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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1939
Page
38
Production, employment, and demand surge as factories shift to three shifts and rail freight rises. Steel, textiles, and mining expand while wholesale prices jump and retail fall goods move forward. Foreign demand remains below domestic rush, with neutrals driving inquiries.
James E. Bulechek manages Neon Laboratories with Art R. Ellis as technician. The Cedar Rapids firm at 802 Third Street SE specializes in neon fixtures and interior illumination for homes and businesses. Ellis has twelve years of sign building and servicing experience in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
Ms Nellie Pitcher buys Hahn Schnittjer property in Earlville including longtime Kate Clemans house. Public improvements include Congregational church heating upgrade and Rivola theater redecorations. Je suP and Ossian also report new homes and business moves with multiple property purchases and remodels.
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The week on the New York Stock Exchange showed heavy switching among issues led by rails and rail equipment while utilities and merchandising stocks gained favor. Carloadings hit a two year high as investors anticipate Congress action on embargoes and potential later price increases. Among the week’s most active issues through Sept 23 were several names.
A community permits list shows numerous residential and commercial projects. Notables include new dwellings at 2925 Bever avenue SE and 1029 Twenty sixth street SE both valued at 4000 with 200 for garages, and a 5000 remodel at 2624 Meadow brook drive SE.
Construction of a new boiler room and 110 foot smokestack is under way for La Plant Choate Manufacturing at 3015 First Avenues. The project, including a modern steam boiler and forced air heating, is expected to cost about $18,000 and finish around November 1. Loomis Brothers hold the boilerroom contract and Alphons Custodes Chimney Construction builds the smokestack.
Bank clearings continued to run ahead of last year’s record for check transactions but trailed the previous week. For the week ending Sept 23 Cedar Rapids Clearing House reported clearings of 1 185 024 91 dollars versus 968 450 41 a year earlier and 1 284 083 72 for the week ending Sept 16 of this year.
Wheat ends slightly lower after a mid day rally amid slow trade and weak Winnipeg prices. December settles 14 to 86 1/2 cents, July opens near 86 1/4 and closes 86 1/4. Corn, oats, and soybeans ease or hold. Traders eye Washington to assess export demand and weather remains unsettled for spring wheat. Canadian movement draws attention amid censorship on export figures.
Rabbi HH. L. Freund arrives from Cincinnati to lead Temple Judah and rents 351 Twentieth street SE through Fred E. Collard. J. L. O'Hare from Mason City rents 118 Sixteenth street SE via Collard, with Master Tire Trends inc. salesman noted. Carl Collier from Waterloo rents 814 Oakland road NE via C. M. Hatfield. Earl Derr owner, now in Kalispell, Mont, holds 814 Oakland road NE. W P Norris WPA engineer rents 1607 Greene avenue NE through Hedges. Pawnee Land and Improvement Co. owns residence. H D Smith from Marshalltown rents 1249 Third avenue SE through Evelyn Braverman of Washington DC.
The market showed small advances amid light volume as trading slowed to the weakest since the war boom began. Turnover was 560000 shares and many issues moved little, though steels rose early and several names hit new highs for the year.
Conveyances recorded in Linn county from September 15 to 21 total 60 and mortgages 30, with aggregate mortgage value 76,340 dollars. Year-ago week shows 71 conveyances and 28 mortgages, mortgages totaling 78,430.41 dollars.
The Stark Building company has been awarded the contract for construction of several small additions and changes at the John Morrell company packing plant in Ottumwa, a project they completed about three years ago.
Local contractor Max Mildenstein will begin work Monday on an addition and improvements for Rapaport's New and Used Auto Parts at 411 Fifth Avenue SW. Project cost is expected to be about $2,800. Large tropical eagles show a strong taste for monkey flesh in a separate note.
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