Wiggins Golden Wedding to Be Celebrated in Marion
Mr and Mrs Harry W Wiggins of 983 Eighth Street Marion will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p m New Year s Day They were married January 1 1901 in Central City They farmed in Pleasant Grove until 1948 then moved to Marion Their son James of Mount Vernon daughter Josephine at home and a grandson Harold Martin of St Louis visit the family Also noted are Christmas trips and community notices from Marion Iowa events and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Wiggins
Eighth Street
Marion
Wiggins
Central City
Pleasant Grove
James
Mt. Vernon
Josephine
Hogs Strong to 25 Higher in Chicago Livestock Trade
USDA estimated salable receipts Friday include 12 000 hogs 1 500 cattle and 2 000 sheep. Hogs rose to 25 cents higher amid active trade with receipts near 17 0060 head. cattle unevenly 50 lower to 50 higher while woolled lambs failed to sell early. Cattle receipts 4 500 calves 400 with steers mostly steady to slightly lower and bulls up. hogs top at 21.00 for 180-210 lb and 250-300 lb at 26 09 20.50 with various weights and sows around 17 75 18 50. Sheep and lambs varied with ewes around 17.00 and lambs steady to higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Ins Hk
Jonathan Appies
Fichison
California
Idaho
Cabinercta Cobblers
Sioux City cattle receipts show mixed prices across categories
Receipts total 2 500 cattle with calves and steers varying in tone. Slaughter steers above 1 200 pounds slow and weak while 1 150 pounds run firm. Heifers and mixed yearlings steady though medium heifers dull. Stockers and feeders small and steady with several lots selling in the upper price range.
Omaha cattle receipts and price report
Receipts of about 3 000 cattle with 100 calves in Omaha. Slaughter steers and heifers slow. opening trade near steady with some loads higher. Medium to blood cows steady, canners, cutters and common cows stronger. Prices shown for fed steers, choice to prime loads around 1 240 lb, various steers and heifers across grades, and calves priced from 18.00 to 55.50 for stock and feeder calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ins
Live Hog Prices Edge Higher Amid Strong Demand in Midwest
Des Moines reports strong wholesale demand with receipts estimated at 85,000 last week and 56,500 midweek. Prices for hogs rise across weights, with 160-180 lb at 17.50 and 200-270 lb ranges from 19.25 to 20.25, while sows firm around 18 to 19.50 and heavier categories near 17.75 to 18.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Minnesota
Iowa
Livestock Pricing Card Shows Broad Steady Trend
Ottumwa market notes list beef price tiers by weight with fluctuating per hundredweight figures. Prices range from about 17 1/4 to 19 1/2 per hundredweight across 160 to 550 pounds with a steady trend indicated.
Waterloo Butcher Prices and Trend Shift Upward
Market listings show price tiers for beef cut by weight in Waterloo with ranges from 160 pounds to 550 pounds. The notes indicate prices for various weight classes with a general trend of 25 cents higher.
Cedar Rapids Hog Market Prices Rise Amid Record Offerings
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market rose by a quarter to a half dollar with higher base quotations for good hogs delivered to the Cedar Rapids plant. The report lists varied prices for good butchers and packers across weight ranges, alongside cattle calf and sheep figures and a basic farm goods section detailing hay, vegetables, and fruits.
Stocks Start New Advance In 20 Year Peak
A late Thursday stock market advance lifted major indexes to a 20 year high. Steel and rail shares led gains with as much as two dollars per share, and trading volume exceeded 3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soybeans Lead Rally as Grain Markets Narrow Losses
In Chicago, soybeans sparked a late rally that pulled grains away from a slump. Final prices mixed with March wheat down to up, corn higher, and soybeans lifting on news of CCC cash soybean purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Chicago market prices for selected grains and soybeans
AP price transcript shows cash wheat and corn quotes with No 3 yellow at 1.69 to 1.72, No 5 at 1.48 to 1.58, oats options around 0.99 to 0.99, barley nominal ranges, maltine and feed barley listed, soybeans unavailable. Prices include bid offers and percent changes.
