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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1940

Page

6

Hogs Prices Move Down Across Markets Amid Steady Demand

Hog futures show a broad drop of five to fifteen cents with Chicago and Des Moines markets reporting top hogs around $6.50 and steady to higher sales for fat lambs and cattle. Receipts vary by yard, with cattle and hogs trading mixed as feeders stay steady and slaughter prices hold near steady levels.

Sioun Cattif Geoes Ron Cane Auero Shire of Ron Ferce Shorer Patiteah Tall Livestock ST Paul Minn Enriv Washington Des Moines Center Or Tous Minnesota Rezo Moderave Aerk Azo Bartows

Local hog prices ease on weaker market

Hog prices drop across the local market with all grades down about ten cents. The report lists various hog and cattle prices by weight and grade, noting weaker demand and lower bids for good hogs and packers, plus calf and sheep values for the period.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids reflect varied commodities including corn soybeans and oats with No 2 yellow corn at 54 cents per bushel and No 2 soybeans at 63 cents. Live poultry prices show hens and leghorns at 10 cents per pound with other categories at 4 to 5 pounds and over 3 pounds. Wholesale fruits vegetables and market staples such as lemons grapes tomatoes and cabbage appear with multiple price points.

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Bond Market Slips as Traders Await Incentive to Rise

New York bonds traded quietly with most corporate issues easing while investors waited for momentum to resume. Treasuries saw limited gains as idle money pressed prices near earlier peaks, with several issues inching forward before a broad pullback.

New York Sosn Rrview Eains United States Treasury Delaware and Hudson New York Central Southern Pacific Union Pacific Shell Union Northern Pacific Chesapeake and Ohin International Hydro Electric Portland General Electric Western Union Tillinois Central Brisbane Rome

Approve New Electric Lines In Linn County

The commission approved construction of electrical transmission lines including Linn County seven miles and Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative in Marion four to ten miles. Iowa Electric Light and Power Company in Jones County two miles and Iowa Electric Company in Cedar Rapids were also approved.

Linn County Des Moines INL State Commerce Commission Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Marion Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Jones County Iowa Electric Company

Stocks Find Going Rough

New York markets opened uneven and slipped fractions with limited early activity. By midday offerings increased but selling remained modest as several large names including Chrysler Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Bethlehem U S Steel Allied Chemical U S Gypsum Johns Manville American Smelting Du Pont and Texas Corp weighed on the list with transfers near half a million shares.

New York Mhore Chrysler Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Bethlehem U. S Steel Allied Chemical U. S Gypsum Johns Manville American Smelting du Pont and Texas Corp

Wall St Stock Quotation Roundup From Bennett Co

Tuesday quotations list diverse stocks and indices with prices from Adams Express to Union Carbide. Key names include Johns Manville, Lockheed, Ford, Coca Cola, General Electric, Sears Roebuck, American Tobacco, and Continental Can. The page documents broad market movement with numerous figures for equities, bonds, and utilities across multiple U.S. companies and industries.

J E, Bennett & Co W.H. June Merchants National Bank Lehigh Amn Hide & L Libbey Owens Ann Int Corpis Myers Lockheed Loews Inc Amn Rad Lott, Inc Amn Roll Mills Lorillardd Amn Snicking Louville Gas Amn Steel McKesson Amn Tel & OT Marshall Fld Witz Martin Wat Works Mathiesen “Ark Amn Woolen Miami Amn Zinchie Anaconda Xipis Af Ark Nat Gas Mont “Ward Armour & Co Abn Murray Corp Nash-Kely Atchison T&s F Nat Biscutt Atlantic Aviation Baldwin Loco Barnsdall Las Henke Blaw Knox North Amn Hosing Alen Noramy Air Fo Borden. Co Otis Steel Ory Borg Warner Packard Mtrs Burroughs Phillips Pet Pillsbury Plymouth Radio Corp Chrysler Motors Radio Keith SvehSe Rem Rand Coca Cola Reo Motors Cole Palmolive Reph Steel Colo Fuel Reyn Tob Columbas Safeway Coml Schenley Sears Roebuck Southern al Congoleum Shell Union Edison Simmons Co Socony Vac Sou Pac R RR Sperry Corp Coty. Inc Cart Crucible Steel Curtiss Eaton Union Carbide Union Pac Uni Gen Foods Uni Air Lines Gen Motors Uni Corp Gillette Uni Drug Gimbel Bros Uni el Coal Uni Fruit Goodrich Goodyear ‘Tire Graham Paire Gm Geak Warner Bros Wes Union Hite Walker Centra Ats Wilson & Co Treeavon Woolworth Hydro Zenith Radio Chicago Heileman Brewet Avi & Transp Jarvis East Blessing Katz Drug da Bendix Avn Marsh Field Bliss Laughlin Midwest Corp Borg Warner Natl Butler Sunstrand Swift & Co Chicago Corp Swift Intl Cines Sie Walerren Comw Edison Woodall Ind Zenith Rad

Wheat and Corn Trade Falters on Irregular Market Movements

Chicago wheat futures dipped after an initial rally with Dec contracts near 82c, while corn held steady to down 4c and oats barely moved. Soybeans slipped 3 to 1 percent, rye eased, and track receipts reached 106 cars with 38,000 bushels arriving for purchases. Cash wheat priced No 1 dark hard at 86c and corn No 1 yellow at 64 1/2 to 65 1/4c. Other grains showed narrow ranges amid late session pressure. The report notes widespread price sensitivity to wheat moves and modest shipping activity noon today.

