HOG MARKET REMAINS STEADY AS RECEIPTS RUN LIGHT
Chicago and Midwest livestock reports show hogs steady to strong with light receipts. Prices climbed 25 to 40 cents for 230 lb plus hogs while Friday’s average sits around 8 35, top near 8 85. cattle and sheep mostly weaker with mixed week directives and lighter offerings across Chicago St Paul and Omaha markets.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St Louis
St Ose
Sioux City
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ween
Iowa Hog Prices and Livestock Market Reports
Iowa market data from Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Austin and Sioux City list hog prices by weight class with steady to higher trends across locations, plus cattle and sow pricing notes. Entries include buyers and packers with weight ranges 140 to 550 pounds and any shifts in demand, alongside regional hog receipts and reserved market tone from AP coverage.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Ottumwa
Mason City
Waterloo
Sheep Market Receipts and Fat Lamb Prices Decline
Fat lamb trade nominally steady to lower with top at 7.50 per cwt and bulk around 7.00. Sheep receipts show 100 head, with feeder lambs offered at 6.50 to 7.35 amid light trade and scarce other classes. Prices for various weight ranges listed, including sows and butcher grades, with several load lots reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Livestock
Omaha
S. Dept Agriculture
Fed
Steadiness Marks Local Quotations In Markets
The extreme steadiness of the local quotations was a feature of the markets Saturday. No changes of any kind were made. The hog top quotations continues at $8.40.
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices
Grain and produce prices list for Cedar Rapids including Wheat No 1 at 89c and No 8 at 87c, oats at 26c, corn shelled No 4 yellow 42c, No 3 yellow 44c, soybeans 86c, hay, butterfat prices, various eggs and poultry values, wholesale fruits and vegetables with oranges 2.85 to 13.35 per crate, celery 2.50, bananas 0.533, onions 1.75 to 2.00, hides and horse prices including No 1 horse 32.00 and No 2 horse 150.00, plus pony and glue hides.
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Jay Anil
Texas
Idaho
Sugar and currency fluctuations in New York market report
Sugar futures were irregular with no sales reported as No. 4 March eased slightly from 1.041 to 1.04. Foreign exchange moved forward overall with many currencies quoted in relation to the dollar. Wool prices in Boston fell with fine domestic wools down as fleece values declined and graded combing fleece quotes ranged from 29 to 31 cents per pound depending on grade.
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New York
FOREIGN_ EXCHANGE
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Poland
Boston
Api—Ius
Dept. Agriculture
Ageresate
Markets Hit Hard by Mixed Dairy and Produce Prices
Chicago reports live poultry receipts with hens over five pounds and fryers over two pounds, butter receipts show strength on creamery and special lots, eggs steady amid unsettled prices, potatoes arrivals and stock levels mixed with regional markers. New York shows steady receipts across dairy with creamery butter firmer on higher grades and cheese prices unchanged. The piece closes noting Switzerland's Aar River at 181 miles.
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HICAGO _FRONUCE
Chicago
Plymouth Rock
E Springs
Colorado
Idaho
New York
Apjteggs
Market Gains Help Stocks Rebound After Losses
New York stocks rose on Saturday as favored issues gained one to over three points from recent lows. Short covering and near weekend profit taking limited gains while steel, copper, aircraft and chemical shares led the advance. Rumors of an expanded naval build program and Germany’s upheaval boosted market sentiment amid talks of recovery plans supported by both business leaders and policymakers. Major risers included U S Steel Anaconda Kennecott Chrysler General Motors Sears Roebuck J I Case Westinghouse Allied Chemical GE Du Pont Douglas Aircraft Consolidated Edison US Gypsum Eastman Kodak Texas Corp and Loew s.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
Germany
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Anaconda
Kennecott
Chrysler
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
J. I. Case
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
General Electric
du Pont
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Edison
U. S. Gypsum
Eastman Kodak
Texas Corp
Loew’s
Wall St Quotations Listed by Various Firms
Saturday stock quotations show prices for many companies led by Alaska Juneau, Allis Chalmers, Allied Chem, Johns Manville, Kennecott, Libby Owens, Louisvile Go & E, McKesson Robbins, Procter Gamble, Radio Corp, Sears Roebuck, Union Carbide, General Electric, Westinghouse, Warner Bros, and other lines. The list includes multiple industries with bid and close figures across Amn Pub Sv, Cont Bak, Consol Oil, and Chicago closing figures, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
