Livestock Prices Steady After Week of Gains in 1940s Trade
Chicago reports show cattle 16,000, hogs 15,000 and sheep 10,000 on Monday unofficial estimates. Hogs rose to four year highs near 12 dollars per cwt as pork and lard demand improved, aided by cooled weather and lower receipts. Dressed pork prices climbed while hams and other cuts held firm. government purchases of cured pork, canned pork and lard reached substantial totals. Receipts were modestly down versus prior week and year.
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Chicago
Surplus Marketing Administration
Chicago Grain Quotations Reported by Lamson Bros
Lamson Brothers and Company furnish Chicago grain quotations. H. R. Mowrey serves as manager with a Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National Bank building. phone line 2-3141.
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Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Chicago Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Hog and Cattle Trends
Receipts across Chicago Omaha and Sioux City yards show hogs mixed with top bids near $12.00 for some lots while lighter weights and sows vary. Cattle and calves remain steady to higher on yearlings and heavy steers with top figures around $12.75 for long yearling steers and $12.40 for 3350 lb cattle. Sheep and lambs show modest gains with spring lambs around $12.15 to $12.40 and bulk ewes near $4.00 to $5.25, as regional markets adjust through the week.
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Chicago
Omaha Livestock
Omaha
API
Dept. Agriculture
Paul Livestock
South
Paul
Minn
U_ S.S. Dept
Meshort
Zardeye
Sioux City
Tapi
Iu. S. Dept. Agriculture
Iowa Hog Prices Show Steady and Unchanged Markets
The Iowa hog market reports steady to unchanged across weight classes from 120 to 550 pounds. Prices range from about 8.50 to 11.40 per cwt with notable bids for 140 to 360 pound ranges and packer quotes varying by region. Iowa stations note consistent demand and price levels amid mixed packaging quotes.
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Iowa
Ivy
Associated P'ress
Waterloo
Mason City
Hogs Steady
Hogs Steady On Local Cedar Rapids Market
Hogs held steady on the Cedar Rapids market Saturday across all grades. The top price remains at 11.35 for long-haul no-fill hogs. Sheep prices show genuine spring lambs 75 to 90 pounds at 10.50 with bucks a dollar lower, others quoted by quality.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Market Prices
A Cedar Rapids market listing covers diverse commodities including grain with No 1 Wheat at 96c and No 2 D4c, oats varying by grade, rye, barley, soybeans at 1.34, and bundled straw prices. Poultry values are listed by weight and breed, with hens, leghorns, and cocks detailed, plus wholesale fruit and vegetable prices for lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions cabbage carrots russets and more. Hide market values for No 1 cured hides, calf hides, kip, horse and pony pricing are provided along with notes on full tall and glue pricing.
Bond Markets Touch Narrow Range in Quiet NYC Session
New York bond trading remained thin and largely unchanged in a quiet Saturday session. Some issues showed small gains while others slipped slightly, with Latin American loans like Brazil and Cuba edging ahead, and U S government bonds holding near in both bid and over-the-counter dealings amid light activity. The report notes U.S. bond prices and minor moves as markets reflected limited activity.
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New York
Rock Island Generals
North Western
Montana Power
Pacific Gas
Texas Corp
Western Maryland
Canadian Pacific Perpetual
Brazil
Cuba
Panama
Milan
U 8
Listless Saturday in New York Stocks Market
The New York stock market showed a dull session with minor gains across several issues. Richfield Oil led with a new high, while Colgate, Columbia Pictures Preferred, Continental Diamond Fibre, and Peoples Gas posted notable upticks. Several banks and industrials advanced modestly as bonds were mixed and commodities posted small declines.
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New York
Richfield Oil
Colgate
Columbia Pictures
Continental Diamond
Peoples Gas
Eastman Kodak
Fajardo Sugar
Jones and Laughlin
Worthington Pump
American Telephone
J. I. Case
Beth Schem
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
du Pont
Ilinois Central
Southern Pacific
Western Union
Federal Reserve
Central Violeta
Wall Street Stock Quotations From Adams Express to Woolworth
Wall Street stocks published by J E Bennett Co show extensive quotations across many firms. Names include Adams Express Kresge Lockheed Amn Can Amn Mor company Nash Keely Dominion and more with figures reflecting daily shifts and market positions. Chicago listings add Armour Marsh and other major names with mixed gains and losses.
