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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1944
Page
7
Unofficial estimates show hogs 15 000 head and sheep 6 000 at Chicago Monday. Sioux City reports cattle and sheep near steady with firm good to prime cattle and steady sheep. hogs steady. Iowa and Omaha markets reflect lighter receipts, prices mostly steady with some firmness for top classes.
Fragments list Wisconsin cheese terms from Plymouth and U.S. No 1 twins or cheddars with 23 cc, plus Mississippi River stage notes for Davenport Fall and Deerfield. Includes several fall values and place names like Morivox and Kinkwk without clear context.
Arrivals reach 115 with total Idaho shipments at 880. No 1 size A washed and unwashed Russets priced from 3.60 to 4.00 dollars, including Chippewas and Early Ohio varieties. Regions listed include Nebraska, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota with several price points and wordings on quality.
CHICAGO UP Wheat and rye held steady while oats slipped. Trading moved at a slow pace with wheat finishing up fractions and rye unchanged. Barley weakened late. cash oats and miscellaneous prices listed for March and nearby contracts with limited detail.
Wall Street was closed Saturday for a weekend holiday marking the seventh consecutive weekend of closures. The AP reports New York markets observed the holiday with no trading activity.
The Cedar Rapids hog market remained steady on Saturday with top butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Cattle offers ranged from 11.00 to 15.50 for different grades, with calves, cows, bulls, and sheep also listed at varied prices across weight classes.
Readable prices for grain, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and hides are listed. Items include corn at $1.04 per bushel, oats 76 cents, wheat $1.40, hay and straw prices, various eggs and poultry rates, Michigan celery at $1.30 per dozen, lemons $7.84, California oranges $6.41, and hide values with different grades.
London dispatch reports seventy British carrier based planes attacked the German battleship Von Tirpitz in Norwegian waters for the second time within 24 hours.
Washington AP reports signs of a congressional clash over food subsidies and farm price ceilings as the administration seeks funds to finance war food production. Unofficial estimates suggest up to 2 billion dollars yearly may be required next two to three years to sustain congress specified price levels. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones told a House committee that more money will be needed to carry out price promises.
James Carmichael is ill with streptococcus throat at his grandparents home. Leo James Smith Jr. 17 of 313 Thirteenth Street NE has been accepted into the naval reserve. Marie Emanuel dismisses divorce action against Edward Emanuel without prejudice filed January 19, 1944. Rev Edward Vorba assistant pastor of First Congregational Church Iowa City will speak at 10 50 a m Sunday at First Baptist Church with soloist Edward Melcher and organist Lucile Hamrin.
Death notices list Bert L. Anderson of 2538 Ellis Blvd NW called to Vinton by his mother Mrs William Anderson. Surviving relatives include Russell Anderson and two sons in service. Also noted is John H LeMon, longtime North Western railroad inspector, who died in Fontaine Wisconsin at 6 am Saturday. Surviving family includes daughter Thelma Cline and son John C LeMon and two grandchildren. Funeral plans set at Ascension of All Souls Oak Park. Also Frank E Benish 60 dies near Western after two weeks illness. Burial and service details pending.
In Beaumount Hill the Maquis women from the interior hosted a welcome party for 20 American artillery and engineers. The villagers provided a tavern setting with para parachute silk dresses and nightdance while the Maquis kept guns and maps at hand. After dancing until midnight the women returned to the woods to harass retreating Germans, and the doughboys resumed their patrols.
Mrs. Lara Morris of Whittier was re elected president at the Linn County WCTU convention held in the Christian church Friday. Life patronage awarded, with officers E T Gough Vernon Ruth Otto Cedar Rapids and E T Hiams Marion elected. Rev James P Gable Marion led devotional. Lena Lytell Vernon conducted memorial. Delinquency talk by Cynthia Embree Whittier. Also notes on local visits and travels.
S Sgt Robert C Green of Marion has been awarded the Air Medal for meritorious flight on B-37 missions over Europe. As tail gunner he has participated in six combat missions. He entered the army in 1943 and is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Green.
The bulletin lists multiple area churches with pastors and service times. Marion Baptists led by Rev Benjamin H Shaw with Bible school 9 45 morning worship 10 45 Torch Bearers 6 30 evening. St Josephs Catholic mass at 8 and 10. Christian with Rev Vernon H Carter Bible school 9 45 communion 10 45. Congregational Rev James M Lower church school 10 morning worship 11. Free Methodist Rev C B Patrick Sunday school 9 45 preaching 11 and 7 45 YPMS 7 15 midweek prayer 7 30. Methodist Rev James P Gable church school 9 45 union service with Presbyterian at 11 with Rev Gable preaching on It Happened at the Church. Presbyterian Rev C V R De Jong Sunday school 9 45 morning worship 11 combined with Methodist. St Pauls Lutheran Rev E W Waggazer vacancy pastor services 8:15 and 9:30 Sunday school 10:30. Prairie Chapel Rev A Curran Sunday school a.m. morning worship 11 Epworth league 7 30.
Washington AP reports Rep. Martin asserts creation of a federal labor relations court to replace the War Labor Board after the war. He says the court would enforce decisions and be free of partisan politics, appointed by the President with Senate confirmation.
Joanne Dunn, a Des Moines high school competitor, falls 6-1 6-1 to Louise Snow of Bakersfield in the Middle States women’s tennis quarter finals. Dunn previously defeated Eleanor Cushingham of New York 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the third round.
Burlington plant of J I Case faced a Thursday strike initiated by CIO employees who asked for help from the U S conciliation department and contacted the regional conciliation office in Chicago. The report came on Saturday.
A collage of classified ads lists furnace repair and cleaning by Novak Heating Co and Williams Furnace Shop, chimney and foundation work by various contractors, tree work, plastering, sewer cleaning, and general repairs. Also included are help wanted notices for teachers and domestic help, plus an instruction to comply with WMC regulations.
Job call from National Oats Co seeks 12 men for part time evening shifts 6 pm to 10 pm daily except Sunday at the Mill Office 715 Sixteenth Street NE No experience required and employment supports essential food supply to armed forces and civilians.
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