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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1943
Page
9
Livestock quotes show steady to slightly lower hog prices with firm cattle values in Chicago and Des Moines reporting mixed receipts. Regional reports from Sioux City and Omaha note subdued demand, with lambs steady to higher and hogs down 5 to 15 cents from Thursday’s figures.
Prices for all hog grades edged down by five cents on the Cedar Rapids market Friday. Top butcher price reached 14.25 to 14.35, with packers at 13.95, while various weight ranges showed declines and mixed values across cattle, calf, and sheep listings.
Cedar Rapids market listings show No 2 oats at 65c, wheat at 1.20, rye 75c, soybeans 1.66, and various hay straw prices. Poultry and fowl rates include springers 25c, Leghorns 20c, ducks 20c, hens 24c, pullets 24c, with meat prices for hides, horses, and ponies also listed.
President Roosevelt issues an executive order creating the Solid Fuels Administration for War to replace the Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator. Ickes becomes ex officio administrator, with Howard Gray likely serving as deputy administrator, and the new body will set policies and programs for solid fuel conservation and development. The administrator may direct actions to secure manpower through the War Manpower Commission.
Mrs. Richard D. Long of 3010 Center Point Road NE, a mother of seven, is highlighted as a wartime mother in the May issue of Extension. The piece notes she donated 230 hours last year as a Red Cross nurse's aide and plans to raise a garden and can 500 quarts of vegetables, with a photo showing her three sons and four daughters.
Receipts include no cars, two trucks, and presses under OPA ceilings. Broilers, tyers and springers at 27% to 42 cents. capons under 6 lbs 27% to 28 cents. hens 24 cents. ducks 25 cents. turkeys unchanged. Cheese Twins 25.2 cents. potatoes arrivals 20 cents. Idaho arrivals 1 and shipments 41. market unsettled with light old stock and scarce cars. New York eggs 20,892 with varying grades. butter steady at ceiling. cheese nominal with no quotations.
Members of the Czech guard meet at the Shrine temple at 2 30 p m Sunday for a war bond parade and rally. William W Eggert 17 of route 2 Mt Vernon is sworn into the naval reserve as an enlisted man at the Cedar Rapids recruiting station. Several local church services and sermons are announced with times and topics including There They Crucified Him and The Passover Symbols Interpreted. Easter programs and baptismal services are scheduled with details at Shueyville United Brethren and Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 45 p m.
Howard Jones reported a late Thursday hit and run incident in which a driver crashed into his parked car near his residence, damaging the left rear fender bumper and tail light. Cub Awards were presented to Cubs at First Congregational church basement led by Paul Strain, with multiple badges and arrows awarded to named members.
Boston traders report price unsteadiness in the wool market with country dealers halting purchases. The update notes inconsistent prices for growers as of Friday, with the U S Department of Agriculture monitoring the market.
Good Friday observed with the closing of all principal domestic securities and commodity exchanges except livestock and dairy markets remained open for business.
Courthouse records show Burch Truck Lines filing articles of incorporation with County Recorder Dempsy Jones. The capital stock is $100 000 with officers including president By ron B Burch Madison Wisconsin vice president and secretary John S McCullough Cedar Rapids and treasurer J L Burch Madison.
Deloris Edwards pled guilty in Judge G K Thompson's court to larceny in a building after being accused of stealing jewelry from a purse at McDonald's tavern 113 First avenue SE. She received a one year suspended sentence to the women's reformatory in Rockwell City. Detectives Harley Simon and Leonard Stusak arrested her Wednesday night at the Magnus hotel.
In the case of Gabe Shada vs L K Berry an arbitration decision by a deputy industrial commissioner in Cedar Rapids on January 5 awarded Gabe Shada $390.98 with interest for unemployment compensation and $372.35 for hospital medical and ambulance expenses. Shada claimed injuries from employment with L K Berry and 26 weeks one day incapacity. Mildred Holsinger sues C Herbert Kullander in district court for $227.48 and interest on a promissory note.
Billy Colores, 10, wins a court eviction battle for his family living in a leaky second-floor store building. An anonymous benefactor provides a home and security. Billy’s mother will take a higher paying job in a war plant, while his father and three younger brothers celebrate.
Mrs. George E. Swett says her son Lieut. Jimmy Swett 22 shot down seven Japanese planes in one day and set a Marine Corps record. She recalls his journey from Boy Scout to Sea Scout to aviation student at San Mateo junior college and notes his wings earned April 28. He is six feet tall and engaged to Lois Anderson of Oakland.
