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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1939

Page

5

Hogs Steady to 15 Cents Off as Prices Varied in Markets

Chicago reports hogs steady to 15 cents lower with receipts around 12 000 in open markets. Cattle mixed with medium to heavy steers mostly steady to 25 cents lower, lighter calves and hogs showing varied bids. Regional quotes from Mason City Des Moines Omaha and St Paul detail price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep across several markets.

ST. Pav South ST Paul Fed-State Market News Service Snd Datotas Chicago Fed Sioln City Sioux City Anles Anil Butchiers Gods Omaha Livestock Omaha Aapi Ius Dept Agriculture All Interests Kansas

Hog and cattle markets shift in Cedar Rapids trading

A five cent drop across hog grades pressured Cedar Rapids markets Monday with top hogs at 675 for 200-250 pounds and packers at 5.95 for 275-336 pounds. Cattle held steady though bulls fell 50 cents to reach 86.00, while peak cattle prices hit 10.25 for prime yearling steers and various weights show mixed midrange values.

Iowa Waterloo Hoss Packing Sons Mason City Ottumwa- Hoss Cedar Rapids Yor AIG Ase Fae Gand Nackers BEN Good Packers Ind

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Prices and Produce Listings

A Cedar Rapids market update lists diverse prices for grains such as wheat and corn, hay, soybeans, and barley, plus dairy and poultry rates. It includes wholesale fruits and vegetables, assorted hides, and animal products with varied unit prices and weights.

Bartlett Hite

Wall Street Quotation Highlights and Market Listings

A long list of stock quotes from Adams Express to England’s smallest church parish at Ifield near Gravesend appears in the Monday quotations. The sect includes two buildings the church and the rectory and area markets reflect varied prices and performance.

England Ifield Gravesend

Wisconsin cheese quotas and market notes amid Oct 9 14 week

Wisconsin cheese exchange reports initial prices for daisies vinye, bric hac horns and cheddars at 15 to 16 cents with 15%2 for daisies and commodores 16c. Wool market in Boston steady with quiet trading as holders resist selling and bids remain few and prices largely unchanged from last week.

Wisconsin Plymouti Wis Wisconsin Cheese exchange—Daiisies Farmers' Call Board S. Dept Agriculture Boston

Bond Market Shifts as Treasuries Lead Mixed Week

New York bond market moved with mixed, hesitant tone Monday. Government issues gained on small trades while corporate bonds fluctuated with utilities showing strength and some downgrades in rail and industrial issues.

New York Bond Review York Tap vU_ S&S Treasury Stock Exchange Amone Commonwealth Edio American Telephone Star of Bethlehem Steel International Telephone New York Steam Shell Union Baltimore and Ohio Southern Railway New York Central Portland General Electric

Stock Market Slips on War Boom After Quiet European Talks

New York traders paused as European peace talks lingered over a sluggish session. Turnover was about 650 000 shares the smallest since the war boom began. Some favorites edged higher including Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Western Union N Y Central and American Can while Anaconda Phelps Dodge Westinghouse and Goodyear lagged.

Adams Aska Juneau Allegheny Corp VolInt Hydro Allieid Chem Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Ainal Lea Samul Tel Kresee AMM & Fdy Krozer GB Am Metnis Ag Lorws Inc Tel & Tel Loft Inc Wat Works Lorillard Am Woolen Lsville Gs Zinc & McKesson Rob McLel Ark Nat Gos Gah Beatrice Crs Ty ‘ Murray, Corp Bendis Nasi Kel Ba Steel Gata Maul Biscuit Biawnox Natl Cash Ree Boeing Batley Prd Lythas Bohit Alum Borden Co Natl Pow & L Borg Warner N.Y Briess Olis Steel Ldin Packard Canada Paramount Park Utah Pagttead Caterpillar Penney Cerro de Pasco Phillins Pet Pillsbury Ches Corp Plymouth Oil Procter Gamble Pullman Co BTS Coca Cola Radio Corpa Col. Palmolive Shell Union Psilver Klag Simmons Co Motors Sony Soeone Gorn Products Crucible Steel Sauoun Curtiss Wright St Joe Lead Curtichs Deere & Co del B A. L Douglas Air Stew Warner Easton Kodak Stone Webster Eaton Studebaker Autolite Tex Gut Tex Land Elee Reid & S Tompson Timken der J Pisk Rubber Tinken Freewort Tex Trans-America Film Sisunt Gas Imp Gimbel Bros Saint Lo& P AL T Glidden Co Jays Gypsum Gobel Adolph Goebel Brew Goodrich Goodyear Tire Graham Palse Vanadium Granby Coss Walworth Warner Bros Greyhound Wesn Marsid Luz West Union Guantanamo Westhouse AB Hat Corp Westhouse el Hall Printing White Motors Hayes Body Hecker Hiram Wker Willys Jarvis Wits East Blessing Butler Bros Midwest Corp Qker O Cin Chicaro_ Corp Qker Comw Edison Swift & Coutty Conse Biscuit Elec Hshold Walereen NEW York Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Western Union N. Y. Central Great Northern U.S Rubber Sears Roebuck Eastern Airlines American Airlines du Pont American Can Anaconda Phelps Dodge Westinghouse Union Carbide Allied Chemical Texas Corp Goodyear Lake Shore Sherwin Williams International Petroleum American Gas Gulf Oil Cooper-Bessemer

