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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1943
Page
4
Chicago market notes hogs lost most of last week's gains as 25 000 head arrived. Cattle receipts Monday were small and fed steers and yearlings rose 25 cents. Early bids on western lambs held near steady but below 15.00 asking price.
Livestock report covers Sioux City and Waterloo markets with hogs, cattle and lambs. Hogs total around 15,300 at Sioux City, steady to strong bids. cattle receipts about 5,000 with mixed classes active and prices up to about 16 dollars per cwt for fed steers. Western fed lambs and yearlings appear with steady to strong demand. cutting and stocker categories noted with varied prices.
Salable hog receipts 28 500 with prices around 13 45 per cwt for 200 300 lb hogs mixed 13 00 to 13 45. calves and cattle offerings 7 000 receipts. fed steer asks 13 75 to 16 00. choice heifers about 15 00. cows and stockers steady to firm. wool skins and lambs noted with prices around 6 25 to 6 85 per head.
Market unchanged with receipts: no cars, 7 trucks, leghorn hens 24c, hens 24c, colored chickens 23 1/2c, ducks 25c, young turkeys under 18 lbs 33 1/2c, 22 lbs and up at 33c. Cheese steady at 25.2c for twins, 26c for singles. Eggs 13,182 cases received, standards and firsts firm with scores around 88-96. Potatoes arrivals 113, on track 149, Idaho shipments 150, quality mixed. Colorado McClures firm at $2.60–$2.75 washed. Wisconsin long whites 90% U quality washed $2.45.
New York market report lists egg receipts and wholesale pricing by size and grade. Butter prices are described as firm with maximums set by OPA for bulk delivered butter in New York.
Chicago reports hog receipts at 12 markets totaling 145000 with lightest volumes since November. Some markets noted moderate holdovers but overall arrivals cleared without difficulty according to War Food administration data.
An AP report states the Christmas Eve fire at the Stand-a Hotel has killed 18 people as investigators probe the deadly blaze. Local authorities urged residents to heed safety advisories while the building remains cordoned off.
Prices held steady at Cedar Rapids on Monday with hogs 200 to 300 pounds selling up to 13.45 a hundredweight for good to choice quality. Buyers and sellers noted firm demand as the market plateaued.
Grain and market prices show oats, rye, soybeans, and corn with varied no 2 and no 3 classifications. Hay, straw, poultry, and eggs listed with delivered prices and current receipts. Fruits vegetables tubers and nuts show crates and box pricing for oranges onions apples and potatoes.
Plymouth Wisconsin AP reports weekly cheese prices for December 27 to 31 show twins or cheddars at 23 percent. The note indicates market movement in dairy amid year end trade activity.
Up river reports show La Crosse at 4.5 feet falling Dubuque 7.6 feet falling and Keokuk steady at 2.0 feet Possupers 0.2 feet falling as river levels drift.
A surge of buying mainly from commission houses linked to eastern and northern markets lifted wheat prices by more than a cent. Trading remained quiet for most of the session until around noon, with May wheat at 1.66 and other grains like oats and rye showing mixed moves.
Senators demand proof from Willkie supporters for charges of irregularities at the 1940 Republican convention. Senator Langer to testify early January as author of the resolution. C Nelson Sparks and Willkie alleged vote-buying claims are under scrutiny by the Senate elections subcommittee.
Des Moines reports 306 traffic deaths to date this year versus 398 at the same point last year. The AP notes the year to date total trails the prior year by nearly 92 fatalities.
Conrad H. Mann 72 longtime national organizer and financial adviser for the Fraternal Order of Eagles died Monday from pneumonia complicated by heart disease in Kansas City AP reported Mann served as a key organizer and adviser within the Eagles organization.According to funeral details Mann contributed to the group’s leadership and financial planning through decades of service.
New York trading showed a mixed session as aircraft shares and scattered specialties lent some lift while leaders stalled. Activity remained slow with about 600000 shares moved for the day and slight late strength in aviation issues.
Yugoslav Patriots penetrated the Zagreb area and destroyed the Velika-Goritza airbase less than 10 miles southeast of the Croat capital. Tito's headquarters announced a communique broadcast by Free Yugoslav radio. An allied force foiled a German island occupation attempt off the Croat coast. Garibaldi division units aiding another Yugoslav unit claimed a conspicuous success in Montenegro, capturing a radio station and war materiel.
A Greyhound bus traveling from Pontiac to Detroit struck the side of a street car, injuring forty six passengers. The crash occurred Monday and injuries ranged from minor to serious as rescuers responded at the scene.
Charles A. Heath 66 longtime Rath Packing traffic manager died Monday from pneumonia after a major operation. A Manchester native, he worked for railroads in Carroll county Manchester and Dubuque before joining Rath in 1911. Surviving are his wife two sons and two brothers.
Mrs. Oliver S. Nickels, 55, was gravely wounded in the head by her husband, a prominent Chicago stockbroker, before he fatally shot himself in Elkhorn Wisconsin. The incident occurred Monday as police investigated the motive and details of the domestic shooting.
Teheran dispatch summarizes Allied views on Germany's fate this winter and into spring. UN leaders see a 50-50 chance Germany endures the season, with a second front likely if they stay in the fight. Japan’s outcome appears less certain as Pacific war continues.