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J. E. Bennett & Co
W. H. Jump
Merchants National Bank
Acims Express
Alaska Juneau
Intl
Hary
Alleghy Corp
Intl Hydro
Allied Chem
Inti Mining
Allied Stores
Intl Nickel
Alls Chalmers
Lea
Tel
Johns Manville
Amin
Olba Min Metals
Lan Carbonic
Amn
Dis
Loews, Inc
Marshall
Ark
Mont Ward
Murray Corp
Atchsu
T& SF
Natt Bellas
Auburn Auto
Nat Scu Avistion Corp
Dairy
Balto & Ohio
B_ Avitt
Barnsdall Corp
Beth Steel
Nor Pac
Blaw Knox
North Am Co
Borden
Ohio
Borg Warner
Otis Steel
Ota Briges Mfe
Packard Mtrs
Bucyrus Eric
Paramount
Patino Mines
Ada
Benick & Frd
Colo Fuel
Sears Roebuck
Col Gas & Elec
Servel Inc
Sharp Dohme
Coml Solvents
Shell Union
Conmolcum
Syeipeon
Consol Edison
Socony
Consol Oil
Consol Textile
Crucible Steel
Frisco
Cudahy Pke
Stew Warner
Curtiss Wright
aStone Webster
Curtiss Wr ‘A
Studebaker
Deere & Co
aTex Corpn
Nel L & Wo
GiatTex Guil S
Douglas Alr
Freeport Tex
Union Pac
Uni
Uni Air Lines
Uni Corpn
Gen Foods
Uni Gas Co
Gen Gas
Uni Gas
SRA Ee
The
Gimbel Bros Ia Rubber
Glidden Co
S. Rubber
Goebel Brew
U & Realty
Steel
Goodrich
Graney Eas Ue Watworth
Warner Bros
Great N Ry
West Union
Westghouse
Mounsetn & Ta
Adio
Indus Rayon
Chicago
Amn Pub Sv
Hefleman
Mid-West Corp
Chicago Corp
Quaker Com
Quaker Pe
Edison
Swift
Cons Biscuit
Swift Intl
Dexter Co
Walgreen
Bond Markets Show Mixed Uplift in Rail and Gov Bonds
New York bond review notes renewed stability as rail issues lead a broad gain. Rail bonds like Baltimore and Ohio 5s and New York Dock 5s rise with up to about two points, while some utilities slip. Treasuries hold steady with small losses in 234s 1947 and 34s 1952 active. Foreign bonds see Japanese 6 17s advance slightly.
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NEW York Bond Review
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Boston
Nickel Plate
Southern Railway
Consolidated Edison
Goodyear
Western Union
Treasury
Launch Quest For Foremost Mother
New York based Golden Rule Foundation seeks America’s outstanding mother of the year. Nomination period runs to March 31 at midnight with nationwide entries sent to the foundation at 60 East Sixty second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
America
Golden Rule Foundation For Mothers
Foundation
East Sixty-second Street
Wheat futures retreat after early gains on Chicago Board trades
Wheat futures fell from early advances to near prior close on the Chicago board of trade. May wheat 9 3 4 4 cents, corn 59 1/2 cents, oats 31 4 cents May. Strength in Liverpool wheat and lack of winter rain supported a brief rally, but selling by commission houses trimmed gains. Export activity remained light with about 300,000 bushels to Liverpool. observers noted little grain for March delivery and short covering providing firmness.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Liverpool
Commission House
Wheat and grain quotes from Chicago and Minneapolis markets
Chicago cash grain quotes show No. 2 hard spring at $1.22 and mixed corn around 50s, oats near 31, soybeans near 1.04. Minneapolis receipts include No. 1 hard Montana winter at about $1.05, No. 1 dark northern at $1.12, and various small-grain values. timothy and clover seed quoted alongside lard and beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Palestine
Minneapolis
API
Montana
City to collect final PWA funds for police building
Finance Commissioner L. D. Burgus moved Saturday to collect the last of the federal PWA cash for the new city jail and police station. The final requisition asked for $12,545.10, completing about $56,000 of federal allotment for the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Burgus
PWA
Fourth Victim Of Patient Is Dead
TEWKSBURY MASS AP Four deaths were charged to John Mack 79 former lumberman who stalked through the state infirmary men's ward at dawn Friday firing a mail order pistol at fellow patients he said whispered about him John Lewis 76 of Lowell Mass died Friday night three others died earlier
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Tewksbury
Mass
John Mack
Tewksbury State Infirmary
John Lewis
Lowell
Seattle Newspaper Strike Settled After Seven Months
Seattle UP report states the Scripps league of newspapers announced settlement Friday night of the seven month old strike by the American Newspaper Guild against the Seattle Star, the afternoon daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Scripps League of Newspapers
American Newspaper Guild
Seattle Star
Freight Car Loadings Drop Week to Week
Washington reports freight car loadings for the week ending January 29 fell by 17,157 cars from the prior week, the Association of American Railroads announced Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Chief Vlach Urges Safety Education To Junior Red Cross
Chief of Police Robert Vlach spoke at the YMCA to Junior Red Cross members led by Pat y Ann Dudek. He warned that 80 percent of accidents are preventable with attention, urged bicycle lighting and two riders per bike, and noted 39,700 U S traffic fatalities last year versus Spain's war losses.