Wheat Holds Steady as Corn Shows Independent Strength

Chicago commodities report notes wheat closing roughly steady after morning losses from winter wheat belt rains. Corn shows resilience amid expectations of stronger export demand and a anticipated crop report indicating a smaller yield. Minnesota Minneapolis grain prices and Chicago cash bids listed for wheat corn oats and barley with various quality grades and futures-spot notes.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis Kansas City Winnipeg Grain Exchange Minnesvolis Gash API Montana

Markets show steady cattle and eggs amid varied poultry prices

Chicago poultry truck flow remains steady as Leghorn and Plymouth Rock prices show small gains while broilers and colored hens hold near 18 to 24 cents per pound. Butter and eggs report firm receipts. New York and Chicago markets list mixed color standards and fresh dairy values.

Cincago Froduce Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock Atendy North Dakota Idaho Nebraska Red River Valley Cobblers Ohles Minnesota Uo S Sandsand Cobblers US U .S New York Lée

Jail 2 Principals In Wife Swapping Case

Clarence June and Mildred Davis were sentenced to six months in jail in Lapeer County for the high profile wife swapping case. Edith June was placed on probation, George Davis fined 150 dollars and ordered to pay 100 dollars court costs. The four allegedly traded mates and divided 14 children. Edith has filed for divorce.

Lapeer, Mich Clarence June Mildred Davis Lapeer County Louis C. Cramton June Edith Davis George

Racketeers tied to killing of Amerigo Bertolini

Police blamed slot machine racketeers for the gangland style slaying of Amerigo Bertolini, 42, ex convict, as he prepared to enter his car Sunday night in Chicago.

Chicago Amerigo Bertolini

Dr Edward J Petry Dies in Kansas City

Dr Edward Jacob Petry 59 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Sunday at his Kansas City home. Funeral in Gnadenhutten Ohio. Survived by wife Dor Petry of Cedar Rapids, son Ralph at school in Cincinnati, mother, five brothers, six sisters. Former Coe College botany professor and physiology associate 1931 33. Biologist at Cedar Rapids waterworks 1933 35. Mr Petry listed in American Men of Science. Ohio State graduate with MS Purdue PhD Michigan State. At death he headed chemistry and technician work at Central College of Osteopathy Kansas City member of Masonic lodge.

Edward Jacob Petry Cedar Rapids Kansas City Gnadenhutten Ohio Petry Dor P. Petry Ralph A. Petry Cincinnati Coe College Ohio State University Purdue Michigan State College Perry Central College of Osteopathy Masonic Lodge

Obituary Notice for Mrs. Harry Churchill and Family

The deceased is survived by husband Mr. Harry Churchill of Cedar Rapids and children Perry Grove of Oakland California Maybell Bruskevitch of Seattle and Mrs Harry Churchill of Cedar Rapids They have three grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body was taken to Neff funeral home in Mount Vernon and funeral arrangements are not complete.

Ter Harry Churchill Seventh Avenue SE Perry Grove Oakland Calif Maybell Bruskevitch Seattle Cedar Rapids Neff Funeral Home Mount Vernon

Mrs Rose Harper Dies After Prolonged Illness

Mrs Rose Harper age 56 of 228 Fifth Street NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 9 30 am Monday after a long illness. She was a Cedar Rapids resident for 20 years coming from Fremont Nebraska. Survived by her father Alonzo Fullerton of Cedar Rapids and a son B Hugh Harper of Rochester New York. Friends may call at the Moen chapel.

Rose Harper Fifth Street Cedar Rapids Fremont Alonzo Fullerton B. Hugh Harper Rochester N. Y Moen

Funeral services for Miss Alice Odenbreid

Miss Alice Odenbreid died in Chicago Friday evening. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev Msgr John Molloy at Immaculate Conception church Tuesday at 9 am. The rosary will be recited at Brady mortuary Monday at 8 pm. Burial is in Mount Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at Brady mortuary Monday evening.

Alice Odenbreid Chicago Msgr John Molloy Immaculate Conception Church Msgr. Molloy Brady Mortuary Mount Calvary Cemetery

Czech Aviator Kills Sixty Seven Nazi Inspectors

Zurich newspaper reports a Czech aviator detonated a mine at an airport near Prague. He killed sixty seven Nazi technicians avia tors soldiers and police during an inspection, likely also dying in the blast. The act allegedly spurred Czech resistance and anti Nazi sabotage in the protectorate.

Zurich Switzerland INS Ebelby Prague

Death of Mrs. Celia Neveda Hayes in Palo after illness

Mrs Celia Neveda Hayes wife of Sylvanitus Hayes died in a local hospital Monday at 2 40 am after a brief illness. She was born August 28 1882 in Aurora Missouri and moved to Palo in 1906 from Woodward Oklahoma. She is survived by her husband a daughter three sons a stepmother and multiple siblings. Funeral services will be held at the Palo Methodist church at 2 00 pm Wednesday with Rev Frank Ward of Cedar Rapids officiating and burial in Palo Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel until 10 am Wednesday.

