Stocks end week with slight gains amid war news and steel lift
The market finished with a small net rise as steel and oil shares advanced on prospect of higher prices, while war news pressured Crete and trimmed some gains. The Associated Press 60-stock average closed at 39.80, up 0.30 from a week earlier, with notable gains in U S Steel Good year Montgomery Ward International Harvester Westinghouse General Electric Santa Fe and N Y Central. Bond issues moved with stocks as defense chemicals contributed to the mix.
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Crete
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
Westinghouse
General Electric
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Wholesale foods rise further as price index tops year ago
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index shows a new advance about 34 percent above a year earlier. Last week prices rose for flour and several staples including wheat rye barley lard coffee cottonseed oil eggs potatoes and hogs while corn oats sugar cocoa beans steers sheep and lambs edged down.
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Dun & Bradstreet
Market little changed as week ends with muted activity
New York stocks posted a small weekly net advance with a mixed Saturday session. Transfers totaled 160,260 shares, the smallest turnover since last August, as aviation, copper and steel issues led gains while some leaders slipped. Prominent gainers included Consolidated Aircraft, United Aircraft, Lockheed, Bethlehem Steel, Western Union, and Chrysler.
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Associated Press
Washington
Consolidated Aircraft
United Aircraft
Lockheed
Bethlehem Steel
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
American Smelting
Chrysler
Westinghouse
Montgomery Ward
International Paper
Gulf Oil
Republic Aviation
American Gas
American Cyanamid
Brewster Aero
Humble O.1
Technicolor
Chicago cash grain market report
Chicago cash grain summary lists cash wheat prices for No 1 dark hard at 1.00 with other wheat types noted. Corn prices include No 3 at 82 cents and No 1 yellow old around 74 to 76 cents with various No 2 and No 4 values. Oats and barley figures provided for multiple grades with mixed quotes and nominal ranges.
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Ciicago Cash Grain
Chicago
Injuries after tree falls on La Porte City man
East Central Iowa brief rounds up incidents and notices across La Porte City, Alburnett, Earlville, Waukon, and Manchester. Ashley aged 25 injured by a falling tree while cutting. taken to Presbyterian, Waterloo. Funeral and court news follow.
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Laporte City
Don Ashley
Roy Ashley
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
Local permits issued for homes and garages last week
Glenn Powers and many others received permits for remodels, reroofs, and new dwellings across multiple neighborhoods. Amounts range from $25 to $9,500 with several projects adding garages or foundations.
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa quotations list price ranges for utilities, manufacturers, and common stocks. Cited firms include Central States Electric, Iowa Electric, Interstate Public utilities, Iowa Public Service, Iowa Southern Utilities, LaPlant-Choate, Quaker Oats, Rath Packing, United States and Railways, and Wilson. The data note these figures are not firm bids, just transaction ranges.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Central States
Elec. Co
Central States Elec. Co
Elec Co
Cherry-Burrell Co
Firat Ave. Holding Co
Interstate Pr. Co
Thla Interstate Pr Co
Atta Interstate Pr
Iowa Land & Bids
Iowa Public Service
Towa Public Service
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Towa Southern Utilities Co
Aig
Towa Southern’ Utilities Co
Erip
Towa Soutern Utiilities Co
Ser
Towa Peniversity “Stadium
Laglant-Choate Mig. Co
LaPlant-Choate Mie
LaPlant-Choate Co
Link-Belt Co
National Oats
Penick & Ford
Quaker Oats Co
Rath Packin Co
Rath Packing Co
United St. & Rys. Co
United Ltd& Rys. Co
United St. Vs. Co
United St. and Rys Co
Wilson & Co
Western Grocer
Western Union
Government shell loading plant near Burlington nears 40 percent
A Burlington report states 9,533 workers are employed at the new shell loading plant under construction near Burlington. Major John C. Lowry, constructing quartermaster, said the project is 40.2 percent completed.
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Burlington
INS
John C. Lowry
Quartermaster
Lowry
Grinnell Institute Offers International Relations Faculty
Grinnell College opens its eighth Grinnell Institute of International Relations June 32 through June 22 with a faculty including Clifford Gregory of the Chicago Federal Reserve, Earl Strong Grinnell economics head, James Manfredini Latin American affairs speaker, Henry Cadbury Harvard divinity professor, and Peter Drucker economist author.
