Livestock Receipts Slightly Rise Pressure Market
Chicago livestock prices fell as receipts increased on Thursday. Hogs slid 25 cents from Wednesday highs while cattle and fat lambs dropped 25 cents, with hogs at February peaks despite uneven demand. Cattle arrivals reached about 8,000, skewing toward medium grade steers and heifers as buyers retrenched from the earlier week gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Steess
Bern St
Om Ofrere Press
Wisse Acre
Czar Rapids Miscellaneous Items Rendered Murky
Fragmentary text from a Georgia page shows scattered phrases and garbled lines. Readable bits reference bees, rotten fruit, toes, fish, a towel and other unclear content. The overall item is a miscellaneous blot with no discernible event or named entities.
Markets Receipts and Quotations from Chicago Trading Floor
The page shows extensive market quotes and price listings from Chicago, including numerous stocks, bonds, and commodities with figures for Exxon, Johns Manville, Sears Roebuck, General Electric, U S Steel, and many others. It notes Thursday quotations from Adams Express to Woolworth, with prices and percentage changes, alongside bank and railway stocks, coal and oil firms, and industrials typical of a late 1930s or early 1940s market page.
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J. E. Bennett & Co
Jump
Merchants National Bank
Adams Express
Indus Rayon
Alaska Juneau
Intl
Nickel and Allesheny Corp
T and T
Johns Manville
Aliss Chalmers
Kayeer
Julius
Amerada Corp
Kennecott
Amn Garé
Roll Mills
Maytag
Miami Copper Armour Com
Moss
Moline Atchison T&sf
Tex Atlantic
Auburn Auto
Monsanto
Aviation Corp
Mont Ward
Baldwin Loco Bs
Motor Wheel Ball & Ohio
Murray Corpn Barnsdall A
Nash Motors
Beatrice Cry
Natl Biscuit Bendix
Beth Steel
Boeing
Bohn Alum
Powel
Borden Co
Nath Steel
Borg Warner
Central
Briggs Aziz San YN
Brooklyn
Nor Pac
Bucyrus Erie
North Amn
Ohio
Burroughs
Canada Dry
Packard Motors
Utah Gap
Bae
Ford
Cerro de Pasco
Penn Dixie
Es Gore
Phillips Pet
Chit Western
Blerce
Pillsbury
Ip&p
Plymouth
Proctor Gambel
Chrysler Motor
Pullman Co
City Ice
Igs Radio Corpn
Col Palmolive
Keith
Cole Fuel
Fiz Real Sik
Gomi
Rep Motors
Solvents
Rep Steel
Com Southern
Reyn Tob
Seaboard
Sears Roebuck
Consol Gas
Servel. Inc
Corso
Shattuck
Shell Union
Silver King
Can Wal
Simmons Co
Motors
Conth Oil
Socony Vae
Crucible Steel
Cub Am Sue
Perry Corp
Cudahy Pre
Joe Lead
Curtis Wright
Curtis Wacht Alise
Bry Deere
del Loi
Thompson
Ene
Sidewarty
Uni Aircraft
Cat Air Lines
Uni Coronia
United Fruit Tire
Uni Gas Co
Gwe SR
U & Smelting
He Bros
Ce & Crest Vanadium
Rede
Walworth
Warner Bros
Gerer Paice
Westghouse
White Motors
Wison& Co
Woolworth Au T
Vngston S&t
Zenith Radio
Chicago
Hemann
Tron
Keystone
Grpsum
Race Corp
Aker
Bztt & Co
Grosam
Austin Hog Market and Midwestern Livestock Prices Report
Prices show shifts across hogs cattle and sheep in Austin Minnesota St Paul Sioux City and Omaha markets. Hogs top around 9.50 to 10.15 for various weights with lighter loads near 9.00, while cattle receipts total about 6 000 with under 25 cent declines and feeding steadiness. Sheep and lambs show mixed demand with slight softness on lambs and steady to higher prices for best fed yearlings and ewes.
