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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1932
Page
8
Chicago buyers paused for price advantage amid Friday hog receipts of 13 000 while Eastern pork trade showed weakness. Direct hogs and cattle volumes remained steady to weaker with light weights and better grades yielding mixed bids. packing houses cautious as price averages edged down and wholesalers noted tepid demand amid cooler weather.
Livestock market reports from Sioux City and nearby centers show cattle receipts around 2,000 with slow demand for slaughter steers and yearlings, cows and feeders steady to mixed, heifers around 550, and hog bids near 300 to 320 with variable packer bids. Sheep quotations and market tones vary by center, with fat lambs, feeders, and ewes offered at multiple price points. Additional notes summarize Omaha and Saint Louis area activity with mixed cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts and price ranges.
Chicago markets show mixed prices across poultry butter and eggs with regional receipts and carlot listings. Leghorn hens ducks turkeys and various live poultry quotes appear alongside butter and egg price notes from New York and Chicago market reports.
Wheat edged up slightly on the Chicago board as scattered buyers supported prices despite steady cash markets. Corn and oats followed modest gains while rye rose slightly. provisions softened and Liverpool markets stayed steady to mixed. Argentine talks on acreage limits drew attention as traders watched for longer term supply adjustments. Receipts and bookings showed ongoing cash trade activity with export demand steady.
Grain and seed prices listed for Chicago cash grain including wheat corn oats and timothy and clover seeds with various grades and bid prices. Notable entries include wheat No 2 red 47 5/8 to 49 1/8. corn No 2 yellow 23 1/2 to 25 1/2. oats No 2 white 15 1/2 to 16 1/4. timothy seed 2.75 to 4.25 per cwt. clover seed 7.50 to 8.75 per cwt.
Minneapolis cash grain prices show wheat at 49.94 to 53.50 for No 6Y northern and No 1 dark northern with various protein levels. No 1 amber durum and red durum prices listed. corn No 3 yellow at 72.9 cents. oats No 3 white at 14.5 cents per bushel. Prices reflect bids from a year ago and arrivals pending.
Minneapolis notes flour shipments unchanged with prices for pure bran and standard middlings listed. New York foreign exchange shows mixed demands in cents with rates for Great Britain Italy Belgium Germany and other nations. Bond prices in New York summarize Liberty, Treasury, and other government issues with various maturities and yields.
A miscellaneous Cedar Rapids market page lists prices for grass wheat oats barley corn hay straw and other produce. Includes various animal products and dairy items with unit prices and weights. Mentioned are pears, melons, bananas, lettuce, celery and cabbage with assorted crate and per unit costs.
Hog market slips with all grades down ten cents Thursday noon, top price reduced to 275 dollars. Calf market shows choice 140-180 lbs around 350 dollars, 130-190 lbs near 2.50 dollars per pound. Sheep market lists choice lambs 75-85 lbs from 3.50 to 4.50 dollars, heavier lambs by quality.
Wall Street ended thinly with prices drifting lower in late trading after an initially choppy session. Major rails rallied briefly, but broad gains were minimal as several leaders dipped and overall volume hovered near 800000 shares. Futures and commodity prices dampened speculative enthusiasm amid mixed earnings and debt concerns holding back progress.
The November term shows few new cases with a Thursday filing deadline nearing. Divorces appear among filings including Mildred C. Montgomery versus Harry C. Montgomery seeking custody and alimony, Mary Ellen Price against Arthur Ray Price, Catherine Crowell against Stanley Crowell, Nellie Kathryn Smith against Walter Ellsworth Smith, and Amaronette Agnes Tichy in a separate maintenance suit. Also Roger H. Stead seeks 118.80 dollars against William Tehel and George H. Simmonds for a collision on July 1 near Elberon, alleging Tehel’s car owner Simmonds failed to stop on Keystone Elberon road.
Effie and Addie Cherry, of the Cedar Rapids Cherry Sisters vaudeville act, are defendants in a district court lease lawsuit filed by Walter M Krebs. Krebs seeks $160 rent for premises at 317 Third Avenue SW. The case was entered in the November term docket.
Carrie Lockwood Smith, aged 49, has been granted a second divorce from Fred L. Smith, 50, in district court. Judge A B Clark awarded the decree onment. She had remarried Fred Smith in Rock Island on January 26 and asked restoration of her former name Carrie Lockwood.
Genevieve Dodge, Miss Dodge, died in a truck crash at 2 a.m. Thursday on Mount Vernon avenue. A Cedar Rapids native and lifelong resident, she was a member of the First Christian church. Survived by parents I. M. Dodge and family, her grandfather M. B. Dodge, an uncle, three aunts, and one cousin. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. friends may call at Turner chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Trumbull will be held in the Beatty chapel at 10 a.m Friday conducted by the Rev E Winslow Brown. Burial will be in the family lot at Monticello. Friends may call at the chapel Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Mrs Thomas Heath of Colorado Springs died Tuesday. She was sister of Leo J Lusticka of 823 F Avenue NW. Mr Lusticka traveled to Colorado Springs by air Wednesday morning to arrange funeral plans.
Mr and Mrs Leo Smejkal of 1430 Third street SE welcomed a son, Robert Marvin, on October 16. The mother, Lorraine Plotz before marriage, was formerly Miss Plotz.
