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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1935
Page
8
Hog and cattle prices were mostly steady on Monday with lambs up, as buyers moved 20 000 head including 8 000 direct. Top hog price reached 9.65, five cents below last week’s peak, with a broad demand and active trading amid a large hog run since February.
Hog prices weakened on the local market Monday with a 5 to 10 cent drop across various grades. The top price fell to 910 dollars as the cattle market remained steady.
Buying in merchandise copper rail equipment and utilities supported gains despite profit taking in other groups. The Canadian trade treaty details sparked both buying and selling with alcohols steels and motors trading lower while several major issues posted modest advances.
Local Cedar Rapids listings show varied grain and produce prices with items like new oats at 21¢, rye 40-45¢, corn 75 lbs at 4¢, No 4 yellow soybeans 50-60¢, and assorted poultry and hides priced per pound. Wholesale fruits and vegetables include Valencias oranges 3 2 5, lemons 8 00, and bananas 5 24 7 per dozen or bunch.
On the Chicago board of trade wheat moved uncertainly with small gains and losses. December wheat hovered near 96 to 97.5 cents, corn mixed with slight declines and oats easing, as distant and domestic factors weighed on prices. Cash markets showed light activity with receipts modest across major grain centers.
Open market activity shows Treasury bonds and notes shifting amid new supply expectations. Dealers report front-end yields edging higher while longer maturities lag, reflecting trading around 4 percent and the impact of upcoming government financing plans on the curve.
The text shows a garbled mix of prices for goods and exchange rates from many locales. It mentions figures like 8 cents, 3240, 4325, and 430 for various items, along with a string of place names and currency notes, all in jumbled form.
Independence D Bates filed a petition to sell Farmers State Bank of Brandon to Brandon town for 1000 dollars. Judge Rob Hasner set November 28 for a hearing on the matter.
New York dispatch reports President Roosevelt will not intervene to stop persecution of Catholics in Mexico. Knights of Columbus leader Martin Carmody says the group is disappointed as Roosevelt reiterates nonintervention policy to avoid jeopardizing peaceful conditions. The president asserts no U.S. citizen faced religious denial in Mexico, and he will not meddle in Mexican internal affairs.
Arthur Teague near Oelwein is dying from physical and mental collapse blamed on grief and self blame after Arthur Kunkle died while hitchhiking from Yellowstone. Kunkle's mangled body was found near Council Bluffs after the trio split at Omaha.
The woman’s club of the C and NW railway system will host a board party in the Terrace room at the Montrose hotel Tuesday evening with public invitation. Pioneer Council 163 and National Union Assurance Society plan their annual game supper Tuesday January 19 at 6 30 p.m. in Sokol hall. Cedar Rapids Y Boys band practice moved from Tuesday to Wednesday at 7 15 p.m. at the Y M C A. The Mary Loftus estate paid $185 inheritance tax on a value of 2532 and William Jewitt estate paid $133 on 1338 per Des Moines AP dispatch. Oliver Behel urged rat extermination campaigns before the city council Monday, noting a Fort Dodge firm already authorized to solicit rat extermination here. City Council to refer the matter to City Physician V H Hasek.
Mrs Anna Lorenc aged 34 wife of Joseph Lorenc died at 1616 K Street SW Sunday at 5 a.m after a brief illness. She was born April 1 1901 in Pardubice Bohemia and lived in Cedar Rapids twelve years. She is survived by her husband four children and her parents two siblings in Czechoslovakia. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Janeba and Brosh chapel conducted by Theodore Hilbueck with burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call this evening.
Attendees include Raymond Mellish Virginia Parvin of Chicago Kessel Workman of Burlington and several others. Services were held in Yocom chapel with Rev W E Fisher and soloist Fay Murdoch, burial at Cedar Memorial.
A Sunday morning blaze destroyed a barn on the Howard Titus property containing hay, harness, tools, a mail wagon, and other equipment. Two young boys allegedly started the fire while playing in the haymow. the Titus family was at church. Insurance partly covered the loss.
Walter Witt eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Witt of seven miles northwest of Keystone was killed Saturday afternoon when caught in a corn sheller belt while starting the engine. He left surviving parents two sisters Ella and Ruby one brother Alvin and grandmother Mrs Emil Selken. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 12:30 at the family home with Rev Vinton Lee of Belle Plaine officiating. Burial will follow in Keystone cemetery.
Joseph Robenska died Saturday after a three week illness of a heart ailment. Born March 24 1852 in Bohemia he came to Minnesota age seven and to Belle Plaine in 1871 except for ten years in Cedar Rapids. He served as Oak Hill Cemetery sexton for about twelve years. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Hrabak chapel with Rev. Vinton Lee officiating.
An advertisement rates guide for consecutive days with out of town readers options. It explains counting lines for a small type Want Ad and mentions telephone mail and in person submissions. It notes a 100 additional charge for several conditions and limits on responsibility for multiple insertions.
Scattered notices offer rewards for immorality enforcement and quick relief samples. Promotions include discounted men’s dress wear, jewelry, luggage, and hats. Local services advertise chiropractic adjustment, moving vans, tailoring, cleaning, and sale events with dates and locations throughout the listings.
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