Industrial Speedup Triggers War Time Inquiries Across U S now
The article notes a surge in war time inquiries from belligerents and neutrals drawing thousands back to work in steel mills mines and factories as U S industry strengthens. It reports industrial activity rising to 97.0 percent of 1929-30 averages, steel output up to 70.2 percent, and wholesale prices advancing while firms promise price stability through year end.
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Wall Street
Ne York
United States
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Murphy
Associated Press Weekly
United States Steel Corporation
Dun and Bradstreet
Nervous Tone Marks Chicago Wheat Trading
The nervous trading session on the Chicago board of trade saw little net change after a 2 cent range. Wheat closed slightly higher by 0.14 to 0.04 dollar, with December futures at 86.34 cents and Winnipeg an erratic loser as international buyers balked at Canadian exchange volatility. Corn oats rye soybeans also moved with mixed gains and losses.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Chicago cash provisions report for grains and lard
Cash wheat and corn sales not reported. No 2 mixed and No 1 yellow bids shown. Oats prices ranged from 35 to 37 cents with several grades quoted. Timothy seed and red top listed, while lard and bellies traded at varying quotes.
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Chicago
Ssicago (Ap
Ee Ea Pe Aesc
Red Top
Allike
Rude Auto Men Win Trip To World's Fair
F H Anton and J L Eiken dall of the Rude Auto firm returned from New York City where they, as Des Moines branch merit club winners, were guests of Ford at its exposition at the world’s fair. Others among 500 nationwide winners included Glenn Eves and Lawrence Kendall of Iowa City. Ford’s W J Cameron said the car industry indirectly employs one in eight U S workers.
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F. H. Anton
J. L. Eikendall
Rude Auto Company
New York City
Des Moines
Ford Motor Company
Glenn Eves
Lawrence Kendall
Iowa City
W. J. Cameron
United States
Copper and metals markets steady across positions in New York
AP reports metals markets showing copper steady with electrolytic spot at 12.00 and tin, lead, and zinc holding firm in East St. Louis markets. Quoted prices for zinc and lead exist alongside broader notes on pig iron aluminum antimony quicksilver platinum and Chinese wolframite remaining unchanged.
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New York
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Building activity business changes in East Iowa towns
NAMOSA W H Frazer and J Cooper announce a partnership to open an automobile sales and garage in Frazer building. C E Hodgin rents Lawrence building for hardware store with apartment above. Earl Pulver opens insurance office in Harper Smythe building. Dr R L Hyde buys Hunter estate at 215 West Main. Mount Vernon Edaburn garage sold to Harry Steffenson. Edaburn becomes Smith garage mechanic. Rudolph Vodicka opens Palace meat market in Lisbon, operates with Mount Vernon shop. Art Crain and wife buy South Third Ave home near Feb 1 retirement. Waulkon Schultz Brothers remodeling Main street building. new glass front and two entrances. A R Coffeen contracted. Elkader Dittmer Implement moves to second floor Lenth Locker building with shop and loading dock. Traer George Halupnik building Cape Cod home east of town. Washington W C McFadden opens Mac's Boot Shoppe at 116 East Washington. Fayette George Zabriskie Harold Littelle buy Main Street building to start business. Zabriskie a mechanic, Littelle a longtime teacher. West Branch John W Randall 83 sells pool hall to John Walker and plans retirement. Dyersville Victor Tege ler opens shoe repair in Will Schuster Produce building. Jesup Leon Lewis buys North Sixth Street lot, begins Cape Cod bungalow, occupancy by Dec 1.
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Namosa
W. H. Frazer
State Reformatory
J. Cooper
Anamosa Motor Sales, Inc
Frazer
Motor Sales Company
C. E. Hodgin
Whittier
Lawrence
Edaburn
Harry Steffenson
Smith Garage
Rudolph Vodicka
City
Palace
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Art Crain
Paralta
South Third Avenue
L. J. Shipman
Waulkon
Schultz Brothers
Main Street
A. R. Coffeen
Decorah
Elkader
Dittmer Implement Company
TRAER
George Halupnik
Cape Cod
Washington
W. C
D. E. Paul
Zabriskie
Mr. Littelle
West Branch
John W. Randall
John Walker
Randall
Dyersville
Victor J. Tegeler
Will Schuster Produce Company
Jesup
Leon Lewis
North Sixth Street
Dalton
Bank Clearings Outpace Prior Weeks in Cedar Rapids
Last week marked the sixth consecutive week Cedar Rapids bank clearings stayed ahead of the same week last year and above the preceding week. Week ending Sept 16 totaled 1 284 083 72 dollars versus 1 132 077 90 for Sept 17 1938, with 1 120 818 06 for Sept 9.