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ST._PAUL
South ST Paul
Dept. Agricultures
Omaha
Tapi
U. S Dept Agriculture
Siotn City Livestock
Sioux City
S Dept. Agriculture
Wheat prices rise on cold weather fears at Chicago
Cold wave fears of winter wheat damage buoyed the Chicago board of trade. May wheat moved within narrow ranges with mixed sentiment and light buying while corn oats and rye traded cautiously and hog values influenced lard futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Corm
Liverpool
Hogs Weaken on Local Market Amid Slower Cattle Trade
Hogs weakened on the local market Thursday with most grades dropping 20 cents. The top 15 cwt fell to $9.85 as the cattle market also moved lower by about 15 cents amid slow trading.
Chicago Wheat and Market Quotes From Chicago and Winnipeg
The page lists Wheat futures with May and July positions, bid and ask prices, and close values. It also shows Minneapolis cash grain figures, Chicago cash provisions, and assorted commodity quotes, including oats rye lard barley and soybeans with bids, asks, and daily ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Germsen Brothers & Co
H. R. Mowrey
Cecar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Winnipeg
Wall St Stocks Reach New Five Year Highs
Wall Street closed Thursday with numerous new five year highs as gains rolled across communication farm implement rail and specialty shares. Major movers included American Telephone Case Worthington Pump up about five points and Western Union Deere Mack Truck Chrysler and Caterpillar up two to three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone
Case
Worthington Pump
Western Union
Deere
Mack Truck
Chrysler
Caterpillar Tractor
International Harvester
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Firestone
Goodyear
Goodrich
International Telephone
Union Pacific
Louisville
Modest Advances Mark Mixed US Government Bond Start
The US government sector showed small gains Thursday while the broader bond market remained unsettled. Inflation expectations eased as a stronger dollar and steady rates supported modest advances in Treasuries and select corporate issues, with American Telephone 5s and Consolidated Gas 5 1/4 leading small gains amid light turnover.
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New York
Hyume
U .S. Trenawry Se
American Telephone 5S
Consolidated Gas 524
Western Lraga Se
Ssteanart Paafic Sa
St. Paul Se
Treasury bond figures unclear in damaged OCR fragment
Fragmentary OCR data shows scattered numbers and references to Treasury bonds and accounts. Lacks coherent names, dates, or a readable event to summarize with confidence.
Four Injured as Locomotive Splits Car at Crossing
At an Omaha Indiana rail crossing a Missouri Pacific engine struck a car, nearly dividing it. In hospital with serious injuries are Mr. and Mrs. George Robson, Paul Spanton, and Yvonne Whipperman. Robson possibly lost a portion of his neck. Spanton may have skull fracture. Whipperman suffers broken ribs and severe facial and arm injuries.
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Omaha
INL
Missouri Pacific
George Robson
Robson
Paul Spanton
Yvonne Whipperman
Nebraska Power Argument Delayed
Arguments in the suit of five power companies to stop the government from combining three power projects into a local TVA in Nebraska were postponed until Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
TVA
Nebraska
Rheims Chimes Return After Twenty Years of Silence
The Rheims cathedral chimes, silent since 1914, ring again every 15 minutes with 14 bells duplicating tones. Replaced after German destruction by Rockefeller funding, the chief bell weighs 2650 pounds and mirrors the original in weight and decoration. Jeanne Francoise bears inscription crediting John D Rockefeller Jr. for the restoration.
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Rheims
Rockefeller
Royal House of
France
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jeanne-Francoise
Effective Way To Break A Habit
Portland police officer George M. Rogers is quoted prescribing a blunt method to deter bull elk from barns. He suggests loading a shotgun with fine shot and applying it to the elk’s rear as a quick cure, a treatment he claims “worked like a charm” when tested on local intrusions.
