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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1930
Page
4
Hog prices ease five cents from Monday while receipts near 6,000. Bulk hogs 160 to 300 pounds sell 10.45 to 10.50 with top 10.55. Cattle see strength in steers. calves 700 head, heifers steady. Sheep and lambs rise about a dollar to 9.50 with 1,500 receipts. Chicago hogs 23,000 with 3,000 direct. holdovers 3,000. other markets mix steady to higher.
A stock market digest notes oil output fell 3.57 million barrels weekly, minor gains in tight oil, currency cables and commodity prices from London to Berlin. Several companies declare dividends or report profits, including Seton Leather, Sugar Melt refiners, Canadian Celanese, and Columbian Carbon. Aircraft, power and light firms, General Cigar, and Lerner Stores show varied earnings and distributions.
Multiple regional markets report steadiest or higher hogs and steady to slow cattle demand with varied receipts. Prices show 180-250 lb hogs around 10.25 to 10.60, 150-170 lb sows steady, beef cattle trading mixed from 4.50 to 14.50 for various grades, calves and lambs also noted with modest changes.
Arrangements planned for Vice-President Charles Curtis and Senator Simeon D. Fess to travel from Springfield Ohio to Indianapolis for Friday night rally at the national guard armory. They will drive to Indianapolis Friday morning and be taken to the Co Club for rest and further plans.
New York stocks ended the day with notable shifts as closing prices and net changes were reported for principal issues traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Market activity reflected varied gains and losses across several leading firms.
Southeast wind 17 mph and temperature 62 degrees. Barometric pressure 30.00 inches at sea level. Ceiling 300 feet, visibility five miles. Field in good condition.
Arrivals and departures list travelers including R. M. Labadie from Detroit to Indianapolis Verbille John Porter from Chicago to Indianapolis Laird T A T passengers westbound E J Redding Indianapolis Lawrence K Townsend eastbound Hoosier Airport F R Shore Columbus to Indianapolis Aristocrat Richard Knox pilot Pontiac Michigan to Indianapolis Prest-O-Lite Ryan monoplane.
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses with groom and bride names ages and occupations, including Bryan C. O'Brien and Flornand Hans. Frederick P. Gregg and Susanna M. Arnett. John W. Friar and Margaret I. Buge. Clarence R. Ralston and Catherine R. Riley. Howard S. Grover and Maude Lanman. Ralph L. Biddy and Marie M. Shay. Harry H. eee and Helen B. Cowley. James Taylor and Mackie Edwards. Joseph F. Williams and Mattie H. Daniels. George A. Bielby and Gussie Sefton. Each entry provides residence and occupation data.
City records show multiple building permit actions including alterations additions new fronts and reroofs. Notable entries include Rosenthal 227 West Washington new front 3750 dollars Beem 130 Bic Beem general repairs 1 66 dollars Wetzel 308 West Thirty st reroof 400 dollars McCarthy 1021 23 Bosart double dwelling and garage 5700 dollars and H D Miller 1405 Lawrence garage 250 dollars.
Albert M. Snook, 60, longtime president and general manager of the Aurora Beacon News, died unexpectedly Monday at his home. Funeral services are set for Thursday. he is survived by his widow, two sons and two daughters.
Marie Cornelia Merckens von Wrangell Heubenthal daughter of the Merckens Chocolate Company head and formerly of Buffalo New York has been granted a divorce from Charles Philip Platon Wrangell Heuben thal a former German baron in Reno on October 7 with details noting the separation and parties involved.
The New York stock market resumed its decline with quiet trading and many large blocks, as major issues hit new yearly lows. American Telephone and Telegraph fell to 200, Radio Corporation and General Electric also slumped, while Brazilian and Colombian loans sank, and wheat dropped nearly two cents.
The Indianapolis report notes clearings of 3,009 and debits of 7,165 with balances around 6.6 million. New York shows a 1.371 billion balance and related figures. Treasury data for Oct 4 lists a net balance of 508.8 thousand and expenditures near 8.79 million.
Stock list from Chicago markets shows varied performance with percentages next to many names. Notable entries include Insull companies, Bendix Aviation, Lion Oil, Contl Chi Co, Midland Union, Continental Chi Securities, Zenith Radio, and others reflecting early 20th century industrials and utilities.
