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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1942

Page

2

Steers Hit Fifteen Month Peak as Market Gains Spread

Livestock prices rose with steers to a top of 16.25 while sheep held steady. Heifers cows and bulls followed the upward trend as salable arrivals reached 8 000 head versus 10 000 expected. OPA announced hardship increases and A M A reported large meat purchases in cured meat pork loins canned meat lard tallow hog casings. Grain quotations provided by Lamson Brothers.

Office of Price Administration Agriculture Marketing Administration

Chicago live hogs and sheep sales steady at midweek market

Hog receipts 9 000 with slow but steady trade and top prices around 13 dollars per hundredweight. Calves and cattle show active demand with classed weights steady to firm, heifers and cows moving to mid-teens, bulls near 10 dollars, and sheep receipts 4 000 with late lamb trade easing and fat lamb values around 7 75 to 15 dollars for light weights.

Chicago Ture Aoaia

Sioux City cattle and sheep market report

Sioux City AP market notes show cattle steady to 25 cents higher with strong demand for feeders and stockers. Load lots reach 13.50, top steers about 13.48, stocker prices around 9.50 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 6 000 with no early wool lambs. prices held above 12.25.

Sioux City Redere Merous

Market Report From QMARA Slaughter Cattle and Lamb Prices

Livestock market notes show steady to higher prices for sows at 12.35 to 13.50 and boars around 10 to 15 cents higher. Mixed lot weights 160 to 180 pounds listed at 12.00 to 12.50. Sheep and lambs described as slow with fat ewes and lambs held at higher bids, average costs around 13.29.

Waterloo Insegiaes U. S. Dept

Hog market summary from Des Moines report

The U S Department of Agriculture notes mixed hog trading in southern Minnesota and interior lows with 24 hours ending 8 am Wednesday. Prices show steady to boisterous activity with various weight classes quoted from 270 to 360 pounds and around 12.58 to 13.50 per hundredweight for certain lots.

Des Moines INS U. S. Dept. Agriculture Minnesota

Minn Good Butchers Prices Listed in Austin

Texas AP style snippet shows meat price figures for various cuts and weights in Austin Minnesota listings. Prices range from about 11.40 per 140 pounds to 13.40 per 270 pounds with multiple numbers and fractions.

Minn Austin

Peoria Market Reports Mixed Prices and Steady Demand

In Peoria the AP news desk notes steady calves and hogs with moderate demand. Table receipts are reported as good with prices around 12.30 for certain fat cattle. Some sales show 300 head figures, but overall sales activity remains limited and uncertain.

Peoria

Produce Markets CHICAGO PRODUCE

Receipts show poultry under 4 lbs at 15 cents per pound and rock birds under 12 pounds at 23 cents. Butter and eggs steady with prices around 38 to 35 cents. meat and car prices listed with small varied percentages. Markets report steady demand and limited movement with several item quotes in cents.

Haine

New York Produce Egg Receipts Report

Egg market briefing notes from New York show receipts for fancy to extra fancy eggs and current receipts around 27 1/2 to 27 3/4 cents per dozen. The record mentions grade categories and price ranges for eggs traded today.

New York

Unclear dairy and poultry prices and notes from market

Fragmentary market report lists cheese and creamery terms with scattered percentages and prices. Poultry prices show hens toms and roosters with varied cents per pound, but many figures are garbled, leaving an incomplete price map.

Aiftics Mo C. Ag Aee

Local Hog Market Slightly Higher on Wednesday

Hogs show a five cent advance across all grades on the local market. The long haul price rises to 13.55 while bids for other classes such as ch and good to choice categories are listed with varying weights and conditions.

Local Cedar Rapids Miscellany Lists Goods and Prices

A Cedar Rapids notice lists varied goods with prices including wheat, corn, straw, and sweet potatoes. Items shown include No 1 Sic No 9 Skedipaineliggstelage corn, yellow 6c new No 3, Hey And Straw, bale straw at 816.00, and sweet potatoes at 1.75 per unit.

Bond Market Narrow Range As Declines Shrug Off

In New York on Wednesday the bond market moved in a tight trading range with prices advancing slightly on the list of renewed demand. Government issues and treasury notes saw cautious buying while corporate issues showed modest gains amid a thin market.

New York Transacid Euretan Geet Acc Pacific Armour Rock Island Stock Exchange

Geers Week Ahead Signal Returns for Bockeril Event

A fragment indicates aid AAA and Geers plan a week of transit actions for Bockeril event. Sunn unspecified. Details incomplete but points to scheduled patrols and community outreach tied to the week.

Stocks rally amid mixed trading in a slow New York day

A mild stock market trimmed part of Tuesday's decline as activity stayed low and volume hovered near the slowest since May. Late gains led by steels helped some issues finish fractionally higher while others lagged, with leaders like American Telephone and General Electric among favorites in a cautious session.

New York United States Steel American Telephone Western Union Westinghouse General Electric du Pont Union Carbide Standard Oil N.J Texas Company Chrysler

Kansas Governor Bans Japanese Entry to State

Governor Ratner announced a ban on Japanese entry into Kansas after reports of concentrations near the western border in Colorado. He warned some residents might attempt to filter into the Arkansas River Valley irrigation area.

Peka. Kan Gover- Ratner

Grain Movements Quiet as Markets End Slightly Mixed

Grain movements remained quiet with wheat down fractionally and corn softening while oats rose modestly and soybeans held steady. The 1942 43 production forecast placed at 1 000 bushels per acre. cash bids showed mixed to firmer hog prices aiding corn, with Winnipeg and U S markets mostly steady to lower.