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Cedar Rapids
Week's Most Active Stocks In Quiet Week Trading
Stocks drifted with little progress as many hit weekly lows Saturday. Analysts anticipate a period of backing and filling to consolidate recent gains and advise buying on further reactions among the 14 most active issues.
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Wall Street
Boxing To Follow Prestone Meeting
Garage men filling station attendants and mechanics invited to annual Prestone meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the armory Memorial building. Sponsored by National Carbon company makers of Prestone antifreeze and their Cedar Rapids area agents. Refreshments and entertainment including a boxing program will follow.
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Memorial Building
National Carbon Company
Cedar Rapids
Local Securities Quotations From Iowa Markets
The Gazette presents non firm price ranges for bonds and stocks including Central States Pr Lt 5% Kay Ice, University Stadium 592, Sioux City Gas & Elec Co 4, Interstate Power Co 5 1957, Iowa Public Service Cr 4 9689, Iowa Southern Utilities Series 90 and 6, Sioux City Elec Co 7% 92, Western Grocer Co 7% 75, and Western Grocer Co common 6 68s 95.
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Central States
Central States Pr. & Lt. Corp
Interstate’ ‘Power Co
Stevia Utilities
Towa Southern Utilities
Rath Rae Becasa
Sioux City Elec. Co
Western Grocer Co
Retail Credit Assn Opens Fall and Winter Meetings
The Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association starts its season with a 6 p.m. dinner Monday at the Roosevelt hotel. Mrs. Frederick E. Fluegel will report on the National Credit Association convention in San Francisco and her west coast trip.
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Cedar Rapids
National Oats Plans Weekly Gazette Advertisements
National 3 Minute Oats will run a weekly advertisement schedule this fall in The Cedar Rapids Gazette to boost in store display and tie in with grocers. Ad copy promotes thiamin rich content and uses humorous cartoons and talking characters to highlight benefits.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Kemp
Emil Surry Proposed as Head in Cedar Rapids Grocers Meet
Des Moines hosts the forty first annual Iowa Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers association convention opening today with fifteen Cedar Rapids and Marion delegates including Emil M. Surry and Henry Jensen. Delegates from Cedar Rapids listed. The event runs through Tuesday with attendees from retail grocers jobbers and manufacturers.
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Emil M. Surry
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
State Association
John Heaton
Bert Humbert
A. F. Staab
Gus Mineck
Charles Custer
Frank Vavra
Joseph Zisko
Frank Zachar
Sam Haddy
Walter Pose
Anton Nase
O. L. Dickey
Marion
Chicago Grain Quotations Furnished by Lamson Brothers
Lamson Brothers provides Chicago grain quotations with H R Mowrey listed as Cedar Rapids manager at 503 Merchant National Bank building. The notice includes a contact phone number 23141 for the office.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchant National Bank
Market Dropped Early Then Recoiled Amid War Era Tensions
Stocks faced a sharp Friday slide with losses exceeding four points before a partial rebound in close. Bethlehem Steel fell early, trimming losses to about two points as trading volume reached 1,080,000 shares. External factors included fears a Russia Japan truce could trigger a non aggression pact affecting European war dynamics. Utilities steadied while steels and chemicals led declines among 801 issues traded. Columbia Gas and Electric topped turnover, while American Water Works rose on strong volume.
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Bethlehem Steel
Russia
Japan
York
Ins
International Nickel
Hudson Bay
Columbia Gas and Electric
American Water Works
Consolidated Edison
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Linn County Sept 8 14
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county summarized by the Linn County Abstract Company for September 8 through September 14. The report notes 89,773.30 in mortgages and 48 conveyances reflected compared with 27 mortgages last year totaling 63,650.00.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Blue Valley Plant Sold to Wapsie Valley Creamery
The Wapsie Valley Creamery Inc bought the Blue Valley Creamery plant at 400 Ninth Avenue SE from the former Blue Valley plant at 318 Eighth Street NE. The new facility moved in Saturday and will open Monday morning with Frank Orr remaining as manager under the Wapsie Valley name. The sale is part of a liquidation plan linked to the earlier sale of the Blue Valley milk plant to Sanitary Farm Dairies.
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Wapsie Valley Creamery, Inc
Eighth Street
Blue Valley Creamery Company
Ninth Avenue SE
Ninth Avenue
Frank Orr
Wapsie Valley Creamery
Wapsie Valley
Blue Valley Creamery
Blue Valley
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Iowa
Nationally Advertised Brands Week Observed
More than 60,900 independent and chain druggists celebrate Nationally Advertised Brands Week from September 15 to 25. The campaign distributes 6,305,000 lithographed ads and 1,090,000 agate newspaper lines across 200 papers with a six million circulation. The Gazette is among the chosen outlets.
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Gazette
Rattlesnake plantain Identified as an orchid
The plant commonly called rattlesnake plantain is classified as an orchid.
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Retail Credit Assn
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