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J. E. Bennett & Co
W. H. Jump
Merchants National Bank
Adams Express
Kresge SS
Palehigh
Val Sha
Allis Chalmers
Amn
Lockheed
Amn Goms Alc
TjsLoews Inc
Amn i Corp
Miami
Pow
Amn Roll Mills
Mont Ward
Nash- Keely
Natl Bellas
Natl Biscuit
Wat
Noth
Nat Dairy
Natl Pow
Armour. Co
Ohio
Balto
Otis Steel Os A N. Barnsdall
Packard
Proctor Gamble
Sears Roebuck
Coca Cola
Servel Inc
Cole Palmolive
Shell Union
Colo Fuel
Simmons Co
Columbas
Crown Drug
Studebaker
Crucible Steel
Tex Corpo
Cub Amn
Tex. Gulf Ss
Curtiss Wr O's
Timken
Deere & Co
Douglas Alrc
Timken R. B. Ou du Pont
tCrox
Union Carbide
Eastman Kek
Union
Rion
Pac
el Elec Boat
Isvegny Airgraft
Pow & L
Uni Lines
Elec
Uni Corp
Uni Drug
Uni Gas Co
Gen Motors
Gillette
Gimbel Bros
Goebel
Goodrich
Ams Y S Steel
Nor Ore
Walworth
Westra
Warner Bros
Greyhound
Wes. Union
Westahouse A.B
Boston
Westahouse Elaya
Inspiration
Am Willys Ovid Ve
Inti Nickel
Wilson and Co
Inti
Woolworth
Kennecott
Youngsson ST
Chicago
Armour and Co
Marsh, Field
Bendix Agn
Midwest Corp
Chicago Corp
Quaker . Com
Cities Soc
Qo. O. Pr
Ch'ry Bu
Produce Markets Chicago Produce
AP reports Chicago market receipts for butter at 887.686 pounds and eggs at 9.324 cases. Potatoes show arrivals of 53 cars on track 186 with total U.S. shipments 387. Western Russets and Longwhites weaker, Nebraska Cobblers stronger, other stock steady. U.S. No. 1 prices include Idaho Russet Bur at 1.95 to 2.00, Washington Longewhites at 2.05, Iowa Cobblers 0.90 to 1.00, Nebraska Cobblers 1.10 to 1.25, Wisconsin Triumphs 1.25, Minnesota North Dakota Bliss Triumphs 1.25, Minnesota Early Ohios and Cobblers around 1.00.
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Chicago
U.S
Nebraska
Idaho
Washington
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bliss
Burma tax opposed by China and Burma talks
Authoritative quarters said China was negotiating with British Burma authorities for abolition of Burma's one per cent ad valorem tax on goods moving over the Burma road to reenforce China’s resistance to Japan.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Japan
Soybeans Lead Chicago Board as Wheat Drops
Soybeans rose to seasonal highs on the Chicago board, closing up about 1 cent a bushel with October at 1.5034. Wheat fell to around 1.11 3/4, down 3-4 cents. Corn slipped, oats declined, and rye eased. Trade was light andvolatile amid uncertainty over a freezing chill and outside market influence. Receipts on track were about 116 cars. noon shipper sales totaled 9,000 bushels with 73,000 to arrive.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Open High Lor Close and Chicago Cash Grain Prices
Wheat futures and cash grain quotes from Winnipeg and Chicago show bids and asks across futures contracts and cash markets. Prices for No 1 hard wheat No 2 yellow corn oats and malting barley appear with varied figures, including timothy seed flax and other feeds.
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Winnipeg
Wheat
Chicago
Wisconsin cheese quotas and market notes from Plymouth
Wisconsin cheese quota tions list weekly dealer prices for cheddar and other varieties. In Boston, wool market activity was moderate with firm demand for graded fine and % blood grades, while 4% blood wools were quiet and prices steady or lower on territory wools and fleeces. Combing 75 blood wools showed slow activity with varied prices. fleeces commanded steady values.
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Boston
U. S. Agriculture Department
Prof Draws Pattern Of Nazi Propaganda
Ernest L. Kris of the University of Chicago outlines a totalitarian propaganda recipe. News broadcasts are crafted as short dramas with a moral, selective censorship, varied versions for different audiences, and lengthy quotations to shape perceptions. He notes Germans accept conflicting versions to fit each audience’s self interest.
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Chicago
Ernest L. Kris
University of Chicago School of Social Research
Ministry of Information
Kris
West Indies
United States
U. S
Commonwealth
Marion News Highlights Local Visits and Social Events
News briefs from Marion describe overnight visits by Mrs Harold Inman and daughter Lelah Frances of Fort Des Moines, trips to Shellsburg with Rev and Mrs Inman, and attendance by their grandchildren. Social notices cover a shower for Mrs William Walker, out of town guests from Cedar Rapids, and visits by Alice Bigger, Alice Hyde, Kathryn Frisbie, and others. References note a Handicraft club meeting, race horse travels, and church activities including a Sunday school opening.
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Harold Inman
Lelah Frances
Fort Des Moines
L. W. Inman
Louis Mekota
Eleventh Street
William Walker
Margaret Lesher
Alice Hyde
Kathryn Frisbie
Verle Breed
Winifred Perkins
Mildred Holsinger
Ruth Stanton
Eileen Ferreter
Marion
Ruth McCune
Cedar Rapids
Lower Palisades
Social notes from Marion region and Cedar Rapids area
Mary Ellen Ford and Lillian Ann Harding hosted a Friday shower for Mrs. Glenn Olinger with bridge won by Evelyn Collier. Local guests included Jean Lehdigh and Audrey Randall from Marion. Other items mention visits, Legion Auxiliary officers, a grocery fainting incident, a worker’s move to Detroit, ads, and relatives visiting Storm Lake and Des Moines.