Chicago Board of Trade

Chicago and New York Produce Markets Report Prices and Receipts

Butter and poultry prices steady with receipts reported for Chicago and New York markets. Butter receipts 765 052 Chicago firm prices with 30 to 4% extra. poultry receipts include 58 trucks with various Plymouth Rock and White Rock weights and prices. New York butter receipts 959 405 easier with creamery at 30% to 32 1/2 cents. cheese 521 652 receipts steady. eggs 692 study with mixed colors and grades and refrigerator egg pricing ranges.

Plymouth Rock White Rock York New York

Sailor soloes plane on leave at Saxon airport

John Yuza son of Mr and Mrs John C Yuza of 527 Sixteenth Street NE soloed a plane for 40 minutes after eight hours and 50 minutes of instruction with airport operator Ted Saxon. On leave for several weeks, Yuza plans to depart Wednesday for California to board ship for Honolulu and complete flight work toward a license.

Saxon Airport John Yuza John C. Yuza Sixteenth Street Ted Saxon Yuza California Honolulu Long Naval Air Service

Enemies Within U S Gates Warned At Canopus Club

Judge W A McCullough republican candidate warns that agents of totalitarian governments sow communism nazism and fascism in the United States and abroad. He cites Fritz Kuhn Harry Bridges Browder and Pelley as examples and argues neutrality and Americanism are crucial amid postwar fears. Van Shaffer lauds Dies committee findings on communist infiltration and the Community Chest campaign sets a goal of 90519 for Oct 15 23.

America Union Canada Mexico South America W. A. McCullough Clinton Congress Iowa Canopus Club Roosevelt Hotel Fritz Kuhns Harry Bridges Browders Pelleys Moscow Berlin Senate Claude Pepper McCullough United States Europe Dies

Miner heirs owed back wages claim ends

Nash, Nelson L Miner and Harry L Miner are declared owed no wages in a posting that identifies the parties and the outcome of the wage claim.

Youth Faces Larceny Charge Over Farm Disc Theft

Deputy Harlan Snyder reports Donald Strait, 16, Center Point, jailed Monday evening on a larceny count for taking one half of a disc from a farm west of Center Point. Strait admitted dismantling the item last Saturday and selling the metal with others at a Cedar Rapids junk yard for about $4.

Sherif Harlan Snyder Donald Strait Center Point James McArthur, Jr Cedar Rapids

Bank receivers authorize real estate sales in South Dakota and Iowa

Judge Hi C Ring authorized D W Bates as receiver of the American Trust and Savings Bank to sell South Dakota real estate in Spink county at no less than 2000. Bates as receiver for Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Co was empowered to sell Union county farm real estate to Lee Canfield at 2800.

Hi. C. Ring D. W. Bates American Trust and Savings Bank South Dakota Spink County Bates Cedar Rapids

Change of venue in farm lease case prompts action

W W Werling filed a 24178 action with Court Clerk Ed Lundquist to settle lessee claims under a Cedar County farm lease. Cedar Rapids lessor George I Schoonover faced Judge H C Ring who granted a change of venue motion. Lumir Pisney received a 200 judgment in a separate personal injury suit, Joseph Adolph Pisney’s father filed the claim. Bertha C Merkel seeks divorce from Frank F Merkel in Cedar Rapids on cruelty grounds. couple wed in Cedar Rapids December 28, 1929.

Cedar County W. W Werling Ed Lundquist George I. Schoonover Cedar Rapids H. C. Ring Lumir Pisney Hi C Ring Adolph Pisney A L. Killian Pisney Bertha Merkel Bertha C. Merkel Frank FE. Merkel

Officers Reelected By United Lutheran Group

J Milton Deck of Philadelphia was renamed president and all officers were reelected by the United Lutheran Church Brotherhood in Omaha. Terms also extended for Speckman List Edgar Frankenfield Fritsch Bader Traver and new executive committee members Kedde and McGrory from Nebraska and Washington respectively.