In a War Department report Col Albert S J Stovall argues that great battles are fought hour by hour by the front line soldier. He cites a Sicily hill assault where few squads faced German fire and artillery support shaped the outcome.
The census bureau reported that educational levels are rising but demand remains for more schooling facilities in rural areas and among non white groups. Using 1940 census data, the median education for males 20-24 is nearly three years of high school, while 40-44 shows eight years of grade school. White and urban populations show the greatest gains over 50 years.
The Morning Herald in Sydney urged General Douglas MacArthur to state his stance on the 1944 U.S. presidential race. The paper argued it is legitimate to express hope he will resolve uncertainty about moving from military to political life.
Stockholm AP reports Berlin remains ablaze after the RAF Christmas Eve raid. A private Berlin dispatch cited by Aftonbladet says the city still burned Monday as authorities counted about two thousand casualties.
Patrolman Francis Flood tried to take a stray shepherd into a squad car in Evanston Illinois. The dog resisted and bit him on the left wrist as he secured it.
Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of Poland plans to visit Washington to confer with President Roosevelt on Poland's postwar future as outlined by the Tehran conference. He seeks direct talks due to Churchill's absence and Polish cabinet discussions with Anthony Eden in London.
Freezing rain coated eastern highways during Sunday night and Monday morning causing hundreds of auto crashes. Bus service was disrupted and railroads faced heavy holiday traffic as injuries mounted across Virginia Maryland the District of Columbia Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and southern New England.
Secretary Hull at a press briefing added a qualification to Eisenhower’s claim that victory in Europe can be achieved by 5 percent more effort. Hull supported the general’s view but urged stronger unity among United Nations and cautioned against windfall optimism about ending the war.
Reporter Bob Considine analyzes mounting Allied invasion expectations as RAF and bomber missions push into Europe. He notes likely rocket gun targets, BBC warnings, and French resistance risk while predicting Eisenhower's leadership and strong Allied roving air power guiding the coast assault.
No gas company cooking school this week. Next meeting set for January 11 1944. Star of Maine lodge degree staff postponed to a later date. Rapid Chevrolet ad notes quick wash no turn downs. Karl Edwards WPB Davenport office to meet at Chamber of Commerce Tuesday 9 30 to 2 p.m. for priorities discussions. Lt Candace Carman Sgt Minnie Main Williamson and Pvt Anna Katherine Koch of WAC recruiting office have returned to duty after Christmas at home.
Z. Cook Woman's Relief Corps No. 11 sets a Thursday noon potluck luncheon in the Memorial building with a 25 cent gift exchange. A Kensington will occur in the afternoon.
J. C. Notar of 1953 Fourth Avenue SE had an emergency appendectomy Saturday night at Mercy hospital and remains unable to receive visitors.
The South Side Red Cross unit with the CSA drill team and five women including Ambar Grotto members distributed fruit, cookies, candy and nuts to servicemen passing through Cedar Rapids on Friday afternoon, correcting an earlier erroneous report.
The city council issued cigarette permits to Harry L. Jones and to Frank J. and Joseph W. Zachar. They approved a New Year dance permit for Pro Kop Velkyee in the C.S.P.S. hall. The council also authorized a $380.82 payment to Claire Morrow for overages in the sidewalk construction order involving Morrow’s firm.
Des Moines AP reports Pvt. Greenwalt likely killed at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Col. Greenwalt commands the infantry rehabilitation center at Camp Phillips Kansas and has two other sons in the service.
Two U S Ventura bombers engaged eight to ten Japanese Zeros near Rabaul after a Christmas raid. The Venturas shot down two Zeros and set a third aflame, with three more enemy planes damaged. One Ventura limped home with heavy battle damage and a wounded radioman, while the crew remained in good spirits.
Boise Idaho AP reports eight army airmen were killed when a four engined bomber crashed during a routine training flight 40 miles southwest of Gowen field. Among the dead identified is Pfc. John M Hansen of Des Moines Iowa.
Washington reports cigar makers warn of a potential shortage of five cent cigars in 1944 if fertilizer allocations for wrapper leaf tobacco are not restored. Industry and grower groups say the government shortfall threatens production of American famous cigars.
Lincoln Nebraska based report says packing materials on Christmas gifts and other parcels from foreign sources carry serious insect pests. Don B. Whelan of the University of Nebraska extension warns that all such packing should be burned immediately to prevent pest spread.
Ernest Hoefgen, 31, confessed to shooting an 18 year old college student after giving him a ride. He had fled from jail earlier for auto theft, and his admission linked him to the disappearance of Bruce Smoll.
A man disappeared on September 18 while hitchhiking home from Kansas State College, leaving a local search underway for his whereabouts.
Beverly Hills California United Press report says Rep Will Rogers Jr Democrats California is anxious to resign from congress to return to the army as of Monday Mike Fanning secretary of the Los Angeles county democratic central committee disclosed the intent
Stolen or lost items are advertised with rewards including a billfold in a county license dept, recovery offers for steer, a stray black cocker spaniel named Smoky, and various jewelry and service shop notices. The jumble mentions Cedar Rapids to Iowa City, Putnam Welding, Liberal reward for cattle, and Christmas shop promotions.
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