Business And Industry Take A Fresh Lease On Life
Observers report unexpected resilience in trade and industry as September shows gains in steel textile and motor output. The AP index rises to 79 from 78.4 with power industry setbacks offset by higher industrial demand. Carloadings hit a 1937 peak at 697,938 while wholesale markets grow and workers anticipated stronger payrolls.
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Associated Press
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Naon
Commerce Department
Association of American Railroads
Pittsburgh
Chicago
General Motors
Loft
Teader
Laura E Cameron estate sells two properties in SW and NW
The Laura E Cameron estate sold a house at 602 Fifteenth avenue SW to Harry Coates of 932 Eighteenth avenue SW who will occupy it. Through Hedges company a new bungalow at 1637 Eighth street NW built by Frank L L Buser was sold to J Don Stevenson, oil station operator. Wilmer J Robison bought a lot in Mound Farm addition from Robert C Armstrong through Hedges and plans to build a house.
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Laura E. Cameron
Fifteenth Avenue
Harry Coates
Eighteenth Avenue
Hedges Company
J. Don Stevenson
Frank L L. Buser
Eighth Street
Wilmer J. Robison
Elmhurst Drive
Hedges
Robert C. Armstrong
Local Securities and Chicago Livestock Market Summary
The notice lists price data for local securities and recent trades including bonds from Iowa utilities and United Life & Fire, with bid guidance. In Chicago, hogs receipts reach 5,000 with direct trading. cattle and sheep figures show late week gains, with steers around 12.75 to 13.75 and hogs steady to higher amid active bidding, closures noting week totals and averages.
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Chicago
U. B. de Ture
Vanright
Glass Industry May Revive in New England
Boston reports a potential revival of glass making as a major New England industry due to vast raw material deposits found in Massachusetts. MIT associate professor F. H. Norton notes the Berkshire mountains and Ipswich Essex dunes as promising sources of pure sand for high quality glass. Earlier centers in Boston Cambridge and Sandwich have no current factories.
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Essex
Gloucester
Berkshires
Cambridge
Sanwich
McGladrey Reelected Leader of Iowa C P A
Cedar Rapids accounting firm head C I B McGladrey was reelected president of the Iowa Certified Public Accountants at the Des Moines convention. Sidney L. Taylor of Sioux City was named vice president and trustees elected were C L Hostetler Waterloo S G Winter Iowa City and J E Bemis Des Moines.
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Nassau Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Certified Public Accountants
Des Moines
Associated Press
State Society
Sioux City
Sidney L. Taylor
C. L. Hostetler
Waterloo
S.G. Winter
Iowa City
J. E. Bemis
Markets At A Glance From United Press
Stocks and bonds traded higher with U S governments firm while foreign exchange remained steady. Cotton futures fell up to 45 cents per bale and grains in Chicago showed little change as wheat and corn stayed around steady. Rubber futures rose about a cent per pound. Silver gained 1 16 pence in London to 199 16 pence per ounce. The British steamship Mauretania will feature sound equipment for entertainment from radio graphophone or microphones.
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London
Mauretania
Grains Close At Moderately Lower Levels
Chicago markets closed with grains generally mixed and lower. Wheat fell about a cent and a half from Friday, December at 64.14 cents. Corn eased, December around 45.3 cents, oats up to 4 percent but mixed, soybeans steady to firmer. Trade was light with quiet activity and small turnouts as analysts note potential Anglo American trade pact implications and varied crop moisture concerns. Winnipeg and Liverpool markets reflected mixed reactions to recent trends.
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Liverpool
United States
Great Britain
American Southwest
Wheat and grain prices in Winnipeg and Chicago markets
Winnipeg market shows Oct wheat at about 59.46 to 50.14 with declines and small gains in Dec and May futures amid mixed percentages. Chicago cash provisions list No 1 hard at 68c to sample grade hard around 60c, with corn and oats prices and rye and seed notes. Minneapolis cash grain also reports slight lower wheat values, with No 3 yellow corn near 41.54 to 28.53c and various barley and oats figures.
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Chicacco
Minneapolis
Cash Grain
Montana
Permits Granted For Homes And Garages In Last Week
Local blog lists numerous building permits from last week including new dwellings for G E Shores 2505 Meadow Lane SE and Chad Lundquist 1616 C Avenue NW, remodels for Joseph Douda 1607 Maplewood NE and W A Chapel 71B Avenue NE, and reroof and garage projects across Cedar Rapids area with values from 20 to 35 thousand dollars. Several firms and individuals such as Wilson Company Third Street SE and Grissel Cornice Company 614 First Street SE appear among the permit holders.
