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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
18
Chicago livestock prices climbed 25 to 35 cents across weights as hogs led the advance. Cattle receipts rose, with limited high grade steers and yearlings steady. Sheep stayed active and steady as wholesale values showed gains, while Omaha hogs saw a soft start before closing higher overall.
Sioux City market recap shows feeders scarce and mixed cattle and sheep demand. Cattle receipts 1 500 mostly slaughter classes with grain fed stock limited. prices range from 8.50 to 16.75 for steers and heifers, cows 6.00 to 7.00, bulls 6.00 to 7.00. sheep buyers steady with lambs around 13.75 to 14.14 and wool fed lambs above 14.50.
Chicago AP reports grains finished fractionally higher after a choppy day. Wheat saw limited mill buying support with modest gains. most other pits rose through short covering after Thursday's heavy selling. December prices ranged around one to two percent higher across corn oats rye and barley with mixed shifts.
Fragmentary OCR yields a grading and pricing snippet with references to colors yellow white and nominal values. Details are unreadable, affecting definite people places organizations or events.
A brief Wisconsin cheese market note reports price movements and sales data. It mentions cheddar and other varieties with percentage changes and a small reference to three cars involved in transactions.
Visit listing shows scattered race times with stages from Prairie du Chien to Keokuk. Reported splits include rises and palls with numbers 43 6 7 01 3.2 04. No clear winner or full event context provided.
Fragmentary Cedar Rapids OCR shows assorted produce and wholesale price figures including onions, potatoes, fruit and vegetables. Figures include unit prices and totals with several broken names and descriptors, no coherent narrative.
New York stocks extended gains as rails steels and motors led a broad bid. The bull run pushed industrial shares to fresh seven year highs with turnover around two million shares in one of the market’s liveliest sessions since June.
Friday quotations show local hog prices up by about thirty cents. Top prices reach 13.50 for prime butchers and 13.30 for packers, with extensive market listings across multiple firms and commodities.
Cub pack 24 hosts a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Christmas party at Garfield school. Fred J. Yuva undergoes emergency surgery at St. Luke's Thursday. G H Warkentine returns from Chicago after a conference with the American Academy of Optometrists. NAACP dinner and officer installations set for Monday 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel church. Mrs. E Manwiller reports purse theft at the post office with $24 missing. Christmas trees offered for 50 cents delivery. Federation of Labor bazaar at Z C B Hall Friday and Saturday 7 p.m. Rev C W Harrop to speak at Pale Methodist church 11 a.m. service Sunday. Shueyville United Brethren church prayer services 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. church school plus 7 p.m. choir and 8 p.m. Christian Endeavor. Quarterly conference at 9 p.m.
A selective group drove bond prices higher Friday extending Thursday's steep advances. Chicago and Lone Star led gains as officials reported a volume surpassing 400 million dollars on a face value basis in early trading.
Chicago at CHICAGO BUTTER to 1 634 titbes with steady extras and high scores. Eggs receipts stand at 8 024 cases with current receipts and dirties listed. Cheese twins and other dairy items noted with prices. Potatoes Idaho russet and Colorado values given. Minnesota and Dakota commercials listed. Wisconsin sales absent.
AP report shows current egg receipts with mixed colors and sizes priced around 45 to 52 cents per dozen at various weights. Butter receipts listed at 549.88 with firm quotes and nominal checks, reflecting limited quotations.
Permits granted for a Monticello Springville Cedar Rapids route and an Anamosa Cedar Rapids line to transport war workers. Officials said Irvin Leggett of Anamosa and Paul Hearn of Monticello received approval to run the services.
Mrs Otelia Compton aged 85 mother of 39 died at her Wooster home in bed. Funeral plans not listed.
London reports Germany launched V bomb attacks on southern England for the thirtieth consecutive night. The onslaught continued Thursday night, causing alerts and damage as residents sought shelter and authorities warned of fallout risks.
Raymer Mingo has left St. Lukes hospital and is staying at his sister Mrs. Frank Suchomel home at 1733 D Avenue NE. His grandson Jack Brogan was with him during the incident and friends may call.
Gerald Frederickson of 622 Fourth avenue SE was struck by a car driven by William Rich of 724 Thirty-fourth street NE on Thirty-fourth Street NE near the Collins Radio plant. He suffered a cracked rib and was taken to St. Luke's for treatment.
Senator Gillette urged the United Nations to declare crimes against Hebrews in Axis Europe as war crimes. He cited about 1,500,000 Jews in slave labor camps and concentration sites and warned of further slaughter without drastic international action. The call was made in a prepared senate address.
Army reports from the Roer front recounts Sgt James Ammons of Fairmont West Virginia and Sgt Theodore Ludwig of Chicago detailing a tough ridge assault between Barmen and Koslar. American troops faced heavy German fire and barbed wire while securing the position and advancing to hold the ridge and nearby areas.
Joseph Erenberger 74 died after a brief illness at his daughter’s home in Ely. Born in Czechoslovakia on May 5 1870 he came to the United States as a child. He is survived by four sons two daughters and many grandchildren. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 30 p m in the Bohemian Reformed church with burial in Truhlar cemetery. Friends may call at the Janeba funeral home.
Mrs Josephine Wyman of Linn county died at her home eleven miles northwest of Cedar Rapids after a lingering illness. Born in Pilsen Czechoslovakia on March 19 1875 she lived in Chicago Cedar County and Linn County. Survived by husband two sons Lumir and Walter of Marion a sister Mrs Anna Fitzpatrick Cedar Rapids a brother Frank Bebber Springville four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two children and three brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at the Polansky chapel at a time to be announced.
Joseph Matousek died at his home Thursday at 8 a.m. Services will be at Polansky funeral chapel Saturday at 8 30 a.m. and at St. Wenceslaus church at 9 a.m. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. August Surviving are his wife Marie three stepchildren Charles and Wendl Vopalka and Mrs. Michael Bethen all of Cedar Rapids and seven step-grandchildren. Friends may call at Polansky funeral home.
John Prochaska 70 of 2007 K Street SW died in a local hospital at 2 45 p m Thursday after a lingering illness He was born in Czechoslovakia on May 16 1874 and came to the United States 40 years ago settling near Cresco for six months before moving to Cedar Rapids He is survived by sons John William and Wendl all of East Dubuque Ill and stepchildren Mrs Bessie Marsh Mrs Frank Spina and Se Sene Rapids Archie Ross and Mrs Donald Ross of Cedar Rapids along with 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Lt Col Frank Hallagan spoke before the High Twelve club at the Roosevelt hotel outlining the Iowa selective service board’s draft procedure. He described a total war approach, citing examples where personnel were redirected to civilian or wartime roles deemed more vital than induction. The talk highlighted a chemistry graduate redirected to a chemist role in a major war plant.
London report says Scotch workers planned a one hour strike Friday and a potential full day walkout Monday to protest Britain’s handling of Greece. A 50 member delegation from engineering and shipbuilding works voiced unrest aiming to prevent a total tieup.
Professor emeritus Charles Hickok of Coe College was released from Mercy Hospital Friday afternoon after a December 5 admission for a persistent infection. He is reported to be on the road to recovery following a serious illness.
A jumble of small ads and notices lists rewards for lost items and contacts, shop listings for jewelry and watches, service calls, and beauty salon promotions. Names and addresses are interspersed with offers and personal notices, reflecting a busy classifieds page.
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