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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1935
Page
19
A miscellaneous Cedar Rapids page lists wholesale fruits vegetables and produce items with varied pricing. Entries include bananas lettuce celery oats and oysters among others with multiple prices and product descriptors.
Local hog prices hold steady after declines with top reported at 925. Cattle also listed as steady with prices for various hogs, calves, lambs, and market segments shown by Wilson and Co. Separate price points cover good hogs, packers, and feeders across weight ranges, alongside calf and sweep market figures.
Chicago Produce markets show mixed receipts and prices across eggs butter and potatoes. Eggs receipts steady with unsettled tones, butter weaker than prior, cheese and poultry hold steady, while potatoes trend toward stronger demand and moderate trading. Overall, regional creameries and wholesalers report varied movement in dairy and produce items.
Wheat futures drifted within a narrow range on the Chicago Board of Trade. December wheat edged up about 0.01, corn gained up to 0.42, and oats rose slightly as traders weighed firming signals from Liverpool and Buenos Aires against domestic hedging and unsettled weather forecasts.
A fragmented OCR passage outlines Chicago provisions and local tax measures with scattered figures and references. It mentions percentages, grade terms, sample grades, and various monetary values, suggesting a civic or school budget context without clear coherent details or outcomes.
Patchy Wall Street activity leaves traders cautious as rumors swirl about deals and leadership changes. Analysts note thin volume and erratic price moves across equities with technology and finance stocks showing uneven strength through a volatile session.
In Newark hospital Dutch Schultz and aide die after a Wednesday mass shooting. The gangland killings end Schultz's reign as rivals led by Lucky Luciana move to seize policy rackets in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Clerk Edwin W. Lund presided as civil cases opened for the November term ahead of a tight 5 pm Friday deadline. Filings include a $5 000 claim by Mrs Rath Stedgrass against William Singer trading as First Avenue Potato and Grocery Market over a box of crackers. Katzoff seeks $750 from the Iowa Electric Pett and Power Co. Claimants allege vehicle collisions and insurance disputes in multiple cases.
Chicago report says Townsend Club secretary Robert F. Clements defended the movement against corruption claims. He cited from July 1, 1934 to Sept 30, 1935 income of $636, and Townsend received $7,522 in salary and expenses, with $51,356.79 in the bank.
Firemen battled a grass fire on Park Terrace SE at 1 p.m. Friday. A Halloween dance ad appears in classifieds. Mr and Mrs Laur ance and Mr and Mrs Poet zinger traveled to Chicago for a national printers convention. Walter McDonald and Leo Griswold fined for intoxication. Salvation Army adjutant spoke at Sunshine Mission with Tender Shepherd quartet set to sing. Local gardener reports ripe strawberry as mild autumn continues. Cedar Rapids Air Hawks to meet in city hall workshop for final pre contest. Linn County farmer John Sherman Dice seeks extra time to repay debts totaling 29 234 with 1930 exemption claimed. W H Fritz disputes misidentification in court records. Lillian Goddard, 14, missing since last Sunday, returned home with a friend. parents say she had not left city.
Frank Jirinee aged 62 of 1420 East Avenue Northeast was fined $100 plus costs by Justice A S Reed for larceny of coal. The Hamilton Seed and Coal Company filed the charge after Jirinee was arrested Thursday evening with a small quantity of coal.
Ben Jones aged 32 was arrested at noon Friday on a farm four miles north of Palo and returned to the city jail. Chief of Detectives Earl Stanley said Jones had been sought for several days and has a prior record, with the most recent arrest for illegal possession of liquor.
The state printing board Friday awarded nine projects after bids opened Thursday. The Laurance Press won the contract to print the Iowa State College catalogue while Commercial Art Engravers secured the engraving contract for slate publications.
The Friday police court traffic panel fined D. E. Hansen, Fred Sampica, Mrs. A. J Danner, and L. L. Locher for double parking and related fines. Howard Johnson, Lawrence Hayes, and Fred Safely faced overtime parking penalties. Joe Sinaiko was fined for parking in an alley.
W. Peterson and ten office staff attended the Maytag company dealers and salesmen gathering in Newton Wednesday night. Walter Bones of the Minneapolis branch cited 44 trainloads of washers shipped so far this year, with gains tied to a brighter market for farmers and businessmen. Piano classes at Sunshine Mission Saturday morning are led by Marl Ann Huebsch and Ruth Walker from Coe College.
The government indicated it would be lenient with home loan debtors in real distress while taking severe action against cheaters. The notice came from Washington through AP reporting on policy aims to ease mortgage burdens for struggling borrowers.
Gazette offers 2500 reward for information leading to arrests for immoral use of want ads and false pretenses. Numerous ads promote jewelry loans, chiropractic help, mattresses, knitwear, furniture, gas carburetor service, moving services, trusses and medical gear, clothing, hats, tailoring, and various goods with contact details and prices.
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