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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
4
A Cedar Rapids market list shows varied farm goods and livestock with prices. Grain categories include No 1.8%c, No 2 Ric, and soybeans No. 2 yellow at $1.00. Straw, butter, wheat, onions, oranges, and apples are priced. hens, roosters, and calves appear with half or full prices.
Livestock dulls show steady prices with cattle largely unchanged at 499 while hogs and sheep move within narrow ranges. Prime steers command around 900, yearling heifers and cows vary by quality, and lambs bring about 9 per pound for good to prime lots.
Traders booked mild selling as Treasuries edged lower and corporate issues showed scattered activity. Downtick in government bonds and modest price shifts in utilities and industrials reflected cautious sentiment amid thin late week volumes on Friday.
A chaotic excerpt reports on potato prices from Idaho Colorado and Minnesota markets, with No 1 and No 2 classifications and varied price flags. It mentions eggs butter cheese and dairy quotes from New York markets and vendors, with inconsistent figures and notes of demand.
Wall Street traders report a vast array of quotes from Adams Espresso to Zenith Radio, listing prices and status for many firms. Notable pages show listings for Amalgamated, General Motors, Union Carbide, Goodyear, and other major names with varied gains and losses amid a broad market snapshot.
Stocks rose 1 to 3 points as buoyant hope for peace rumors spread on Wall Street. trading was volatile with early losses in aircraft and steel shares, while several issues closed above intraday lows. large transfers around 450000 shares marked the day, and optimistic 1939 earnings gained little traction amid prescient fears of war impact.
Wheat firmed after a weak start with May at about 1.01 and corn and oats slipping early. Prices rebounded as selling eased and news of crop issues supported buying. lard fell sharply then rallied to erase losses while soybeans and rye drifted lower.
Chicago cash grain quotes show No 2 red wheat at 81 Agt. Corn No 2 yellow and mixed oats priced with various terms. Minneapolis market receipts total 316 cars with cash No 1 hearty dark northern wheat and durum notes. Barley quoted around 39 cents with multiple bids and stored type references.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of March 1823 show various brick and cheddar imports with farm prices noted. In Boston the wool market saw scattered sales of domes tic wools and apparel wools with steady foreign prices and mixed domestic levels. Graded combing wools ranged from 36 to 39 cents per pound across different grades and lots.
A continuance order dated December 14 1939 extends hearings to terminate the guardianship of minor Louis Brannaman 19 a Cornell College freshman still in hospital after a September bicycle crash He contends his signature was obtained without consent after conversations with doctors and hospital staff and the petition is resisted by Dr Wolfe Dr Murphy Mercy Hospital and guardian M B Filers Brannaman left the hospital on December 18 and no definite hearing date has been set yet
A M Walker 55 of Cedar Rapids pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 300 dollars plus costs with 100 dollars due immediately and 25 dollars monthly starting May 1. E FE McMind 44 of Cedar Rapids also pled guilty and faces sentencing March 21 at 10 am after a Dec 3 collision. John O Connell 39 of Route 1 Cedar Rapids pled not guilty and posted 500 dollar bond after deputies stopped him partly on the highway No 30 pavement. Claims totaling 830.95 were filed Saturday by the Municipal.
Ray Ingham Sr was authorized by Judge John T Moffitt to release claims against the W R McBee estate and Garnett McBee for injuries to Ray Ingham Jr 14 from the Dec 14 crash in Kansas City. The release to settle all claims was set at 1000 dollars. The note mentions a daughter taken to California and custody/divorce actions involving Flenniken.
Cleaver doorman at Garden theater was found dead Saturday at 9:15 am in the home of Mr and Mrs C Mershon 539 Ninth Avenue where he had lived for months Dr John T Terrall deputy coroner said death appeared due to cerebral hemorrhage Cleaver born October 2 1902 Marion son of E A and Anna Smith Cleaver had worked for the Illinois Central May Express in Marion Survived by brother Lyle Cleaver of Marion and brother Wayne Cleaver a railroad employe killed in Montana in 1988 Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 pm at the Yocom chapel with Rev Bretnall officiating Ambdenstock Funeral Home handled arrangements
The column outlines Sunday schedules for churches including Marion Baptist St Josephs Catholic Christian Congregational Free Methodist Methodist Presbyterian and several smaller groups. It lists pastors service times Bible schools morning and evening worship and sermon topics such as The Immortality of Christ The Kingdom of Jesus and Behold Your King. It also notes communion baptism Easter cantata and vesper broadcasts.
A court record shows the defendant withdrawing the answer and an appearance on file. The document indicates the party ceased formal defenses and the matter remains under judicial supervision.
The British ministry of labor directed the registration of about 600,000 men in April for military service to push the army past two million. Men turning 25 in 1939 register April 6. those who turned 26 last year register April 27. men aged 20 since March 9 also must register. Britain aims for 2.5 million troops by end of 1940.
In Issaquah Washington the ballot urged voting for three for two open council seats resulting in all three candidates being elected. County Attorney B Gray Warner calls the result an error and says the election may be void unless the trio resolves the situation themselves.
A dense collage of small ads and notices from a local newspaper page. It lists jewelers, moving companies, flower growers, patent attorney services, furnishing movers, fabric and quilting services, camera shop, upholstery and sewing, printing needs, furnace repair, rug cleaning, alterations, tree and junk removal, landscaping, painting, wall cleaning, and various “work wanted” and apartment notices. Names, addresses, and phone numbers appear in scattered form.
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