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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1940

Page

6

Hogs Lead Market Slump Across Iowa and Chicago Reports

Iowa hog prices fall 10 to 15 cents with top bids near 6.00 while cattle and sheep show mixed moves across Des Moines Omaha and Chicago markets. Hogs remain active with lighter weights strongest in Austin Waterloo and Sioux City. fat lambs steady in spots with value variations across regional yards.

Iowa Des Moines Dept. Agriculture Minnesota Omaha Livestock Omaha AP U8 Dept Agricultures ST. Paul South ST Paul Minn Sioux City U S. Dept Aagriculture Chicago Livestock Chicago S Dept Agriculture Lebt Susu Texas Montana TEORIA_ LIVESTOCK Ealers

Cedar Rapids Miscellany Grain and Produce Prices

A Cedar Rapids list shows grain prices for Wheat No 1 78 cents No 2 75?c Oats White No 2 30c to 28c Rye No 2 31c Corn shelled No 2 yellow 56c Soybeans Now No 2 69c Hay and Straw prices Baled tame hay 7 60 Baled straw 6 00 Poultry prices for various weights and fowls Wholesale fruits vegetables and dairy items with lemons 45 00 oranges 41 00 grapefruits 2 75 California cranberries 3 85 onions 80 11 40 cabbage 1 25 carrots 2 75 new potatoes 1 60 red grapes 1 50 pears 2 75 cauliflower 1 25 Jonathan apples 1 25 cranberries 3 85 hides horse prices and other animal prices listed. final lines incomplete

Wall St Stocks Mixed Across Markets in Early Trading

Wall Street currents show varied moves with Adams Express and Lockheed among gainers while Amoco and Bethlehem Steel lag. Major exchanges report mixed results as investors digest industrials, utilities, and energy names amid uncertain economic signals.

Wisconsin Cheese and Wool Market Update

Wisconsin cheese quotes for Oct 21 to 26 list items like daisies commodores and cheddars with varied lot numbers. Boston wool market reports slow trade but steady demand for fine and half blood wools with prices from 1.02 to 1.07 per scoured pound for Zenath fine territory and up to 90 cents for 4a blood combing wools.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Palmer’s Call Board Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Boston U .S. Negriculture Department Zenath

Stocks In Rut Changes Slight

New York AP reports a slow market with about 350000 shares traded. Major movers included U S Steel Republic Youngstown Sheet Chrysler General Motors U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Du Pont Eastman Kodak American Telephone Western Union American Smelting and Texas Corp. Crucible Steel showed support while Nash-Kelvinator Douglas Aircraft Boeing Westinghouse Kennicott and American Can faced resistance.

J E. Bennett & Co W.H. Jump Merchants National Bank Adams Express Kresge Alaska Juneau Kroser Alleghany Corps léLehigh Val Allied Chem Libbey Owens Adis Allied Stores Pallk Alls Chalmers Carnonte Wat Mo Pac RR Mont Ward Murray Corp . Oe Ark Nat Gas Nash-Kelvy Armour & Co Natl Bellas Nath Biscuit Aviation Corp Nati Dairy Baldwin Loco Balto & Ohio Y. Central Barnsdall BaNny Nhgeh Beatrice Mfcao Penick & Ford Penna RR Burroughs Penney JC Phillips Pet Canada Dry Pillsbury Pittsbgh Plymouth Oil Fry Proctor Gamble Celotex U Sye NJ Cerro de Pasco Pullman Co Ches and Ohio Radio Corp Chio R I P Js Radio Keith Chrysler Motors Rem Rand Coca Cola Reo Motors Col. Palmolive Repb Steel Colo Fuel Columbas Seheniey Credit Sears Roebuck Com Solvents Inc Comw Southern Simmons Co Congoleum Skelly Edison Socony Conti Sou Pac Eaton Aret Rex Gull Thompson Tidewater Timken Sinpemken Sford Feneland Fox Film Freeport Tex Union Carbide Union Unt Air Lines Gen Motors Cory Ax Gillette SR el Coat Goodyear Tire Graham Paige Granby Cons Gt Nor Orelis Shanta Sur Vanadium Tid Walworth Hiram Walker Warner Inspiration Willys Ovid Wilson & Co Tntl Woolworth Johns Manville Kennecott Zenith Radio Chicago Libby McNeil Midwest Corps Norwest Bank Berghorff Quaker O Laughtin Uul Swift & Co Walgreen Cities Woodall Ind Zenith Rad NEW York U. S. Steel Republic Youngstown Sheet Chrysler General Motors U. S. Rubber Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward du Pont Eastman Kodak American Telephone Western Union American Smelting Texas

Bond Markets and Italian Loans Rally in Mixed New York Trading

New York markets show Italian issues advancing on news of a long range air attack on Gulf oil targets while domestic corporates linger in narrow ranges. U S government bonds finish modestly higher with Treasury notes and Farm Mortgage issues posting small gains as trading stays tentative.