Celia Neveda Hayes Sylvanius Hayes Palo Hayes Aurora Woodward Oklo Lyle Dodd Roy Elmer Leslie Hayes Margaret Loomis Charles Loomis Hiram. Loomis Garena Okla Willard Loomis Buffalo James Loomis Tangier Floyd Loomis Plainview Tex Bert Loomis

Court House News: Judgment Changes and Settlements

A jury waived review in a $4.04 rental dispute led to a judge’s decision of $44.04 plus costs, while earlier Churchill granted $2209 plus costs with partial counterclaims. In a separate case Ralph Ingels sued International Harvester and John Fry for vehicle damage over a Aug 10 collision. the matter was settled and dismissed with prejudice before Judge Moffit.

H. R. Churchill F. A. Burchard Carl V Core Ijrah John T. Moffit Burchard Justice Churchill Ralph Ingels International Harvester Company John Fry Ingels First Avenue Thirteenth Street E Bafure John T. Moffit Monay

Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Tora Miskimen in Mason City

Funeral services for 69 year old Mrs Tora Miskimen were conducted in Mason City with burial at Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Survivors include husband Orlando H Miskimen two daughters Mrs Richard Schmied Chicago and Mrs Carl Cathcart Farmington Illinois two sons Harold M White Plains New York and Howard Cedar Rapids eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Tora Miskimen Cedar Rapids Mason City Linwood Cemetery Miskimen Tenth Street Orlando H Miskimen Richard Schmied Chicago Carl Cathcart Farmington, II Harold M White Plains Howard

Jury underway in $124.90 suit over advances to Gossett

After jurors were drawn plaintiff Gert rude Merklin Gossett testifies Monday before Judge J E Heiserman in a $124.90 action claiming advances for Wilma Mead formerly Wilma James. A three count counter claim seeks $473.83 and $487.50 for services and $251 for room and board. A separate report notes a 400 pound Hampshire sow stolen from G E Wolfe’s property, with Deputy Larry Condon investigating.

J. E. Heiserman Gertrude Merklin Gossett Wilma Mead Wilma James G. E. Wolfe Springville Jim Smith Larry Condon

Mrs Pearl Fiala dies after lingering illness at 30

Mrs Pearl Fiala wife of Edward Fiala of Troy Mills died Sunday morning after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband two children Max and Helen her parents Mr and Mrs Newton Zoller three brothers Clifford Bennie and Earl Zoller and two sisters Mrs Bernard Rickard and Luella Zoller. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Barta chapel and 2 30 p.m at the Methodist church in Troy Mills with burial in Troy Mills Barta chapel Tuesday.

Pearl Fiala Edward Fiala Troy Mills Fiala Max Helen Newton Zoller Clifford Bennie Earl Zoller Bernard Rickard Luella Zoller Barta Methodist Church

Brubaker Pleads Not Guilty on Illegal Possession Charge

D R Brubaker 34 a service station operator of 103 Eighth Avenue SW pled not guilty before Judge John T Moffit on a charge of illegal possession of.

D. R. Brubaker Eighth Avenue John T. Moffit

Funeral Rites for Rev Joseph Leksa Held Tuesday

Funeral services for Rev Joseph Leksa who died Thursday at Silver Lake Minnesota will be conducted at Hus Memorial Presbyterian church at 2 pm Tuesday with ministers of the Central West Bohemian Presbytery presiding. Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at Barta chapel Monday afternoon and evening.

Joseph Leksa Silver Lake Minn Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Central West Boemian

George W Grove Dies at 88 Pioneer Mount Vernon Native

George W Grove 88 long time Mount Vernon resident died at 12 25 p m Monday at Reamer Nursing Home Marion after a lingering illness He was born December 29 1850 in Mount Vernon and lived there until 18 years ago when he moved to Cedar Rapids to live with his daughter

George W. Grove Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Reamer Marion Mr. Grove

Brubaker Held Over Liquor Possession Charge At Service Station

County Attorney G K Thompson filed the information alleging police seized several half pint bottles at a service station Saturday and that more was turned over when Brubaker accompanied to his home. A $2500 injury suit against Tri States Theater Corp now awaits before Judge Moffit arising from a Jan 17 1937 lobby door injury to Rinda Wall.

G. K. Thompson Brubaker John T. Moffit Rinda Wall Tri- States Theater Corporation State Theater

Want Ads and Notices Boxed for Local Gazette

A collage of personal thanks, lost items, ads and services. Includes thanks to friends and lodges for a death in the Jans family, lost purse and dog notices, and ads from jewelry stores, funeral homes, transfer firms, and various merchants.

Local listings note entertainment and jobs in Cedar Rapids area

The Gazette page advertises events at S P S Hall Cedar Rapids with dance skates and 10 to 25 cent rates, plus Top Hat Beer dancing in Norway Iowa and dining at several cafes. It also lists job openings including night fry cook, experienced pressman, and educational sales with commission.

C. S. P. S. Hall Cedar Rapids Pla-Mor

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