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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1932
Page
10
Hog prices rose about ten cents in Chicago with light hogs up 20 cents. top at 365 and bulk around 335 to 340. Receipts totaled 24 000 in Chicago and 8 000 in East St Louis as markets showed mixed strength and weakness amid holiday adjustments and uneven demand.
Chicago board prices show December wheat down to a historic trough amid Liverpool weakness and sterling unsettlements tied to war debt talks. Corn oats and rye slip with the market-wide downturn. cash prices drift lower and receipts hover around 382 cars.
Hog prices are higher on the local market with all grades up a dime. Prime hog price quotes range around 280 to 320 with premium offerings noted and liberal premiums paid based on quality and condition.
A fragmented Cedar Rapids notice lists various grain items with prices and quantities. The readable portions mention corn and hay with rough pricing and trade terms, indicating a local market listing for agricultural produce.
Market overview reflects prompt changes in wheat prices with December delivery hitting new lows before support. Discussions on U S budget posture and global currency shifts, especially Sterling, stir speculation on world commodity prices and foreign capital flows.
The readable fragments reference names and places in a largely unreadable OCR snippet. Details are insufficient to identify a clear event or subject but suggest a local notice or brief item schematic.
Hugh H Harper died at 110 p.m. Thursday at 228 Fifth Street NE. Born March 9, 1881 in Danville Illinois, he lived in Cedar Rapids briefly and worked ten years as a salesman for Crane Plumbing of Davenport. Survived by wife Helen Davenport son Hugh Erie Paz brother France Chicago uncle Elmer San Francisco nephew Walter Chicago. Funeral at Turner chapel Saturday 3.30 p.m. with Mrs Martha Brownfield in charge and body sent to Danville for burial.
George Cottrill stationary engineer at Cedar Rapids Candy company dies after four year illness at 1313 M Street SW age 85 born June 26 1860 Athens Ohio survived by widow four sons 1 daughter five grandchildren and one grandson funeral Saturday 11 am Turner chapel burial Linwood cemetery Odd Fellows to attend. Frank Skalsky sr 89 dies after short illness at 127 Sixteenth Avenue SW born Moravia Feb 19 1843 came to US 1861 married 1873 two sons three grandchildren one brother funeral Sunday 1 pm Janeba Brosh chapel 2 pm Rogers Grove Church burial Rogers Grove cemetery. Joyce M Ernst 16 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Vincent Ernst dies pneumonia at local hospital survived by parents body to home for Saturday services 2 pm Mount Calvary cemetery officiant Rt Re v J Toomey.
Virginia Wagner aged 11 of 721 First Avenue West died at 2 15 am Friday after a brief illness. She was a student at St. Patrick's School. Survived by her parents Guy and Mrs Wagner a brother Austin J and a sister Mary Jane. funeral at St Patrick's church 2 30 pm Sunday conducted by Rev Father Lenihan. Burial Mount Calvary. Friends may call Beatty chapel.
In Manila Manuel Quezon, veteran Philippine senate president, is said in political circles to back Alfred E. Smith for governor general if Theodore Roosevelt is not retained. Quezon weighs whether to travel to the United States to press Roosevelt’s retention and plans to urge Smith’s appointment amid speculation on Smith’s religion and influence toward the Philippines.
Unemployment Re Net Fund pledges reach 116000 plus as reports from several industries are still pending. Friday update notes solicitation not yet complete and more contributions expected to cover payroll needs.
Alvin Millage and Robin Rush alias Jack Harrison escaped from the Anamosa Iowa state reformatory farm on Nov. 10 and fled from a Dakota jail at 2 am Friday. Authorities suspect outside assistance as padlocks were tampered and a bar removed while the jailers were away for lunch. Sheriff Henrichsen and deputies reported the break and Anamosa sent $100 reward money for the capture of the men.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports a 3 percent increase in aggregate industrial payrolls for October based on data from 2,746 establishments across Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, indicating higher production activity after months of stagnation.
Merle Lowman 18 waived extradition to Chicago where he is wanted for the slaying of Henry Shoop a cattleman. Lowman told officers he was with Ben Herr of Clusky NC when they quarreled Oct 3 over $4 in a Chicago hotel. Chicago officer arrival to get Lowman awaited. he was arrested Thursday.
Leon Trotsky the exiled Russian leader arrived in Copenhagen for a series of talks but is laid up with a heavy cold and cannot leave his residence. His party plans to proceed with limited travel and security arrangements while Trotsky recuperates.
Fragmentary birth notices list names and some locations, dates, and family references. Contains references to hospitals, parents, and a few legible initials, with many damaged words and unclear segments.
The Iowa state supreme court on November 22 dismissed an appeal from a district court decision awarding custody of Alice Trene Avis, 7, to her grandmother Etta Avis. Roy Avis fought for custody after claiming the child stayed with his mother most of her life. Mrs. Avis claimed Avis gave the girl at birth, raised her, and later regained possession.
Judge H C Ring in Linn County district court voided prior quiet title actions for Edna Van Sweringen due to incorrect township designation in the property description. The ruling voided an interlocutory decree, sale report, sale approval, and referee's deed to Frank Goodrow, and ordered a new equity assignment for November.
In Nanking China condemns direct negotiations with Japan as unacceptable. In Geneva Ireland's De Valera urges a conciliatory tone from Matsuoka and Koo as Matsuoka seeks league council action rather than assembly adjudication. Lord Lytton offers no comment.
Hollywood star Edwina Booth, known for Trader Horn, is seriously ill with tropical disorders linked to a jungle filming period. She has been confined to her mother's home for seven months, and doctors have faced puzzling complications amid her condition.
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