New York Iapi Italy Gulf of Ersta

Crown Prince Frederick Undergoes Intestinal Operation

Copenhagen reports Crown Prince Frederick underwent intestinal surgery. The DNB news agency says the procedure was successful and the heir to the Danish throne is recovering.

Berlin DNB Copenhagen Crown Prince Frederick

Wheat market steadies with narrow moves on Monday

Chicago board of trade wheat showed narrow price changes near Saturdays close with Dec wheat at 85.55 to 85.34. Corn eased to 60.38, oats up 0.34, rye steady. Soybeans rose about 13 to 2 higher with Dec near 82.15 as Minneapolis and Kansas City held small gains while Winnipeg stayed flat. Shipping sales totaled 43 000 bushels, with 3 000 bookings and 342 cars estimated.

Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis Kansas City Winnipeg

Winnipeg wheat and Chicago cash grain prices mixed across board

Market notes show Winnipeg wheat prices opening high and low with Oct and Dec contracts listed. Chicago cash provisions detail No 2 and No 1 meats, several corn, oats, barley, soybeans, field seeds and lard items with varied quotes and packet weights.

Poultry and Produce Markets Report From Chicago

Markets show mixed activity with live poultry unsettled among 60 trucks. Leghorn hens and broilers priced at various cents per pound. Butter and eggs firm with steady to barely steady potato and produce futures. New York and Chicago price movements noted along with Dow Jones averages.

Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock U S Bliss Idaho Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota New York

Linn county Scout meeting and local notices

The Linn county district Boy Scout committee will meet at the Marion gas company office Tuesday at 8 p.m. Emery J. Miller of Marion is chairman. Mrs. Robert Camp, 62, is seriously ill after a fall at her home on 200 J avenue NW. Townsend club No 3 and its auxiliary sponsor a card party Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Glow room of the Gas company with prizes and refreshments. A curb and gutter assessment was approved for Eighteenth street NW and O avenue NW. Seven men enlisted at the Cedar Rapids recruiting station Monday: William Shebetka, Alpheus Meyers, Earl McDonald, and John Schnepp among others.

Linn County Marion Gas Company Emery J. Miller Marion J Avenue NW Robert Camp Cedar Rapids William Shebetka North Liberty Alpheus Meyers Toledo Earl McDonald George McDonald Olin John Schnepp Linn City Hall Board No. 3 Frank O'Meara Lewis W. Warnock Coggan Washington Lottery

ROTARY HEARS OFFICE MOVIE AS SCOUT DRIVE PLANS BEGIN

Seventy five Rotary members viewed the sound film What’s An Office Anyway at the Roosevelt hotel. Walker businessmen will gather Monday at 7 30 p m in city hall to organize for the Linn county Boy Scout district financial campaign Friday Oct 25 Kenneth Butler leads drive to raise about 1100 across Cedar Rapids area including Linn Benton Jones counties and Cedar Rapids.

Rotary Club Roosevelt Hotel Morris San~ford Walker Walker City Hall Linn County Boy Scout District Kenneth Butler Cedar Rapids Linn Benton Jones Counties

City council issues beer permit at 124 First Avenue E

The city council on Monday issued a class B beer permit to Edith A. McFarlen at 124 First avenue E pending building inspector approval. The license followed Woodrow Lyman surrendering a permit for the same address.

Edith A. McFarlen First Avenue E Woodrow Lyman

Willkie Rally Planned With Bomb Salute For Stassen

The city council approved a Willkie club mission to fire 12 aerial bombs before the rally Thursday night as a salute to Gov. Harold Stassen. The permit complied with state fireworks law.

Willkie Club Harold Stassen Minnesota

Oregon Governor Sprague To Stump For Willkie In Sioux City

Gov Charles A Sprague Republican of Oregon and nephew of J A Sprague will speak for Willkie and McNary Monday at 8 pm on KSCJ and KTRI Sioux City. He will also appear Tuesday at 6 30 pm on WDAF Kansas City. The Oregonian notes he has many local supporters.

Charles A. Sprague Oregon J. A Sprague Willkie and McNary KSCJ KTRI Sioux City Sprague WDAF Kansas City The Oregonian

Funeral for Hugh O'Donnell Held in Shenandoah

Mrs John Taylor and Alma Taylor with Mrs Harold Klieneck of Cedar Rapids attended the funeral at Shenandoah for Hugh O'Donnell age about 50 who died at his West Des Moines home. O'Donnell a railroad man born in Cedar Rapids, was an uncle of John Taylor Jr and Alma Taylor and Mrs Klieneck.

