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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1933

Page

8

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Fragments

Fragmented OCR text from Cedar Rapids miscellaneous items shows garbled phrases and partial words. Readable bits include disjointed terms and numbers, lacking coherent event or item.

Prime Hog Prices Show Weak Local Market Slumps

Market report notes weak hog prices with declines across regional buyers. Packers and suppliers face pressure as demand softens and price levels fall from prior peaks.

Grain Pit Nervous as Quotations in Pound Fluctuate

Chicago reports volatile sterling influenced grain prices on the Board of Trade. Wheat slipped 2 to 2.5 cents, corn down about 1.75 cents, oats 1¼ to 1½ cents lower as buyers and hedgers reacted to unsettled monetary conditions and fluctuating quotes.

Chicago Board of Trade Miher Seling Gav Liverpool Shea

Utilities ease under new year laws for Consolidated Gas and Public Service

The report lists Wednesday quotations from numerous stocks and commodities, naming Consolidated Gas and Public Service of New Jersey among utilities easing under new laws for the year. Furnished by J. E Bennett & Co with contact details.

Ard Oils New Jersey California Consolidated Gas and Public Service of

Chicago Produce Markets Mixed as Prices Hold Steady

Receipts show butter and eggs with steady, unchanged prices. Quotations for potatoes and other produce drift, while futures for Chicago produce commodities edge in narrow ranges amid mixed demand.

Chicago Lerearn Raeyeller Ory Fon Ag Og Atrnant Nrg Tea Hero Market

Bond Markets NEM Tue Report Mixed Prices

Bond market notes indicate uneven trading with yields shifting as investors react to midweek data. Analysts cite a cautious tone from traders and modest demand at the long end amid concerns over inflation and rate policy.

Dinwiddie Observes 81st Birthday. Cedar Rapids Banker Active

J M Dinwiddie 81, a Cedar Rapids banker for over fifty years and president of Cedar Rapids Savings bank, celebrated his birthday Wednesday. He worked at his desk from 745 am until after 5 pm and urged pedestrians to obey traffic signals at crossings. He has long served as secretary of the Iowa Bankers Association and treasurer of Coe College, with family plans for a small birthday dinner at 507 Fairview Drive SE.

M . Dinwiddie Cedar Rapids Fairview Drive

City Briefs and Personals Highlights

Fresh shipment Jones Sausage at Hladky's and Sauerkraut supper at First Baptist plus cafeteria supper at Central Park church. W L Harrison fined 15 dollars for speeding. Labor temple to hear Harry Gill tonight. North Western derailment causes short train delay. Two roof fires sparked by chimney embers on Calle tano Beltran and Joe Kovacik homes. Inter-Ocean building sprinkler system inspection found no fire.

North Western Milwaukee Seventh Eighth Avenues Calletano Beltran C Avenue Joe Kovacik E Street Inter-Ocean Building

Deaths J H Shaver Funeral Thursday at 2

Funeral services for John Ham ten Shaver pioneer and early cracker business promoter west of Chicago will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 pm Thursday. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Perry Williams, Perry Williams 1710 A avenue NE died at his home at 1139 am Wednesday after six weeks illness. He was born April 1 1876 in Galva IL and moved to Cedar Rapids twenty five years ago. He worked 23 years for Quaker Oats and is survived by his wife two daughters Ruth and Bertha, a son who died in infancy, a brother C R Williams of Peoria IL, and a sister Busie Snow of Galva IL. Funeral announcement will be made later. Friends may call at the Lur ner chapel.

J. H. Shaver John Hamten Shaver Chicago Turner Chapel J R McCullough Oak Hill Cemetery Perry £. Williams Perry E Wiams Hiness Flo Galva Ul Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats Company NFS Ruth Bertha Peoria C R Wiliams Bister Busie Snow Calva TV al the Lurner

Mt Vernon Man Heads New Consistory Class

Mt Vernon community notes report a man from Mount Vernon leading a new consistory class. The piece lists local church figures, appointments, and community roles with occasional names and places.

Mt. Vernon

Edward Steele Former Cedar Rapids Resident Died

Edward Steele formerly of Cedar Rapids died after a hospital stay in Manning California Burial was planned in Banning He resided in Cedar Rapids most of life and recently in Manning He leaves a sister Minnie Kioof isan Prancie and a niece Ruth Ellis Other relatives include Mrs George Taylor and Janes Chadtonua Funeral services for James Joseph Chadimsx were set for 2 pm Thursday at Tarta chapel conducted by Father de Campbell with burial in Cedar Memorial Friends planned to gather at the chapel Wednesday evening

Edward Steele Cedar Rapids Manning Calf Banning Ife George Taylor Minnie Kioof Isan Ruth Ellis Vaneral Janes Chadtonua Puneral Jamen Joseph Chadimsx Tarta de Campbell Jutal Cedar Memorial

Hartzell given ten year term in mail fraud trial

The court sentenced Hartzell to ten years for using the mails to defraud in a London based fundraising scheme tied to an unrecorded British heir claimed through a Drake estate. Prosecutors depicted a vast operation with hundreds of thousands of dollars claimed as foreign investment and a sprawling record from Elizabethan history to a washerwoman’s $8 investment.