A wartime appeal urges readers to purchase a war bond now to back the Allied effort. The message frames payment as a duty to defeat the Axis and secure victory.
In a letter to the editor Harry Miller of Olin Iowa urges curbing prime beef production during war to save corn for hogs cereals and explosives. He proposes feeding steers on pasture to 1100 pounds then finishing briefly to reduce corn use and free grain for other needs.
Lieut. Charles L. McClure told the California legislature that Japan is not a fragile bamboo country. He noted substantial industrial plants and construction, and expressed a wish to return to Tokyo to avenge comrades executed in a “lousy trick.”
Delegates from 26 states plus D C and one Canadian province registered for the thirty sixth annual Mississippi Valley Historical Association conference. About 124 delegates attended with talks on the Washington Arms Conference and Midwestern archives.
Gustaf Kullander a Cedar Rapids blacksmith and welder for over 45 years died at his home 812 Eighth Street SW at 11 40 pm Thursday He was born February 15 1872 in Sweden and immigrated in 1888 He came to Cedar Rapids from Lincoln Nebraska in 1894 Married Anna Peterson February 19 1898 He opened the blacksmith shop in 1896 and later joined welding in 1912 He was a member of Saron Lutheran church Mt Hermon Lodge No 263 AF and AM Iowa Blacksmiths and Welders association He leaves wife son H Clifford two brothers and four sisters and two grandchildren His funeral services will be at Turner chapel at 2 pm Monday with burial at Linwood Cemetery Master Masons and Herman Lodge invited to attend the services
Cedar Rapids theaters and the Bomb Shelter issued 1 350 tickets for the We the People broadcast Sunday with war savings stamp or bond purchases. Tickets went on sale Friday afternoon and were exhausted at the Bomb Shelter by 1 pm with limited per person sales at several venues. Officials noted only about one tenth of the 19 000 workers on the 10 percent payroll deduction plan could be seated, as tickets were allocated by industry and business.
Funeral services for Charles Mahnke of 818 Fifth Street SE will be conducted by Dr. Marion H. Williams of the First Christian church at the Barta chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Dr. H. J. Thornton, history professor at the University of Iowa, spoke at First Presbyterian on Good Friday on Jesus as physician, teacher and savior. He traced Jesus healing the sick, forgiving sins, restoring life, and urged courtesy toward all, especially those closest to us.
Lost items include brindle cow from 3801 Mt Vernon Ave and a Bulova gold wrist watch with rewards offered. Also found items include a small Boston toy dog. Classifieds list fishing tackle gear, jewelry, watches, nursery care, dresses, and many employment, service, and rental notices. Multiple phone numbers and boxes appear for contact and actions.
Reuben D. Stary of 1738 Seventh avenue SE died Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Saturday at the Barta chapel with the Rev Grant Anderson of the First Baptist Church and Crescent lodge A F and A M officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Master Masons are to meet in the Masonic lodge rooms at 3:30 p.m. Friends may call at the chapel.
Bernice Ermold 67 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. A former Cedar Rapids resident, she lived in Canada recently and planned to return there after a brief stay. Survived by sister Mrs. O H Walker and nephew Spencer Snyder. Services 5 p.m. Saturday at Barta chapel.
A second installment of 1942 taxes for 1943 was turned over to City Treasurer Walter Miller by the county treasurer. The installment totaled $37,974.92, bringing the year to date to $371,109.58. The full amount represents 39.607 percent of the $934,555.56 levy and shows a 6 percent increase over April collections last year when 33.48 percent had been collected in the first month.
Lost ration books and a brown billfold are listed among scattered notices. Found an extra large truck tire. Want ad rates and submission details for The Cedar Rapids Gazette outline deadlines and payment terms.
Leslie E. Crabbs, longtime Y M C A official, is appointed state secretary for the northeast district with headquarters in Scranton. He will oversee work in eight counties and supervise nine Y M C A groups in cities including Scranton Wilkes Barre Pittston Hazleton Freeland Carbondale and Berwick. The assignment covers 1 500 to 1 800 high school Y groups and begins with his move to Scranton on April 28. Mrs Crabbs and their two daughters will stay in Chester through the school year’s end.
Freddie Hall, aged 2, on a Chicago street on a clear day set up a toy double-barreled shotgun as an improvised anti aircraft battery. Patrolmen James Sullivan and Clifford Bessey observed him on a Madison street corner and initially mistook him for a duck hunter due to his blue hunting jacket red sweater and red pants.
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