Industry Cautious Despite Sharp Gain In Activity
The AP reported U S industry showed strong upturn through late October with activity above 1929 30 levels and near 1937 highs. Output in autos steel chemicals textiles and papermaking rose while wholesale prices fell and trade improved though agriculture warned of war related volatility. Backlogs in airplane production surged while railroads faced embargo related freight shifts and new equipment orders.
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Associated Press
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
England
France
First Trust And Savings Bank Is Five Years Old
First Trust and Savings Bank marks its fifth anniversary at 1201 Third Street SE with deposits rising from 642 826.23 on opening November 5 1934 to 1 248 584.38 by October 2 1939. The Ely branch serves customers and a new After Hour depository guards money with burglary alarms and insured safety boxes. The Cedar Rapids bank now offers a new loan department for personal auto and FHA loans led by L W Struesky while Frank J. Dvorak heads the loan division for commercial and real estate. Present officers include F S Mitralsky president Dr John C Petrovitsky VP Frank J Dvorak cashier L W Striesky assistant cashier and trust officer and Frank Stastny assistant cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust and Savings Bank
Third Street SE
John W. Pichner
F. S. Mitralsky
Ely
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Struesky
Frank J. Dvorak
Frank Stastny
Linn county Real Estate And Mortgage Reports October 1939
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county from October 27 to November 2 total 56 and 35 respectively. Mortgages aggregate 128 895 dollars with yearly comparisons showing rising totals in prior years and October mortgage aggregates around 335 842 dollars to 899 120 dollars across 1936 to 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Cess Ee Ease
Bhaiot Dbabs
Wheat Reacts After Upturn on Chicago Board
Chicago wheat prices moved around the prior close after an early 34 cent gain on lack of rain relief and dry prospects. December rose to 88 percent cents, July peaked at 86, then eased, with most grains finishing near unchanged or lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Board of Trade
Konecny Named Beer Sales Manager for Midwest Fruit
William Konecny named beer sales manager for Midwest Fruit company at 419 First Street SE. He will oversee Falstaff and Berghoff brands in eastern Iowa. Sam Endsley leaves to join Falstaff Brewing in eastern Iowa sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Konecny
Midwest Fruit Company
First Street
Joeavi
Falstaff
Berghoff Beer
Konecny
Iowa
Sam Endsley
Falstaff Brewing Corporation
Local permits issued for homes and remodels last week
A list of permit activity shows numerous new dwellings, garages, remodels, and additions across multiple addresses. Notable entries include Elting Ottley on Thirty-fourth Street NE for a new dwelling and garage totaling $3,200, and William Schaefer on C avenue NW with a $4,425 combined project for a new dwelling and garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elting Ottley
Thirty-fourth Street
A. Rigel
Seventh Street
Charles M. Nelson
M Avenue NW
Namsha Realty Company
Third Avenue
Mark Augustin
Mount Vernon Road
Frank L. Buser
Eleventh Street NW
E Avenue
C Avenue NE
Jos. F. Rattora
Eighth Street
Emil Schultze
N Avenue NW
Clara Farmer
Twenty First Avenue
William Schaefer
C Avenue NW
B. R. Stuff
Nineteenth Street
C. F. Shepard
Park Avenue
O. H. "Lundquist
F Avenue
Wesley Baxa
Sixteenth Avenue
Robert Scharfenburg
Bever Avenue
Anna Woitishek
B Avenue
Chris Beck
First Avenue E
R.A. Hromek
C Avenue
Godfrey Votroubek
Joe Sinaiko
Dewey Avenue
Wm. R. Bachman
L Street
George Victorine
Second Street
B. R. Sands
Thirty-third Street
Joe Hadsell
Avenue
George W. Villiers
H. E. Kunz
Third Street
Elizabeth B. Clark
Twenty Second Street
Kory Inn
Frank Richardson
D Avenue
Ben L. Sorum
Gwendolyn Drive
R. W. Gearhart
Twentyfirst Street
Healey Named Cedar Rapids Union Central Manager
George B. Healey formerly of Dubuque will head the Cedar Rapids agency of Union Central Life Insurance in Cincinnati. He will be based at 1214 Merchants National Bank Building and has moved his family to 725 Nineteenth Street SE. Miss Marcia Gould transfers from Grand Rapids to Cedar Rapids as cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Healey
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Union Central Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati
Merchants National Bank Building
Healey
Rotary Club
Nineteenth Street
Mr. Healey
Marcia Gould
Grand Rapids
Atlas Firm Sends Men To Sales School
Atlas Sales company sent John Tosh and William Schueler to a three day salesmen school in Minneapolis hosted by the Grain Belt brewer. The program aids salesmanship, equipment care, advertising and display with future sections scheduled for November. The brewery praised Atlas for leading Grain Belt beer sales in the state.
