Defense relaxes standards to speed armament production
Merryle Tukey Ruskeyser reports that army and navy officials are relaxing specifications to use available factory facilities and substitute materials for ships tanks planes and guns to raise wartime output. The article notes compromises may reduce quality but aim to speed production and diversify suppliers under a Roosevelt order shifting toward prime contractors and regional employment effects.
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Ashington
INS
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Floyd Odlum
OPM
Livestock Prices End Week Steadier After Earlier Drop
CHICAGO AP Livestock prices steadied on Saturday after earlier declines as poultry competition rose. Only 300 hogs were offered locally but packers bought 7 500 head direct. Top quotations held at 10.25 per hundredweight, with week average 10.12 and year ago 5.94. Salable cattle receipts 400, no sheep. packers 5 000 direct. Hog prices fell 10 20 cents, cattle 15 to 50 cents, lambs 25 cents.
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Chicago
Bank Clearings Rise in Cedar Rapids Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids climbed for the twenty eighth straight week. The week ending November 15 totaled 1 543 572 87 dollars, up from 1 386 529 11 dollars for the week ending November 16 1941. The previous week reached 1 712 236 90 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Clearing House
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Merchants National Bank
Credit Women to Provide Program at Dinner Meet
The Credit Women's breakfast club will present a humorous educational skit at the Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association dinner meeting. The event is Monday at 6 pm in the Lincoln-Jefferson room of the Roosevelt hotel.
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Credit Women's Breakfast Club
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Lincoln-Jefferson
Roosevelt Hotel
October business report shows gains across most indexes
The October consolidated business report from the Chamber of Commerce shows gains over October 1940 in most indexes. September to October 1941 figures include building permits 322 value 232225, inbound carloadings 3753 to 3970, outbound 3818 to 4157, bank clearings 86719346 to 7150353.85, and new car sales 74 cars 38 trucks in September, 148 cars 28 trucks in October, and 252 cars 36 trucks in October 1941.
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Consolidated Business Report
Chamber of Commerce
American Counter Attack Beats Axis Airlines in South America
Special to The Gazette reports a sustained U.S. led campaign driving German and Italian air power from South American routes. Colombia Peru Bolivia and Chile nationalized Axis systems while Pan American and local lines expanded control from 35 to 63 percent of regional air mileage since 1939, reducing Axis routes to 37 percent.
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Lloyd Arca Boliviano
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
Republic
Cedar Rapids Agency Wins First In Sales Contest
The Cedar Rapids office of Investors Syndicate won first place and the Ralph Kennon football trophy in a nine week sales contest among ten cities. Ray Soenksen, manager, and Paul Scott were among the all-star winners receiving gold keys. W oR Whittenbaugh of Cedar Rapids was among the eleven los ing all-stars awarded silver keys for high production.
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Investors Syndicate
Ralph Kennon
Tall Corn
Montrose Hotel
Ray Soenksen
Mr Soenksen
Paul Scott
W Or. Whittenbaugh
Silver Keys
Selden To Lead Q&A At Iowa Bank Auditors Conference
Marvin R Selden vice president of Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids will conduct the question box on bank operations and accounting at the fourteenth quarterly conference of the Iowa Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers in Ottumwa near Thursday. Other eastern Iowa speakers include Frank Kos cashier Washington State Bank Washington Lee Huston cashier Columbus Junction State Bank Columbus Junction and H B Hammer executive vice president cashier State Bank of Wapello.
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Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers
Iowa Bankers Association
Ottumwa
Iowa
Frank Kos
Washington State Bank
Washington
Lee Huston
Columbus Junction
H B Hammer
State Bank of
Wapello
Iowa Real Estate Leaders Elected Vice Presidents
Three Towans were elected vice presidents at the National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Detroit last week. James R Leverett of Des Moines was elected vice president of the License Law officials. Arch Madden and Arthur Kik were elected regional vice president and vice president of the brokers division respectively. Madden and Kirk are past presidents of the national body and reside in Des Moines.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Detroit
Cedar Rapids
James R. Leverett
Des Moines
Town Association of Real Estate Boards
Arch 1
Madden
Arthur S Kik
Brokers
Kirk
Millians to Speak at Cedar Rapids Credit Men Dinner
Paul M. Millians of New York renowned in the credit field will address the Cedar Rapids Association of Credit Men at the Roosevelt hotel dinner Tuesday at 6 pm. He comes from a Wisconsin School of Commerce engagement to discuss "Behind the Balance Sheets" and has held senior roles with American Credit Indemnity and the National Association of Credit Men.
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Paul M. Millians
New York
Cedar Rapids Association of Credit Men
Roosevelt Hotel
American Credit Indemnity Company of New York
National Association of Credit Men
Millians
Cedar Rapids
School of Commerce
University of Wisconsin
Committee Studying Bankruptcy Practices Among Men
The legislative committee of the Men studied bankruptcy practices in the United States during the period of inquiry, examining laws and enforcement methods and evaluating potential reforms for the association.
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National Association of Credit Men
United States
Nassif Buys Curry's Business on Second Avenue SE
The Currys Where Friends Meet at 312 Second Avenue SE is sold to E J Nassify. Mrs Jim Curry, owner, announced on Saturday. The business was operated by Jim Curry who died Christmas Day last year.
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Currys
Second Avenue SE
Jim Curry
Need for Solution of Labor Strife Shown by Week's News
The article reports widespread labor unrest threatening defense production across railways, aircraft plants, and communications. Strike threats grow at major warplane makers and other defense sites as pay and union issues fuel tensions during wartime. It notes political debates on neutral sales, price controls, and tax changes tied to mobilization and defense funding.
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Paul Gesner
John Beckley
York
the Gazette Special
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports From Linn County
Conveyances and mortgages in Linn County show 47 conveyances and 34 mortgages recorded between Nos 7 and Nov 13 by Linn County Abstract Company. Mortgage totals aggregate 7,231,064 dollars with railroads and retail trade figures also noted in the period.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Soybean Prices In New Slump
AP dispatch from Chicago reports soybean prices hit the daily six cent limit for the second time this week, dragging grain values with them. December soybeans fell to 16.014 per bushel, about 11 cents lower on the day and roughly 37 cents below the season peak, while wheat, corn, and rye also declined before some recovery.
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Chicago
Sild's
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