Livestock Market Steady in Chicago and Omaha Reports
Unofficial Monday estimates show cattle 16 300, hogs 30 000, sheep 12 000 receipts. Chicago hogs top at 14.85 per cwt with bulk 14.75 to 14.85, cattle and sheep steady. Saturday receipts about 500 each. Reports from Omaha and Sioux City add similar tone, noting hogs near 14.85 and mixed results for calves, steers, and feeder stock. sheep and lamb values show firm to lower tendencies across regions.
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Chicago
Hicago Livestock
Owana
Omaha
Idaho
Sioux City
Siolx City
UPI
Kansas City Livestock Price Report and Iowa Minnesota Receipts
Slaughter and feeder cattle generally steady in Kansas City with mixed consignments and several price lines for steers and calves. Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota receipts for 21 hours ending 8 a.m. Saturday rise to 47,000 head from a week ago 43,200 and year-ago 34,000, with various weight classes and sow prices listed across area markets.
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Kansas City
Cedar Rapids Hog Market Holds Steady Prices Stay Floor
On Saturday Cedar Rapids hog prices remained steady with prime butchers up to 14.25 and packers around 13.50. Cal Wilson and Company list buyers and ranges for hogs by weight from 160 pounds to over 600, while steer quotations show several grades and loads with varying per hundredweight figures. The market notes that quotes will vary with yield and calf market data follow.
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Cedar Rapids
Cal Wilson and Company
Steera
Herters
Quiet Rise in Stocks Across Rails and Coppers
In New York on a calm trading day, rails and copper shares led a modest market uptick. Volume near 500,000 signals thin participation, with the Dow Jones averages showing slight gains while many leaders failed to excite buyers.
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New York
Chicago Produce Prices and Market Reports Across Varied Goods
The column lists receipts and price quotes for meat, dairy, grains, poultry, and livestock with specifics on eggs, cheeses, lambs, yearlings, and hides. It also notes wholesale fruit and vegetable prices including onions, oranges, and potatoes, plus Mississippi River stage data for Davenport and nearby gauges.
330 Cruiser Men Trapped Witness
Ensign John Woolston testified at Capt. McVay’s court martial that at least 330 Indianapolis crew were trapped when the ship was torpedoed in the Philippine Sea on July 30. His estimate includes men asleep in affected compartments plus others on duty nearby.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Philippine
John Wollston
Seattle
Charles B. McVay III
Woolston
Lindsay Statehouse Policeman Dies at 62
Des Moines absent. John R. Lindsay aged 62 a head statehouse policeman died Friday after an abdominal operation at a hospital following admission December 11. Lindsay served on the force 12 years and is survived by a daughter in Des Moines and a brother in Leon.
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Des Moines
John R. Lindsay
Statehouse
Lindsay
Leon
Rye Markets Rise On UK Interest In Export Rye
United Kingdom inquiry into American rye for export pushes futures higher. Wheat ends nearly steady to up 0.25, corn flat, oats up modestly, rye flat to up, barley steady. cash grain quotes shown for No. 2 red and No. 2 hard wheat, oats, barley, and field seeds with prices listed.
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Chicago
Commission
United Kingdom
Marion News Birthday Party and Local Updates
Mrs A F Hutchins hosted 16 children for her son Michael's fifth birthday at 402 Eighth Avenue with help from her sisters. Lt Robert Mathewson reports arrival in Banburg Germany with the army of occupation. Mrs Ley Mathewson returns from Bedford Indiana due to her father's illness. Frank Fuller of Dubuque visits Marion. Mrs Robert Newlin learns her husband is promoted to staff sergeant in Iceland. Cpl Justin Kinkead spent a 16 day furlough with his parents in Marion before leaving for Boca Ratonfield Florida. Miss Nita Harper of Des Moines visits. Mrs Z W Bain of Ottumwa visits John H Pazour's home. Mr and Mrs Frank Simmert move to Ralph Seager's home. Mrs Melvin Meggers home from Cedar Rapids hospital. William Wahl returns from Moline. Emerson and Irving grade school teachers host Christmas dinner at Mrs Ruby B Powles's home. Capt J Kirkwood Snell returns from Camp Grant on terminal leave after 22 months in Europe. For sale by owner a modern 5 room house at 766J.
