Dissipation of War Clouds Brightens Business Horizon
The week showed improving carloadings and motor production but overall retail trade lagged behind last year. Optimism rose as war fears eased, demand for industrial equipment increased, and raw-material buying expanded. Rail, construction, and earnings remained pressured amid lower farm prices and cautious lending.
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Europe
South
Midwest
Winzsnethe
New England
Department of Commerce
Edison Electric Institute
The
Association of American Railroads
Ward
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Rise in Early October
Cedar Rapids Clearing House says total bank clearings reached $1,135,553.40 for the week ending Oct. 2 1937, up from $1,123,009.68 the previous week and after a slight drop for the week ending Sept. 24.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
Wheat Prices Close With But Little Change
Wheat closed with little change as trade remained quiet in Chicago. Wheat fluctuated within a narrow range. December up 6 to 6 7/8 cents, May and July down modestly. Corn fell on revised crop estimates amid hedging. oats rye and soybeans also mixed. Government policies and private forecasts influenced activity and outside participation stayed limited.
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Chicago
INL
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Washington
Advertising as Public Service from the Coolidge Era
Calvin Coolidge argued advertising creates desire and public utility by revealing better products. The piece notes ads broaden horizons from bathtubs to radios, diets, and home improvements, urging that advertising educates and sells for better living.
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Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
Mr. Coolidge
Fillmore
White House
Real Estate Sales Close Through Hedges Firm
Seven properties changed hands last week via the Hedges company. Transactions include Charles E. Newell acquiring 1727 C avenue NE from Henry H. Lubben, Frank L. Buser selling 207 Thirtieth street SE to Mr and Mrs Ben Pospisil, and Walter Fuchs remodeling 1061 Twelfth street NE after purchasing it from Cold Stream Farms Inc. George A. Hanson bought 906 B avenue NW lot from Cold Stream Farms, Joe Technik Jr bought a lot on Oakland avenue NE from Mary Nye Pickering for investment, Theodore Mason bought 1307 K avenue NE, R M Hofford purchased 2311 B avenue NE from Boyd Rogers, all sales arranged by the Hedges company with F W Engberg.
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Hedges Company
C Avenue NE
Charles E. Newell
The
Newell Construction Company
Henry H. Lubben
Thirtieth Street
Frank L. Buser
Ben Pospisil
Twelfth Street
Cold Stream Farms, Inc
Walter Fuchs
R. M. Hofford
C Avenue
B Avenue
Boyd Rogers
F. W. Engberg
Parson Buys Bednar Land Near Troy Mills
Harry H. Parson has taken possession of a 30 acre plot one mile east of Troy Mills after purchasing it for 3200 dollars from Frances Bednar. Bednar has moved to Cedar Rapids and bought a house at 1621 N street SW from Marlin J. Lee. Prochaska Realty handled both sales.
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Harry H. Parson
Troy Mills
Frances Bednar
Cedar Rapids
N Street
Marlin J. Lee
Yeadon
Prochaska Really Company
Mrs Greenberg Wins Electric Prize in GE National Contest
Mrs Nathan Greenberg of 145 Twenty-fifth street drive SE is one of six people in the United States and Canada selected to receive an electric money prize in a General Electric company national contest.
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Nathan Greenberg
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
United States
Canada
General Electric Company
Wood couple lease Bloom building for Cedar Rapids restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood of Cedar Rapids have leased the J. W. Bloom building in Mount Vernon and plan to open a restaurant there.
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Mount Vernon
Earl Wood
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Bloom
Metals Market Mixed Moves on Copper and Tin Readings
Copper holds steady in New York spot trade at 10 374 with exports at 10 4715. Tin remains flat with spot and nearby around 44 6214 and forward at 44 78. Lead stays level with regional quotes 6 10 5 18 and 4 95 in East St Louis. Zinc holds at East St Louis spot and forward 4 05. Pig iron No 2 priced across eastern Pennsylvania 23 00 Buffalo 21 00 Alabama 17 00. Aluminum antimony quicksilver platinum and Chinese wolframite unchanged.
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New York
East St. Loula
East St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Alabama
Ten Properties In Six September Sales Reported
Be dell Nissen company logged six September sales involving ten properties in the last week of September. Notable transfers include L R Thompson of Mount Vernon selling 713 Seventh avenue SW to Robert R Taft who takes possession in October.
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Bedell-Nissen Company
Seventh Avenue SW
L. R. Thompson
Mount Vernon
Robert R. Taft
K Street
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Third Street
Fred Fite
A Avenue NE
Anna Andrie
Second Street
Tenth Street
Frank R. Nissen
Joe Blazek
Fifteenth Avenue
B Avenue
Sixth Street
George P. Nissen
Second Avenue
Tait and Wagner Company
Seventeenth Street
Gertrude Kilborn
Park Avenue SE
Oakland Avenue
Emma Rush
Cold Stream Avenue
Hattie Blaine
Third Avenue
Fayette
W. I. Warren
Upper Iowa College
New Cedar Rapids House to Feature Utility Room First of Its Kind
Laying of the foundation started last week for a new home by Bever and Company for Stanley R. Meek purchasing agent of Iowa Manufacturing at 1957 Washington Avenue SE. The house will be a modified Georgian with four bedrooms and an attached garage. it will have a utility room instead of a basement, a Cedar Rapids first.
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Bever and Company
Stanley R. Meek
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Washington Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Local Securities Price Range Notice
The following quotations indicate price ranges of recent transactions and are not firm bids or offers. Investors with interest in unquoted issues should contact the financial editor at The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Towa
MONDS
Stock Market Shows Best Saturday Performance In 3 Months
The stock market closed a week of gains with a strong Saturday session led by broad buying across many sectors. The Associated Press average rose .9 to 49.1, posting gains for the week and reaching near the 1938 peak, with 946,490 transfers for the two hours.
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J. 1
Case
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Sears Roebuck
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Sperry
Douglas Aircraft
Western Union
Public Service of N. J
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Anaconda
Kennecott
Westinghouse
Air Reduction
Coca-Cola
U. S. Gypsum
Texas Corp
Permits Granted for Homes and Buildings Last Week
Local blog lists numerous permits issued in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas last week. Entries include reroofs, new garages, remodeled dwellings, and new commercial and residential projects with values ranging from 100 to 6 000 dollars.
Shannon's Poultry Opens Cream Station at Mount Vernon
Shannon's Poultry farm at 3312 Mount Vernon Avenue SE has opened a cream station alongside its poultry and egg business, expanding its product line and processing capacity for dairy items.
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Shannon's Poultry Farm
Mount Vernon Avenue
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H Avenue
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Forest Drive
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Thirty-fifth Street
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