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Grinnell College Institute of International Relations
Grinnell Institute
United States
Clifford Gregory
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
National Agricultural Advisory Council
Washington
Earl] D. Strong
Grinnell College
Strong
Institute
James M. Manfredini
Texas
Henry J. Cadbury
Hollis
Harvard
American Friends Service Committee
Peter Drucker
Futures Market Brief from Laman Bros. and Co
A concise futures update from Laman Bros and Co notes storage standards and prices for November and October figures. It lists figures like 35.600435.65 and 24.6 for specified periods with fees around 28.300 and 28:38. The fragmentary text suggests commodity storage and refrigeration standards tied to pricing.
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Laman Bros. and Co
Eos
Bete Ey Cope
Newcomer Rentals Display Local Movers and Leases
Newcomers secure multiple city rentals. J D Schneider and wife move from Chariton into 1604 Sixth Avenue SE owned by Country Club Heights Realty via Hedges Company. Paul F Vifen and wife move from Hawkeye into 509 Shaver Road NE, with Vifen working as a machinist at Universal Crusher. Leo M. Basten moves from Oelwein into 1210 Thirty-second Street NE rented through Tait and Wagner, owner firm. Basten employed by Collins Radio. B H Tony moves from Paullina into 1802 Washington Avenue SE via Fred E. Collard and Company. Tony linked to Weston D Ralston. Robert Miller’s first-floor apt at 348 Sixteenth Street SE leased to Paul and Mrs Henderson from Missouri. Henderson is a wholesale rep for Skelly Oil.
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J D. Schneider
Chariton
Sixth Avenue
Country Club Heights Realty Company
Schneider
Montgomery Ward and Company
Hedges Company
Shaver Road
Paul F Vifien
Hawkeye
Vifien
Universal Crusher Company
Tony
Weston D Ralston
Robert Miller
Sixteenth Street SE
Fred E. Collard and Company
Paul Henderson
Missouri
Mr. Henderson
Skelly Oil Company
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Rise Week Over Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids for the week ending May 24 totaled 1,405,197.02 dollars, up from 1,138,094.14 dollars the prior week but still above the year-earlier week's level. The May 7 total reached 1,525,499.42 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Grain futures rise modestly on Saturday trading
Wheat prices edged up about a half cent in early Saturday trading in Chicago but could not sustain gains as war news kept nerves high. Corn and oats firmed modestly while soybeans rose over two cents helped by lard and cottonseed strength and higher bookings to arrive totaling 76 000 bushels.
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Chicago
Crete
Jawer
Sosbeans
Iowa outlines June 9 start for license renewals
The Iowa Department of Public Safety begins renewal operations on June 9 with county sheriffs accepting renewals and issuing receipts that extend current licenses until new permits are issued. Applications require name, address, birth date, sex, and description. stubs will be removed from new forms.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Real Estate Transfers in Linn County and Nearby Areas
Transfers include Clinton C Berry to Leonza Berry, 83-6 section 23 and 34 section 22, $1 and value. Linn County to Leslie Anthony tax deed, lot 23 block 3 Youngs First add CA $40.88. Linn County to John M Ely tax deed s half of lot 4 block 29 Vernon Heights 7th add CR $113.35. Ted Hoover to Jennie L Yegsler WD lot 29 block 23 College Park add CR $1 and value. Mrs Jennie M Current to Freeman Current WD lot 17 Irr Sub north south Sec 10 82 5 va cons $1 and value. Alva O Cook to Mary E Gode WD lot 5 block 5 Murray's add W CR. United States to Nathan C Gile Milan certified patent copy sw nw Sec 15 85 6 10-1-1853.
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Leonza Berry
Valcan
Treas
Linn County
Leslie Anthony
Youngs Ist
Add
John M. Ely
Vernon Hts
Ted Hoover
Jennie L. Yegsler
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Jennie M
Freeman
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Alva O. Cook
Alva Cook
Mary E. Gode
Murray
United States
Nathan C. Gile Milan
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