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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
15
Market news reports hogs fell 10 to 15 cents in slow trade across Chicago market receipts. Cattle and sheep mixed with steady to lower moves. reports cover multiple cities and ranges for weights and prices, with regional price comparisons and weekend estimates.
Livestock receipts in Sioux City and Omaha reflect slow to firm demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers and yearlings show varied prices with medium quality and lighter weights weaker, while heavier hogs trend down slightly from Thursday’s averages. Lamb bids edge lower as overall totals rise.
Local hogs are slightly weaker after a 5 cent drop across all grades on Friday. Prices vary by weight class from 140-140 lb hogs at 7.15 to 7.20 to high choices for larger, heavier hogs and packers listings across 275 to 500 pounds. Cattle and calf sections list multiple price bands for steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, and calves with broad spreads by grade and weight. Lambs and pelts noted with regional pricing cues.
Listing of grain bids and wholesale fruits and vegetables in Cedar Rapids. Includes Wheat prices No 1 and No 2, Oats, Rye, Barley, Corn, Soybeans, hay and straw rates, poultry prices, wholesale fruit and vegetable prices, citrus, apples, and meat byproduct prices with varied unit quotes and quantities. Prices reflect market listings for crops, livestock, and related goods.
Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of April 7 to 12 show daisies, horns, and cheddar prices. Farmers call board listings list Dalsica, horns, and cheddars with varying cents per pound. Boston wool market reports quiet trading with mostly firm domestic wools and steady foreign wools. a few bids on fine French combing length wools around $1.00 to $1.02 per pound, but few sales.
New York and Chicago markets report unsettled egg receipts 13 791 with mixed colors from fancy to extra fancy. Butter shows steady to higher values with 92 score premiums in cash market. Cheese prices unchanged while potatoes arrive heavy and markets remain steady with several regional varieties priced per pound.
New York reports some commodity markets and stock exchanges closed for Good Friday. Despite closures, many live stock markets stayed open and operating.
Tickets for the Boy Scout Roundup at Memorial Coliseum May 1 and 2 are distributed to city troops. Each Scout selling $2 of tickets earns a leather neckerchief slide with prizes for top troops and packs, and 10 or 25 cent admission prices. Reserved seats cost 50 cents and are available at John Beck's Athletic Goods or the box office.
Meet at the Y M C A to elect officers for the Allied Industrial Horseshoe League at 7 30 tonight. Evangelist G E Vinaroff speaks at 7 30 tonight on Who Killed Jesus at First United Brethren church. Edith Reed Atchinson to soprano at Good Friday service 7 30 pm First Evangelical church. Dr and Mrs L B Gray return to Cedar Rapids after six months away and medical leave.
Four young men enlisted at the navy recruiting station in the basement of the Cedar Rapids post office and were sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. They are John McKay of Lisbon, George Hammill of Lisbon, William J. Mohn of Lisbon, and Elmer Cronkhite of Lisbon, with their parents listed in the dispatch.
The Des Moines AP box score for the 49th Iowa general assembly lists bills introduced and passed. House introduced 563, Senate 558, total 1121. House passed 377, Senate 41, total 343. Some bills passed one chamber only.
A notice from D W Bates Receiver of the Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids petitions the Linn County District Court for authority to sell real estate in Linn County Iowa at private or public sale. The court set April 17 1941 at 9 00 AM to hear the application and require show cause why the sale should not be granted. The properties described are the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter Section 25 Township 83 North Range 7 West of the 5t P M with highways excluded. An amount of 31000 00 is noted for the sale and higher bids may be accepted if offered in writing before court acceptance. The notice names D W Bates Receiver and Jos Mekota as attorney.
London reports German bombers attacked Birmingham and Coventry, causing heavy damage and likely high casualties. Britain claimed night fighters shot down nine raiders while London remained under alert for hours. Bombing also hit Ruhr targets including Dusseldorf and Brest as Luftwaffe vowed revenge.
Berlin reports German bombers struck an airplane motor factory, railway stations, gas plants and freight car works in Birmingham causing extensive fires. The agency said Newcastle gas works were also bombed and that strong formations raided three large cities in England, including a Midlands town and a southeastern seaport.
Mrs Josephine Mathews of 710 First Avenue NE died in a local hospital Thursday. Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev D A Loferski officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs Martha Martin widow of Wallace Martin died at 225 am Friday at 1108 First avenue NW after a brief illness. Born December 13 1858 in Fayette county she lived nearby before moving to Cedar Rapids 35 years ago. She leaves a son Harry F Martin four daughters Nelle M Martin Mrs R S Rogers Lois Martin and Mrs D W Doran all of Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs Jesse Phillips of West Union and two grandchildren plus nieces and nephews. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park following funeral at Turner chapel with Rev W O Eckler and O E S. She was member of Trinity Methodist church and Valley camp R N of A.
