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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1933
Page
8
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Market activity fades with prices weak and demand soft. Traders observe limited interest as buyers hesitate and values drift, while some vendors report smaller volumes and cautious bidding across stalls and vendors.
Scanner text shows a mid market listing with prices for vegetables meats and cured goods. Items include various cuts such as calf and horse offerings with prices around 780 and 175. The fragment notes wholesale and retail terms and a variety of standard grocery items.
A late rally in the wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade lifted prices from near the lowest marks since mid June. December wheat closed slightly higher while corn fell and oats moved with little momentum amid cautious trading and thin support.
New York bonds show mixed trades as investors weigh inflation indicators and Federal policy prospects. Traders monitor Treasuries and corporate issues for cues on rates, with uncertainty lingering over the near term.
The twentieth annual Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association convention opened in Cedar Rapids with three out of state experts urging a return to horse care. Drs Sigler Campbell and Merillat pushed nutrition and anti tractor sentiment, while new cauterization devices wowed the audience. A banquet and ball capped a day of talks with 110 delegates registered and 150 expected.
The state liquor commission discussed a potential regulation aimed at liquor sales and health protection. An attorney general opinion suggested that legality hinges on public welfare and broader legislative guidance, with draft recommendations seen for a special legislative session.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Will Elliott on ML Sixteenth Street NE at Mercy Royntal Ort 7. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs George Hennessy on Rural Route No 4 Cedar Rapids at Mercy Hospital in October.
NY markets showed little movement with prices in a narrow range as minor up and down flurries failed to spark activity. Utilities and certain stocks drifted fractionally while some rails and chemicals rose or fell modestly in a tentative, subdued session.
Forty head of purebred and grade Guernsey cattle sold for 1684 dollars, averaging 4210, at the Fayette County Guernsey Cattle club annual consign ment auction. Willard Hank of Marion bought seven cows for 480, Henry Allenstein consignments and other bidders pushed top prices to 9250 for a top grade cow and 60 for a top bull. More than 150 bidders from fourteen northeastern counties attended. Asim ar Holstein sale was scheduled here Wednesday.
Harold Leslie Week and Denia Myers both of Cedar Rapids. Biron L Vredenburg of Palo and Esther M. Mittan of Coggon receive marriage licenses.
Three suspects are jailed after the Winkler slaying near Weber's beer agency. Police say Winkler planned to surrender to authorities and may have gone to meet someone, possibly for bond or a deal. John J. McLaughlin, a former state legislator, remained in jail after asking to cut his bond to 25 000 as the case unfolded.
The Farm Administration announced 467 carloads of cured pork from about 100 million pounds from the hog emergency drive were shipped for relief. Initial shipments target distribution through October with more allocations to follow, with states listed by load totals from Ohio 52 to District of Columbia 2.
A. D. Majors of Omaha announced a conference in Chicago Friday and Saturday where stockmen will discuss relief measures for producers. The meeting will focus on direct buying by packers, central market elimination, and a permanent legislative program for the corn-hog issue with talks on government financing and administration.
Four residents in Fayette township request the county board of supervisors refuse to vacate a road from Lewis Bottom to Fayette No 1 school near the river. They say vacating the route would force them to haul wood via a longer route over two hills, instead of the present one hill. The board will inspect the road Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held Monday for James McGuire 35 of Prairie township near Masonville after a three year illness. He was a son of Mrs Peter McGuire and husband of Mildred Harrington, with two children Emmet and Marjory. The service took place at Mont Catholic church with Rev E J McDonald officiating. He was born on the family farm, farmed in the community, lived in Waterloo several years, and returned home. Survived by his mother, father, wife, children, and siblings Mary in Omaha, Mrs William O Conner in Masonville, Julia, Harriet, Joseph, Cornelius, and William at home, and Richard in Waterlo o.
Robert Schell was installed as commander and Capt R V Rickard as vice commander of the Roy Chopek post of the American Legion. Roy Pierce Morning Sun dis finel vice- commander officiated at the meeting.
Captain William Smythe of the U S Navy visits Marion on leave to attend his mother Ella Woods Smythe's funeral. Western trip arrivals include Dr. and Mrs. Harry G. Stitzel and daughter Lois after stops in Salt Lake City Reno San Francisco Los Angeles Tucson Grand Canyon and Albuquerque with earthquakes and a car theft incident. Community clubs meet across Marion with lectures, teas, fundraisers, and church group activities. Loggerhead school in Linn county becomes 100 percent on the dental honor roll following Bertram county’s White school achievement.
Linn County veterans program includes a Robert Mitchell Woman's Relief Corps lunch Cedar Rapids speaker Hugh Orchard Weatherwax readings and quartet performances Elizabeth Mansfield Irving invited to read Music and readings mark the event In other notes many church and club activities including a gingham party candle lighting service and a steak fry for Girls Athletic Association at Marion High School
In Des Moines AP report, defense seeks to impeach the testimony of M. M. Thompson in a four million dollar foreclosure suit filed by Equitable Life Assurance Society against Collins Farms and others. Cross examination questions whether Thompson saw a lease involving 165 Iowa farms and earlier testimony claimed he did not.
Sigourney resident Pat Connor aged 61 pled guilty before Judge Patterson in district court for driving while intoxicated. He received a four month suspended jail term and a $50 fine after being found in a ditch one mile east of town on Saturday night.
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