Livestock Receipts Low and Cattle Steady Across Markets
USDA reports Saturday salable receipts: hogs 3000, cattle 800, sheep 1000 at Chicago with markets generally steady. Eastern buyers took about 74 percent of cattle. hogs held to ceilings around 14.85, cows mixed. Sioux City and Kansas City listings show mixed steady to firm tones with selective demand, and Iowa hogs active at ceiling prices.
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Chicago
USDA
Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Omaha
Sioux City Livestock
Sioux City
Kansas City
Chicago Produce Receipts and Prices Report
UPI dispatch notes Chicago receipts for poultry and eggs with prices for various items. Cattle, fowl and cheese values mixed across markets. Idaho russets and Wisconsin twins and cheddars cited with bid prices and stock levels. Market tone shows steady to slow demand and cautious purchasing in Produce sections.
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Chicago
UPI
Idaho
Colorado
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Cobblers
U. B
Pontiac Saminaraies Alee
Triumphs
Wisconsin
U .S
Texas
Machine Tool Ceilings Raised by 20 Percent
Washington officials announce a 20 percent rise in ceiling prices for manufacturers on machine tools not covered by earlier suspensions. The increase applies to manually operated non portable tools as well, effective Friday.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Cedar Rapids hog and cattle market prices listed
Friday market notes show prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Cattle values range from Choice AA 16.25 down to Utility 9.40 for calves and cows from 11.45 to 7.70, with sheep prices for Western and native lambs and ewes. Grain and produce also tabulated including corn sheller and potatoes at various prices.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowan
Minnesota
Narrows
Egilts
Cedar Rapids
Helgers
S.cssceeneey
Brooklyn Boys Reunite in Japan After Long Separation
In San Francisco a Brooklyn soldier Pfc Frank Donato helps reunite Masuo Koike, 11, with his mother Mrs Iku Koike, Japanese American from Brooklyn, after Masuo missed moving with his mother in 1937 due to illness and visa issues. Donato located the mother in Yokohama and arranged passports.
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San Francisco
INS
Brooklyn
Japan
Koike
Yokohama
Masuo
New York
Donato
Yoko Peace
Vandenberg Blames U.N. Secrecy for Press Gaps
Sen. Vandenberg of Michigan told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that U.N. conferences suffer from excessive secrecy. He noted his role as a delegate at San Francisco and London meetings and urged fuller press access to information.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
United Nations
Vandenberg
San Francisco
London
U.N
Troop Arrivals Reported Across Ports By AP
About 4 500 service personnel returning from Europe and the Pacific were to debark at three U.S. ports on Friday aboard five ships. A ship carrying 1 015 G I brides and children was also due. At New York S S Washington from Southampton 1 015 war brides and children. Texarkana Victory from Le Havre 591 miscellaneous troops. San Diego Escort Carrier Sitkoh Bay from Pearl Harbor 456. San Francisco miscellaneous troops. Marine Cardinal 3 342 army 115 navy on Pollux from Pearl Harbor Cordoba from Subic Bay 32 navy.
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Associated Press
Pacific
U.S
New York
S.S. Washington
Southampton
Texarkana Victory
le Havre
San Diego
Sitkoh Bay
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Marine Cardinal
Army
Pollux
Cordoba
Subic Bay
Markets pause trading on Good Friday observance
New York AP reports financial and commodity markets suspended operations in observance of Good Friday, with exchanges and trading desks closed for the holiday.
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New York
Housekeeper 18 Held for Theft of Household Goods
Lois Weatherwax an 18 year old housekeeper was arrested on a grand larceny charge for stealing personal belongings valued at 155 dollars from Mrs Dale Cripps of 2035 B avenue NE She was held in the county jail on 1000 bond with a Tuesday hearing Detectives H R Simon and L F Stusak said the bags were checked at Union bus depot before the theft and purse containing 15 63 was recovered from a storm sewer near First avenue and Sixteenth street NE The list of stolen items included two pairs of nylons a traveling bag a sweater blouse kodak electric iron shoe polish a hat cigarette lighter and towels The incident occurred Thursday night as Weatherwax was about to board a Des Moines bus after about six weeks working as a housekeeper for Mrs Cripps
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Lois Merle Weatherwax
Sixteenth Street
Miss Weatherwax
Dale Cripps
B Avenue
H. R. Simon
L. F. Stusak
Des Moines
Union
First Avenue
Stusak
Army Seeks Aunt Of Reich Orphan Boy in Missouri
The army appealed for information about Mrs Dreher wife of a former Missouri mayor in hopes of locating Jimmy Jack an 11 year old Reich orphan in Suippes France. The boy, born in Nurnberg, seeks adoption by an American soldier. he escaped a Nazi camp after losing his parents in Buchenwald.