Chicago United States Winnipeg

Govt Studies Retread Plan for War Tire Use

Government rubber experts A T McPherson and Frank G Roth will visit Norwalk Tire and Rubber to study a retreading method claimed to let motorists keep driving through the war. The House committee requested the visit after testimony by Elliot E Simpson. Simpson says the process uses crude and reclaimed rubber to retread tires, promising up to 5000 miles at 40 mph and plenty of scrap rubber to supply wartime needs.

Washington INS Government Bureau of Standards Norwalk Elliot E. Simpson New York Simpson United States Civ

Promised One Dollar Donation to Police Fund Found

Frank Smrchek of 116 Twelfth street SE pledged a dollar to the Cedar Rapids Policemen's Protective Association widows and orphans fund during its 1933 Policeman's ball. While cleaning a desk, he rediscovered the envelope and a note about a nine year-old debt.

Frank Smrchek Twelfth Street Cedar Rapids

Bill seeks wartime suspension of Christmas observance

Washington AP reports Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman van Nuys on Tuesday chaired legislation to suspend all provisions of law except receipts during the war extending through Christmas. The measure aims to shift wartime authorities and protections for the duration of hostilities.

Washington van Nuys Senate Judiciary Committee

Mrs Gordon McComas Visits at St Luke's Hospital

Mrs Gordon McComas of 847 Shaver road NE was allowed visitors at St Luke's. Alex Fidler's Gazette newsies were guests of Manager Joe Weav er at the Rialto theater Tuesday. Mrs Grant Collins of 1847 First avenue SE is reported in good condition at St Luke's Hospital after a fall and broken hip on Monday.

Gordon McComas Shaver Road St. Luke's Alex Fidler Gazette Newsies Joe Weaver Rialto Theater Grant Collins First Avenue SE St. Luke’s Hospital Mon- Gay

Garrison selects Antics of Andrew for senior play

The senior class chooses The Antics of Andrew as the school play to be staged April 24 under Miss Vera Mitchell and Jasper Farrow. Cast includes Christy Emma Crossley Runyan Shirley Hansen Marjorie Wayne George Leroy Noe Earl Dyal Jr and Melvin Krug in this three act farce.

Garrison Andrew Vera Mitchell Jasper Farrow Christy Emma , Crossley Runyan Shirley Hansen Marjorie Wayne George Ae Leroy Noe Earl Earl Dyal, Jr Gulch Herotic Ren Melvin Krug

Allies Report Japanese Use Inexperienced Pilots In New Guinea

Observations cite Japanese air bases on New Guinea and New Britain with ill trained pilots. American fliers claim to have destroyed 10 to 12 enemy planes in air battles. Sgt Warne Johansson downed the first Zero after Brandon’s crew engaged. Two crew members wounded. engine out. forced return to base.

Pan New Guinea New Britain Carmichael Sergt. Warne E. Johansson Johansson Brandon

Peggy Diggins Named Army Sweetheart by Soldiers

New York report says Peggy Diggins, a Hollywood movie starlet, has been chosen as the army’s sweetheart by fifty thousand soldiers stationed in forts camps and cantonments across the country. The piece portrays her as the men’s ideal and notes the tongue in cheek jest surrounding the selection.

New York INS Peggy Diggins

Iowa News in Brief Highlights Local Happenings

South English residents heard John Ballinsky discuss the war. he is a Sigourney native and World War I veteran. Church and school news include elders elected at Columbus Junction Presbyterian, Walker class play So Help Me Hannah, and Walker Junior High Night at the gym. Jeanine Benzing represents Monona in the Clayton County contest. Miss Jeanette Ollinger wins the Iowa county spelling title, with Des Moines awaiting state results.

Columbus Junction The Presbyterian Church Richard Thomas Donald Howell R. J. Gilkey E. W. McWilliams Lewis Pugh Nevada Acheson Effie Kelly G. N. Duncan Genevieve Fedderson Walker Walker High School Hannah L. L. Gritman Ryan Marita Donahue Donahue Monona Jeanine Benzing Clayton County Elka Walker Walker School Ollinger Ollinger Charles Dunbar Coventry Wilmington N. C Pawlak Lard College Bowie Texas South America Hiail

Want Ad Rates and Information for Classified Ads

Rates and guidelines for placing want ads. Details include word counts, pricing tiers, daily and multiple insert discounts, out of town mail options, cash in advance, box numbers, and contact number 2 1121 for assistance.

Fragmented ad text from Cedar Rapids auction page

Ambiguous notice describing a sale of assorted items including mattresses and a rabbit show event. Details are garbled with multiple typos and incomplete phrases, making specifics unclear. The readable fragments reference prices like seven dollars fifty cents and twenty five dollars, but no coherent items or dates are provided.

Watches Cleaned and Garment Services Offered

Fragmented classified notice lists watch cleaning and garment cleaning services with pickup and delivery, insurance, and storefront at Granby 415. Mentions storage and fumigation options, plus a request for waste care and a phone contact. Contains stray names and numbers with unclear formatting.

Palace Theater WELCH Sachin

Beauty Supplies Open Thursday in West Open

A local advert announces beauty materials and supplies available on Thursday and Friday with varied offerings and hours, inviting shoppers to visit the West area store for deals and products.

Paper and Paper Goods Sale Notice

Fragmentary ad notes sale of paper goods with an address and year 1935. Limited readable details mention estimates and a seller.

Andial

Buick Super 4-Door Sedem Offered for 895 Dollars

Classified ad touts a 1940 Buick Super 4-Door sedan with radio and heater priced at $895. Contact RAPAPORT at 411 Sth Ave for details and delivery options.

Oradio Rapaport Ave

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