founder with C HO Parr of the Hart-Parr Tractor company died Sunday in Missoula Montana. Hart was no longer connected with the tractor industry and owned a large wheat ranch in Montana.

Charles City C W Hart C HO Parr Hart-Parr Tractor Company Missoula Mont Hart Montana

Mitchell Opposes Knapp for City Assessor in Marion

Mitchell files for city assessor on the people’s ticket as Knapp runs on the progressive ticket. The article lists candidates for mayor council and ward posts, election officials and recent social visits and a medical update on Gordon Reynolds after an emergency appendicitis operation.

William G. Mitchell People's Claude Knapp Progressive Knapp Elmer Seeves John Pazour J. E. Homans E. B. Castle Ned Jones George Burns Henry N. Miller Louis Weis J. Hines Glenn Cheadle James Larkin Lester Cooper John Freeman Frank Ozburn T. A. Cunningham Ethel Courtney Mildred Titus Marvin Oxley A E. Blinks Charles Fiskes Sara Nott Celan Rollins Earl Eckhart W. E. Buck Violette Jacobs Margaret Leming Jennie Switzer C. J. Kassler F. E. Williams Emma Klein D. Knapp Gordon Reynolds

Marion native Harry Nott Dies in Chicago Heart attack ends life of local investor

Harry Nott born May 25 1866 in Marion died suddenly in Chicago after a heart attack late Saturday while en route to his Webster hotel home. Funeral held in Chicago, body to Marion for burial in Oak Shade cemetery with graveside service Tuesday. He was vice president of C W McNear and Co and had worked in Marion, Omaha, and Chicago with family ties in Cedar Rapids and Sheldon.

Chicago Harry Nott Marion Webster Hotel Oak Shade Cemetery H. O. Allen Congregational Church Nott C. W McNear and Co Benjamin H Julia Ferguson Nott Grinnell College B. H. Nott Omaha Omaha Bee District Court McNear Company Sara Nott J. R. Treichler Cedar Rapids Clyde Williams Sheion

Vinton Garden Team Bowling Wins Both Matches

In local match games Vinton and Garden Theater bowling clubs won. Garden Theater women defeated by 150 pins while the men rallied from a slow start to edge Vinton by 14 pins.

Vinton Garden Theater

Seven In Family Die As Car Crashes Through River Ice

In Shiocton Wisconsin a family of seven died when an automobile missed a bridge and plunged into the Wolf river. Clarence Nichols 35 a Oshkosh auto parts dealer his wife Cora 32 and their seven children Gilbert 9 Elmer 7 Selby 5 Joan 3 and Melvin 10 months were killed. Authorities could not determine the cause of the crash though a witness said the car was moving slowly.

Shiocton Wis Wolf River Clarence Nichols Oshkosh Cora Gilbert Elmer Selby Joan Melvin Nichols

Temperature list for cities shows varying highs and lows

The report compiles high and low temperatures for cities including Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls Mount Ayr Sioux City Omaha Channes City Nes Moines La Crosse Dubuque Davenport Keokuk New York San Francisco Seattle Havre Ismarck Detroit Chicago and Los Angeles. Weather figures indicate notable regional differences in temperatures across the period.

Cedar Rounds Iowa Falls Mount Ayr Sioux City Omaha Channes City Nes Moines la Crosse Dubuque Davenport Keokuk New York Boston Washington Tampa Orleans Galveston Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Havre Detroit Chicaco

Foreign exchange and commodity brief signals steady markets

The market notes steadiness in foreign exchange with multiple currency bids listed including Great Britain at 4885s and France at 459%, plus various regional rates. Wool and hay markets show irregular activity with London sales closing. domestic wools firm on some sellers’ asks while buyers anticipate futures costs. Sugar futures remain unchanged at 4.80 with raw sugar at 3.45.

New York API Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Romaninia Brazil Shanghai Hongkong Mexico City Montreal Wool Market Boston U S. Dept. Agriculture London

Bond Market Slows With Narrow Gains and Losses

New York bonds showed a slack trading day with prices in narrow ranges and little inclination to buy or sell. Major issues swung slightly while some gaps formed in higher grade US Treasuries and a few corporate bonds moved on labor-relations news.

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Drake Coed Leaves Drake for New York Dance Job

Heloise Martin, 20, from Des Moines and Drake University, departs after publicity from a shower bath photo. The featured toe tap and tap dancer leaves for a Hollywood restaurant in New York for her third season, after previously studying at Drake and two years in the Hollywood revue. She had denied plans to return to New York last Saturday.

Des Moines Heloise Martin Drake University Hollywood New York Miss Martin Drake

March 15 Unlucky For Woman's Right Hand

Mrs. Anna Maier of a Marengo area farm suffers a second March 15 hand injury in fifteen years when a power washing machine crushes and tears her right hand. Prior incident involved a ring finger loss in a power sausage grinder. Medical prognosis hopeful if infection does not set in.

Gazette Ladora Anna Maier Marengo

Help wanted ads tease farm labor and household work

Out of town leaders seek readers and readers respond by letter. Classified lines list box numbers and contact calls for help wanted ads including home work, house cleaning, farm labor, and reliable workers. The Gazette page features short word counts and boxed boxes for applicants.

Gazette Ad Department

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