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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1939

Page

11

Hogs Barely Steady to Strong While Cattle Slows Across Markets

AP reports from Chicago and Omaha show hogs barely steady to strong on Tuesday with buyers active for lighter weights. Cattle bids were down 15 to 25 cents on medium to heavy steers while spring lambs and yearlings fell 15 to 25 cents. multiple markets note slow cattle, high bid activity, and mixed price shifts across regions including Sioux City and Des Moines while Iowa hogs list varied price ranges.

Chicago Ave. Amt

Fut Dai Will Ye E Great The In

Fut Dai faces a challenge to rise in competition with strong teams and key players. The piece hints at a pivotal game and the potential for a breakthrough performance by a star athlete.

Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed at St Paul Market Report

Stage live cattle and hog markets show receipts of 2,500 cattle and 4,000 hogs with feeders steady. Slaughter steers move slowly, beef cows steady to $6.60 with various grade ranges. hogs steady to 10 cents higher, top $5.76. lambs mixed but Western lambs above $8.65, Idaho and Washington lambs noted.

ST Pau South ST. Paul Idaho

Local hogs weaken Further declines in butcher grade at market

Hog prices drift lower on the local market as butcher grade drops five cents on Tuesday while good packers hold steady. Top hog price reaches 5.65, cattle values largely unchanged. Readout lists varied hog weights and packer values, with calf and sheep figures noted.

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Cedar Rapids Miscellameous Grain and produce prices

A misc list from Cedar Rapids showing grain prices for wheat oats rye and barley with various grades, animal and poultry prices including hens leghorns and cocks, wholesale fruits and vegetables with items like lemons oranges lettuce onions and potatoes, plus hides and horses. Prices reflect standard market rates of the period.

Michigan

Wisconsin Cheese and Wool Market Roundup Plymouth to Boston

Wisconsin cheese quotations for Aug 14-19 show various cheddar and daisies prices, with commodores and farmers call board figures. In Boston, wool prices held firm with limited volume. country-packed fleece sold at under 32 cents clean, finer lots around 68-69 cents, and a bulk staple combing lot at 72-73 cents clean.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Aus Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board Boston Dent Hotton

Mississippi River Stages and Notable Elevations

The report notes river stages for Davenport Hastings and Keokuk with no changes and marked levels for La Crosse Prairie du Chien and Dubuque. It lists St Louis and Cairo with fall readings, Memphis steady, plus a brief line about Lake Titicaca’s elevation and its use by steam ships between Peru and Bolivia.

Mississipii River Davenport API Hastings la Crosse Ns Prairie du Ghien Dubuque Searseae UD Lake Titicaca Peru Bolivia

Stock Market Moves Upward In Bright Opening

NEW YORK AP reports a continued upward drift in the stock market aided by easing European war worries and hopeful domestic industry. Early gains to about two points faded as profit taking reduced strength by close. total five hour turnover near 650,000 shares. Leaders included U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Westinghouse Union Carbide and American Telephone among others.

New York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Westinghouse Union Carbide American Telephone Sears Roebuck International Harvester National Power and Light United Corp Phillips Petroleum Allied Chemical Owens-Illinois Phelps Dodge J. C Penney

Wall Street Stock Quotes in Busy Trading Session

Wall Street closes with mixed results as major exchanges show gains for some sectors and declines for others. Key names rack up gains or losses, including Adams, Johns Manville, International Paper, and General Motors amid fluctuating investor sentiment.

Bond Market Slants Higher On Select Rail and Utility Loans

Utilities and speculative rail loans edged up in the New York bond market led by gains in Portland General Electric 4s Commonwealth Edison 3s International Telephone 5s St Paul 5 1 4s Nickel Plate 5s and 4s Southern Railway 4s and Western Union 5s of 60 Fibre. U S government loans posted forward moves on limited sales while Treasury 4s and Home Owners Loan 3s showed specific pricing in the session plus Dow Jones averages list mixed closes and stock activity among rails utilities and industrials. Alburnett Miss Marie Forrest wed Paul D Wenger at her family home in a ceremony attended by 35 relatives with Rev. E C Allen officiating and Cedar Rapids participants. The bride wore a dotted silk mull gown with lace and a gardenia halo veil carrying a colonial bouquet. reception and luncheon followed and the couple planned a Cedar Rapids home after a brief honeymoon.