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Mary Ellen Ford
Marion
Lillian Ann Harding
Jean Boyson
Cedar Rapids
Miss Boyson
Glenn Olinger
Springville
Pauline Taylor
Evelyn Collier
Polish Officer Now U S Buck Private at Fort Sill
Private Joseph Zelazny, born in Detroit in 1920, rose from Polish reserves lieutenant to U S Army private after German detention. He obtained American citizenship via birthright, endured Gestapo questioning, and arrived in the United States last September to begin artillery training at Fort Sill with hopes for officers’ training within six months.
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Fort Sill
Okla
U. S
Uncle Sam
Joseph Zelazny
Gestapo
Zelazny
Detroit
Poland
Brodnica University
Warsaw
Berlin
United States
Army
Marion area church services list and sermon topics
The bulletin lists multiple churches with service times and sermon subjects. Marion Churches include Baptist with Rev. L. W Inman and topics The Authority to Forgive Sin and Lonesomeness of Humanity, Catholic mass at 7:30, Christian with Rev. Vernon H. Carter Life Made Complete, Congregational with Rev. Raymond C. Swisher How To Know God, Free Methodist with Rev. Herbert Livingston The Great Change, Methodist with Rev. A. W. Henke Light for Dark Days, Presbyterian with Rev. C. V. R. De Jong, St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran with Rev. Carl E. Krog This Man Went Down to His House Justified, Seventh Day Church of God Sabbath school 10:30 preaching 11:30, Prairie Chapel Sunday school 10, morning worship 11, Epworth League 7:30, Alburnett Methodist with Rev. Clyde Sunday worship 10.
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L. W Inman
B.Y.P.U
St. Joseph’s Catholic
T. J. McElliott
Vernon H. Carter
Bible School
Raymond C. Swisher
God
Free Methodist
Herbert Livingston
A. W. Henke
The
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
C. V. R. de Jong
Methodist Church
St. Paul’s
Prairie Chapel
J. B. Clyde
Epworth League
Alburnett Methodist
Defense program ends auto graveyards in nation
The Keystone Automobile Club says America is shedding roadside auto graveyards as war demands scrap metal for national defense. For decades wrecked vehicles piled up, angering highway beautification efforts. Now Uncle Sam is removing these relics while auto production falls, reducing the corpses on roads.
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Philadelphia
INS
America
Keystone Automobile Club
Uncle Sam
Sheriff Organizes Civilian Flying Aid For Law Enforcement
Maricopa County Sheriff Lon Jordan forms a civilian defense air squad of eight amateur pilots to assist law enforcement, survey forests and fires, direct ground forces, and run mercy missions with food clothing and medicine. A mounted posse of civilian deputies was also organized to aid in crime fire and disaster response in remote areas. Road mileage in the United States is noted as the highest globally according to the commerce department.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Lon Jordan
Maricopa County
Jordan
Classified Advertisements Fragments From Local Gazette
A dense jumble of names, addresses, notices, and brief ads. Includes Beagle description, business listings, repairs, insurance, jewelry, fur, and job requests. Mentions Lyman and Son, Cedar Rapids Knitting Co, Vincent's Jewelry, McKinney Fire Agency, printing, and delivery posts. Several classifieds call for workers and sales reps across stores on 2nd Street and First Avenue.
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Lund
Lyman & Son Helt
L. A
Cedar Rapids Knitting CO
2Nd St
George Lake
5Th St. NW
Vincent's Jewelry Store
3Rd St. SE
Granby
McKinney
d@ands Printing Co
Ind St. NE
E. A. Kriz & Son
1St St. SE
H. K. Schaefer
Kresse
Griffith Feather Mattress Co
Sui
1St St
Spanish Teachers Learn Spanish Teaching on Border
One hundred Texas school teachers study how to teach Spanish speaking children by direct contact with Mexican pupils. Sponsored by the Spanish American Institute of the University of Texas, they traveled to Laredo on July 16 for field work with Mexican teachers and to practice in a demonstration school set up there.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Spanish-American Institute of
The
University of Texas
Laredo
Mexico
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R. D. Bolton
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Probasco Jeweler
2Nd Ave
Andrew
1St St. SW
Des Oiner Spa
Lovely Lady Oil
Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
Ave
Bishop's
Onen
Mabeline Beauty Shop
Lillian Suchy Beauty Shop
Paris Academy Beauty School
DIAL
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Maren” Blvd
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Joe Fisher
Cy Eles
Park Court Cape
Palisades Lodge
Eva M
Novak Heating
Hera Sodding & Publ CO
GEQ
Hilten
Howe, CO
Hawkeye Tin Shop
Pebick
Chas Lebeda
Willman Coal & Wood
Chas
Ritter
Geo. L. Karr
Fred
Senoy
WEE Blue Inn
5Th Ave
1St Ave
A Finance CO
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