The St. John s Syrian Orthodox church at Sixth avenue and Seventh street SE will celebrate Easter one week later than Protestant and Catholic churches due to calendar differences. Holy week services begin with Mass at 10 a.m. on Sunday and run through Palm Sunday to the midnight resurrection service after a full week of services. Membership is open to Greeks Serbians Russians and Rumanians.
Forecast covers April 11 to 16 1941 CST. Upper Mississippi valley area finds above normal temperatures with a slow fall after Sunday or Monday. Precipitation will be moderate to heavy and intermittent, mainly in the first half of the period.
Several students from St Berchmans and Mount Mercy leave for spring break in Chicago Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Names include Jack Long Martin Steindler Billie Goodhart Billie Ryan Bobbie Carney Joseph Mordente Donald Fish Harry Bradfield Julia Goodhart James Edmund Piper Larry Peters William Skyles Joseph Skyles Pat Pond Jack Cassel Raymond Tramblie and others with destinations Chicago Des Moines Kansas City Newton Worthington Rockford and Cedar Rapids.
Red Cross ward unit 3 met Thursday to sew at Mrs. Leonard Taylor's home. A picnic dinner was served to Mrs. John Grote, Mrs. Oscar Martin, Mrs. Margaret Leming, Mrs. Don Price, Mrs. S. A. Crouse, Mrs. Carl Wiley and Mrs. Neal Blok. The next meeting will be at Mrs Don Price's home.
The Kathryn Blinks division met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Minnie Schenken in charge of devotions. Mrs. H. F. McCalley presented the program titled Christian Education. Easter motif refreshments were served to 13 attendees. Mrs. H. O. Young was a guest.
The Marion Nature and Garden club met at Mrs John Cone's home with Mrs George Hutton presenting What To Plant on the North Side of the House. A general discussion followed the program. Numerous church and social notices appeared alongside Easter promotions and local ad items.
Easter morning at Marion Methodist features organ prelude Easter Morning by Mailing with Ruth Engstrom at the organ, choir anthem Unfold Ye Portals by Gounod directed by Mary Beth Collister, cornet solo The Holy City by Adams with Ruth Ostrander, instrumental trio Invocation, and postlude Easter Alleluia. Reverend Arthur W Henke to preach Life and Immortality with new Easter attire noted in ads and local notices.
At Waterloo a Rock Island freight train hit a car carrying Lyle Ernest and Arthur Morgan as they returned from work. Morgan died hours later. Ernest is in serious condition with multiple fractures. Conductor C. I. Meskimen and engineer Worthington Streeter of Cedar Rapids were on the freight.
New York AFL NOS NEA notes 61 Rams reported for spring practice at Fordham University led by coach Jim Crowley. The roster included 22 freshmen and 39 varsity players as the team prepares for the upcoming season.
Four actions filed Friday seek judgments on promissory notes. George and Maud Wearding with Alexander Landmichl face $826.68. Cedar Rapids National Bank holder Robert S Cook seeks $430.88 against R. C. Smythe. W. F Murphy demands $45 from Dorothy Hansen plus $267.50 as Irving Jensen assignee. Denniston and Partridge Co of Newton seeks $762.47 against George and Ruth McFarland.
Gillen Johnson and Merton Johnson name Marguerite Turk Earl and Marguerite Erland as defendants in a partition suit over a Cedar Rapids lot once Mrs Erland s property. The petition says the property was mistakenly transferred to Mrs Earl as an individual rather than as trustee for the plaintiffs. In a separate action Syllivian Gandy seeks quiet title to three Cedar Rapids lots. Besides unknown claimants the petition names Vi Konigsmark, Pansy Whitney and Darwin Gandy as defendants.
Dr Walter Skallerup reported a burglary at his Walker office after discovering Thursday morning that his room was ransacked and cash and supplies were missing. Sheriff Jim Smith was notified by the doctor.
Funeral services were held in Center Point for 58 year old Mrs Etta Lenora Durow who died Monday. Born in Lebanon Kansas she moved to Center Point in 1900 and married Chris Durow. Survivors include her husband a daughter Gladys Mentzer of Cedar Rapids two sons John and William Durow of Center Point four grandchildren two sisters a brother a step mother and many half siblings. She belonged to the Christian church of Center Point.
Dr John B Magee president of Cornell college delivered the Good Friday sermon at the State theater in a Cedar Rapids joint Holy Week program. He urged a hopeful Christian outlook, saying death is not the worst fate and that the Cross offers a livable philosophy and future promise.
Davenport contest honors go to junior musicians from Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Several received Excellent ratings, including Patria Sedlacek and David Ring, while others earned Superior and notable mentions for violinists and vocalists across multiple schools and ensembles.
A historical note highlights that glass making existed in Egypt over five thousand years ago, indicating early craft development in the region and suggesting long standing glass production traditions predating later civilizations.
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