Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1943

Page

18

Lower Trend In Livestock Markets Tuesday Estimates

Chicago AP WPA estimates show salable livestock receipts: hogs 25 000 cattle 8 000 sheep 7 000. Hogs eased on most weights with only 200-270 lb pigs at 13 75. cattle and lamb prices varied with steer and yearling declines and weak bids for lambs. Sioux City and Omaha reports mirror slower demand and held prices for select weights amid ongoing holdovers and mixed stocker activity.

Chicago Choice Fed WPA Sioux City UPI WPFA Omaha

New York Produce Prices and Receipts Report

New York butter receipts for two days total 363 672 with prices set by GPA for bulk butter in carions and creamery quality grades. Cheese receipts for two days total 533 764 with no quotations. Eggs two day receipts 44 953 with first receivers selling prices and pay/Jobbers adjustments detailed. Dressed poultry remains strong with wholesalers’ maximum selling prices listed. Specials show average net weight per 30 dozen and varied weights from 36 to 49 pounds with price cues.

New York

Packers Hold Prices on Cedar Rapids Market Hog Report

Monday Cedar Rapids hog market shows steady prices with packers down ten cents. Top hogs at 1345 dollars for 200 to 270 pound good hogs, various weight classes listed for good packers and cattle, calf and sheep markets provided with price ranges and notes on weight, quality, and market adjustments.

Cedar Rapids Paney Sheen Market

Mixed stock market nudges ahead amid uneven gains

New York listings show several favorites edging higher while leaders lag. Trading around 800000 shares, market activity features blocks of low quote issues and a jumbled near close.

New York

Cedar Rapids Market Prices Report Grain and Poultry

Market prices list grain and oats with values for corn soybeans and wheat, plus straw hay and poultry prices delivered. Includes fruit vegetables potatoes and hides with varied grades and regional items, ending with horse and pony pricing.

Rye Sets Pace for Advance in Grains

Chicago market notes show rye leading a grain futures upturn with gains around 11 percent for rye and barley, wheat and oats modestly higher or steady. Cash grain prices list No 2 wheat around 1.06 to 1.27 per bushel, oats and barley varying by grade, with field seeds and clover values also noted.

Chicago iGicase

Plane Circles Cedar Rapids Twice At Night

A bomber circled Cedar Rapids Sunday around 10 pm with witnesses saying it flashed its lights as if seeking a landing. Aviation enthusiasts believed a crew member with local ties was signaling, while George Pope activated field lights from Hunter field after sheriff notified them of the overhead plane.

Cedar Rapids Hunter Flying Field George Pope

Murrin Railroad Official Dies at 66 in Aurora

Edward Murrin, 66, executive secretary of the Association of Western Railroads and railroad labor expert, died Sunday in Aurora of pneumonia. He served on the railroad coordination and wage conference with President Roosevelt in 1936 and was chosen to attend the strike conference in Washington.

Aurora, Ill Edward Murrin Association of Western Railroads Roosevelt Washington

City Briefs and Local Club Notices Highlight Holiday Events

The column lists community updates including police auxiliary meetings canceled for holidays, Christmas seals drives by Kings Daughters volunteers, and a Christmas party for B A R E members at K P hall. It notes hospitalizations and upcoming meetings at 838 First Avenue NE and the Montrose hotel.

Townsend Victory Club No. 8 First Avenue NE K. of P. Hall

Winger's News Employees Host Christmas Party

George Crabb reports a Christmas party for eighteen Winger's News and lunch employees at the bus depot from 2 30 to 5 30 p m. Hosts were Mrs Winger and Mrs Eleanor Holden with guests listed.

Winger C. L. Winger Eleanor Holden

Fire destroys Gilliam garage and damages neighbor

A one and a half story garage at 1710 First Avenue NE owned by R E Gilliam was wiped out by a Sunday blaze. Peal Terscheid’s adjacent garage was damaged and its roof burned. a car was removed before the fire grew, with furniture also lost. The cause was blamed on a bonfire.

R. E. Gilliam First Avenue NE Peal Terscheid Gilliam Terscheid

Canal Justified by Somervell on Canol Oil Project

Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell, army supply chief, declared that the 100 million dollar Canol oil project in Canada was justified by the war situation in spring 1942 even by hindsight.

Somervell Washington INS Brehon Somervell America Canada

Marion Four-H club party and community notices

Marion Linns Best Four-H club held its Christmas party at Jean Michels home with a pie baking demonstration and Health Habits talk by Virginia Emmons. Officers installed. Numerous local notices cover deaths births meetings illness losses and holiday busyness in Marion Iowa.

Linn Jean Michel Miss Michel Virginia Emmons Jeannette Hagerman Carol Jean Buckner Ruth Frederick Lois Brockman Leona Levasseur Thetistrial Club H. B Leinbaugh Ralph J. Williams