Contest Sought On Senate Seat
Senator Anderson of New Mexico said he will urge the Democratic caucus to oppose seating Senator-elect John Marshall Butler of Maryland next week over claims of fake photographs and scurrilous campaign literature. Tydings, defeated by Butler, denies knowledge of the plan and has filed a protest with the election subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson
D-N.m
John Marshall Butler
R-Md
Congress
Butler
Tydings
Senate
Ban on Naming Troop Units in U.N. Action Report
Tokyo dispatch says the U.S. Eighth Army press security division outlawed naming any unit below the Eighth Army. Reporters may not identify British Turkish or South African forces in the U.N. army nor American divisions and regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
Eighth Army
U.N. Army
Chicago Produce Market Reports Live Poultry and Dairy Prices
Chicago and New York produce rounds show steady to firm markets across poultry cheese butter eggs and potatoes. Record receipts include 34 trucks live poultry and over 1 million pounds butter with varied grade prices. sharp regional price differentials appear in russets and regional cheese quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Idaho
U.S
Bakers
Colorado
Minnesota-North Dakota
Red River Valley
Pontiacia
Wisconsin
New York
Creamery
Midwest
Henry E Howeler 82 Dies Rites Saturday
Henry E. Howeler 82 longtime East Star mill operator in Marion died at home on 620 First Street. Born June 14 1868 in Saginaw Michigan he moved to Marion in 1881 and ran the mill with his brother Charles J. Funeral set for Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Yocom Murdoch Funeral Home with Rev C V R De Jong. Burial Oak Shade Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Howeler
East Star
Marion
First Street
Saginaw
Mich
Howeler
Charles J
Yocom-Murdoch
C. V. R. de Jong
Oak Shade
Monument displays and local notices mix of ads and lost items
A dense, undated page shows multiple small ads and notices from local businesses and residents. Listings include monument displays and engravers, lost and found items such as a brown billfold, a Parker fountain pen, a fox hound, a suitcase, and a child’s cap, plus rental services, car hire, nursing care, tailor and jewelry shops, detective services, and various local classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Garmutts
Suitcase
Dial
WAC Seeks Hundreds for Women’s Army Corps Training
Des Moines AP report notes the women's army corps seeks hundreds of women ages 18 to 34 for specialized training as X ray operators dental technicians medical laboratory technicians and physical therapists. Requirements include single status and high school graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
Fire Claims Three Children in Illinois Home
Murphysboro Illinois authorities report a Thursday blaze killed three children and destroyed the four room frame residence of Mr and Mrs Alva Boone. Investigators searched for a cause as neighbors battled flames in the early hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro, Ill
Alva i Boone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marjon
Lamson Brothers
H R. Mowrey
Merchants National Bank
Mar
MR. and
Mrs. H. W. Wiggins
Harold Martin
St. Louis
Mr. Martin
G. L. Martin
Clarence Meggers
Darlene
Bangkok
Thailand
Me Nam
Legion
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
al Septrino
Celan Rollins
Long Beach
San Diego
Phoenix
Rosamond Mills
Emmetsburg School
Mrs
Ralph Mills
SUI
Eugene
Kathryn Hastings
University of Iowa
E. D. Hastings
Donn
McCormick Theological Seminary
Lyle McConaughy
Laura Jane
Clarion
Mr. McConaughy
Eugene McConaughy
The
Christian Church
Henry Kriegermeier
Seventh Street
George Reichard
Minneapolis
Elwyn Miller
Phyllis Donlin
Detroit
Mima Woodward
Esitimal Chicago