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Portland, Ore
INS
George M. Rogers
Ore
Rogers
Longtime Cedar Rapids Farmer John Barta Dies at 3:20 PM
John Barta 1857 1901 J Street SW died at a local hospital after a short illness. Born in Bohemia he lived forty seven years as a farmer south of the city before retiring to Cedar Rapids. He is survived by wife Katherine a son William J. Barta a daughter Mrs Edward Klima eight grandchildren two brothers Louis Swisher Frank W. Cedar Rapids and sister Mrs Anna Stancel Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Barta chapel Saturday 9:30 AM then 10 AM at St Ludmila Church officiated by Rev Frank R. Hruby. Burial in St. John's Cemetery. Nephhews pallbearers. Friends may call Friday evening.
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John Barta
J Street
Bohemia
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Katherine
William J. Barta
Edward Klima
Center Point
Louis
Swisher
Frank W
Anna Stancel
Barta
St Ludmila
Frank R. Hruby
St. John’s Cemetery
Fleming Services Held for William James Fleming in New Hampshire
Funeral services for William James Fleming, who died in California, were held in New Hampshire, his former home. He is survived by his wife Edith Fleming and his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming of Cedar Rapids, plus three sons, four brothers, and six sisters.
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Wiliam James Fleming
Calfornia
New Hampton
Elizabeth Fleming
Cedar Rapids
Edith Fleming
Edith Parson
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu Bo Cook held in Turner chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu Bo Cook will be held at 2pm Friday in Turner chapel with Rev Arthur A Zrooks presiding. Friends may visit at the home 1230 Maplewood drive NE until 11 am Friday.
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Lulu Bo Cook
Turner Chapel
Arthur A Zrooks
Maplewood Drive
Frank G Henderson Dies in Los Angeles
Frank G Henderson died suddenly at his home in Los Angeles California on Wednesday word received here says His wife was formerly Mabel Henderson of this city Funeral services will be held in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Frank G. Henderson
Frank G Henderson
Los Angeles
Calif
Mabel Henderson
Birth Announcements for Russell Miller Schodde and Van Alts
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Russell Miller at 423 K Avenue New York on February 1. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Glen Schodde of Des Moines on February 6. Mrs Schodde is formerly Miss Catherine Clements of Cedar Rapids. A daughter weighed nine pounds four ounces born to Mr and Mrs Alva Van Alts at 615 Fifth Avenue SE on February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes John Russell Miller
K Avenue
Ron
Glen Schodde
Des Moines
Sean
Mre Schodde
Cedar Rapids
Mra Tsehedde
Catherine Clements
Gad
George C Clements
First Avenue
Marion junior class play to be staged tonight at Lincoln school
The junior class presents Heart Trouble a three act domestic comedy by Howard Chenery tonight at 8 in Lincoln school. A large crowd is expected despite cold weather with a cast directed by Margaret Wood. tickets available at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Chenery
Lincoln School
Margaret Wood
John Granger
Arline Quaas
Nadine Dove
Mary Helen Sloss
Wayne Wells
Kirk Snell
Robert Kennedy
James Lacock
Center Junction Beats Olin to Extend Win Streak
Center Junction’s Big Gold team remained undefeated with a ninth straight win over Olin, leading 6 3 at start and 11 10 at halftime, then extending the margin late as Olin rallied. Olin girls topped Center Junction 22 19 to knock Center Junction from first place.
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Center Junction
Olin
Jones County Loop
Cedar Rapids City Briefs Highlights Local Meetings and Records
The Cedar Rapids Airhawks set a 7 p.m. meeting Friday in the city hall sub-basement clubroom. The city council approved retirement of sewer bonds plus interest totaling 1121.25 dollars. Howard Steinmetz begins a 30 day furlough from Battery B 14th Field Artillery Fort Riley Kansas with relatives in Marion. William O Clark re enlists with United States Army Motorized Field Artillery at Fort Des Moines. Chief of Police Ray S Tapper reported January department receipts 633.28 dollars with 350 dollars in fines and 169.56 in court fees. The Cedar Rapids Negro Institute holds its second session tonight 7 to 9 at McKinley high school Room 234. Arthur Mitchell life and work discussed. open to interested persons.