Also Mentioned on This Page

Financial One Iowa Des Moines U. S. Dept. Agriculture Minnesota The Associated Press Good Butchers Mason C Aysterigo Ottumwa Austin Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Mississippi River la Crosse Dubuane Davenport Keokuk Lamson Brothers and Company H. R. Mowrey Merchants National Bank U S Idaho U. S Colorado North Dakota Bliss Florida Zoe A Wotel Montrose Montroses Yowas Renewest Hotel Packers C. R J. £. Bennett & Co W .H. Jump Telephone Adams Express T and T Allied Chem Johns Manville Allied Stores Kennecott Allis Chalmers Kreste Kroger G Lig & Myers Lockheed Amn Steel Loews, Inc McKesson Marshall Maytag Mig Armour & Co Atchison SF Cis Atlantic Mont Ward Bilderfaee Balto & Ohio Biscuit Bendix Datry Po Best Foods Penney Phillips Pet Proctor Gamble Chrysler Attors Radio Corp Cole Palmolive Radio Kern R. Columbas Repb Steel Cons Edison Sears, Roebuck Fee Shell Union am Simmons_ Cogon Sinclair Skelly Ee Socony Curtiss Sperry Corp Curtis Stand Brands Deere & Co Cails Ind Powlas Air Nod Erle Stew Warner Elec Autolite Goodrich BF UN! Air Lines Goodyear Tire Graham Paize U S Ind Westrhouse el Ills Central Willys Ovid Harvis Wilson, Co BM Intl Mining Woolworth Youneston Zenith Radio Cnicago Butler Brosts Quaker O Com Erlzag Swift Chicago Corp Swift Edison Walgreen NEW York Bond Review NEW York Tap California Naval Texas Murrin City Briefs Rapids Chevrolet Company St. Paul’s Methodist Church D. F. Andre Seventeenth Street SE Mercy Hospital King’s Daughters Iowa Tuberculosis Association Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters Montrose Hotel Life Insurance Outlook For Life Insurance Reed Nelson R. H. Pickford Robert O. Bickel Ray L. Short Bert Rice Fifth Avenue SE He Mines R. W. Hubbard George Crabb Mmnes M. F. Cox Fred Fitch H. J. Hartman A. E. Schulte Frank Davis Shepard I. J. Shepard United Spanish War Veterans Leo W. Minehart James P. Winn Jay H Watts Johnson McKinley Johnson School McKinley High School Edwards Karl Edwards WPB Marion News Martha Caldwell Wome Howard Caldwell Marion Prairieburg Christian Science Church Dollie Cowan F Cedar Falls Hunte Springville Velma Stainbrook W. E. Stainbrook Marion Boulevard Owen’s Presbyterian Church A. W. Salisbury Marian Hulin Dorothy Klumph Robison C. V. R. de Jong June de Wees Carlton Strand Melvyn McBride Leo Linn Williams Arnold Williams Farragut Shoemaker Calif Bridgettes Elmer Neff Harry A. Southerland Lloyd Williams South Pacific Cpl. Southerland Herbert Gerstman Gazette Office Doctor Booth B. L. Frager Buffalo Mr. Frager M. W Courtney Robert W. Meyers Eagle Grove Town University Helen Biddick MW H. Biddicks Fred Louis Fred II and John Harlan St. Paul’s Lutheran Birthday Club Child Study Club Jeanne Hatt Elizabeth Hatt Miss Hatt Portland Ore Southern Pacific Railway Marion High School Louis P. Herbold Louis T. Herbold Seventh Avenue Howard Bud” Howe H M. Howe Chicago University Naval Hospital Aaron Miller Riverside, Ill H. M. Titus Miriam Butsch Iowa City Miller Bert Mosher Family of Independence Mildred Titus Storm’s Emerson E. V. Cafe Eldo Hilmer Mable Woodward Beeson Helen Crane Gladys Jacobmeyer Kathryn McElwain Shenandoah High School Allen R. McElwain Vernon Brockman Linn County Walter Henecke Dial Osco Mac Rowley Booshek, Sr Amana Postoffice Lillian Dvorsky Contat Tyler K. Frank KATZ Katz Jewelry & Loan Jack’s First Street Probasco Jeweler 2Nd Ave Palace Theater Hawkeye Stamp Co O.R.C California Gazette Indy Hamilton L. A. Lower 2Nd St. SE Letitia B. Runyon American Bridge Claxton Pharm'cy Fisher Drug Smithsonian Richards Lab Higley Bay Merry Vincent's BWR Wee Watch H. K. Schaefer Kresse Sands Printing 2Nd St 3Rd Ave Ted 1St St Neermanent Lovely Lady Oil Lovely Lady First Avenue SE Lillian Luchy Paris Academy Ruth Thompson Violet Selka Leo J. Smith Call DE Marah Novak Heating CO Morris Fur Shop Granby Charlie’s Law Service Ave Frousehold 12Th Ave Iowa Livestock Exchange Walter Ehlers BUD Myers Fred Young Reliable Man Silver Leaf Magnus Don Roberts Orch Duke Ellington Don Reid Foxhead Frank Voelker Hammond Stan Stanley Hammond Organ Woemar West Side WMC Manag Hotel West Coast Reidway Corporation 1St Ave Acme Super 5Th Street Harry Carney 8Th St Super Service Oil Co Red Crown Bowling Alley 3Rd St Orter Major Oil Co John Snetziar 3Rd & NE Bell Boy Montrose Rero Mr. de Lancey Killian Company Care Gazette Paul Honeymead Honeymead Products Co 10Th Ave 10Th St Embloymens First ST. SE FOST Wilson & CO 3Rd Street L. B. Lamb Sales Co 1St St. NE Davis Cleaners 2Nd Ave. SE L. W. Myers Kinney Shoes Shoppers Service 3RD ST _ SE Royal Laundry Troy Laundry CO Cedar Rapids Gazettes Messenger Cedar [Rapids Quaker Oats Company John Snetzlar A Avenue MEN Calders van & Storage CO E Cohn & Sons, Inc L St. Sw Eddy Paper Corp Lynch Transfer& Storage Co EGG Insulation Dept 6Th St Guernsey R. E. Chante Marvin Williams Paramount Theater H_ Porter Walker Western Grocer Co New Process Laundry Co Peoples Savings Bank Kory Inn Swoman Tmeenanican Bums Leeoucen Ta Only J Street Wilson Ave Fruitland Boulevard First Ave 16Th Street Oakland Ave 35Th St Westwood Johnson Ave
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication