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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1944
Page
6
The readable fragments mention a woman named Kath and figures linked to Mrs. Jr. and Mrs. Donahoe. References to a bus, Los Angeles, and a plant site appear amid scattered identifiers like D.C. and Des Moines Timer. Details are incomplete and unclear.
Mrs H George Nissen returns from Coon Rapids to visit her mother in law Mrs George Nissen at Nissen Home Elk Horn. The visit follows her stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Parker in Coon Rapids.
Funeral services for 78 year old Mrs Bertha Silldorf were conducted at Roland funeral home in Corning with Rev Thurman Bowen officiating. Soloists Mrs Leodale Harrison and Beverly Watts provided hymns as pallbearers listed. Interment followed at Walnut Grove cemetery. Relatives from Massena attended including Rhine and Frank Vetterick and others. Roses sent to Mrs Roe. Anita and Mr Glen Roe of Los Angeles were mentioned.
The closing market shows mixed results with Am Can at 92 percent, Am T and T 164, Bendix Av 47, Beth Stl 64, Boeing 17, DuPont 159, Gen Elec 40, Gen Foods 41, Gen Met 64, Int Harv 82, Mont Ward 51, Radio 10, Sears Roe 106, Std Brands 28, Std Oil Ind 33, Std Oil N J 66, US Rub 52, US Stl 60, Weat Un 45, Woolworth 42.
The Atlantic Market reports current prices for fresh dairy and poultry items including cream 52c for No. 1 cream 50c No. 2 cream 48c eggs 46c for extra 46c No. 1 36c No. 2 25c old roosters 14c heavy breed hens 2lc Leghorn hens 19c heavy breed springs 25c Leghorn springs 23c.
The excerpt mentions Lt. Jack Roe visiting his son and Mrs. Roe receiving a bouquet of roses at the Breakfast at Sardi's on December 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Truax and son from Omaha visit Mrs. Maggie Truax of Tacoma for time with the Ward sisters. The Montague family from California New Mexico and Montana return home after the funeral of their father John Montague in Lewis.
Chicago market reports light salable hogs, cattle, and calves with prices largely steady to lower. Week’s receipts rose while heifer and steer values fell. salable sheep and lambs traded higher for some classes amid stormy weather and limited country outlets. South Omaha hogs and cattle followed similar trends with modest gains on some weights and steady to lower overall levels.
Chicago market report shows new crop wheat contracts firm on short covering though May and December loads traded softer for much of the session. Corn held steady to modest gains while rye and barley moved within fractional changes. Cash wheat and corn prices listed with varied bid ranges and no decisive price shifts.
Calves steady while stocker and feeder classes soften. Most bids 25 cents lower. Feeder steers and heifers show varied weights with top loads near 16.75 for 1188 lb steam, 16.15 for 1417 lb, and 15.75 for 1008 lb heifers. Cows and midgrades lower, bulk figures around 12.00 to 12.56. Sheep sales limited to 100 head with price notes incomplete.
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