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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1933
Page
13
The Chicago hog market showed generally higher prices with top quotes near 5.15 and slow overall trading. Estimated Friday receipts included 3,000 cattle, 16,000 hogs, and 10,000 sheep, while cattle and sheep markets varied across major hubs like Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Regional livestock reports show cattle and hogs with scarce demand and prices mostly steady to higher. Receipts include 3,900 cattle at St Paul and 10,000 hogs with early bids rising. sheep receipts around 17,000 with bids down slightly for lambs. Sioux City and Omaha markets also noted varied activity and price shifts across cattle hogs and sheep.
Hog prices strengthened on the Incal market Thursday with all grades up 10 cents. The prime top reached 445 dollars. Calf market notes show spare lambs around 590 to 600 dollars and buck lambs about 100 dollars higher.
Market notes from Chicago and surrounding regions show varied produce pricing and demand. Listings include potatoes carrots and onions with prices and market movements across Wisconsin Minnesota Colorado and Indiana, reflecting midweek trading activity.
Christopher Columbus was honored as schools banks exchanges high courts and many businesses closed across the country. In New York crowds gathered at Columbus Circle with Italian Benevolent Society Sons of Columbus Legion and other Italian American groups leading the day. Knights of Columbus chapters nationwide planned Thursday night festivities.
Agricultural and market notes list grain prices and farm goods in Cedar Rapids. Wheat oats rye barley corn hay poultry eggs hides cattle cattle outcomes and various wholesale fruit and produce prices with California and Illinois origin items and standard meat cuts and horse prices.
Receipts for hogs total 3000 with higher prices for most categories. Hogs 230 lb to 350 lb at 4.90 average. sow 275–550 lb around 3.00. Cattle receipts 1500 including calves and yearlings. steer prices 50–1500 lb around 4.50 to 5.25, cows and vealers steady. Sheep receipts 2000 with bids mostly 25 cents lower. lambs 100–150 lb around 6.50 to 7.35, yearling wethers 90–110 lb about 3.75 to 4.75.
Mrs J W Ballard was re-elected president of the Public Health Nursing bureau along with other officers Mrs W E Andre secretary Mrs Arthur Poe and J S Ely as treasurer Four directors including Mrs Andre Mr Ely Mrs Poe and Mrs E H Bingham were re-elected Miss Alma E Hartz presented the director's monthly report noting tuberculosis work rose by 98 cases carried forward in September and that offices interviews were 61 in September versus 263 in June 308 in July and 184 in August Field work held steady with eighteen clinics and 151 total attendance One hundred cases were dismissed and nursing visits totaled 571 for the month.
Miss Florence C Plondke of Ames spoke on efficient meat use and child feeding to local groups. She presented slides on pork preparation and will speak at the Northeast Iowa Teachers association meeting on Meat in the Balanced Diet at the Iowa Electric Light and Power company bungalow.
City Marshal Fob Moore reports two Davenport men Edward Schnell 22 and Ralph Cassidy 24 were captured at Eldor. They allegedly confessed to robbing the J S Ginther drug store in Dewitt and pled guilty to a Hubbard drug store robbery.
Ralph R. Welday longtime Nash-Finch wholesale fruit manager died at 5 am at his Cedar Rapids home after a lingering illness. He was born September 15, 1886 in Libertyville and lived in Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport. Survived by Minnie Ortleb wife, daughter Annalee, son Ralph Jr, mother Mrs S J Welday, brother James Fairfield, sister Jessie Griswold Allerton. Funeral at Latter Day Saints church Burlington. Burial there. Friends may call Turner chapel through Friday evening.
The J. L. Singmaster 320 acre farm one mile north of Keota sold at auction Thursday for 159.50 an acre to the Weirtheimer Cattle Company of St. Paul Minnesota.
The American Federation of Labor at a Washington convention unanimously warned against unregulated currency inflation that would burden workers. Delegates representing over 3 million workers urged reopening recovery act codes to enable a 30 hour week and higher wages while pledging support for Roosevelt's program.