Chicago Livestock
Sioux City Livestock
Sioux City
Omaha Livestock
Waterloo Hogs
Waterloo
C. R. Markets
McClures
Ovbea
Yee
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Industrie
James Bennett & Co
Merchants National Bans Building
Adams Express
Inti
Admiral
Inti Hydro
Athil Ga
Tut Minine Alleghany Corp
Nickel Sly Allied Chem
Lalk G
Ai Chalmers
Amn Air L
Johns Manville
Amn
Jones Laughlin Amn
Kennecott
Kresge
Hig
Kroxer G & B
P& L
Lipby Mc Neill Amn Rad
Libbey Owens Ve
Amt
Lig & Myers
Lockheed
Amn Steel Fdy
Amn Tel & R
Loew: Inc
Amn Tobacco
McKesson & R
Amn Woolen
Marshall Fid
Martin G l
Armco Steel
Martin Parry
Armour & Co
Mathieson Co
Atchin
TAS
Martag
Mfe
Lé Atlantic
Avco Mie
Baldwin
Mont Ward
Balto & Ohio Motor Wheel
Bendix
Canada Dry
Packard Mtrs
Paramount
Case J I
Penick
Ford
Caterpillar
Penney J
Pepsi-Colaro
Cerro de Pasco
Philco
Phillips Pet
Ches & Ohio
Piate Glass
Chgr
Edison
Schenley
Sperry Corp
Curtiss Will
Curtiss
Calif AG
Dougla Deere & Co Air Aes
Std Steel S&s
du Pont
Studebaker
Eastern AI Swift and Co
Fastman
Kodak
Swift
Faton Z Ex Corp Rit
Erec Boat
Tex Gulf
Erie RR
Tidewater
Firestone
Timken
Fruehauf
Timken R. B
Garwood Fox Filmons
Ger Baking
Union Ger Cables Carbide
Gen Electric
Uni
Union Pad
Gen Food Aircraft
Ger Motors Uni Air Lines
UN Corp Glidden
Uni Fruit
Gove
Oodyear Tire
Graham
Neibber
Paigel S. Steel
Walereen
Walworth Urs Greyho
Warner Bros
West Penn Fla
Aia Houd Hershey
Wes Unton
Air A
Nat Belias
Dickey's
Pihone
del Monte
A. Bradley
Rufus Baker
Cadet, Wis
Lloyd
Cornell, Wis
Marion Radio Shop
Water Company
7Th Ave
Donnie Bradley
Don Bradley
Robert Martin
Prosser, Wash
Martins
Jack McGillicuddy
Brownsville, Texas
Paul Mitsch
David and
Jean Gordon
Crystal Lake, Ill
H. E. Hense
Edith Gordon
Grove City Rebekah Lodge
Ella Harding
Agnes Smith
O. R. Ness
H. C. Richmann
the Baptist Church
Todey
Opapp Alpe
Vv. Novak & Son
Avenue SE
Paramount Theater
6Th St. NE
Probasco Jewelry
Palace Theater
Guaranty Bank
Marie Stewart
Hertz
Buresh Rental Service
2Nd St. SE
Happy Nursing Home
Helen Randal
Rosen’s
Goodman
Vincents Jewelry
Ciras Super
Kenwood
Hesse Barber Shop
Center Point
15Th St
J J Smith
Ist
Roosevelt _ Morel
Hoover Jeweler
3Rd Ave
Horlick
Peg
Ce-Mar
Hall
Frank Waldron
Kansas Cyclones
Kenny Hofer
Bob & His Hillbillies
Bob Zeman
Danceland
Tom Owens
Bennett Gretter
Orch
Bill Meardon
Bobbie Parker
All Stars
TH Koupa
Audrey Moore
Nat Towles
Trene
Miles Weh
Co - Coliseum Armory
Melody Inn
Ounaay
Vwee
Hi-Way Gardens
Stas
Owen
Otis
WMT Cowboys
Clus Hiawatha
Memorial Hall
Atkins
Wapsie Valley Cowboys
New Peace Hall
Atkins Iowa
Wapsie Valley
Draport Inn
Maytnes
A. W. Peterson Co., Inc
Ist St. SE
Rolls
Barnett’s
First St. SE
Mervyn Knapp
McKinley St
Coe
Fir
Kintz CO
8Th Ave SE
Kenneth C Mersch
Ave
Sidine CY Brown CO
LEAR
Thor
Louis F. Whitne
Mt Vernon Ave
Enuin Iment
Paulson Electric CO
Third Avenue
Sandina
Sanders Polishers
Christ Anderson
James Fr Fruits Griffith Feather CO
Kinkead Construction
VIRGIL _HORAK
Gaumon
Ronnie
Ora
Dick Alexander
Ray Leeper
Buzz Harvey Booth & Son
DE_ Schmidt
Merchants Bank
Clark
Arnold's
Boucht
Bill Leybrand
Hughes and Son
William Turner
Ficip
Springville
Addre Central City
R. Minish
Electrical & Mechanical Radio Assembly
Collins Radio CO
LA Plant
Sears
Benson
Feidler
Sears Roebuck & CO
GUARD
Splendid Opportunity
National Finance Organization
Universal Cit Credit Corp
Paramount Blade
Cedar_ Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Knight & Bostwick
Cedar Rapti
C. W_ Plcense
Turner
Fairfield Iown
Fin
Rawleigh
Freeport
Bellmen
Desk Commonwealth Apartments
Hich
Marrie Man
Farmers Supply Co
Coppains
Link Belt Speeder Corp
Personnel Department
Sixth Street
Seventh Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Lang
Killian
Hamilton Watches
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!