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Red Cross
Patty Ann Dudek
Joyce Richardson
Robert Vlach
Vlach
United States
Spain
Highway Patrol
Medical debt and ethics in choosing a doctor
Dr Brady recalls the tough economics of medical training and practice, noting many young physicians are saddled with debt while navigating licensing and crowded markets. He emphasizes seeking reputable, honest doctors who charge fair fees and warns against bargain-hunting flagging quality. He argues doctors should aim to keep patients well and avoid treating care as a bargain.
Questions and Answers on Goat Milk and Diet Hokum
A reader asks if goat milk benefits kidneys during pregnancy. The reply says goat milk offers similar nutrition to cow milk, with potential tuberculosis concerns in goats. Infants sometimes thrive on goat milk when cow milk is unsuitable. A second snippet notes skin absorption myths and cautions about diet advice for heart failure from thrombosis, attributing medical diet planning to a physician.
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W. H
Fanny
Tam
Alcohol Origin Story From Arabic Roots
A historical note traces the word alcohol to Arabic origins, originally referring to a powder used in painting eyebrows before evolving to its modern meaning as a youthless term for a spirit.
Marion Couple Wed In Private Marion Home Ceremony
Miss Eleanor Lochner daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Lochner and Virgil Lowell Bowser of Cedar Rapids were married Friday at 8 pm at the bride’s parents home by Rev Loren W Inman pastor of the Baptist church in the presence of sixty relatives and friends. The ceremony featured a double ring ritual with a trellis of ferns and pink and white sweet peas and Miss Betty Lochner singing I Love You Truly. Out of town guests included Miss Ruby Bowser of Chicago and Gale Peters of Monmouth as the couple planned to reside in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Lochner
Edward Lochner
Fourteenth Street
Virgil Lowell Bowser
Cedar Rapids
Loren W. Inman
Baptist Church
Dorothy Bowser
Lyle Lochner
Johanna Roses
Betty Lochner
Ida Patschke
Marion Public Library Adds Mystery Western and Romance Titles
The Marion public library expanded its collection with mystery titles by Christie Rinehart Walling and Van Dine, Westerns by Grey Hough Cody Bind less Raine James Grey Austin Parmenter, and light romances by Hauck Lutz Tarkington Proughty Bentley Benchley Lutz Bailey Ayers Montgomery Wees Baldwin Lutz Benefield Abbott plus other authors.
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Marion Public Library
Christie
Rinehart
Walling
van Dine
Sunset Pass
Grey
Hough
Cody
Bindless
Texas Ranger
Raine
James
Austin
Parmenter
Hauck
Lutz
Tarkington
Stella
Dallas
Proughty
Bentley
Benchley
Bailey
Ayers
Pat
Montgomery
Eden
Wees
Baldwin
Carrie
Benefield
Abbott
Farewell party honors Conrad couple in Alburnett
Mr and Mrs William Conrad who moved to Alburnett Saturday were feted Friday at the Legion hall by forty friends with a 500 dollar card party at ten tables. Traveling prize went to Mrs Callie Knapp. high prizes to Mrs Cecil Page and Arthur Knapp. consolation to Mrs Claude Port and F A Hawkins. Refreshments served to numerous neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Conrad
Alburnett
Legion Hall
Callie Knapp
Cecil Page
Arthur Knapp
Claude Port
F. A. Hawkins
L. A. Klumph
George Lutz
John Knapp
Merle Robison
Glenn Hempy
James Fitzgerald
Donald Hempy
Fred Bohlken
John O’kelly
George Kolda
Ned Jones
C. W. Frederick
Howard Glass
Lyle Fehr
Frank Bills
Thomas Taylor
Ita. Conrad
Marion Social Roundup Highlights Luncheon and Visits
Mrs. E C Fox hosted a Friday luncheon at 498 Seventh Avenue with guests including Mrs. George P Whitney Mrs. Lee Voorhies Mrs. William Lary and others from Marion Cedar Rapids and New York. Mrs Carrie Reichert held a Friday dinner at 610 Tenth Street for Mrs Minnie Cook Terril of Des Moines a former Marion resident. Roy Ammerman son of Marsh Ammerman died after illness in Venice California. Fidelis circle of the King’s Daughters met with Mrs George Hutchison hosting twelve. Plans formed to make two comforters at next meeting. Mrs Joseph Bonnefoi of Chicago attended with Miss Esther Patschke formerly of Chicago. Miss Irene Buclow of Luzerne visited relatives Mr and Mrs George Lutz.
