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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
11
Chicago market shows hog prices steady with receipts around 10 000 head and mixed cattle and lamb activity. Slaughter cattle face price pressure while hogs hold firm. Iowa and Sioux City listings show broad steady to firm trends with bids and weights noted for various classes.
The market reports butter cheese eggs and live poultry with receipts in thousands of cases and wholesale price ranges. Idaho Idaho Bliss Triumphs and other potato varieties noted with US No 1 and No 3 prices. Nebraska and Washington cobblers listed. New York prices show firm butter and mixed wholesale quotes for dressed poultry and live poultry products with various regional price points.
Chicago grain markets turned volatile Friday with early gains eroding. Wheat and corn mostly fell while oats and barley showed varied moves as traders weighed private market activity and cash prices. Provisions section notes cash wheats and various No 1 to No 2 grades with mixed pricing.
Dual unreadable text fragment mentions a Wisconsin sports item and week ahead. Key names and details are unclear, but indicates T20 context and candidate references.
Cedar Rapids hog prices hold steady with top butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Hogs across weight ranges report steady values, while cattle and sheep markets show varied but firm quotes, including steers up to 16.50 and lambs around 23.50 to 24.00 for select lots.
Grain and livestock prices list varied items from corn at 1.04 to soybeans at 1.86 per bushel No 2 yellow. Hay and straw priced per bale, poultry weights and prices, egg prices, wholesale fruits and vegetables with crate and box prices, and hides with multiple grade prices included.
Three Japanese-American sisters Tsuruko Wallace Billie Tanigoshi and Florence Orant were convicted of conspiracy to commit treason for helping two German soldiers escape from a war prisoner camp. The jury found them not guilty of treason a capital offense. Federal Judge J Foster Symes will set penalties with a maximum of two years in prison and a $10000 fine.
Mrs G Emery of 844 Fifth Avenue SE suffered second degree burns to her right arm and leg Thursday afternoon after gasoline used to clean clothes ignited in the basement. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital in fairly good condition Friday. No damage to the home. fire confined to gasoline and clothing.
Woodrow Wilson Smith of Oklahoma is charged by federal grand jury with forging the name of his wife Bertha Weiss on a government check for 2250 dollars. The check related to redeeming war bonds she cashed as a Cedar Rapids beauty shop operator. He is jailed in the local county jail.
A cautious session on Wall Street sees gains in select rail and industrial leaders while most stocks struggle to advance. Trading around 1,000,000 shares, activity steadied but broad market movement remains subdued amid thin demand and selective leadership from major corporations.
Leon W Coquillette 49 of Flint Michigan died Friday after months of illness. He was brother to S E Coquillette bank president of Cedar Rapids and husband to Ruby McTavish. Survived by three sons Ensign Robert Coquillette Lt Leon Coquillette Jr and Peter David, a sister, one grandchild, and other relatives. Services set at Coggon cemetery with arrival of the body in Cedar Rapids Sunday. Turner chapel to house friends.
A brief page lists funeral details for Gae Elaine Henningsen five months old in Cedar Rapids and for Mrs William Gallagher of Ottumwa with burial in Ottumwa. Also noted are religious affiliations for Ahrens and private services to be announced, plus multiple lost items and local advertisements and classifieds across several Cedar Rapids blocks.
A jumble of business service ads and help wanted notices lists furnace and chimney repairs heating and refrigeration services, laundry and upholstery, plumbing, hauling, and machine work plus farm labor and office positions. Several phone numbers and addresses appear with brief service descriptions and hiring notes.
A lighthearted remark encourages embracing aging with grace. The speaker reassures a loved one that concern is unnecessary and growth comes naturally with time.
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