Receipts of Cattle Soar Across Markets Amid Slower Demand
Chicago and surrounding markets reported higher hog and cattle receipts with mixed pricing. Hogs rose about a dollar from Friday, cattle eased, while Omaha and Sioux City noted active hog demand and slow cattle trading. Iowa Des Moines combined yard receipts totaled 31,000 for 48 hours ending Monday, with varied weights and prices across barrows, gilts, sows, and feeders.
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Chicago
Sioux City
Otty
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Minnesota
Stock Market Trends Show Mixed Day In New York
A handful of stocks rose modestly in New York trading while many leaders fell back. Early hesitancy gave way to quicker dealings and mid day stabilization. Near the close there were small gains as declines remained plentiful and total transfers neared 1.4 million shares.
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New York
Hog and cattle market roundup on Cedar Rapids market
The Cedar Rapids hog market rose by 75 cents to a dollar with top price for prime butchers at 22.00 and packers at 19.50. Cattle figures show mixed weights with steers and yearlings listed and cows and bulls priced per weight class, while the week closes ahead of New Year’s.
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Chicago
USDA
Omaha
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
NEW York Bond Review
New York
U.S
Chicago Produce Market Receipts and Prices Report
Chicago live poultry weak receipts include 37 trucks and one car fob prices with fowl at 32c, Leghorn 23c, roasters at 40c, fryers 38c, ducks 33-38c. Butter unsettled with two days receipts 907k and 93 score 75c. Eggs nervous with two days receipts 18,249 and varied 36-43c. Cheese Twins 41-42c, daisies 42-44c. Potatoes arrivals 154 on track 204. Idaho russets and other regional prices listed. New York butter weak over three days, cheese steady, eggs steady with wholesale quotes and varying weights.
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Chicago
New York
Midwest
AB Inc
West
Pre-Holiday Grain Trading Mixed as Markets Drift
Chicago and Kansas City reports show a calm pre holiday session with small price moves. Spot cash markets held steady while distillers bought corn. wheat and oats moved little. Livestock receipts at Kansas City were light with steers and heifers easing slightly. Mississippi River levels show minor changes in several gauges.
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Chicago
Churches Unite for Watch Night Service at Free Methodist
Churches of God Interdenominational and Nazarene join at Free Methodist church 800 G avenue NW for a union Watch Night service Tuesday at 8 30 p m. Speakers include Rev Anna B Willson Wesleyan Methodist Rev A J Stokes Rev A Knauber Rev R E Hodgson Rev Samuel E Dooty Rev C O Monroe and Rev C F Olson.
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Free Methodist Church
G Avenue NW
Anna B. Willson
Wesleyan Methodist Church
A. J. Stokes
A. Knauber
R. E. Hodgson
Samuel E. Dooty
C. O. Monroe
C. F. Olson
Pospisil Separated From Service After Terminal Leave
Bennie W. Pospisil son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Pospisil of Fairfax has been separated from the service after a 41 day terminal leave at home He spent 22 months in the armed forces 15 months overseas most of that time on Luzon He held the rank of sergeant and was stationed overseas before returning home.
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Bennie W. Pospisil
Wesley Pospisil
Fairfax
Armed Forces
Luzon
Army engineer Pvt Ramon Price to join occupation in Japan
Pvt Ramon Price of the Army Engineers spent a fur long with his mother Mrs B Price at 111 Sixteenth Street SE and will join the army of occupation in Japan after a furlough. John Risk of the Hanford American Legion urges volunteers to staff the Coliseum for the New Year’s Eve WOW party and suggests calling Town Club Manager Joe Ward at 9571.
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Hanford Post
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Centennial Coin Check Ordered In Iowa Banks
A final survey on remaining Centennial half dollar coins in Iowa banks was ordered by the Iowa State Bankers Association to complete distribution. Banks reported holdings and unfilled applications by January 4, guiding pro rata allocations from surplus counties. County quotas set 90,000 coins for Iowans at 2.50 and 10,000 for out of state buyers amid growing demand.
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DES Moines
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Betty Peck and Charles Towers wed in Marion church
Miss Betty Peck daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Peck of Marion and Charles Mac Towers son of Mr and Mrs Charles Towers of Central City were married at 8 pm Saturday in the Marion Christian church. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Vernon H Carter before 200 relatives and friends with an all white cake and flowers decorating the reception area. The couple will reside in Ames after a brief wedding trip.
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Lester Peck
Marion
Charles Mac Towers
Charles Towers
Central City
Marion Christian Church
Vernon H. Carter
Jerry
Bobby Peck
Pride
George H. Brewer
Reva Ford
Miss Marian Towers
Billy Peck
Eugene Dunne
John Kettelsen
Onslow
John Kelso
Iowa City
John Kettelson
Hamlin Rollins
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Balcom
Mrs. Towers
Marion High School
Five children die in Arkansas house fire
Russellville Arkansas five small children of Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson perished in a three room frame home fire. Charles 4 Bernice and Barbara 3 twins a 2 year old boy and an infant under one were killed when neighbors heard two explosions and flames spread quickly. Parents were away from the home at the time.