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William O. Clark
Forty-second Street
Mount Vernon Road
United States Army Motorized Field Artillery
Fort Des Moines
Ray S. Tapper
Cedar Rapids Negro Institute
McKinley High School
Arthur Mitchell
City issues 25 building permits in January totaling 36505
Otis Leefers, building inspector, reported to the city council Thursday that the January permits covered a total value of 36505 dollars.
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Building Department
Otis Leefers
Thursay
Miller Fined for Coal Larceny. Fine Suspended
Charles W. Miller, 51, of 320 Eighth avenue SE, was fined $10 and costs by Justice A. S. Reed for larceny of coal. The sentence was suspended after patrols on Eighth avenue and Fourth street SE observed him dumping coal from a car at 1 a.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Miller
Eighth Avenue SE
Justice A. S. Reed
Miller
Eighth Avenue
Fourth Street SE
Anxious wife seeks Cedar Rapids, Iowa, father
Mrs. George Weiss of St. Louis informs Cedar Rapids police she is eager to contact her father John Lindstrom believed living on a Cedar Rapids area farm. People with knowledge of Mr. Lindstrom's whereabouts should contact Chief Nay Tapper.
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George Weiss
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
John Lindstrom
Mr. Lindstrom
Nay Tapper
Thawing equipment demand eases says Burgus
Finance Commissioner Louis Burgus reported demand for pipe thawing gear has declined. Iowa Electric Light and Power has two thawing outfits used successfully, but no calls were made Wednesday afternoon. The outfits are available to plumbers for emergencies at any time, the night company informed Burgus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Burgus
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Nght Company
Jiurgus
Five Cub packs stage circus at Immaculate Conception School
Five Cedar Rapids Boy Scout Cub packs join a twelve event Cub circus at Immaculate Conception School auditorium on February 4 at 7:20 pm. Leaders named include Pek2 of Van Buren, Laws Mretik Pack 3, Fred Kijedhine Pack 4, Walter Slaves Pack of Morrison, J A Carpenter, and Frante Walter AI Culpuelk from Pack 17 St Jons Mrascopat church. Program features are listed with acts and staples like grasshoppers.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Frante Walter
AI Culpuelk
Yan
Child Study Club Guest Night Held at Mrs Lutz Home
Miss Marvel Foster of the Cedar Rapids Community House spoke about her work. Mrs Edwin Beadle, president, reviewed the club history. Ten members and nine guests were served refreshments by candlelight at one large and three small tables. Decorations reflected St Valentine’s Day.
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Child Study Club
Fred Lutz
Louise Mekota
Marvel Foster
Cedar Rapids
Lions Club Talk Highlights Jones County Call Case
J H Ramsey of Cedar Rapids spoke at the Lions ladies night after dinner at Michel tea room. He discussed the Jones County call case which had been in litigation for twenty five years. Bridge prizes went to Mrs Harold Phillips and Irvin Ford.
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J. H. Ramsey
Cedar Rapids
Lions Club
Michel Tea Room
Jones County
Harold Phillips
Irvin Ford
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Springville
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Iowa State College
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Iowa City
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Ninth Avenue
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Prada Rebekah Lodge
Richard Zimmer
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L. C. O'Kelly
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Frank Clark
Archie Milner
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Della Senninger
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Rapid City
S. D
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Laura Jacobi
Osceola
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Electa Circle of the King's Daughters
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14Th Field Artillery
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Montfort
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Entre Nous Club
T. T. Williams
Floyd Emmons
Sigfred’s
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I. O.O. F. Hall
Verto Reichert
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A. A. Hardin
Manchester
Mary English
Reading Circle
Robert Cessford
E. D. Armstrong
This City
Guy Martin
Central City
Mary Mordorst
Yocom Chapel
Carl E. Krog
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Ruth Crew
Board of Education
Elizabeth Carrithers
Linn
Bradley Orchestra
Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
Samuel Garvin
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