Full 12 Month Arms Program Cost Seen High but Delayed
Defense plans for a $55 billion program may not impact consumer life for 18 to 24 months. Private analysts warn the eventual cost could reach $100 billion or more with steel and utilities straining civilian supply. Automobiles and appliances face continued cuts as defense orders rise.
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York
The
Gazette Special News Service
Joseph L. Weiner
Leon Henderson
Weiner
Bank Clearings in Cedar Rapids Show Weekly Decline
Cedar Rapids clearings last week totaled 1 440 672 59 dollars, per Cedar Rapids Clearing House. The figure dipped from the prior week’s 1 611 622 49 dollars but remained well above the year ago record of 1 088 024 27 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Deaf mute boxer Danny London learns to speak in four years
New York report notes featherweight Danny London, once unable to utter a word at his pro debut four years ago, has learned to speak. The deaf mute fighter has progressed from silence to conversation amid his boxing career.
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New York
INS
Danny London
Dow Jones Averages End Higher Amid Mixed Bond Moves
The Dow Jones and broader market edged up as bonds fluctuated, with notable gains in utilities and industrials while transport and rail components showed mixed results. Investors weighed higher grade rails and varied bond yields as markets closed with modest advances.
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Ign Atotks
Wheat comes in firm on Chicago Board trading day
Wheat moved up to the highest level in two weeks as traders noted rains in the northwest and loans pledges for grain. Soybeans rose to 24% cents while May corn and other grains posted modest gains amid questions on price control and government surpluses.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Northwest
Winniflg Market Wheat Prices Open High Low Oct May
Chicago cash grain quotes list No 3 red and No 2 mixed wheat prices with bids and asks. Corn oats barley and field seed quotes follow with standard grades and per bushel figures.
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Chicago
Draft Refusal Case Snarled In Federal Red Tape
Denver based report on Eldon G. Smith a 21 year old rancher from McCoy Colorado convicted of refusing to reveal income on a draft questionnaire. The case faces possible de conviction as the judge seeks guidance from the US attorney general and perhaps the President. Smith remains jailed awaiting resolution.
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Denver
INS
McCoy
Colo
United States
Eldon G. Smith
J. Foster Symes
Smith
Symes
Washington
Don Hite Buys Zimmerman Residence in SW Des Moines
Myra and Richard Zimmerman sold their home at 1201 Sixteenth Avenue SW to Donald E. and wife, of 1003 C Avenue NW, in a transaction handled by real estate broker Julian A. Smith.
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Myr
Richard Zimmerman
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Donald E. Hite
C Avenue NW
Julian A. Smith
Viking and Saxon helmets bear raven wing motifs
The Vikings and Saxons valued the raven as sacred and adorned helmets with raven wing designs, highlighting a symbolic link between the bird and warrior culture.
Army To Unveil All Steel Runway Camouflage Tool
Army aviation engineers prepare to display an all steel runway called a mat that can be moved on flat cars and supports bombers. It will first be used in November during the First Army maneuvers at Hoffman North Carolina.
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LA. Charles
the Gazette
Army Aviation
Langley Field
Hoffman
N. C
Twenty-first Engineer Regiment
Air Force
Engineers
United States
Stocks And Bonds Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Price ranges for recent transactions are given as guidance rather than firm bids. Readers may contact The Gazette Financial Editor in Cedar Rapids for unlisted issues.
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Iowa
Theazette
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Gazette Help
Chicago grain quotations from Lamson Brothers and Co
Grain quotations compiled for Chicago markets furnished by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey manager Cedar Rapids office located at 503 Merchants National Bank Building.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Livestock Prices Steady After Week of Downturn
Chicago AP reports livestock prices steadied at week’s end amid higher receipts in hog and cattle markets and softer wholesale meat prices. Limited good hogs tested at 10.85 to 11.50 per hundredweight, top noted. Friday’s average 11.07. Cattle top $12.75, natives $11.50, spring lambs down 25 to 50 cents.
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Chicago
Settle William Fox Bankruptcy Affair
The William Fox bankruptcy case, once listed at about 55 million, is settled for 885 thousand. Federal Referee Allen B Endlcott Jr approved a compromise with All Continental and Fox family members. Eva Fox Mona and Belle, owners of the company, made the offer. Government consent for tax claims at about 5 million was required.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
William Fox
Allen B. Endlcott, Jr
All-Continent Corporation
Fox Family
Fox
Eva
Mona
Belle
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank Condition Report 1941
The document records the financial condition of Swisher Trust and Savings Bank at the close of business on September 24, 1941, listing assets including loans and discounts 278 096.69 dollars, U S bonds 5 400.00, overdrafts 83.95, and cash from banks 2 000.00. Liabilities show capital stock 30 000.00, deposits 492 523.62, and total liabilities 551 652.67. Signed by bank officers and notarized in Johnson County Iowa.