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E. C. Fox
Seventh Avenue
George P. Whitney
Lee Voorhies
William Lary
J. W. Bowman
J. T. Gallivan
D. B. Storck
Mary Clements
Marion
Frank Flack
J. A. Odegaard
C. J. Klima
Cedar Rapids
Milo Gray
Glenn Falls
N. Y
Carrie Reichert
Tenth Street
Minnie Cook Terril
Des Moines
Terril
Oca B. Price
Roy Ammerman
Venice
Calif
Mr. Ammerman
Marsh Ammerman
George Hutchison
William Grassfield
Babylon
Joseph Bonnefoi
Chicago
Mrs Sarah Castile 78 died after hip fracture in Toddville
CENTER POINT Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Castile 78 died at 1 a.m. Saturday at her daughter’s home three miles northeast of Toddville where she had lived. Widow of Isaac Castile she suffered a fractured hip months ago and never recovered. Funeral services set for 2:30 Sunday at the Free Methodist church in Toddville. Body to be sent to Okmulgee Oklahoma for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Sarah Elizabeth Castile
Albert Rose
Toddville
Castile
Isaac Castile
Free Methodist Church
Okmulgee
Okla
Castiles
Marion area church services and schedules list
Area churches including Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Seventh Day Church of God publish Sunday school times worship services sermons and midweek activities. Notable items include Inman and Monroe preaching, Jerusalem and Christ theme sermons, choir rehearsals, and a senior Epworth league gathering.
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Loren W. Inman
St. Joseph's
T. J. McElliott
Irving E. Wade
First Christian Church
Jerusalem
Christian Endeavor
Centennial Club
Free Methodist
C. O. Monroe
L. O. Hopker
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Ridge
Methodist Episcopal
E. T. Gough
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
F. G. Brooks
Mount Vernon
Louise Cippera
Oxford Club
Presbyterian
C. V. R. DeJong
L. C. Danise
Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Cc. E. Krog
Walther League
Seventh Day Church of God
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
Prairie Chapel
H. M. Thomas
Epworth League
John Dixon
Capitol Still Feels Court Duel Effects
Washington AP reports a year after FDR proposed court reorganization, Senate opposition and a split in Democratic ranks persist. Close Senate votes, House independence, and ongoing judiciary committee study of constitutional amendments reflect enduring echoes of the court fight and Roosevelt’s success in shaping a friendlier Supreme Court through retirements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Democrats
Senate
House
Capitol
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Landon Warns Ideology Threatens Religion At Forum
Kansas delegate Alf Landon told Methodist leaders at a national faith and service conference that democracy and Christianity face danger from the theory of absolute government abroad. He urged preserving democracy through a vigorous church and urged consolidation and interdenominational aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AI M. Landon
United Methodist Council
America
Conference On Faith and Service
Methodism
Methodist Episcopal Church
North
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Landon
Kansas
Gets 30 Day Suspended Term For Short Weight
John A. Rodene of Oskaloosa aged 30 faced charges of cheating by false pretenses after delivering a truckload of coal to Leroy Jayne near Marion and falsely claiming it weighed two tons on Cedar Rapids downtown scales. Rodene received a 30 day sentence which was suspended upon restitution to Jayne. He had used the alias William Johns at the county jail and was summoned after the warrant was served by Deputy Sheriff Richard Payn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Rodene
Oskaloosa
W. R. Watsabaugh
Rodene
Leroy Jayne
William Johns
Jayne
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Richard Payn
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Chicago Livestock
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ST. Paul
South ST Paul
Dept Agriculture
Istocker
Minn
Japi
Hee Movies
US Dept. Agriture
Interior Town
Southernnesota
Rem
Ioux City
S. Dept. Arrurej
Priday
Wilson & CO
Wilson’s
Aar
Peter Fox Sons Company
Aerchants National Bank
Telephone
S&see
Mississippi
Davenport
Mississippi River
Fall of Hastings
Tiise
la Prairie du Chien Crosse
Wall St
U. S. Bonds
U. S
Lamson Brothers & Co
H. R. Cedar Rapids
Tional Bank
Mowrey
Winnipersee
William Brady, M. D
Marion News
Melvin Arp
Manchester
J. D. Coffman
Polo
Eldon Coffman
Roy Flockhart
Fifth Avenue
Ruth
Betty Corum
Betty Scott
Arlene Guzzle
Lois Young
Vera Reichart
Darlene Keenan
Barbara Barkwill
Mary E. Kurt
Ed Bills
Esther Patschke
Heald Bowser
Leonard Bruce
Ada Patterson
Erma Klopp
Eliza Cleland
Alice Stickley
Alt Public Library
G. A. Patschke
New Orleans
Irene Buclow
Luzerne
Marion Churches
By Baer
Winfow Glass
Th Gazette
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