War pushed prices held at reasonable levels eyed by business leaders
Businessmen forecast a national income near 85 billion dollars in 1941 and push for a priorities board in Washington to ensure steady war material flow. Analysts warn inflation risks as profits and payrolls rise, while steel mills run at record capacity and auto output climbs. Electricity and construction awards surge, signaling swelling employment and demand for civilian goods.
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Washington
New York
Chicago Washington hub for career women says study
L M Spencer director of Science Research Associates reports that forty percent of civil servants in Chicago and Washington are women, compared with about fifteen percent in other parts of the country highlighting a regional leadership trend.
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Chicago
Washington
L M. Spencer
Science Research Associates
Investment trusts and fund listings from Associated Press
A compact catalog of corporate trust shares and fund names with numbers for Marsland Fund, Mass Investor, Nationwide Sec, New England Fund, Nor Am Trust, Quarterly Income Shares, and Trustee Sta Oil, plus related share classes and voting references. It reads as a ledger of investment trusts and securities entries with page or catalog codes.
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Associated Press
Marsland Fund
Mass
New England Fund
Nor
Am Tr
Nor Am Tr
Sta Oil
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Prices quoted reflect recent transactions and are not firm bids or offers. Readers with interest in unquoted issues should contact the financial editor at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Cedar Rauids
Chicago Produce Markets Report and Dow Jones Averages
Market notes show butter receipts at 67.48 and eggs near 3.619 with fridge prices steady. Potatoes arrivals 117 on track 363 total US shipments 527. Idaho russets and Bliss Triumphs listed with various US numbers. Dow Jones averages mixed with gains across industrials and rails, overall up.
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Chicago
Idaho
U& S
Nebraska
Bliss
U S
Minnesota
North Dakota
Lamson Bros. and Co
DOW Jones
ORR
Week's Most Active Stocks Highlight Bullish Week
The New York stock market advanced overall last week with four gains and two declines. Several issues hit new yearly highs, led by stronger performances from General Foods Steels and select autos, while Budd Wheel White Motors and Paramount Pictures stood out among gainers. Food stocks lagged with Corn Products Penick and Ford among the weaker spots. The market remained sensitive to foreign news and political developments.
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New York
Budd Wheel
White Motors
Paramount Pictures
Penick
Ford
General Foods Steels
Liquidation in Wheat Triggers Sharp Chicago Drop
The Chicago board of trade saw a sharp wheat retreat as prices fell about 2 to 5 cents, led by liquidation of long positions by several operators. December slipped to around 84 3/4 cents, with other grains falling modestly and little resistance until late session. Hedge selling and foreign domestic uncertainties were blamed for the move.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Europe
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Crop Reporting Board
Winnipeg and Chicago Grain Market Report Snapshot
The item lists Chicago cash provisions for wheat and corn across grades and yellows, soybeans, buckwheat, and field seeds with prices and samples. It also notes Winnipeg market figures for wheat with open high and October terms and slight price movements.
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Winnipeg
Dee
Old Iowa Barn Razed If State Age Claims Hold
Oak Barn near 1860 E avenue NW is torn down by neighbors after owned by John Hrubesh for 20 years. Hrubesh cites 1845 46 deeds and 1846 Iowa statehood as basis, noting hand hewn oak timber, wooden pegs, thick limestone foundation, and a Blue Bell Inn era link. He recalls a pioneer house built same time as the barn and a grave site near a giant oak.
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Iowa
E Avenue NW
John Hrubesh
Hrubesh
Nineteenth Street
Lichtebarger
Pennsylvania
Blue Bell Inn
It Happened Last Week In National Politics and War News
This week’s roundup shows Willkie challenging Roosevelt while both camps push for speeches and tours. Roosevelt defends New Deal gains and hints at peace, amid debate offers and foreign crisis warnings as Europe and the Atlantic confront Nazi aggression.
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Bert Hoover
State Department
Britain
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Donald M. Nelson
Sears Roebuck
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Adolf Hitler
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Balkans
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Greece
Russia
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Potpourri of political and social notes from 1940s era
A hinted rift emerges between Ambassador Joseph Kennedy and President Roosevelt over aid to England. Exiled King Carol of Romania and Magda Lupescu are effectively prisoners in Spain. Virgil M. Hancher faces criticism as University of Iowa president and Chicago fraud suit defendant. Cedar Rapids Community Chest raises $93,244.
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Britain
Joseph Kennedy
Roosevelt
Kennedy
England
United States
Carol
Romania
Magda Lupescu
Spain
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Hancher
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Bank Clearings Show Weekly Rise in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids bank clearings for the week ending Oct. 26 reached 1,448,203.15 dollars, up from 1,400,677.93 the prior year. The week ending Oct. 19 reported 1,281,514.79 dollars in clearings, indicating a rebound year over year.
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Cedar Rapids
Denver Air Base Expands As Army Envisions Major Garrison
The Denver area air base expanded from an abandoned sanatorium to a major U S Army Air Corps post. Officials estimate a completed plant value of 13 million dollars with a permanent garrison of about 130 officers and 6 000 to 7 000 enlisted men. Housing strains grow as more troops arrive.
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Denver
U. S. Army Air Corps
Lowry Field
Rocky Mountains
Jacob H. Rudolph
Rudolph
Ings
Stock Market Ends Week With Strong Saturday Trading
New York reports robust Saturday session led by gains in steel and chemical shares amid overall market firmness. Trading volume reached 420000, with early activity boosted by 250000 shares. profits tempered by weekend profit-taking and mixed commodity moves including wheat and cotton.
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York
Urges Giving Child Definite Allowance
Dr. Ralph H. Ojemann of the Iowa Child Welfare Research station urges parents to provide children a definite amount of money to manage, as the key to learning money skills. He notes many parents neglect allowances to economize and suggests tying payments to tasks or summer projects, with age-based increases and lessons on family finances.
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Owa City
Ralph H. Ojemann
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Ojemann
Councils
Minneapolis Cash Grains Weathered by Saturday Receipts
Minneapolis AP dispatch notes wheat receipts Saturday at 144 cars versus 133 year ago. Trading basis unchanged with several bids listed including No. 1 heavy Northern and hard Montana grades. Corn No. 3 yellow quotes shown with trading basis down 1 to 2 cents. Oats No. 3 white listed at 30 to 31 cents with minor changes.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Minn S. D
Ward
Chicago Grain Quotations Furnished by Lamson Brothers
Lamson Brothers and Company provide Chicago grain quotations. H R Mowrey serves as Cedar Rapids office manager at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Contact phone 2 3141 for details and updates.
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U. S. Steel
Republic Steel Screem
General Motors Liaignal
Paramount Pictures
Murray Corp
Tl TN
Anaconda Copper
Loft, Inc
General Electric
Southern
Studebaker Corp
United Air Lines
Youngstown
Jas. E. Bennett and Co
Merchants National Bank
W. H. Jump
Res. Mgr
Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
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