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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
1
In Chicago market notes, USDA estimates Saturday receipts include 500 hogs, cattle and 100 sheep. Hogs varied from weak to strong on Friday and fell 25 cents per hundredweight under the prior all time high, while spring lambs held at 22.50. Strictly choice cattle were not available with a top at 25.59, $1.50 below Thursday’s high.
Chicago cattle and hog market shows mixed activity with steady to modest declines. Hog receipts reach 4,000 with top values around 170 while calves and vealers trade to about 18.50. cows and bulls steady to lower with most sales near 11.00 to 14.25. feeder lambs and yearlings limited and few good loads offered.
USDA report shows 2,700 salable hogs total 6,100 with barrows and gilts 600 lower. sows down about $1.00. Calves and cattle weak as grain feed limited. light demand for stockers and feeders. Lambs firm to higher with native spring lambs around 21.60 and some lower grades 16.00 to 17.50. ewes steady to down.
Receipts total 4 000 head as buyers pull back and market is uneven with few top quality steers and slower demand for canners and cutters. Prices point to 26.75 for best beeves and 17.50 for medium to good steers with sow and barrow prices around 22.00 to 23.75 while receipts on salable stock near 500 and no late market report available.
Receipts total 600 calves 200 cows and heifers and bulls showed weak to steady demand. No steers reported. Vealers and calves mostly 50 cents lower. Cutter cows mostly 7.78 to 210.50 with few medium to good at higher prices. Medium and good stock cows 9.00 to 12.00. Stock steers around 12.00.
Combined receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending Friday show 24 500 head, down from 38 700 last week and up from 21 200 a year ago. Prices ranged with sows and heavier hogs moving at about 21.00 to 28.08 per cwt, while butchers steady to easier and lighter pigs steady.
The Chicago produce page lists prices for potatoes and poultry with varied figures for eights, cases, and shipments. It notes arrivals at 99, total shipments 937, and market firmness for beat quality with slower movement for other varieties. Washington and Idaho long whites show prices around 3.40 to 3.60 per unit, while turkeys and poultry reach multiple price points.
A fragmented notice mentions cheddar and other cheeses with prices around 40 cents. It references cars and numbers like thirty and forty, but the text is garbled and lacks clear names or places.
Cedar Rapids recruiting officials announced the acceptance of five men for army service. Enlistees are Woodrow W. Haines of Independence Joseph H. Rector of Shellsburg and Leroy M. Hefel Francis J. Hoey and Donald F. Kamm all of Dubuque.
The Court of Iowa issues a notice in a divorce petition alleging inhuman treatment since marriage and requests a decree ofou. The petition seeks relief from the bonds of matrimony and references alleged neglect and threats to endanger the spouse.̵
New York AP reports a tired market with seven straight recovery sessions ending. Leaders showed uneven gains as dealings slowed and transfers of about 700000 shares marked a quiet close.
The Cedar Rapids hog market is out of the market until further notice per the buyers' report on Friday. No. 1 and 2 cured hides and calf hides prices are listed. poultry and eggs prices shown. fruits vegetables and grain prices include corn at 1.98 and soybeans at 2.48.
Mrs. Kittle Cady filed in the Cedar Rapids federal court for 15000 against Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co claiming double indemnity on the 1913 policy for her husband Forrest L. Cady who died March 3 from a hotel room fire in Allison Iowa. He was a baseball figure and former Babe Ruth teammate.
CHICAGO AP reports corn prices fell after overnight showers in Iowa and Illinois and prospects of more moisture. Oats remained steady while barley saw no trade. January corn declined to about 1.40 and oats rose to around 0.74 in August contracts.
AP reports Chicago cash grain prices with No. 1 hard wheat at 2.012 dollars, No. 1 mixed musty at 1.96, sample grade mixed at 1.00, No. 2 yellow at 2.10, No. 5 yellow at 2.00, oats No. 1 re 26, heavy mixed at 0.782, Miceatee No. 1 heavy white at 0. Po extra heavy white, barley at 1.78 for feed.
Mrs Lulu Jones of 907 C avenue NW has returned home after a month long visit in Kansas City Kansas.
An event listing notes an Ice Cream Social on August 5 at St. Luke's Hospital Lawn. It also mentions Charlotte Falvey Hubbard, daughter of Mrs. Charles M. Hubbard, attending a 12 week summer session at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds its regular meeting Sunday at 4 p.m. in Mt Zion Baptist Church.
Miss Annabelle Reindl of 804 F avenue NW started duties as bookkeeper for the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. She previously worked for the Iowa mortgage loan branch of the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont.
Ely Lutheran church will hold services Sunday at 11 a.m. with Rev. J. Hamilton Dawson in charge. His sermon is titled To the Disheartened. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. The S. S. cabinet meets at 8 p.m. at the Joe Stastny home.
Gold Star mothers may hold a tag day on September 28. All-Iowa Agriculture Association wins approval to string three All-Iowa fair banners along First Second and Third avenues E between street and the railroad, pending filing the required insurance policy.
Fred Fick of 223 Seventeenth Street NE surrendered a cigaret permit as part of local court docket.
Cedar Rapids health camp ends its season as 135 physically handicapped children aged 6 to 12 return home. Over 530 counseled, 98 nutrition, 86 eye, 30 nose and throat defects corrected. tuberculin tests mostly negative. immunizations given. dental work largely completed. Operated by Public Health Nursing Association for low income Cedar Rapids children with funds from The Gazette.
Charles M. Brennan died in Knoxville from injuries suffered July 13 when struck by a car at Center Point Road and 6th Avenue NE Cedar Rapids. Driver W A Frentress of Toddville faced prior license and drunk driving charges. Brennan survived by wife two daughters and three stepsons. funeral planned in Knoxville.