Market items from Indianapolis list egg prices for No 1 top quality by Kingan & Co and poultry, butter, and cheese prices. U P reports New York prices for flour pork lard tallow potatoes and dressed poultry. Cincinnati and Chicago figures cover butter eggs poultry and potatoes with regional variations. Cleveland roundups include butter eggs poultry and potatoes price bands.
Approval of trading in futures like grain or cotton was given by the Indianapolis Board of Trade governors at a dinner in the Board of Trade building. The vote followed a referendum conducted by the United States Chamber of Commerce.
The Times recounts Ripley Believe It Or Not explanations and notes on motion pictures as still-image sequences. It also reveals Henry Wilson’s real name Jeremiah J. Colbaith and his rise from farm laborer to U S vice president. A notable funeral is mentioned for Wednesday.
New York Stock Exchange moves to curb stock raiding by questioning several members under its business conduct section. The committee aims to prevent actions that would moralize the market by distorting prices, with names not disclosed and no official announcement made.
Supreme and appellate court judges and bar representatives from every county will dine at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Police report two cameras and field glasses worth 50 stolen from Raymond G Oster’s car on Broadway. Rushville police detain two Indianapolis boys who tried to rob a bus by hiding on its roof. Martin Kimmel, city employee, marks his 80th birthday with family and friends. Public Service Commission postpones a Logan J Smith bus route hearing. Tire bids opened by the State Highway Commission match previously advertised prices and were deemed too high. Otto G Fifield to deliver an economics radio address from WENR at 6 p m Saturday. Monon railroad files for abandonment of routes at Smithville Guthrie Hitchcock and Farebee.
Jetta Goudal Versailles France famed art filled interior mood plans to wed Harold Grieve Hollywood’s top interior decorator. The pair have collaborated on decorating homes for film stars and expect marriage within a month. Goudal prefers decorating to acting though acting may return if a role entices.
Five youths from Liberty Beach and nearby areas were bound over to the Marion county grand jury on auto banditry and robbery charges with bonds of 3500 each. Others, including Finley Thornton held on grand larceny, await word from Michigan where a holdup victim is near death. Continuances granted for Miss Lucille Hand Mitchell Emmett Wiseman and Joseph Wiseman on vagrancy charges. Police tie the group to more than twenty robberies across Indiana and Michigan.
Firemen scanned four resident districts around the Brookside Park community area for Fire Prevention Week. In Garfield park the opening night program featured Fire Chief Harry E Woshell Fire Prevention Chief Virgil T Ferguson and drill tower chief John J O'Brien.
Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald warned at a Labour conference that Britain will set tariffs if it cannot reach tariff agreements with other industrial nations. He said the Geneva truce does not bind Britain to disarm and that failure by others to honor terms will provoke a tariff surge.
An old coach once owned and driven by Horace Greeley will be sold in Las Animas to satisfy a warehouseman's lien. The coach has sat in a garage display room for years.
Wheat futures fall as Liverpool prices slip due to rains in Australia and weak Argentine demand. Corn and oats dip modestly while provisions drop sharply. rains sweep the belt and buyers sit on the sidelines as supplies and feeding operations influence the market.
Local Wagon Wheat City grain elevators quote 77 0 for neared wheat and 70 cents for No 1 hard heat.
A long list of birth notices from Coleman hospital and Methodist facilities includes Edith Moreland, I Gusts, Sarah Rutherford, Elizabeth Ward, Clara Stanley, Helen Joy, Esther Blair, Dorothy Hauger, Sophia Cadwallader, and many others. Entries specify parents and hospital locations such as Coleman hospital, Methodist hospital, St. Vincent's hospital, and addresses like 1711 East Raymond and 958 North Oxford. The notices document numerous newborns and associated family names.
A readable death notice compilation lists individuals aged from 1 to 77 with causes including carcinoma bronchitis cerebral hemorrhage septicemia arteriosclerosis typhoid fever and pulmonary tuberculosis. Hospitals mentioned include Methodist St Vincent's Riley and city hospital with several entries giving full or partial addresses and ages.
Julius Rosenwald said prohibition has done much good for the United States but newspapers mislead the public about its effects. He spoke in Springfield Illinois on October 7.
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