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Charles
Bernice
Barbara
Gas Tax Receipts Rise in 1946 Across Iowa
Des Moines AP reports Iowa gasoline tax collections totaled 28,235,644 in 1946, boosted by the fourth cent for counties and towns. Treasurer Grimes notes December receipts of 2,461,966 and a 1945-to-1946 rise, with 7,610,768 collected since July 4, 1945. Funds held in Johnson County claims dispute affect 640,963, while nonhighway refunds reach 24.9 percent of total.
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Des Moines
John M. Grimes
Iowa City
Johnson County
Grimes
Leona Clark's Marion Properties Sold in Three Transactions
Capt Melvin Clark of Battle Creek Michigan sold three Marion properties formerly owned by his mother the late Mrs Leona Clark. Gifford Wickham bought the 700 Ninth Avenue cottage occupied by Don Kensinger and the 753 Eighth Avenue home went to Mr and Mrs Earl Daubenmier. Robert Knapp acquired the 763 Eighth Avenue residence once occupied by Mr and Mrs George Wilson. Dr J J Booth conducted the sales. Holiday guests at Mr and Mrs Ray Jiruska include Oswego Kan residents and DC visitors among others. Lions Club announces next meeting January 7.
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Battle Creek
Mich
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Leona Clark
Gifford Wickham
Ninth Avenue
Don Kensinger
Earl Daubenmier
Eighth Avenue
Gifford Wick‘hams
Robert Knapp
George Wilson
J. J. Booth
Modern Gift Is Too Much For Othman
A columnist narrates the chaos of an ultra modern electric blanket gift. The bed hums with heat and tiny control “men” click and bong as the writer battles overheating and sleepless nights. After fiddling with settings and a power off, the author admits defeat yet vows to pursue better understanding of electronics.
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Othman
Washington
Missing Keokuk youths search suspended on river
Police and rivermen said they halted their search for Jimmy Bryant aged 16 and Charles Johnson 17 after the home made eight foot sailboat overturned five miles south of Keokuk on Christmas day. The authorities cited uncertainty on location and planned to resume in warmer weather if bodies surfaced.
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Mississippi River
Jimmy Bryant
Charles Johnson
City Hall approves multiple permits and sewer petition
City council refers a petition for sanitary sewers in E avenue NE between Thirty sixth and Thirty seventh streets. Forester's Club Inc and Windsor hotel obtain beer permits. Several Class B and C beer permits issued to multiple individuals. Cigaret permits granted. Plumbing firm authorized to install three septic tanks on two Fred C. Fisher Jr. lots until sewers are installed. British plans to make war materiel interoperable with US products.
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Thirty Sixth
Thirty-seventh Streets
Thirty-seventh
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Eight Men Named on Assistant Building Inspector List
Cedar Rapids civil service commission announced an eligible list for the assistant city building inspector post. Six veterans appear on the list: Dwight S. Winter James W Boatman Leo W Wilson Verne R. Van Dura George H. Cisler and Elmer J Remedis. Others include Norman W Hein and Harry J Williamson.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Dwight S. Winter
Ninth Street
James W . Boatman
Center Point Road
Leo W. Wilson
Fourth Street
Verne R. van Dura
Twelfth Street
George H. Cisler
Eighth Avenue
Elmer J Remedis
Thirty-third Street
Norman W Hein
Norman W Hein, 109 Twenty-ninth Street Drive
Harry J. Williamson
Seventeenth Street
Allies Proclaim Sweeping Ban on Arms in Germany
The Allied control council issued Control Council Law 48 banning manufacture import and possession of all war materials from atom bombs to daggers and kites in Germany. It requires disclosure of existing stocks to be destroyed or repurposed and imposes imprisonment or death penalties. dispensations cover peacetime needs for police work demolition and internal security cryptographic devices.
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Berlin
Allied Control Council
Germany
Control Council
Woman, Two Men Hurt In Automobile Crash
Three people were injured in a Sunday evening crash at Sixteenth avenue and Sixth street SW. R M Wood and Leonard Sojka collided. Sojka suffered a possible chest fracture and was hospitalized at St Luke's. Wood and his wife were treated and released. Wood faced a stop sign violation charge.
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Twentieth Avenue
Leonard Sojka
Twenty-first Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Sixth Street
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St. Luke's Hospital
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Trust laws may apply to unions say investigators
A House subcommittee report urges extending anti trust rules to unions and insurers. It criticizes current trust busting as uneven and calls for a unified policy to curb concentration and practices that restrict competition.
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Hall
N.Y
Ploeser
Congress
Bicycle Licenses Good till March
Registration of 1947 bicycle plates begins March 1 instead of January 1. 1946 plates stay valid until March 1 and new plates will not be available until then. The change aims to spare youngsters from riding to the police station in bad weather and icy streets.
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Bill Remington
Medic Says Fresh Coffee Extends Life Safely
Dr Oscar A Strauss a Boston artery specialist urges fresh coffee not reheated for longevity. He warns reheating separates an oily irritant in coffee that harms blood vessel walls.
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