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John Tosh
William Schueler
Atlas Sales Company
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Brewing Company
E. J. Weis, Jr
Henry Weis
Robert Mils
William Kulas
E. J. Weis
Corot joins Hartman’s as salesman and decorator
Harry G. Corot, a Cedar Rapids home furnishings veteran of 27 years, has joined Hartman’s furniture store as sales man and decorating consultant, adding his expertise to the sales force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Corot
Cedar Rapids
Hartman Furniture
Local Securities Quotations From The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa
The Gazette provides a price range of recent transactions for bonds and stocks not as firm bids. Listings include Central States Electric, Interstate Power, Iowa Public Service, Sioux City Gas and Electric, and various utilities with percentages and yields. Investors are invited to contact the financial editor for quotes on unlisted issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Central States
Bia
Northern Pas Vee
Interstate Power Co
Iowa Southern Utilities ‘Co
Tove Southern
Er Rath Packing “Co
Anit
Sioux City Gas & Elec. Co
Western Grocer Co
Local Cedar Rapids Banks Set Record Debits in October
Cedar Rapids banks posted a record October with debits totaling $29,230,190.04 the highest since records began in May 1933. October clearings reached $6,233,605.63, surpassing earlier six year totals and continuing a six year trend of stronger weekly activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Best Oil And Fuel Co Becomes Exclusive Conoco Fuel Dealer
Best Oil And Fuel Co at 3002 First Ave E becomes exclusive Conoco fuel oils distributor in Cedar Rapids and Marion. Ray C McCalley leads with P L McCalley as former Continental agent. offers free burner service and metered deliveries with a preemptive factory trained service check system. Dow Jones Averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best Oil and Fuel Company
First Avenue E
Ray C McCalley
P. L. McCalley
Ray C. McCalley
Continental Oil Company
Cedar Rapids
Conoco
Marion
Week's Active Stocks See Gains After Embargo Lift
In a brisk week on the New York Stock Exchange aviations and low priced motor stocks surged to yearly highs following the embargo lift. Loading stocks lagged and traders paused ahead of the election holiday Tuesday. The period saw active trading and keen scrutiny of export business impacts beyond war contraband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Market Rises on Low-Priced Aviation Shares Amid War Demand
Market activity surged on light volume as low priced aviation stocks like Continental Motors and Curtiss-W Wright led trading. Despite gains in aviation issues, overall market sentiment remained indifferent with several Dow components slipping and a rise in public speculative buying for war order hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss Wright
Continental Motors Ae
Aviation Corporation
American Aviation
U. S. Steel
United Aircraft
General Motors
Glenn Martin
Merchants National
Jas. E. Bennett & Co
Bank
W. J. Jump
Res
Curtiss-Wright
Continental Motors
Minnie Clone Ne York
INS
EE Rtt
Graham-Paige
Reo Motors
Hupp Motor
Wall Street
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Smith Reavis
York
Chrysler
Dun and Bradstreet
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Merchant National Bank
R Rapids Printing
W.T. Sands
Second ST. NE
Wm. Konecny
The
Wid
Eornorate Trust
Constoerate Trust
Modoe Abe
Morviana
Nationwlass
Bec
New Ansland Fund
Trares
Sae
Norant Tr Hares
Oli
Owl
Union Central Agency
George B. Nealey
Atlas Firm
Sales
Hartman
Local Securities
Elec
Com- Towa Elec
LaPlant Choate Mfr
United Lt. & Ry
United Lt
Iowa Securities
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa Land & Bidg
Servni
United Lt. & Pr
United
E. Cohn & Sons
Ninth Avenue and
FHA Loans
Mati
F. S. Mitvalsky
John C. Petrovitsky
L. V. Stritesky
Frank J. Stastny
L. L. Blahnik
Trust Department
C. J. Mikesh
Ed. E. Had
Jerry Bys
Igornick
Commercial Department
Winnipeg
Best Oil and Fuel Co
DOW Jones
Ae Ave
Allied
Pittsburgh
Curtis-Wright and
Aviation Corp
Douglas
Boeing
Republic Aviation and Aviation and Transportation
Ted Top
Messinger
First Avenue
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