Philadelphia police raided three Khaki Shirts of America headquarters as hundreds mobilized for a Washington march. Twenty one members were arrested and police seized loaded pistols knives and clubs intended to storm the Pennsylvania National Guard armory. Art J Smith, self styled commander in chief, is being sought as authorities say the plot aimed to install Roosevelt as dictator.
Recovery census forms sent to Cedar Rapids post office will be distributed to employers under the blanket code or trade codes. They solicit figures on employment on June 17 1933 and October 14 1933 and the total payrolls for those dates.
Dr Harold Bowman pastor of Portland First Presbyterian for 13 years received a call to lead Chicago First Presbyterian with 2300 members. He serves on Albany College and San Francisco Theological Seminary boards and authored Christian Beliefs and Modern Thought. Born Omaha 1889, educated at Coe College 1910 Beirut English instructor, McCormick Seminary 1916, ordained 1916.
The council plans letting sewage plant bids on October 26 as part of a project cost spanning about 648 424 dollars with industries paying their share and the public bearing about 328 000 after real estate costs and government grant deductions. Labor rates range 50 cents to 1 20 per hour with a 30 hour week. local unions approve the wage scales. About 200 workers can be employed during construction plus local material suppliers, with federal funds supporting the project.
Official notice calls for proposals for Sections A and B of a proposed sewage disposal plant in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Bid deadlines set for October 26 1933 with plans on file at City Clerk and City Engineer offices. Contracts may be awarded separately or together. bids require a certified check and surety bond and must follow federal non federal public work rules.
Funeral services for Hollis G. Oakley who died Wednesday at his home 308 Sixth Street SE will be held Friday at 2 30 p m in the Gaffney and Moore chapel. A reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist will officiate and burial will be in Central City. Born in Elkader seventeen years ago he had lived in Cedar Rapids fourteen years.
Judge Vaught sentences the Kellys to life terms in the federal penitentiary for their crimes. A co defendant Armon Shannon receives a ten year suspended sentence, while Edward Berman and Clifford Skelly get five years each. Appeals are planned as Langford Ramsey faces conspiracy indictments and others are charged in related harboring cases.
Four powers urged Germany to stop assaults on their citizens or face consequences in relations with the Reich. American ambassador William E. Dodd reported Hull's instructions as Spain Britain and the Netherlandsalso pressed for action. The embassy cited repeated Nazi molestations of Americans and slow prosecutions.
Ralph W. Smith of Newton was re elected master of the Iowa State Grange for the fourth term. Other officers chosen include Overseer Gale McClean of Wilton Junction Lecturer Mrs Earl Hadley of Newton and Steward R L Amsbury of Oneida.
Jerry Zach a T-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Zach of rural route No 2 suffered a fracture of his right arm at 10 am Thursday after falling from a teeter totter at his school. He was taken to St Luke’s hospital.
Official notice announces a hearing on proposed plans specifications and form of contract for Sections A and B of a sewer outlet and purifying plant in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The hearing is October 26 1933 at 10 00 am in the City Hall Council Chamber. Objections may be filed by interested parties. City Clerk L J Storey Deputy M M Krebs officiating.
At the Linn County Civil War Veterans encampment in Marion Hugh Orchard of Cedar Rapids extolled the valor of the Boys of 61 and 65. Commander Eugene Allen introduced Orchard as visiting Woman's Relief Corps members gathered for the afternoon program. The day included readings, songs, and tributes to veterans with resolutions read and America sung to close.
W B Sebern chaired the Milk Distributors association in Marion as it outlined a tentative milk ordinance for council approval. Committee members include Mrs Irving Finger C E Batchelder and Charles Reinheimer. Mayor Pazour promised council cooperation for pure milk in Marion. The Rev William H Bridwell attends a Baptist state convention in Muscatine. West Marion Garden club plans a Palisades picnic Sunday with families invited and a 11 am gathering at J J Albaugh residence.
Plans outline the dedication of Maquoketa Caves State Park on Friday with Gov. Clyde Her ring and Mrs Henry Frankel as main speakers. A picnic lunch and program follow in the new parking area beyond the refreshment pavilion, weather permitting.
The Urban league of Kansas City opened a 12 week course to train janitors in the arts of their craft.
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