John Taylor John Taylor, Jr Alma Taylor Harold Klieneck Cedar Rapids Shenandoah Hugh O'Donnell West Des Moines Mr. O'Donnell Here John, Jr Klieneck

Grynspan Sent to Reich for Trial in Berlin

Herschel Grynspan the Polish Jew who killed a German diplomat in Paris in 1938 has been sent from unoccupied France to Berlin for trial in compliance with a German demand. He was imprisoned in Paris but released as German forces advanced and later surrendered at other French prisons.

London INS Herschel Grynspan Paris France Berlin Reuters Vichy Pole Grynspan Bordeaux

Seek Man Who Sold Uniforms To Nurses

A man calling himself a jobber for three uniform companies operated in at least three northeast Iowa towns ten days ago. Leeman Garth Oler visited two local hospitals and others in Independence and Waterloo seeking nurses for new uniforms, taking small down payments and delaying delivery. Police traced the scheme, found no connection to two firms and no third company. a Cedar Rapids arrest warrant was planned and state radio broadcasts prepared. Police believe he targeted small sums to avoid pursuit.

Iowa Leeman Garth Oler Independence Waterloo Earl Stanley Stanley Oler Cedar Rapids

Woman Admits Part In Dubuque Marriage Mill

Mrs. Marie Fransen, one of four charged in the Dubuque marriage mill case, pleaded guilty before Judge Milton J. Glenn and was placed on probation. The Rev. J. Nevin Lyerly, pastor at Immanuel Congregational church, got 24 hours to plead or demur while two other indicted individuals remain at large. Fransen testified she signed four affidavits enabling out of state couples to obtain licenses and she did not know the people involved, acting at the request of two mill spotters.

Dubuque Marie Fransen District Court Milton J. Glenn J. Nevin Lyerly Immanuel Congregational Church Fransen

Mount Vernon Man Dies by Own Action

Millard Goodlove aged 29 shot himself Monday forenoon and his body was found in a barn near his Mount Vernon home. He lived with his mother Amy Goodlove and brother and sister in law Lynn and. Sheriff Jim Smith and deputy coroner Dr. R E Munden ruled death a suicide and no inquest will be held.

Mount Vernon Millard Goodlove Amy Goodlove Lynn Goodlove Goodlove Mount Vernon Cemetery Jim Smith R E Munden

Draft boards ready to post name lists in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids draft boards on the east and west sides plan to post publicly by Monday the numerical lists of more than 7 000 registrants for military conscription. West side secretary E Stewart notes posting will ease inquiries while east side clerks continue tallying cards and preparing alphabetic lists for easier searches.

Cedar Rapids East West Side E. Stewart Clarence A. Dykstra National Conscription National Lottery Washington, D. C

Bombs damage US embassy in Grosvenor Square London

Nazi air raid hits West End as German plane drops bombs near the U S embassy at Grosvenor Square. Windows shattered but staff were safe. a house and two others damaged, a bomb lodged 50 feet from the entrance and later exploded.

London United States Grosvenor Square West End

Bomb strike hits YMCA building in Great Russell Street

A raid hurled soil and stones onto the roof and front wall of the YMCA building in Great Russell Street. Ten people were killed when a big German bomb crashed nearby. Inside the gymnasium 400 to 500 members sheltered without injury. the building will be unusable until after the war, though operations continued elsewhere.

Y.M.C.A Great Russell Street

Gazette Classifieds Offer Watches Cars Jobs and Services

Classified page entry listing watches repaired and sold, jewelry ads, ambulance service reward, loans, layaway jewelry, transportation ads, auto parts and repair, hats, upholstering, cleaning, and various help wanted postings including sales, kitchen staff, and maid positions. Includes notices about insurance, pets, and household services with numerous box numbers for responses.

Dial Probasco, Jeweler 2Nd Ave The Gazette Mayes Johns Hopkins Ambulance Service Co Stecel's Loan Louis Fine Vincent's Jewelry Ard St Della Forte E. Forte Sth Bever Park Podzimek Pharmacies 16Th Ave Jeweler 2Nd St. SE Tucker's Auto Salvage Co Center Point Road Raye 3D St.se Electric Cleaners Bender Tom Mason Hatter 3Rd Ave Los Angeles H. K. Schaefer Kresge Vogel I Ave 1St St Trinity Church SANDS 2Nd ST Griffith Feather Mattress Co

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