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G. E. Shores
Meadowie Drive
S. D. Groff
Twelfth Street
G. E. King
Third Street
Stanley Reid
First Avenue
L Savage
Seventeenth Street
Co. L. Kegin
Thirty-first Street
Joe Besta
Mallory Street
W. P. Keller
Camburncourt
Tait and Wagner
Thirtyfourth Street
New Cabin
A. G. Smid
Madison Street
Joseph Douda
Maplewood Drive
W. A. Chapel
Alex David
Seventeenth Are
William Hubicek
Highland Drive
L. Broulik
Seventh Avenue
Cedar Rapids Bakery
Sixth Avenue
William Shimek
Chad Lundquist
C Avenue
Grissel Cornice Company
First Street
R. H. Redus
Oakland Road
David Dostal
Elmer Hurst
Eighth Street
Oyw.ca
Fifth Street
F. C. Kellogg
Park Avenue
John Troyak
Joseph Simek
Fifteenth Avenue
Ravenscroft
Fourth
Pearl Steward
Second Avenue
Stanley Machacek
Twentige Street
J. A. McBride
Charles Ressa
Hamilton Street
William Green
Fourteenth Avenue
Frank Cesek
Seventeenth Avenue
W. R. Robinson
C Avenue NE
Clyde Sanborn
Grande Avenue
B. O. Tapper
Sevensro Street
Sort Dusher
Second Street
Raw
Metals Market Update From New York AP Report
Copper steady at 10.62 spot 10.30 export with tin unchanged at 44.8744 spot and 44.8714 forward. Zinc steady with East St. Louis quotes 4.95. aluminum antimony and platinum unchanged. tungsten from China also unchanged.
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East St. Louis
East St. Louta
Short Talks On Advertising and the Machine Age
The Bureau of Research and Education explains that machines create more jobs and higher productivity, debunking the myth that automation reduces employment. Advertising is a key driver, enabling mass distribution and industrial progress as output per worker and earnings rise with greater mechanization.
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Czechoslovakia Demands Bubblegum From U S Trade
The Commerce Department foreign trade magazine reports Czechoslovakia shows demand for American chewing gum capable of producing bubbles. This confirms international interest in U S bubblegum products.
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Evans Named Leading Salesman for National Life Insurance
Edwin C. Evans of Cedar Rapids is named leading salesman for September at National Life Insurance, by telegram from Montpelier Vermont. He heads 1,200 agents across 36 states and D C. Robert O. Bickel held the July lead.
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Seen Brothers Wray
É& Co
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Evans
National Life Insurance Co
Edwin C. Evans
Forest Drive
C. V. Shepherd General Agency
National Life Insurance Company of Vermont
Montpelier
District of Columbia
National Life Insurance Company
Robert O. Bickel
Wellington Street
Artificial Rubber Fails In The Test
Soviet tests on artificial rubber tires failed after 100 to 200 miles with tires cracking. Scientists created tau sagyz and kok sa-ByzZ from Central Asian plants but production methods are blamed for the poor tire performance.
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Tost
Moscow
Pickerill Starts Three Colonial Style Homes
Harold A. Pickerill company begins construction of three medium sized Colonial style houses for investment. The sites are 2320 A Avenue NE, 204 Twenty-third Street NE, and 2420 C Avenue NE.
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A Avenue
Twenty-third Street
C Avenue
Chicago Produce Markets Report Mixed Prices and Steady Receipts
Chicago and New York market notes show steady receipts and unchanged prices across eggs butter and cheese. Eggs in Chicago and butter in New York display varied color and pack quality with standard and firsts pricing.
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Chicago
New York
Bullish Demonstration Lifts Stocks Near Year High
The market surged on a bullish demonstration as buying volume reached 1.1 million shares, with industrials at 149.75 up 1.34, rail averages up 0.77 and utilities 0.32. Steel, auto and navy orders boosted leaders like General Motors, Bethlehem, U. S. Steel, Chrysler and Montgomery Ward amid mixed commodity moves.
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Corporation Heads Report Increase In Orders Received
New York reports from Standard Statistics show 85 percent of high level officials say orders on the books have risen, 15 percent see little change or a decrease. Weekly figures vary but trend upward with 73 percent optimistic about further gains.
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Standard Statistics Company
Weeks
Linn County Abstract Company Mortgage and Conveyance Report
Linn County Abstract Company presents weekly data of mortgages and conveyances recorded from Sept 30 to Oct 6. The report shows 28 mortgages totaling 60,100.01 dollars and 63 conveyances, compared with last year’s 25 mortgages totaling 52,740.00 dollars.
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Linn County Abstract Company
Linn County
Wyoming Build Marks First Residence in Years
Arthur Luke completed the foundation and basement for a new house on his lots in northwest Wyoming. The project represents the first residence to be built in the state in several years, signaling a revival in local housing activity.
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Arthur Luke
Unbidden Guests and Cold Weather Health Advice
Practical first aid guidance covers frost bite care and cautions against ice or cold water. It also explains dog bite treatment, Pasteur rabies prevention views, snake bite procedures, anti venom use, and black widow bite treatment with calcium chloride and pain relief. The tips reference polar explorers and advise avoiding alcohol and excessive manipulation of injured areas.
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Macmillan
North America
Masseter
Bank Clearings Rise On Tax Deposits In Linn County
Cedar Rapids Clearing House reports total bank clearings of $1,553,525.51 for the week ending Oct 8, up from $1,123,009.69 the prior week and $1,201,659.63 for the same week last year ending Oct 9, 1937.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
United State Bank Statement Of The Condition
A historical bank statement fragment shows capital stock of 50 000, surplus 23 000, undivided profits and various deposits. It lists demand, savings, and time certificates, certified checks and allowances, with a displayed total assets figure of 1 076 463 dollars and related tax entries. The readable lines reference capital reserves and federal tax amounts.
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