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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1947
Page
7
Financial and market news provide wheat corn oats and soybeans quotes with open, close, previous close and futures for Dec May July Sept across revisions. Includes contact details for Lamson Brothers and Cedar office manager H. R. Mowrey in the National Bank building.
Hog prices held steady as market quotes remained stable across categories. Buyers and sellers reported narrow price ranges and steady demand at regional markets, with traders noting cautious optimism for the week ahead.
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In New York, selective oils rails and industrials boosted markets as early recovery extended into Saturday trading. The day showed mild early activity but trends sharpened toward the final hour across most sectors.
The Cedar Seaboard market page shows varied prices across dairy, crops, livestock, and staples with many named firms and commodities. Highs and lows occur for milk, beef, pork, calves, and poultry, alongside railroad and manufacturing stock references and wholesale fruit and grain figures.
USDA receipts show hogs sold around 7 300 head with barrows and gilts mostly five to ten lower, sows down 1.00 to 1.25. Cattle sales under 300 lower with light steers and yearlings reaching 39.00, high grades mixed, vealers up one dollar. Sheep and lambs steady to higher, clip and wool prices mixed, bulls and stock cattle varied with overall softer demand.
Incomplete data shows a market section with numbers on concentration, pac peante details, and weekly totals. Referenced weights 180 Ibs to 400 Ibs with varied pricing from $25.75 to $23.25 and notes of 41,000 and 107,000 figures alongside weekend reads.
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Chicago prices opened lower for wheat and corn with a few cent declines before a mild late rally. Wheat finished about 1 percent lower at December 3.08, corn around 1 percent lower to 1 percent higher at December 2.57, oats up 15 percent to December 1.237, soybeans unchanged at March 3.85.
Chicago AP wire reports grain and feed values with wheat prices for No 2 yellow at 2.66 and No 4 at 3.38 per bushel alongside barley at 1.90 to 2.86 for nominal and feed grades. Market sample figures show varied prices with tops around 15 for a unit and feed rates near 1.75 to 1.95, reflecting staple commodity movements in the period.
The Marion Youth Center debuts at 7:30 pm in the high school gym with plans for weekly evenings Wednesday Thursday and Saturday. A faculty host and hostess will oversee activities with Carol King as board chair and eleven others chosen from six grades. Members from seventh to twelfth grade may buy a 50 cent card for access to dancing table tennis and upcoming games aided by a juke box loaned by George C. Oxley. Contributions welcomed through C H Moyer.
Sunday church schedule and notices include Men and Missions at First Methodist and Canvass details at St. Paul Lutheran. Lost items span a Hamilton watch, a blue overcoat, a Chesapeake puppy, a yellow cat, and miscellaneous keys with rewards offered. Classifieds advertise repairs, jewelry, and services, plus upcoming holiday goods and job ads for sales, linemen, and repair staff.
Classified items show various job notices including mechanics at Wathan Motor Co contact 3-2073, salesmen ages 21 to 36 with car and commissions via Sears Roebuck Iowa City, kitchen help and second cook at Harmony Cafeteria, Young Lady for wallpaper sales at Sprynscl S Sandwich Shop, Cook Paint and Varnish Co, Private Secretary for downtown office with vacation with pay, Elevator Operators and Bell Captains at Hotel Roosevelt.
Rome clashes end as government party paper headlines Strike Fails while the Chamber of Labor claims Rome and province funding plus government offers meet winter relief demands. Observers cite citizen resentment as a factor in ending the strike.
The Marion High School Girls Athletic Association hosted a Christmas party in the school gymnasium Wednesday night. Sixty girls attended the event.
Mrs Ruby Cox returns to Independence Missouri after visiting aunts Miss Minnie Whitcomb Miss Metta Whitcomb and Bert Whitcomb family at Springville Open tonight until nine oclock Storms Adv.
Mrs and Mrs Wayne Carpenter return from a two weeks vacation spent in Phoenix Arizona. Mrs Carpenter’s brother Albert W Schenken of Los Angeles flew to Phoenix to visit them. Miss Josephine Lillie has gone to Maxbass North Dakota to visit her brother G Lillie.
Marion area churches publish service times and programs. Baptist led by Rev Charles Moore offers Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m with evening services and midweek prayer. Junior and Senior choirs meet midweek. St Joseph Catholic Masses at 8 and 10 a m. Christian church under Rev Richard Goins has Bible school 9 45 a m morning worship 10 45 a m and a sermon In The Business of Time with Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m. National church with Rev Homer F Perry holds 10 a m school and 11 a m worship with a sermon The Mastery of Gods Word and universal Bible Sunday observance. Free Methodist led by Rev Howard Potter features Sunday school 9 45 a m and morning worship. details incomplete.
Robert J. Herwig ex all American football star and former husband of Kathleen Winsor wins a divorce after a troubled marriage. He had wed Nadia Hegeman before the divorce was complete and was fined $300 in Nevada for falsifying a marriage certificate. Winsor later married Artie Shaw, joining a list of famous former spouses.
Bernice M. Cook files in equity in District Court of Iowa Linn County asking divorce from Dwight A. Cook for inhumane treatment and felony conviction after marriage. She seeks custody of three children, alimony, support, writ of attachment, and general equitable relief with appearance by January 6, 1948. Attorney Paul V Wilson listed. Cedar Rapids venue.
In Linn County Iowa District Court a probate hearing is set for December 16 1947 at 9 o clock for the will of Chas Hamer also known as Charles M Hamer late of the county. The clerk Arthur Axmer notes the filing and attorney M F Mitraisky represents the estate in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A dense listing of repair shops and services including washing machines and belts, electric service, painting, plumbing, furniture refinishing, plastering, cement and masonry work, hauling, and body shop needs. Several phone numbers and addresses appear for Cedar Rapids area providers, with job seeks and help wanted notices interspersed throughout.
Employment note from Al Meck REO Truck Sales listing at 123 14th Ave SE with phone contact 3-5251 seeking workers experienced in the line. The brief ad emphasizes experience as preferred.
A national concern seeks a 22 to 27 year old high school graduate to work in Davenport Iowa. College training preferred. Must type, have a car. No selling or collecting. Starting salary attractive with car allowance and advancement prospects. Send interview reply to Box 269 Davenport Iowa.
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