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Omaha
Dreher
Suippes
France
Jimmy Jack
Nuernberg
Germany
Chicago
Brooklyn
Leo Pat
Leopold
Jim Jack
Frankie Greiner
Seventh Service Command
Buchenwald
Jimmy
Stuttgart
Aachen
New York
Reims
Floyd I Gangnon
516Th Field Artillery
Gangnon
Paris
Washington
Price Control Offices Located in Memorial and American Buildings
The Rent Control Office is at 801 American Building while the Mayor's Housing Office sits in the Memorial Building. The Price Control Office, once the Rationing Office, is also in the Memorial Building with east entrance. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. closed Saturday.
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A.T. Pleune
Memorial Building
American Building
Pleune
Civilian Defense Office
Price Control Office
Merorial
Tire and Tube Repair Items To Be Offered
The War Assets Administration announced a nationwide fixed price sale starting April 23 for tire repair shops and eligible claimants. Items include vulcanizing cement cushion gum repair material tread gum material three inch padding stock and cotton cord fabric.
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Kansas City
INS
War Assets Administration
Coed Fatally Burned In Sorority Initiation
Miss Georgia Stevens of Houston, a University of Texas student, died from burns suffered during a sorority initiation at the Delta Delta Delta house. Her wet dress caught fire from a candle in the incident reported in Austin.
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Austin
Texas
Georgia Stevens
Houston
University of Texas
Delta Delta Delta Sorrority House
Stevens
Ukrainian Raiders Terrorize Southeast Poland Reports Say
War report from Warsaw states strongly armed bands of Ukrainian nationalists raid across the demarcation line from the Russian zone, torching 800 villages, looting, and driving Polish peasants from homes as militiamen try to halt the attacks.
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Warsaw
Poland
Shidehara Rejects Resignation Demand From Coalition
In Tokyo Premier Kijuro Shidehara declined a four party resolution calling for his cabinet’s immediate resignation to establish a democratic government. Welfare Minister Hitoshi Ashida submitted his resignation aligning with Liberal party opposition. Committee members plan a national movement to oust Shidehara and his cabinet after the showdown.
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
Hitoshi Ashida
Liberal Party
Shidehara
Kaiser Frazer books 650 million in orders
Detroit reports Joseph W. Frazer says Graham-Paige has orders for 266,849 Frazer cars and 36,428 rototillers while Kaiser-Frazer holds 396,995 Kaiser cars. Rototiller production is under way and Frazer line production is slated to start next month at Willow Run.
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Detroit
Joseph W. Frazer
Graham- Paige Motors
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Frazer
Graham-Paige
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaiser
Willow Run
Woman Injured by Cab as Driver Held on Charge
Mrs. Goldie Kushner of 2081 Linn boulevard SE was struck by a taxi on Third Street near Second Avenue SE about 4 30 p m Thursday and suffered a fractured left leg. She was taken to St Luke s hospital where her condition Friday was listed as fairly good. Driver Lloyd Woods of 626 First Avenue SW faced a charge of leaving the scene without identifying himself. Judge Harry S Johnson set April 26 for a hearing after Woods sought a continuance in police court Friday. Woods said Kushner walked into the side of his cab while crossing the street. He reported to police later after they notified his office he was wanted.
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Goldie Kushner
Linn Boulevard
Third Street
Second Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Lloyd Woods
First Avenue
Harry S. Johnson
Woods
U.S. Rebuilds Air Force in Europe
Berlin AP reports a 71,000 strong U S air force in Europe is being built up from scratch under Gen Carl Spaatz. B 29 Superfortresses are the nucleus with 200 shipped to the U K and 300 more on order. A 26 bombers and P 80 jets will add to the force as France and Germany fields expand.
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Berlin
Europe
Carl Spaatz
USAAF
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Community notices and church events update
City briefs list a Unity Center gathering at 8 pm for cleanup and storage tasks with Albert's contact. plus Maine lodge 1.C.C.F. meets Friday 7:30 pm for second and third degrees. Townsend Victory club hosts picnic supper Sunday April 21 at 6 pm. Investment talk during 11 am service at Seventh Day Adventist Church. Easter services at Shueyville United Brethren and St Johns Lutheran include sermons, Holy Communion, baptisms, and new members signups. Senator Hickenlooper’s Cedar Rapids visit postponed to Washington return from Des Moines.
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J. Hamilton Dawson
Des Moines
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ely
Pickets Fight On Broadway Over Union Picketing Rights
About 100 AFL and CIO pickets clashed outside a lampshade plant at Astor Place and Broadway in New York over which union could picket. The melee drew 1,000 spectators. CIO member Herman Levine, 31, was injured by glass, rushed to a hospital. Two others were detained for questioning.
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New York
AFL
CIO
Astorplace
Broadway
Herman Levine
Battlers
City Hall Notes on parade permit and street work approvals
Council referred a chamber request to parade 35 high school bands on June 8 to Safety Commissioner Gordon Hughes. It granted Iowa Electric Light and Power permission to open pavement for steam main work between alley of First and Third avenues SE and Sixth street east to Eighth street.
