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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1940
Page
10
Dull hog market with lower quotations, receipts mixed, and cattle and sheep listings showing uneven demand. Prices quoted across weights and classes, with regional reporting noting steady to softer trends and ongoing price activity from041.
Albert Nofal 56 died at 627 Eighth Avenue SE at 5 am Wednesday after a long illness. Born in Tripoli Syria in 1884 he came to the United States in 1910. Survived by wife Eugenie Court four sons two daughters two grandchildren a sister and nieces and nephews. Funeral at St John Syrian Orthodox Church Friday at 2:30 pm with services at Barta chapel preceding burial in the Syrian cemetery.
Fragmented OCR shows a product list with packers and pricing. Items mention weights such as 550 to 600 lbs and quantities. Several alphanumeric codes appear, suggesting catalog or stock numbers and assorted rates.
Hog prices ease on local market with AH grades down ten cents to a top of 34.75. Cattle and calves listed by weight and quality. Genuine spring lambs 70 to 90 pounds bring about 9.00 per head, others vary by quality.
A dense Cedar Rapids market listing overall prices for grain including Wheat No 1 at 89 cents per bushel and No 2 at 87 cents, Oats White No 2 at 39 cents No 3 at 16 cents, Barley No 7 at 39 cents, Corn sacked No 2 yellow at 49 cents No 3 yellow at 47 cents, plus soybeans yellow No 2 at 98 cents. Also pork, poultry, fruits and vegetables, butterfat pricing, wholesale fruits, apples, raisins, hides and other items, with scattered amounts and units.
The brief market note highlights oats and wheat prices in Chicago with varying bids, notes Utah and other regional shifts, and mentions butter cheese and eggs receipts at New York markets. It records price levels, transportation delays, and supply conditions across multiple commodities with emphasis on dairy and grain movements.
Fragmentary OCR mentions butter storage standards Ieoah 2a 085 Apish 20 Neven hey 2665 FeeOS-Refriceratnr standards from 1735 to 1870, including references to VON Jietaner. The readable text is sparse and lacks coherent context or complete facts.
New York AP report says steels led a stock surge in Wall Street's first million-share session in seven weeks. U S Steel directors approved a one dollar per share dividend, boosting optimism. aircrafts, motors, utilities and rails shared gains. Bendix United Airlines and others hit year highs amid broad advances.
The United States Forest Service allocated 3,082,111 trees for planting stock in Ohio during 1939. This effort supports reforestation and erosion control programs across multiple counties and state parks.
Wheat prices in Chicago futures closed largely lower after early gains vanished under Minneapolis weakness. May corn and oats moved modestly, while soybeans fell. Wheat receipts and cash sales noted at Minneapolis and Kansas City with Winnipeg steady, signaling cautious market sentiment amid weather and crop conditions.
New York and London report a limited number of firm spots with a general narrow range. Utilities like Power and Light Co led advances while Bethlehem Steel Commonwealth Edison and US government bonds posted modest gains or held steady amid slackening activity. Dow Jones averages edged higher with a slight uptick across major indices.
Wisconsin cheese exchange lists weekly quotas for March 25 to 30 with various varieties including daisies and cheddars. Wool market in Boston shows scattered domestic sales with steady spot prices. Texas wools strong on scoured basis while greasy texas and graded fleece fetch lower rates.
Helsinki AP reports Prime Minister Risto Rati reorganizes the government forming a coalition ministry uniting parties for reconstruction. Vaino Tanner shifts from foreign minister to welfare minister and Rolf Johan Witting becomes foreign minister. Other ministers include Oskari Lehtonen justice, Ernst von Born interior, Karl Rudolf Walden war, Mauno Pekkala finance, Antti Kukkonen education, Pekka Heikinen agriculture, Juho Koivisto commerce, Vaino Kotilainen social, Vaino Salovaara and Karl Erik Ekholm communications.
TACOMA WA UP The Republican state convention committee announced it invited Hanford MacNider of Iowa former US minister and past national commander of the American Legion to deliver the convention's keynote address May 25.
Pope Pius XII told about 4000 pilgrims at the Vatican that the war stems from insufficient Christian charity among statesmen. He urged greater mercy and brotherhood to avert conflict.
