Retail Trade Surges Across Nation Amid Brisk Industrial Activity
Commerce department survey of 36 large cities shows wholesale trade expanding well above last year. Notable gains in Atlanta 10 percent, St Louis 36 percent, Dallas 34 percent, New Orleans 47 percent, with Memphis cotton harvest at record pace and southern pine mill orders up 23 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Automobile Industrate
New York
Midwest
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
American Legion
Atlanta
St. Louis
Dallas
Charleston
Detroit
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Wilmington
Memphis
Boeing Secures Pan American Orders For New Clippeer Flying Boats
Boeing Aircraft Co Seattle announced orders from Pan American Airways for initial engineering and construction on new trans ocean flying boats. Details on quantity size and cost were not released. The planes will be similar to the four engine Sikorsky and Martin Clippers and mark Boeings return to commercial aviation after military bomber work.
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Seattle
Wash
Boeing Aircraft Company
Pan-American Airways
Boeing Company
Pan-American Air Ways
Boeing Flying Boats
United States Army Air Corps
America
Foreign Exchange Rates for Various Currencies
A New York report lists current exchange demands in cents against the dollar for numerous currencies including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Hungary Roumania Argentina Brazil Mexico City Montreal and Shanghai. The figures show nominal and registered rates with several unusual notations and mixed formatting.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Brazil
Bond market closes with mixed U S Treasury notes
New York AP reports government bonds end trading mixed as Treasury notes and bonds show slight shifts and varied prices. Treasury 4 ½ 47 52 trades around 11020 while Treasury 3s hover near 10520 amid fluctuating yields.
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U. 5
New York
U_ S
Treasury
Call It OK and The Common Cold Debate
A 1936 article by Dr. P. H. Long argues that hard or soft cannot measure cold susceptibility, urges avoiding contact during onset, and critiques the term cold in favor of respiratory infection. It surveys immunity, treatment basics, vitamin D debates, and the role of cod liver oil.
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Journal of the
Michigan State Medical Society
P. H. Long
Baltimore
Long
Baltimore Authority
Ol Doc Brady
Doc Brady
Walter C. Alvarez
Rochester
Minn
September new car registrations exceed four prior Septembers
Linn County records show September registrations for new cars and trucks compared with the same month in the last four years. The report also lists registrations for the first nine months of the current year, providing a year to date comparison.
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Linn
Investment Trusts Chicago Produce Futures Snapshot
Investment trusts report on Chicago produce futures with butter and egg futures prices. Butter futures show storage standards for November and December at 32 percent and 3134 cents respectively, while egg futures list refrigerator standards for October at 25 3/4 cents and November at 25 3/4 cents. Idaho russet prices appear for October and January with $104 and $2.44 respectively.
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Chicago
Idaho
Hypoid Rear Axle Poses Lubrication Challenge for 1937 Models
Detroit report warns that seventy percent of new 1937 cars use hypoid rear axles demanding extreme pressure lubricants. Mixing brands or using wrong lubricants can cause excessive wear and early failure. owners should drain and refill with the same brand as originally installed.
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Detroit
Markets at a Glance United Press Report
Stocks reach new highs since 1931 amid heavy trading. Bonds strong under domestic corporate activity. Curb stocks rise as Chicago market strengthens. Foreign exchange eases with a weaker guilder. Cotton declines in active trading while grains show irregular gains and rubber remains firm.
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United Press
Chicago
Stock Exchange Volume Report Saturday
New York report shows total sales across markets with 1 630 000 in stock exchange stocks and 11 280 000 in bonds. Curb exchange activity lists 369 000 in stocks and 3 600 000 in bonds.
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New York
INS
Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Flour Market Minneapolis Price Report
Carload lots quoted per barrel in 98 pound sacks. Prices show contracts and shipments for flour products including pure bran and standard middlings. Notable figures include 730 750, 685 705 and 26 591 shipments with varying patent and family patent references.
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Minneapolis
Permits Issued Across City Last Week
Local blog item lists numerous building permits from the past week. Entries include Frank Lynott new dwelling and garage valued at 3900. Turner company remodels valued at 1600. Iowa Steel and Iron Works remodels for 2000. Stark Building remodelling at 500. other roof, remodel, and new garage projects with varied sums. Families and businesses cited with street addresses across NE SW SE NW and multiple avenues.
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Frank Lynott
Elmhurst Drive
T. A. Thompson
Seventeenth Street
William Zach, Jr
Twenty Eighth Avenue
F. C. Jensen
First Avenue
Margaret Thomas
Sixth Street
Joe Paseka
First Street
N.C. Stocker
Turner Company
George Laird
Glenway Drive
C. F. Clark
M. A. Walter
Thirty-sixth Street
Robbins
Thirty-fourth Street
Edna Barrett Jackson
Second Avenue
David Bleakley
Eighth Avenue
Witwer Grocer Company
Tenth Avenue
J. H. Merrill
Vernal Street
Frank Nissen
Ninth Street
Frank H. Safranek
Mount Vernon Avenue
George C. Claassen
Fifth Street
Floyd Elwood
Twelfth Street
New Commercial
F. C. Dunn
Knottwood Drive
Charles Kolesick
Center Point Road
John Elliott
B Avenue NW
Ralph Nash
Thirty-second Street
M. C. Springer
Twentieth Street
Roy Babcock
John N. Kucera
Sixteenth Avenue
George Mulholland
E Avenue
Rose Catanzaro
Louis R. Richter
Twentyninth Street
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Twelfth Avenue
J. A. Bracha
Washington Avenue SE
R. H. Lacy
Ellis Boulevard
William Vavra
Sixteenth Avenue SW
New Comercial
Stark Building Company
Local Hog Prices Hold Unchanged on Market
Hogs are unchanged on the local market with no grade changes seen Saturday. The top price remains at $10.
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Wilson & CO
Wilson's
Oon
Good Good Packers
Good Packers
In The World Of Bridge by Josephine Culbertson 1996
South chooses slam in diamonds after long bidding and a strong hand. North sees South void in spades and leads to a six trick heart spade club sequence. The article includes a brain twister with no trumps and a squeeze ending.
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Josephine Culbertson tCongrleht
South
South West North East
North
East
West
Stock Market on Busy Saturday Hits New Peaks
Heavy demand pushed stocks higher with United States Steel Chrysler Bethlehem Steel New York Central and Pennsylvania at fresh highs. The tape ran well behind the floor as volume reached 1 632 260, the strongest Saturday since February, signaling a renewed bull push and rising rail and industrial averages.
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New York
Stock Exchange
United States Steel
Chrysler
Bethlehem Steel
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Bethlehem
National
Republic
Crucible
Omaha Man Joins The Laurance Press Staff
C. S. Wood formerly of Omaha has joined the Laurance Press to head the office equipment division. He assumed his new post Thursday and resides at 1700 First Avenue West with his wife and two children Wayne and Maxeene who will attend Roosevelt High School this fall.
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C. S. Wood
Omaha
Laurance Press Company
Wood
First Avenue W
Mrs Persis Firestone Dies After Fall At 78 In La Porte City
Mrs Persis Firestone aged 78 died at her La Porte City home Saturday from injuries from a fall two weeks earlier and age related complications. A native of the area she married Reuben Firestone in 1877 and lived in La Porte City since. Funeral services will be Monday at 7 PM at the family residence.
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LA Porte City
Persis Firestone
Reuben Firestone
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Westinghouse
Laurance Press
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