NEW York Bond Review NEW York Portland Genera Electric Commonwealth Edison International Telephone St. Paul Southern Railway Western Union U S Alburnett Marie Forrest Park Forrest Coggon Paul D. Wenger Harry L. Wenger E. C. Allen Central City Genevieve Wenger Cedar Rapids Graydon Forrest Hopkinton Laurene Wenger Dorothy Forrest Dean Lyon Central City High School Iowa State Teachers College Linn County Wenger Alburnett High School Peterson Baking Company

Wheat and Corn Slip Amid Small Range and Weak Demand

Wheat held a narrow trading range on the Chicago Board of Trade with late offerings pushing prices a touch lower. Corn fell about 4 percent to 34 cents with similar pressure, oats stable to slightly down, foreign demand weak, Winnipeg futures firm briefly, and vessel space booked for export to Buffalo. Lard futures recovered modestly after initial gains.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool Winnipeg Buffalo

Grain quotes from Chicago and Minneapolis market report

The Chicago cash grain market lists WHEAT No 3 red No 2 hard and No 2 yellow hard with varied quotes. CORN No 1 mixed and No 2 yellow. OATS mixed grades with prices. TIMOTHY and BARLEY seed values. Minneapolis market shows WHEAT receipts of 351 cars versus 337 last year, with quotes for No 1 heavy dark northern and Montana varieties, plus CORN OATS and BARLEY quotations and state-specific grades.

Chicago Minneavolis Casi Grain Minneapolis Montana

Markets CHICAGO Premier Prices Steady Across Poultry and Potatoes

CHICAGO AP reports poultry prices steady with 37 truckloads on the move and overall demand fair for Idaho Russets, cobblers and other potato varieties. U.S. No. 1 longs and Russets show steady or higher prices in Idaho Oregon Washington, while Wisconsin cobblers and Nebraska blenders vary in availability. Butter and eggs show steady or unsettled receipts with creamery and standards price ranges noted. New York markets list mixed egg colors and cheese prices with overall steadiness.

Chicago Idaho Us&s Idaho Russet Burbanks US Diss Washington Long Whites Wisconsin NEW York T Promuce New York

Retired Marion minister dies at 76 in Cedar Rapids hospital

The Rev. Herbert O. Allen former pastor of Marion Congregational church died Tuesday at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness from a broken hip suffered in a winter fall in Mason City. He was 76, came to Marion in 1932, retired last December, and is survived by his wife Julia M. Hill. Funeral plans to be announced Wednesday.

Herbert O. Allen Marion

Eastern Tour Party Heads Toward New York and Washington

A list of travelers leaves Tuesday on an eastern tour with the Co G Ellinger party including Jeanne Lanning Lowell Parks Richard Hall Dale Thomas Jean and Lois Leidigh Lois Stitzel Kathryn Klink Raymond Manson Herbert Pownall Norma Helbig and Herv ey De Wees. They will visit New York City and Washington. Mennen large 50c tube Shaving Cream and Mennen 25c Skin Bracer Both for 49c at Owens Drug Store. Born Aug 14 at Bushnell 11 to Mr and Mrs Verne Tudeen a daughter Linda Lou. All city business houses will close Thursday 2 to 3 p.m. for B F Mentzer funeral. Glenn Vernon attended niece Lois Covington’s wedding to Lieut Robert Decker. Lost yellow and white pup with harness. Reward. Late ads note fine peaches and box peaches. Arrivals from Valeria visit during All Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids. Auction sale of used lumber at Presbyterian church. Garrison D X softball beat Rapids Welding 10 to 0. Gordon Hatchery to play Hallwood. Marion band concert postponed to Aug 24 Old Settlers reunion. General Aid Society meets at 2:30 p.m. Rainbow division members hosting. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines trips noted. FT. Fox lodge to meet Wed at 7:30 p.m. Memorial hall.