Frank M. Gilchrist 63, formerly of Center Point, died in a hospital after being struck by a truck on highway 75 two miles north of Council Bluffs. Harold Hatcher of Council Bluffs drove the truck. Survivors include a widow, four daughters, one son, two brothers, three sisters, and a nephew. Coroner Leonard Jackson is investigating. Burial will be in Center Point.
Bond markets in New York showed weak demand with price fluctuations across categories. Bonds including Baltimore and Ohio 4 1/4s St Paul 5s Missouri Pacific 5s Frisco 4 1/2s Santa Fe 4s Northern Pacific 4s Erie Canadian railway issues and others remained unsettled amid dollar reaction. American and British issues eased while U S government loans edged up slightly.
The article details investigations into a fatal incident involving Miss Phillips and Miss Dodge with Kolsto and Johnson. It covers attempted identification removal, statements about the theft of money, and accounts of loading injured persons into a truck. Johnson, son of Johnnie Johnson of Vinton, had just returned home from work. Dodge’s body was taken to Turner's mortuary. Johnson’s funeral plans were not announced.
In Los Angeles, Charles Chaplin defeated former wife Lita Grey Chaplin in court over placing their two young sons in motion pictures. Superior Judge Charles S. Crail barred the film studio contract and ruled Chaplin best explains the boys welfare. Chaplin testified that film work would disrupt normal life and hinder mental and spiritual development, noting his settlement provides for the boys and opposing exploitation.
In a wartime style denial the Democratic National Committee said it did not intend to cut Al Smith from radio broadcasts. Plans for Smith speeches in Buffalo on Saturday and Brooklyn next Tuesday were canceled and replaced by John W. Davis and Newton D. Baker. The party insists the switch had nothing to do with Newark address reactions and was due to a miscommunication with the broadcasting firm.
Chicago moves to end a taxpayer strike threatening about 200 million dollars in Cook County levies. Mayor Cermak can appoint an emergency commission to force payment of 10 000 dollar plus tax bills, with powers to withdraw government privileges and shut off water in nonpaying buildings.
The Marion board of education held a Halloween party for teachers at Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Granger home on Central Avenue. Attendees greeted each other by full names and forfeited candy for misses. Games used six tables in both living areas with oak boughs corn stalks pumpkins as decorations. High scores went to Mrs. Paul Popejoy and Joe Roeder. low scores to Mrs. Bernice Saysell and Lloyd Rahn. Refreshments were served to fifty six by the committee including Mrs. H. G. Stitzel Mrs. A. A. Schenken and Mrs. Fred Newlin.
Mrs. M. H. Biddick of 958 Twelfth street welcomed the Bethany Circle of the Methodist church for its monthly Kensington gathering. A short program featured piano selections by Barbara Clark and accordion numbers by Gordon Rahn. About fifty people were served supper by a committee including Mrs. L. A. Levasseur and several other local members.
Canton Marion No 7 Patriarchs Militant and its Auxiliary were inspected Wednesday in the I O O F hall by Major Fred F Hall of Iowa Falls. The Auxiliary conferred a degree on one candidate. Guests included Department Commander J W Schriner of Gladbrook and Margaret Hall of Iowa Falls, president of the auxiliary association, plus Cedar Rapids attendees. Refreshments served to about twenty five people.
Plans for the first homecoming Service of the Free Methodist Sunday school were completed under Rev. Mark Shockey with a large crowd expected and surprise features planned. All who ever attended the Sunday school are welcome to attend on Sunday at 9 45 a m.
About 750 college students disrupted the White Way night court in New York forcing adjournment. Fourteen youths and one co-ed received suspended sentences after police reserves broke up the melee. A demonstrat ion in support of Oakley Johnson, dropped from the City College faculty, tied to accusations of communism.
Chicago and North Western railway reports net operating income rise for September to 991 721 dollars from 926 307. Operating revenues fall to 6 625 516 while expenses drop to 5 633 795, contrasting with 8 729 311 and 7 803 004 year earlier.
The Marion group met Wednesday in the library auditorium. Members noted delphinium and clematis blooming in gardens. Mrs C M Robison sang In an Old Garden. Miss Lula Toms presented an illustrated talk on winter bouquets and artificial frosting of Christmas cedar, naming jagged marigolds Indian sutrant Solomon seal berries sea lavender and other flowers.
The Christian church Cheerful Companions held a Halloween party in the basement after a picnic for about 35 people. Mrs. Fay Marsh led as new president at the business meeting. Ray McCalley led devotional time, Mrs. Walter Erwin sang, and Donna McCalley read. Social hour games were run by Mrs. Floyd Emmons and Mrs. Ray McCalley. guests included Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Conley J. Biddle. Committee members were Mrs. Fay Marsh, Mrs. H. R. Livingston, and Mrs. Ray McCalicy.
Funeral services for Mrs. O G Sidwell were led by Rev John M Walters in Yocom chapel with hymns Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Pallbearers named Ray Beadle Paul Fiedler Harold Ballard Carl Kassler Lee Fitzgerald George Oxley Cedar Memorial cemetery burial.
Halloween parties fill the week with church groups and clubs inviting youths to celebrations at homes and basements. Events include theater outings, contests, prizes, fortune readings, and refreshments, plus a poultry shoot at Legion Park and charity fundraisers for St Joseph’s church.
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