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A. F Hutchins
Eighth Avenue
Michael
Hutchins
Dale Flitsch
Judson Stickney
Cecil Christensen
Cpl
Justin Kinkead
Boca Ratonfield
Fla
P .I. Kinkeads
Nita Harper
Des Moines
Kinkead
J. Kirkwood Snell
Europe
Camp Grant
Ill
Hazel Snell
Church Schedules and Services Listed
Marion Churches announce schedule with Rev Charles Moore at Baptist church Bible school 9 45 a.m. Morning worship 10 45. Young people 6 30 p.m. Evening 7 30. Midweek prayer and Bible study Wednesday 8 p.m. Choir 7 30. St Joseph Catholic mass at 8 and 10 a.m. Christian Rev Vernon H Carter Bible school 9 45 a.m. Morning worship 10 45. Sermon Defenders of the Faith. Christian Youth Fellowship 6 30 p.m. Congregational Rev Carl L Windsor church school 9 45 a.m. Morning worship listed.
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Charles Moore
Bible School
Young People’s Meeting
St. Joseph’s Catholic
T. J. McElliott
Vernon H. Carter
Defenders of the Faith
Christian Youth Fellowship
Carl L. Windsor
Gauss Named to Board of Export-Import Bank
President Truman nominated Clarence E. Gauss former ambassador to China for a seat on the Export-Import Bank board. The notice appears amid a page of obituaries personal notices and local ads.
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Gauss
Export-Import Bank
Washington
Truman
Clarence E. Gauss
China
Cecs Floor Cleaning Service Offers Time Saving Devices
Radio-Washer Cecil Reed advertises automatic heat for future delivery and a cleaning system for all floors and rugs. Various listings include repair services for furnaces, plastering, hauling, sewers, and light handyman work. Local ads feature paper hanging, trash removal, and employment notices.
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Cec
Cecil Reed
Deliv
Furnac Wovak Heating CO
3Rd Ave
Dia Wasteng Machines
Center Point
Mack Ausus
Kirkpatrick
Jock Fordice
T Thomas Plumbing
Er Cashman Plumbing & Heating
Voldingh Bros
Ronnie
Congregations Share Worship Plans Across Local Churches
A list of church activities outlines sermons, services, and Sunday school times for Presbyterian Free Methodist and other denominations. Notable events include Rev C V R De Jong preaching, Christmas cantata at Rose Wilcox’s choir, and sessions of Westminster Fellowship and prayer groups. Church schools, adult departments, and youth meetings are scheduled with varied times.
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C V R de. Jong
Rose Wilcox
Presbyterian
C. V. R. de Jong
de Jong
Westminster Fellowship
Prairie Chapel
A. B. Curran
Epworth League
Seventh Day Church of God
W. W. McMicken
Turkey Heads G. I. Christmas Day Menu
Army mess sergeants will serve a homey Christmas menu to G I s with roast turkey dressing gravy cranberry sauce mashed potatoes green peas mashed squash lettuce salad celery pickles olives hot rolls and butter hot mince pie cheese coffee candy assorted fruits and nuts.
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Washington
G.I
War Department
United States
Death sentence for GI commuted to life in prison
Mrs. L. O. Colby, mother of Pvt. Robert Colby, said Gen Joseph T. McNarney commuted her son's death sentence for the killing of his commander and Lt Wade in Germany to life imprisonment at hard labor. Colby, 23, was sentenced by court martial to die for the slaying of Capt. Richard Brown and Lt. Donald E. Wade last summer.
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Geetingsville
Ind
L. O. Colby
Robert Colby
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Colby
Richard Brown
Donald E. Wade
Destruction of Japanese Cyclotron Ruled Mistake
Secretary of War Patterson said the American destruction of a Japanese cyclotron was a war department mistake. He did not see the original order and noted hundreds of messages are sent he cannot review personally. No one would be blamed for the error.
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Washington
Patterson
Japan
War Department
Mother Kills Two Small Children and Herself
In a St. Louis suburb a 40 year old woman, Genevieve Ertle, shot and killed her two children, Barbara Ann aged 2, and William five months, then killed herself. Sheriff’s deputy said the bodies were found by an older daughter returning from high school.
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ST Louis
Genevieve Ertle
Barbara Ann
William
St. Louis
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