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Bwisher
Johnson
United States
U. S
Ankine House
Omnion
Contin
Ncres
Ance Oe Trust
State of
Iowa
Johnson County
We. W. d. Netalicky
M. D
Joseph GC. Coufal
Chas. J. Ross
Elmer J. Uleh
Etolicky
SEPH
Coufal
Gag Koss. Cashier
RJ Ulch
Asst
Cashier
Seal
Mey
Grate
Ot Bayh
West
Beall Adeline A. Koss
Atereted
Ghadina
Citak
ACU el Oi Jreeore
Building Activity and Business Changes in East Iowa Towns
Traer sees two apartment projects as Dr and Mrs Parsons hire Joe Seda for a second story addition and the Thomas building rear room is being remodeled into a dwelling. North English residents Mr and Dean Thomas purchase Ella Brown property to move in October after remodeling. Dysart’s John Helm builds a Cane Cod cottage with two bedrooms living room dinette kitchen and bath.
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TRAER
Parsons
Joe Seda
Business Street
Thomas
Dean Thomas
Ella Brown
Dysart
John Helm
Cedar Rapids Grain and Produce Market Summary
Grain and produce prices for Cedar Rapids show No. 1 wheat at 61.03, oats at 42c and 40c, rye at 20c, barley at 36c, and corn and straw values. Poultry prices list a range of weights with duck, goose, and chicken rates. fresh fruits and vegetables include lemons 3.60, oranges 4.00 to 4.85, celery, lettuce, onions, cabbage, and other items, with hides and leather prices also noted.
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Colorado
Jonathan Avpplee
Chicago Produce Markets Summary
Markets show steady butter receipts at 643 740 withunchanged prices. EGOb receipts 4 459 firm and unchanged. Idaho russet and Burbank potatoes mixed with prices around 3 80 to 7 90 per cwt while cobblers and other varieties in Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin range from 1 10 to 2 21 per cwt.
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Chicago
Africaia
Idaho
Rusact
Burbanks U
Burbanks U. 8. No. 1 $3.80471.90; South Dakota Cobbrecre
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bulea
Cobblers
Wisconsin Bliss
Wath
Chippewas U, & 9
Unclear historical notice on standards and prices
Fragmented OCR text lists standards and prices with dates including November and December. It mentions Lamson Neos and Co and items like butter storage standards and refrigerators with inconsistent figures. Exact entities and dates are obscured by garbled input.
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Lamson Neos and Co
Alandarda
Ieee Cerceseruses
Stock Market Ends Week With Firmer Tone Despite Weakness
The week closed with a firmer market after prior session weakness as fears over a profits ceiling eased. Union Pacific led gains while rails strengthened and coal and tobacco shares rose modestly. Japanese issues remained weak amid pessimism over a possible deal. grains and commodities showed modest movement.
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Treasury
Dow Chemical
Union Pacific
Chevrolet
Douglas
Philip Morris
Chicago
York
Bell System Saves 5 Million Lbs of Metals for Defense
Through a materials substitution program the Bell Telephone system including Northwestern Bell will save over five million pounds of metals for defense this year. Substitutions cut aluminum by about 1.7 million pounds and reduce zinc and nickel use across telephony with reclamation efforts supplying tens of millions of pounds of metal from out of service equipment.
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Bell Telephone System
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Western Electric Company
Europe
Bell System
Nassau Smelling and Refining Company
Nassau Smelting and Refining Company
Linn County Real Estate Conveyances and Mortgages
Conveyances 70 and mortgages 35 recorded in Linn County for Sept 19 to Sept 25. Total mortgages amounting to 92710 dollars. Compared with the same week last year 63 conveyances and 38 mortgages totaling 88244 dollars.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Central Daylight Time Kept In Most Markets In Chicago
Chicago markets will operate on daylight saving time through October 26 while the nation returns to standard time this weekend. Grain and produce futures at the Board of Trade and Mercantile Exchange and live stock at the stockyards will trade on daylight time, effectively opening one hour earlier for those shifting from daylight to standard time.
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Chicago
Board of Trade and Mercantile Exchange
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A. G. Heim
Roosevelt Hotel
Undertone Marks
Don Hite
Zimmerman
Sth Ave
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Army
Jamus Marlow
Randolph Field
Tex
Central States Central States
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Interstate Pr
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Interstate Pr Co
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Iowa Public Service
Towa Public Service
Towa Sothern Utilities Co
Town Southern Utilities Co
Iowa Southern ‘Utiilties Co
Owa Southern Utilities Co
Iowa Southern Utilities ‘Co
Mu“ Town University
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Mfw
LaPlant-Choate Co
Belt
Nationa Oats Ommon
Penick & For
Quaker Oats Co
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Am Ing Wessescene
Oeane
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Tar Tees
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