Co. G. Ellinger Herbert Jeanne Lanning Lowell Parks Richard Hall Dale Thomas Jean Lois Leidigh Lois Stitzel Kathryn Klink Raymond Manson Herbert Pownall Norma Helbig Hervey de Wees New York City Washington

John Young Pioneer of Jones County Dies at 87

John Young 87 retired farmer died Monday at 1245 pm at his son Dr H O Youngs home 925 Tenth Street where he had lived six years Born June 30 1852 Solon T son of William and Elizabeth Merrill Young farmed 60 years in Jones county Iowa before moving to Marion He survived by his son and several brothers and sisters Funeral at Yocom chapel Thursday 2 pm with Rev Lamont Smith and Rev E J Gough and burial in Forrest cemetery south of Anamosa Friends may call at Yocom chapel

John Young H. O. Young Tenth Street Solon, T William and Elizabeth Merrill Young Jones County Iowa Marion Anamosa Lamont Smith Springville Methodist Church E. ‘. Gough Marion Methodist Church Forrest Cemetery Yocom Chapel

Reverend Monroe Transferred to Newton and Marshalltown

The Rev. C. O. Monroe, pastor of the Free Methodist church in Marion for four years, is transferred to Newton and Marshalltown with his family to reside there. Rev. Herbert Livingston of South Dakota will succeed him in Marion and move his family into the parsonage at 348 Seventh Street. A picnic at Thomas park honored Cleo Monroe who will move with her parents.

C. O. Monroe Free Methodist Church Newton Marshalltown Herbert Livingston South Dakota Marion Monroe Livingston Seventh Street Cleo Monroe Thomas Park Miss Monroe Dorothy Tilton Hazel Cooney Corrinne Knapp Maxine Brooks Betty Beranek Alberta Hammond Evelyn Howe Phyllis Ford Betty O'Kelly Wealthy Covington Ruth Petersma Linville

Perry Socials And Local Road Work Lead Week's Notes

Mrs. Carl Wightman and son Carlton Jr. visit Perry for family dinner honoring Mrs. La Verta Burns of Washington DC. Burns travels to Des Moines to stay with C. V. Breed. Other guests include C. V. Breed and Mrs. Frank Ormsby plus Pauline Burmeister. Begin Street Resurfacing in Perry by city under state contract with asphalt seal coat. traffic rerouted under Seventh street viaduct. Paul Hoagland faces embezzlement by agent charge. hearing Thursday. Wyoma Carey hosts pantry shelf shower for sister Agnes Carey with bunco and scrapbook prep.

Carl Wightman Carl, Jr Perry West Seventh Avenue Seventh Street First Street Indian Creek Bridge State Highway Commission Sixth Avenue Agnes Carey Wyoma Carey E. V. Carey

Social notes and visits from a Cedar Rapids era

The column lists refreshments served to 25 guests with out-of-town attendees Mrs. Emmet Zollers of Bedford and Mrs. W. E. Peddycourt and Mrs. Minta Patten of Cedar Rapids. It notes Edythe Stone home bound due to arthritis, Jule Liebe visiting his brother D. D. Liebe, and piano studies in Chicago. Weekend visitors include Harriet Duncan Lois Covington Neil Covington Phyllis Jean of Champaign Alpha Ralston Chicago and others. Prairie Chapel Ladies Aid plans a joint meeting with Alburnett Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon at the Prairie Chapel church and Warry Adee family visited Mason City.

Emmet Zollers Bedford W. E. Peddycourt Minta Patten Cedar Rapids Glenn Vernon Harriet Duncan Lois Covington Neil Covington Phyllis Jean Champaign, Jr Alpha Ralston Chicago Alice Ralston C. E., Ralston Orval Daywitt

Paris Beauty Salons Air Conditioned Permanents

Advertises multiple beauty shops offering permanent waves and services in Paris and nearby areas. Listings include prices such as $3.50 for a full wave, $2.95 for fine hair waves, $1.95 for machineless waves, and other rates. Names and contact numbers appear for Grace Miller, Kennedy's, Helene Beauty, and local shops with addresses like 1431 1st Ave SE and 220 Center.

Dialadid Paris Iowa Grace Miller Mer Kennedy's 1St Ave Helene Beauty Permanents BOIAL Lovely Lady Oil Lovely Lady Beauty Shop Dial Bishop's Orea Mary Nell Beauty Shop Paramount Theater Rd St. NE Vogue Paris Academy OF Beauty Wet Finger Ave i

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