Storms and War Dent Trade Front Yet Industrial Rise Brightens Outlook
Storms cut retail and wholesale trade this week while industrial activity climbed to a 1938 high. Ten auto makers began 1939 model production. steel output peaked. rail carloadings reached year’s best. Commerce survey cites war fears slowing progress amid uneven recovery with regional gains and declines.
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Venestm
Commerce’ Department
New Orleans
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Charleston
S. C
Norfolk
Houston
Memphis
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Detroit
Associated Press
American Iron and Steel Institute
Local permits listed for last week across multiple addresses
Ed Turner funds a dwelling remodel for 150 dollars at 317 G avenue NW and J C Stoddard remodels at 1329 F avenue NW for 150. Other permits cover garages roofs and additions with amounts from 21 393 to 4 200 plus two commercial projects at Parksons and Honeymead Products.
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Ed Turner
G Avenue NW
J. C. Stoddard
F Avenue
Clint Schrimper
Center Point Road
Frances Navratil
Fifth Street
Parkson’s
Second Avenue
Henrietta Wiese
Bever Avenue
N. D. Trausfer
Twenty Sixth Street Drive
Harold Pickerill
A Avenue
C Avenue
Charles Churchill
E Avenue
Charles Hess
Zika Avenue
Honeymead Products Company
Eleventh Avenue
A. F. Butterfield
Short Talks On Advertising From the Bureau of Research and Education
A 1938 Advertising Federation of America summary explains how advertising drives consumer desires and purchasing power, boosting employment and wages. It argues advertising spurs new industries, expands old ones, and speeds economic activity, increasing national pay and living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Research and Education, Advertising Federation of America
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Advertising Federation of America
City Property Improve Summary of Dwelling and Service Work
A list of residential and commercial building projects with contractor names and estimated costs is reported. Projects include reroofing remodeling new garages and dwellings across multiple streets and avenues, with totals ranging from 100 to 12 000 dollars and a service station and chapel noted among the deeds.
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Drop Last Week
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids fell to 967450.41 for the week ending September 24 from 1132077.90 the prior week. For the same week in 1937 Cedar Rapids clearings totaled 1063658.79, per Clearing House reports received Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Wheat Markets Fueled by War Fright and Slowed by Skepticism
European war fears pushed world wheat prices higher with gains of 3% to 8% in major markets and 2% to 5 cents in North America. Chicago opened up to four cents higher as corn and rye rose, but selling soon trimmed the advances. Wheat near-term contracts touched 69% while the market ended modestly up or down with a cautious outlook and exports pegged at about 250,000 bushels.
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Chicago
Europe
Winnipeg
Local Securities Price Range Readout Noting Recent Trades
A compact listing shows price ranges for Iowa securities including Central States Power, Interstate Power Co, Iowa Public Service, Southern Utilities, Northern utilities, and Sioux City Gas and Electric. Entries reflect fractions and percentages, with notes that bids are not firm quotes and are for market context only.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Lows
Lands
Iowa Securities
Central States
St. Ste Interstate Power Co
Iowa Public Service Co
Tows Public Service Co
Towa Public Service Co
Towa & Bouthern
Tows Southern ‘Utilities
Ione Southern Utilities "Co
Towa University
Sioux City
Ona
Central
Lt. Corp
Case
Interstate
Towa
Boutharn Fastictes Co
Southern Utilities
Rath Sackng Co
Sioux City Gas É& Elec. Co
Western Grocer Ser
Western Grocer Co
Newcomer Rentals Spur Cedar Rapids Housing Activity
A boom in rental activity in Cedar Rapids last week saw newcomers leasing homes and apartments. Mortimer S and S Levy from Rochester moved into 824 Twenty First Street SE, with agents Malcolm V Bolton and Co. Also renting through Bolton, Marie K Ball from Minneapolis took a Meade apartment at 1407 Third Avenue SE. Other tenants include L Marks from Waterloo at 1713 Blake Blvd SE and K L Drapeau from Chicago at 510 Twenty Third Street SE. Several properties are owned by local figures and managed by Col lard and Co. plus the Hedges company, indicating a broad influx of new residents and real estate activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Mortimer S&s. Levy
Rochester
N. Y
Twenty-first Street
George Thomas
Town City
Malcolm V. Bolton
Chicago
Twenty-third Street
Earl A. Rich
Minneapolis
Crapeau
Hall Manufacturing Company
Robert E. White
Davenport
White
Third Avenue
Evelyn Braverman
Washington, D. C
Hedges Company
Don W Gugler
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Syndicate Clothing Company
Third Avenue SE
John Vanous
H. J. Wilcox
Wilson and Company
New York City
Evangeline Cameron
Fifth Avenue SE
Fred E. Collard
Fred E. Collard and Company
Barney Pearl
Des Moines
W. H. Tenny
Pearl
Northwestern Candy Company
J. T. Taylor
Cedar Rapids Auto Club
C. E Hauser
Seventh Avenue SE
Taylor
Madison, Wis
Texaco service station planned at 1601 Ellis boulevard NW
Construction begins on a white brick Texaco service station at 1601 Ellis boulevard NW to be leased by E. Gundling. A. J. Smith and Sons serve as contractor for the new facility featuring an enclosed grease bay.
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Ellis Boulevard
E. Gundling
Texaco Company
A. J. Smith and Sons
New Bankruptcy Act Takes Effect Across United States
Cedar Rapids attorney M W O Rieley says the Chandler act is the first major bankruptcy revision in forty years with automatic discharge and faster proceedings. Four new chapters add wage earner, real property, and corporate trust provisions while curbing pre inheritance transfers and collusion among relatives or executives. It applies to cases filed after Sept 22 1938 and speeds up appeals with broader judicial power.
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United States
M. W. O'Rieley
Cedar Rapids
O’ricley
Oridley
O’rieley
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Storms and War Esc
Dent Trade Front
Irving Perimeter
SCS Parcs and
First Avenue
Iowa
Chrysler
H. L. Powell
Eighth Street
R. G. Hutchcroft
Circle Drive
H H. Martin
First Avenue E
I. F. India
Oakland Avenue
H. B. Bencka
Lucile Bartovsky
Longwood Drive
Viola O'Connell
Third Street
A. J. Novak
N Street
Otis Chadima
C. P. Hanna
Leonard Street
M. Vondracek
J. W. Gaffey
Leonard Avenue
Louis "Kriz
Fifteenth Street
Dr. C. S. Krause
Vernon Drive
Frank Machula
Gwendo
Lyn Drive
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
B Avenue
W. J. McClean
Eleventh Street
S. G. Blencoe
Eighteenth Street
Arthur Krouse
Eighteenth Avenue
St. John’s Cemetery Association
Twelfth Avenue
J. J. Prochaska
Woodland Drive
J. T. Liddle
Mount Vernon Avenue
J. P. Howell
Guardian
Mr. Hudnall
Sixteenth Street
Grant Munger
James Nemec
Second St
Richard Schmeid
A. Trusty
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Timken
First Street
Lamson Brothers & Co
H. R F. Mowrey
Merchants National Bank
Tim Itn
Tia
Local Securities
Pentre Pitaten
Elec
LaPiant Chonte Kite, “Co
Newcomer Rentals
Maryland Fund Serveness
Nor Am Tr
Am Sh Inc
Eae
Am Tr
Oo Ae
Trustees Ltd
Btd Oil
A & Eleo
Eleo
Eleo & Pow
Eeee
New England Fund
Novak Heating
Economy Lumber Company
Durban
South Africa
Naomi Doebel
Soboda
Cedar Rapids Fuel CO
Sanford
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