Word has been received of the death of Philip Baillie 42 a former Cedar Rapids resident at East Moline Tuesday morning He was born May 21 1897 in Minneapolis and spent most of his life there He came to Cedar Rapids from Mason City in 1921 lived here five years then moved to East Moline He was a switchman for the Rock Island lines for 18 years Surviving wife a daughter Carol Sue and a son Phillip Jr Funeral services 230 pm Thursday East Moline body to Cedar Rapids Cedar Memorial Cemetery 10 am Friday Rev Rodney Gould Chapel Friday Friends may call at Turner service.
Frances Marie Stepanek wife of John Stepanek died at 930 am Wednesday after a brief illness at her Cedar Rapids home. Born August 3 1885 in Cedar Rapids she had lived here all her life. Survived by husband daughter Dorothy son Roy grandson Robert Morgan Stepanek three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services Friday at 10am at Janeba funeral home with Rev Milo Filipi. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Alice Pyle former Cedar Rapids resident died at 1323 Fourth Avenue Marion at midnight Sunday after a lingering illness She was born February 2 1884 in Jones County daughter of Robert and Martha Williamson She married Hanford Pyle May 22 1916 and had a son Robert L Pyle Surviving siblings include John Williamson Racine Wisconsin Richard of Castle Rock Washington Robert of Appleton Minnesota Mrs Della Krouse Monticello Mrs Loomis and Mrs Nellie Pontsler Cedar Rapids Funeral services for Pyle to be held at Iverson funeral home Monticello at 1 30 p m Thursday Also noted are funeral plans for Frank Tehel lifelong Linn county resident who died at his home Cedar Rapids address 205 Sixteenth Avenue SW Services Friday at Kuba funeral home at 2 p m Rev Milo Filipi officiating Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery Tehel born March 19 1861 on a farm and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1887 with marriage to Elizabeth Horecky later engaged in meat business and stock buying. services and burial details listed.
The body of Frank J Bishop 61 died at his Hutchinson Kansas home March 23 was brought to Cedar Rapids for brief services at Oak Hill cemetery at 4 p.m. today He formerly lived in Cedar Rapids and worked for Olson Drilling in Hutchinson Surviving are son D K Bishop daughter Orline Bishop two brothers Marcus of Chicago Jeff of West Virginia and two sisters Estella Patvianda and Hattie Shatawaker both of Seattle Funeral services were held in Hutchinson Monday.
Funeral services for Frank J. Castck who died at his home 60 Twentieth avenue SW will be held Friday at 830 am in the Polansky chapel and at 9 in St Wenceslaus church conducted by Msgr August Vojaeck the Rev Father W Panck and the Rev Father Joseph Surovy Burial is in St Johns cemetery The Daughters of Isabella will recite the Rosary at 730 pm Thursday at the chapel with friends welcome after 2 pm Thursday
Funeral services for Miss Lucile Roe of 1409 Bever Avenue SE will be held at Immaculate Conception Church Thursday at 9:30 AM. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery. The family requests no flowers. The body lies at Monahan Funeral Home.
Msgr John Molloy will lead the Rosary, with friends invited to call and join at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the announced venue.
The Kenwood water tower lot between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-Sixth streets NE was sold to L. J. Maresh for the appraised value of 600 dollars. The council also approved payrolls for the Waterworks department city hall janitors and garbage collection, election expenses, and miscellaneous items with pension earmark. The water tower was razed Tuesday afternoon.
Linn county Republican caucuses held Tuesday night produced no action on the Spangler-Cooney national committeeman fight. Delegates to the state convention will be named at the county convention Saturday at the courthouse after notices reach precinct chairmen.
A reader notice page blends promotional items for oysters and tonics with ambulance contacts, watch repairs, flower shop ads, jewelers, moving companies, and lost item rewards. It references Dr writes claims, Rochester and Iowa City transport, and varied local trades.
Johnson County baseball tournament pairings announced by the Schoolmasters club. Five schools entered with Shuueville, Solon, Tiffin drawing byes and Oxford facing Lone Tree. Games scheduled for April 30 and May 8 in Iowa City.
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