Omaha J. Milton Deck Philadelphia United Lutheran Church Brotherhood Deck Lawrence F. Speckman Louisville Erwin Hs List Chicago Glenn R. Edgar Charleston W. Va O Roy Frankenfield Harry A. Fritsch Allentown Earle W. Bader Bethlehem Amos John Traver Frederick, Md William F. Kedde Nebraska Synodical Brotherhood Martin A. McGrory Washington

Lost and found notices and local services ad column

A cluttered want ads page lists lost items including rings watches a cocker spaniel and a snare drum with rewards offered. It also includes services from Bender washes walls Tom Mason Cleaner a rummage sale at a Reformed church and an expert watch and jewelry repair shop plus a manuscript typing service.

Bender Tom Mason 3Rd Ave Shee EL A Liaak Rite Reformed Church 8Th Ave Soardneaes Rices RAYE St. SE H. K. Schaefer Krosse

Local Hauling and Cleaning Services Advertise Quick Work

An old classified ad lists services including hauling ashes and rubbish, wall washing, painting, and general work. It provides two phone numbers 2-9710 and 2-1334 and mentions tree work and junk buying with a couple of names such as Ehlers for hauling.

Hawkeye Tin Shop AMTAL Taak- Lily's Podzimek Pharmacies 2Nd Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace CO Gardner Ehlers

Trial adjourns on drunken driving case in Cedar Rapids

In Cedar Rapids J C Boyle 44 faces DUI charges after being found in a ditch on highway 30 on March 18. State witnesses include Highway Patrol officers and Dr J J Terall with County Jailer Frank Chiamosta testifying. Defense seeks directed verdict as noon recess ends.

J. C Boyle Cedar Rapids John T. Moffit Boyle Swords and Paar J. J. Terall Woodward State Hospital Frank Chiamosta

Amana Man Fined For Fishing Without License

Carl Solbrig 47 of East Amana was fined 50 dollars and costs on a fish and game law violation after being brought from Marengo. He received a 15 day jail term if the fine is unpaid and faced an additional charge of resisting an officer. A prior incident involved fleeing with a fishing license and pole near Paris last April.

Carl Solbrig East Amana Cedar Rapids Marego P J. Whittemore Solbrig Justice Churchill

Wisconsin Cheese Prices and Wools Reported by Trade Board

Wisconsin dairy market weekly notes show cheese quotas for Oct 7-12 with prices quoted for twins lditac daisies and bricked varieties. Wool prices remained moderately active with scoured basis ranges from 92 to 98 cents. 12 month yarns and fireoh types quoted higher.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Cheese Exchange Farmer's Call Board Americas Boston U § Agriculture Department

Tronuck Futures and Butter Standards Ledger

A fragmented item notes Futures and butter storage standards with dates and figures, mentioning Lamson Bro and Co and various odd numbers and months. The readable parts include references to eggs and registrator standards, with unclear dates like November and December and a total showing 18.95 in a garbled context.

Tronuck Lamson Bro« and Co

Driver In Crash Loses License In 60 Days

Jack Russell age 20 of 2133 Fortyninth Street NE was fined 25 dollars in police court for reckless driving. The fine was suspended on payment of costs and surrender of his license for 60 days. The case stemmed from a September 29 accident when Russell’s car owned by Dale Hansen of Fairfax plowed into a ditch at Thirty fourth Street and Mount Vernon Avenue SE. The vehicle broke a phone pole and its engine was thrown 75 feet. Russell and passenger Mike Hennessy of 1007 Thirtieth Street NE were injured. Hansen was unhurt.

Jack Russell Fortyninth Street Russell Dale Hansen Fairfax Thirty-fourth Street Mount Vernon Avenue Mike Hennesssy 1007 Thirtieth Street Hansen

Defense Testimony In Accident Suit Heard In Court

Defense testimony proceeded before Judge J. E. Heiserman and a jury in a $1,000 auto damage suit filed by C. P. Short of near Winthrop against O. C. Powell of Troy Mills. The case, retried after a 1939 directed verdict and Supreme Court remand, concerns a June 21, 1938 Buchanan County collision.

J. E. Heiserman C. P. Short Winthrop O. C. Powell Troy Mills Heiserman Buchanan County J. C. Short Powell Harry Place Independence James P. Flanagan Near Coggan Supreme Court

Funeral services for Mrs Teresa Chado

Funeral services for Mrs Teresa Chado of 1096 Avenue NW will be conducted by Rev Dr Lenihan at St Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The rosary will be recited by Rev Father Lenihan at Brady Mortuary at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary.

Teresa Chado Avenue NW Lenihan St. Patrick’s Church Father Lenihan Brady Mortuary Mount Calvar

Martin-Roasa Co Responds To Overtime Wage Suits

Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment of Cedar Rapids replies to three actions claiming overtime wages under the federal wage-hour act. The retailer asserts its business is not in interstate commerce and is of a retail character. Plaintiffs include Forest C.

Martin-Roasa Tractor and Equipment Company Cedar Rapids Forest C

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