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Chamber of Commerce
Council
Gordon Hughes
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Third Avenues
Sixth Street
Eighth Street
Mail Service Expansion Reaches Italian Provinces
The postal department announces extension of special delivery mail to select Italian provinces including Gorizia Trieste Pola Fiume and Zara enabling letters post cards printed matter and commercial papers. The move broadens mail options previously unavailable to these areas.
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Italy
Gorizia
Trieste
Pola
Fiume
Zara
Postal Department
Easter observance to be held at Marion church
Dr. Russell D. Cole of Cornell College will speak at the annual Easter observance sponsored by Patmos Commandery No 27 E T at Marion Methodist church Sunday at 3 p m Apollo Commandery No 26 Cedar Rapids will join as guests Patmos Commandery has sponsored Easter services since 1883 Reverends C V R De Jong W H Carter and James P Gable assist Mrs La Verna Crew is organist and will play Easter Phantasy with Teresa Gritzner in a duet Choir offerings include special selections Kirby Saunders of Caldwell Idaho visits Marion friends.
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Russell D. Cole
Cornell College
Patmos
E. T
Marion Methodist Church
Apollo Commandery
Cedar Rapids
Patmos Commandery
C. V. R. de Jong
W. H. Carter
James P. Gable
Ralston Returns from Tokyo to Report for Discharge
Cpl. Don D. Ralston advised his wife of his arrival at Seattle from Tokyo and will report at Fort Leavenworth Kansas for discharge before returning home. Mrs. L. R. Boettcher is named chairwoman of Marion cancer control fund and welcomes contributions. Mrs. Le Roy Houser plans a Los Angeles trip to visit relatives. her mother Mrs. Charlotte Benedict will return from California around May first.
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Roy V Hagerman
Seventeenth Street
States
Tokyo
Cpl
Don D. Ralston
Seattle
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
le Roy Houser
Los Angeles
Charlotte Benedict
California
Jap Cache Isn't So Big After All
Tokyo AP reports the vast Tokyo Bay cache has diminished to a $45,000 platinum bar and $32,000 in silver ingots with more potential finds. Lt. Col. R. Carleton notes 54 ingots recovered from 49 ingots seen and says earlier value estimates were wildly off.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
R. Carleton
New Swatter Perfumes Air as It Kills Flies
Cleveland attorney Harry S S Roemisch unveiled the King of Swat, an all plastic fly swatter that perfumes the air while killing flies. The device uses a scented wick and colored cellulose acetate handles, with the material produced by B F Goodrich Chemical in red.
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Cleveland
Harry
Roemisch
Odor-Swat Company
Paris
Swat
Four Enlist in Regular Navy at Cedar Rapids
Four men have been enlisted for regular navy duty at the Cedar Rapids recruiting office. Richard E. Eckman of Gladbrook is sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Center as a hospital apprentice. The other three recruits head to San Diego California Harold A. Usher 1612 Cc street Sw Alexander Abodeely 1116 Sixth street Se and Richard W. Smith of Mt. Vernon.
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Cedar Rapids
Richard E. Eckman
Gladbrook
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Harold A. Usher
Cc Street
Alexander Abodeely
Sixth Street
Richard W. Smith
Mt. Vernon
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Red Army
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Unity Center
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Center Point
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1.C.C.F
Townsend Victory Club No. 8
Seventh- Day Adventist Church
First Avenue NE
Shueyville United Brethren Church
Lyle K. Anderson
Christian Endeavor
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa Medical Society
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First Street
Shelby Reed
Mt. Vernon Avenue
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George Griner
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Eighth Avenues
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Tenth Street
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Fourteenth Street
Cedar Park
Marion News
Russell Cole
Kirby Saunders
Caldwell, Ida
Marion
Charles Moore
Manchester Baptist Church
Marion Baptist Church
Roy Lagerquist
Sawyer, Mich
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A. M. Hucker
J.—Adv
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Loras Academy
Dubuque
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A. J. Pesetski
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Backfords
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Philippines
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Samar
Allen McKean
Randolph Field
San Aantonio
Foitle Bakery
Adv
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Charles A. Burmingham
The
University of Iowa
J. M. Burminghams
Elwyn Miller
Minneapolis
George Reichard
J. C. Miller
Hazel Webster Byrnes
State Teachers College
Mayville, N. D
Elda M. Kemp
Iowa State Teachers College
Culbert’s Food Market
Rosedale Butter
Nash
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Einz
Heinz
Fostoria
Robbins-Miller Home Appliances
Folger’s Coffee
Hitle
Hi-Ho
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Swan Soap
Ralston
Sunbeam
Sali
Ry Marion
Ray Gilbert
Jackie Jumper
Adkins
Feigh
Marion, Iowa
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