The city postpones a DDT spray of garbage cans due to rain. Assistant Health Officer Clyde H. White says crews will work Monday. City departments meanwhile spray parks, the police station, and prepare City Market stalls to prevent a polio outbreak.
The Marion board of education approved the 1947 48 budget raising 121 500 by taxation with 116 500 for general funds and 5 000 for the school house fund. W T Beach and Lee Dunlap named janitors at Emerson and Irving schools respectively. Fireproof filing cabinets approved to store records. Resignation of Emmet Polderboer accepted.
Mr and Mrs Robert Elias of Marion left Friday for Knoxville to attend the funeral of Mrs Elias father C M Brennan who died from injuries after being struck by a car June 13 on Center Point road near G avenue Cedar Rapids Brennan formerly lived at 1247 Lake Avenue Cedar Rapids
The Misses Emma Belle and Retta Courtney entertained Friday at 809 Sixth Avenue in honor of their sister in law Mrs M W Courtney and as a farewell for their sister Miss Alwilda Courtney who will move to Long Beach next week.
Friends of Mr and Mrs Burt Smith of Santa Monica Calif invite to a Sunday noon picnic at Thomas park with rain plan for pavilion. Mrs Smith formerly Alice Pike of Marion arrives Friday from Hibbing Minn with family guests including Burt Smith Jr and others visiting Mr and Mrs Fred Shireman.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Parks of Maquoketa and daughters Norma and Carolyn stayed with friends in Marion on Thursday. Parks previously worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Marion.
Mrs Norman Strachen and Mrs Daniel Prouty were feted as brides at a Marion telephone company party held in the recreation rooms Thursday evening. Each honoree received a gift.
Charles Blin of Dainsville and Willie Blin of Ridgeway were summoned to Marion by the death of their sister in law Mrs. Joseph Blin and returned home Friday. Miss Mildred Holsinger is a patient at St Luke s hospital. Russell Newcomb, son of the Frank Newcombs, is home from Iowa City where he was a patient at the University hospital. He will return later for an operation on his leg.
Jack Norris, recently operated on at a Cedar Rapids hospital, has returned home to 1810 Park Avenue.
Adeliza Daniels contributed a spinning wheel bedwarmer and additional articles to the Centennial exhibit at the Boston store showcasing local craftsmanship and historical artifacts.
Pat Schmalz and Mildred Barry of Muscatine tied for low gross Thursday at the Indian Creek Country club Ladies day invitational. Mary Mueller and Lucy Umlandt of Muscatine led in low net and low putts while Jerry Jacobsen of Marion and Nadine Carlisle of Muscatine posted high putts and high score. Thirty two women from Geneva Golf and Country club, Muscatine, participated, and Marion women were invited to Cedar View Country club in Cedar Rapids next Thursday.
Mrs A R Jones hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Fae Carver at her Blair's Ferry Road home. About 40 guests attended with help from the Mines and Delores Cherry. Attending were Byron Ambdenstock Jack Jones Leon ard Dunn Carl Cherry and others including Women of the Pleasant Grove Community club and West Marion Garden club members.
Mr and Mrs Neal Bunting hosted a family dinner at Old Marion road to honor the birthdays of their fathers J P Bunting of Marion and M O Winter of Cedar Rapids. Guests included Mrs Harold Bruss and Donna of Milwaukee, Mrs M O Winter, Mrs J P Bunting, and John Bunting.
David McCalley, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McCalley, is recovering after an operation at St. Luke's hospital. Mrs. C. W. Clemo, bitten on the hand by her cat, has been moved to her daughter Mrs. K. C. Smith's home in West Liberty.
An advertisement notes that there will be no Sunday school classes at the Marion Methodist church on August 4 and 11. The notice appears in the local column with a phone contact 80JI for details.
Mrs James Ver of Long Meadow Massachusetts was a guest of her husband’s parents Supt and Mrs C B Vernon. Mrs George Reichard entertained at a party Friday at her home 969 Fourteenth Street.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sorden of Iowa City, with son Michael, guests of Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Voorhies. Sorden studies at the University of Iowa. Freshly dressed thoroughly chilled spring fries and stewing hens advertised by Gordon Hatchery, phone 134.
The Iowa Insurance Commissioner verifies that the named company, filed sworn statements in Des Moines, is authorized to transact casualty and miscellaneous insurance in Iowa. It lists assets 2,335,? etc and surplus at 3,322,554.44 with notes on liabilities and policy records as of the 15th day of the month in Des Moines.
Police admitted Thursday night the Sixth street barricade between Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues SW needed more light. A motorist suggested lanterns around 9:45 p.m. Two patrolmen found sufficient lighting, but at 11:30 p.m. two more officers found an auto driven by Martin Nanktgeboren crash into the barriers. They returned to the station and installed four additional lanterns on the barricades.
Izvestia reports Lt. Gen. An ii A. Vlassov a Cossack once of Russia’s Red Army was hanged with ten others after a trial by the Soviet supreme court military collegium. The defendants pleaded guilty to treason aiding German intelligence and sabotage against the Soviet Union. Vlassov commanded at Smolensk in 1941 before switching sides after capture.
Harold Arthur and Wm M Johnston named as administrators of Bessie Krouse estate Linn County Iowa. Debts must be paid promptly and all claims filed with Linn County office. The notice records appointment on a 1846 date and identifies the administrator and attorney.
The Cedar Rapids area reports a 2.5 percent year over year rise in average retail food prices for moderate income families. From mid May to mid June prices advanced 9.1 percent with dairy up 9.1 percent. fresh fruits and vegetables fell 6.8 percent and canned produce down 2.8 percent. Other increases included cereals and bakery up 3.2 percent eggs up 0.9 percent and dried fruits up 0.6 percent. Meat index could not be formed due to ample supplies.
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