This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1933
Page
6
Chicago hog prices slipped to around 4.25 dollars as heavy receipts pressured values. Early quotes hovered near 4.30 with top hogs failing to hold May 6 levels, while continued cattle and sheep offerings influenced broader market tone and futures outlook.
A misc market snippet shows varied price quotes for vegetables and fruits, including a 53 89R 4 weed pate and references to co a tory or yazan. The fragment suggests tentative wholesale mentions and unclear product names. Entity density is low due to garbled OCR text.
In New York, bond markets show mixed activity as Treasuries trade with varying yields. The day features complex pricing across Treasury notes and agency bonds amid shifting demand and volatility in the midmorning session.
Chicago wheat and corn futures fluctuated amid market nervousness on Tuesday with prices volatile in wide ranges. Wheat closed near the day’s lows. corn and oats declined, while a mistaken visible supply report for wheat caused further selling pressure and unsettled conditions across exchanges.
Wall Street steadied after Monday's late skid as the market retained a watchful stance awaiting clarity on government gold policy. Gains by American Can International Harvester and International Harvester. declines included General Motors American Telephone and Allied Chemical with Public Service of New Jersey and USA Sugar Refining dropping over 2 points.
Grain movement data and quotations from various companies and brokers appear, listing percentages and prices for commodities and shipments. The page includes references to Bennett & Co, Merchants National Bank Building, Adams Express, and numerous textile, chemical, and metals firms with percentages and figures, interspersed with stock quotes and market indicators.
Light prime hogs weakened briefly early Tuesday but regained losses by noon. Other grades moved slightly with prime tops at 3.50 and packer top at 2.60. Sinclair market lists various weights for prime hogs, good packers, and porkers, with premiums based on quality and condition. Spring lambs fetch 8.00 to 7.60 per hundredweight, buck lambs around 1.00.
A man was killed and another severely burned in a sudden refinery accident at the Roosevelt Oil Company plant near Mt Pleasant on Tuesday. Fire and emergency crews responded to the scene.
Twenty five candidates for Grant HI membership will be received at an initiation at the Y M C A Thursday at 7 30 p m The Ladies Relief club will give a benefit hard times dance tonight at the home of Mrs Lillie Speas 310 I avenue NW Mrs Ellen Convey and William Baker of Cedar Rapids were married Monday afternoon by Justice G S Lightner Dean C H Geiger of Coe college will speak on finance education at the Shrine Luncheon club meeting in the Y M C A Wednesday noon. Harry Christian 54 of 415 Seventh avenue SE pleaded guilty in police court Tuesday to disturbing the peace of his family and was fined 10 and costs. All Saints day will be observed at St John s church Wednesday with a Holy Communion service at 10 a m. Harry Zearing 40 of Lisbon was held in the county jail after being reported as causing a disturbance at his home. About sixty attended the Chicago and North Western employes club meeting at the Roosevelt hotel with J L Burgar as speaker. A suspended sentence was given to Ocie Hepker 21 of 1116 Sixth street NW after a trial for intoxication. He was fined and required to pay costs.
The Republican National Committee issues a pamphlet titled Lets Look at the Record charging President Roosevelt broke campaign pledges. It accuses him of inflationary fiscal moves and policies, failing to back currency stabilization, and keeping two sets of books to mislead taxpayers. The foreword says the pamphlet answers requests for a pledge checkup in the 1932 campaign.
Havana authorities debated repudiating debts allegedly illegitimately contracted by former President Gerardo Machado. The cabinet reviewed Cuba's dire finances with unpaid taxes and shrinking revenues and noted debts formally illegitimate may include those highlighted during the United States Senate inquiry into Chase National Bank and its securities affiliate.
Otto Knoebel of 1131 Sixteenth Street SE sustained injuries to his right hip and ankle at 8 pm Monday near St Wenceslaus School on Sixteenth Avenue SE after being struck by an automobile driven by Lester Melichar of 1528 L Street SW. Knoebel was taken home and doctors were sent there. Mrs Nell Benjamin of 1616 Fourth Street NW suffered an elbow injury at 4:50 pm Monday in a collision at B Avenue and Fifth Street NW. Benjamin was riding with W P Frame of 218 Fifth Street NE. Frame’s car was struck by a truck operated by Gav Hester of Clinton and the Frames car was damaged breaking a wheel. Frame said he was making a left turn on Fifth Street as Howrey drove east.
Linn County tax levies for 1933, totaling about $3 million for 1934, where lower units reflect an upward trend due to new assessments rules. Auditor Wesely notes Beatty-Bennett law impacts and state board reductions, with mixed effects on bond funds and mandatory expenditures.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt visited Chicago’s Century of Progress exposition as honor guest for ceremonies honoring American womanhood. She reviewed U S Army troops, toured exhibits including the hall of science and electrical building, and attended a luncheon hosted by Mrs Rufus C Dawes. More than 150000 were involved in the automobile tire and manufacturing sectors.
Mrs F P Boyer aged 78 died suddenly Monday at 3 pm from a heart attack while en route with her daughter toward Central City. Born Mary Bushart in Lima Ohio on Sept 21 1855 she had seven children and lived in Central City since 1914. Funeral arrangements to be announced. She was a Methodist. Survivors include her children two brothers and sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband Frank Boyer died in 1929.
A report to State Auditor Ce W. Storms shows the Iowa Independence Hospital for the Insane reduced operating costs by 11797 in the year ending June 30. Total cost reached 359575 or 228.49 per patient, down from 371372 or 250 per patient the previous year with 1573 patients, up 93 from 1932.
Mrs Leland Kelly of 1936 Grande Avenue SE was hit by a car driven by Mrs C S Woodward of 306 Nineteenth Street SE as Woodward backed into a parking space on Eighteenth Street SE between Washington and Park Avenues. Kelly was taken to Mercy hospital with bruises. X rays showed no broken bones.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.