Hartzell Britain London America

Kicks In Window In Quarrel With Hubby

Mrs Tessie Lloyd 23 of 516 B avenue NE was fined 10 and costs after intoxication arrest at 1230 AM near Pet Ritz garden on Third Avenue SE. Her husband Jesse B Lloyd 28 faced the same fine for a related charge after a window kick during a quarrel. The pair were treated for a leg gash in city jail.

Third Avenue SE Tessie Lloyd B Avenue NE Jesse B. Lloyd Lloyds

Weather Forces Goebel Sky Writing Delay

Cloudy conditions on Wednesday afternoon stopped Cot Art Goebel from sky writing as planned. He will try again Thursday morning between 9:30 and 11.

Sky Goebel Art Goebel

Trial Nears Verdict in Varner Manslaughter Case

State testimony nears conclusion in district court before Judge Mount in the Varner manslaughter trial. Clarence Varner of Cedar Rapids faced charges over the Oct 1 accident near Marion that killed 18 year old Lester Flick, with witnesses noting brake inadequacy and a rear impact as Flick rode along Highway 161.

John T Mount Clarence Varner Cedar Rapids Leroy Freeze Dubuque Varner Lester Flick Wes Varner Marion Freeze Fick Roy Cooper Maurice J. Eldridge Warner Track Roy Swope Beatrice Trimble Marion Flick Warner

Divorce grants amid cruel and inhuman treatment records

Judge John T Moffit in district court awards 18 year old Della Elizabeth Kelley a divorce from 22 year old Howard I Kelley on cruel and inhuman grounds. Judge F Ellison grants 6 year old Charles E Arnold a divorce from 60 year old Anna R Arnold on cruel and inhuman grounds. Emmin Gay West awarded a divorce from Richard C West on cruel and inhuman grounds with custody of a minor child and support. The marriages occurred in 1932 and 1910 respectively.

John T Moffit District Court Della Elizabeth Kelley Howard I Kelley F. Ellison Charles E. Arnold Anna R. Arnold Emmin Gay West Richard C. West

Waterbury Will Admitted To Probate In District Court

The will of G I Waterbury of Toddville, who died Oct 26, was admitted to probate Tuesday. Bequests go to his wife Ramily Waterbury and his children Yager Waterbury. Yager Waterbury was appointed executor. The will dated Oct 17. The Chandler company of Cedar Napida holds $770.58 judgment in district court against Joseph Steiner on a promissory note.

G I Waterbury Toddville Ramily Waterbury Yager Waterbury Chandler Company of Cedar Napida Joseph Steiner

Marion News reports on clubs, talks, and local events

Local federation speakers discuss Russian youth and state loyalty with a talk by Nelson Vance Russell at Coe College. The page lists varied society meetings, birthdays, church activities, fundraisers, sports results, and notices across Marion including gatherings, choir events, and community drives.

Railroad Commissioners Hear Motor Bus Suspension Hearings

Iowa state railroad commissioners held two citation hearings at the courthouse regarding passenger motor operations between Cedar Rapids and Town City. Northwestern Light and Power faced questions over a 90 day suspension begun December 30 1932 and continued, with requests for further suspension rather than revocation. William F Hendrick and Stanley Jackson defended rights under a certificate and lease, with files citing insurance compliance issues. The full commission including Woodruff Webster and Conway attended.

Iowa State Railroad Commissioners Court House Northwestern Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Town City William F Hendrick Rock Island, Ill Stanley Jackson Fred P. Woodruff Charles Webster M. P. Conway

Highway Works Plan Outlined By District Leaders

C R Livingston assistant engineer of the Sixth Town district spoke at the courthouse to supervisors and county engineers detailing the national highway works program. It envisions 90 million dollars for 18 000 road projects and will put about two million men on road maintenance at once with roughly 125 workers per county. Each county will select projects for district approval including cleanup drainage fencing and grading. Also noted was a shift in tobacco market dynamics with substituted brands displacing 150 million pounds of American grown tobacco in 1932.

C R. Livingston Cedar Rapids Mr. Livingston

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