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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1949
Page
14
Chicago AP reports hogs eased about 25 cents per hundredweight while cattle varied from 50 cents higher to 25 cents lower and sheep held steady to 25 cents higher. Receipts around 9500 hogs and 5500 cattle with prices showing broad ranges across weight classes and purveyors.
Livestock market reports large cattle runs with calves around 200 dollars and slaughter steers near 190 to 195 dollars per hundredweight. High good to choice steers bring about 17 to 21.90 per cwt while cows and heifers show weakness and uneven demand. Sheep receipts rise with buyers taking lower bids on mutton and lambs.
The report details hog prices and market activity with figures for good and sows, noting steady to firm trends in several weight classes. It lists price ranges for various hog categories, mentions feed influences, and references regional activity and receipts from processing plants.
Chicago grain and livestock summaries show futures recovering from a midweek drop with soybeans leading the rebound, wheat and corn rising, while hog and cattle quotes move lower at several Midwest markets including Des Moines and Kansas City. Prices for prime beef and pork products, barley, and oats are also noted.
New York brief reports the stock market rising on Wednesday amid wide and erratic swings in major commodities. Gains ranged from fractions to over a point with moderate activity and about 900,000 shares traded.
Reports show unsettled poultry and cheese prices with varied receipts across Chicago and New York. Hens, springs, and rock varieties range 38-39 cents, while cheese and butter receipts remain steady and stock levels fluctuate. Idaho russets and other U S grown potatoes appear with mixed demand and price levels, highlighting a unsettled market tone.
Washington AP Immigration Commissioner Watson B Miller ordered the deportation to Canada of Sam Carr, alleged key figure in a Soviet wartime espionage network, by the Wednesday ruling.
Ernie St Germain of 629 Nineteenth Avenue SW reelected president of the Town Building and Construction Trades Council meeting in Dubuque. He is business agent of Operating Engineers Local 301 in Cedar Rapids. Other officers: Henry Schwenke Burlington secretary. J W Washburn Muscatine trustee. M W Dietrich and R J Treedell Burlington auditors.
Fairfax officials urge county and Milwaukee railroad to raise the grade at the southeast crossing on the edge of town. Long wheelbase trucks and the fire vehicle are held up by the tracks, prompting talk of unloading car loads of cinders previously offered but not accepted. Fixing the crossing would avoid using highway 149 for south east calls, Krall says.
George and Cliff O'Brien ended their dispute in a jury waived trial on Tuesday. They dismissed each other’s claims with prejudice and agreed to split court costs, following Judge J E Heiserman’s suggestion after opening statements.
Bertha Woodworth obtained a district court judgment for 2290 in unpaid child support from Mont Woodworth. The decree of divorce on Feb 10 1933 ordered 15 monthly for their minor daughter until she turned 18. Interest and arrears bring the total owed to 3249 by Nov 6 1945.
Sears Roebuck filed suit against Jack Barrett seeking writ of replevin for possession of tools valued at 308 dollars sold on conditional sale.
Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon was investigating a Fairfax house prowling when the intruder entered the Silver Schulte residence through the front door and took about 12. Betty Jane Mittan filed for separate maintenance against Samuel Joseph Mittan in Linn county district court seeking a decree of support.
Holdcraft Lease II of Sioux City filed against R. E. Tanner of Marion a suit seeking 263.98 dollars for motor vehicle rental charges incurred from August 15 to September 6, 1947.
City items include a Cedar Rapids chess club meeting at Collins Radio cafeteria at 7 p m and N P Kepros returning to Palace barber shop Everette Dow changing barber locations Enlistment reports list Richard L Tull Chester N Whitemore and Wayne D Conaway with WAVES recruiting in Cedar Rapids Lt Vivian Hartley to confer with prospective WAVES enlistments Consistory reunion flags work on the 30th degree with a three day schedule and a banquet planned
Frank Mc Hale, 47, convicted thief, argued a sentence cut from five years to four under a legal error. Recorder Judge Christopher E Stein reviewed the law and reduced the term to three to four years after McHale protested a one year excess. The case concerned larceny from a store.
The Marion Federation of Women's Clubs met Tuesday with Mmes. Arthur E. Crew S F Cary and Herbert Gerstman leading the discussion on compulsory health insurance. Tea was served by the Tenn yson club and refreshments by Mmes. H B Phillips G E Rathman and A A Schenken. Walter E Reinsch is convalescing at 1415 Twelfth Street after his car rolled over several times on an icy road near Clarion.
Marine Pfc Wayne Howard stationed in San Diego visited his brother Weldon Howard at 671 Thirteenth Street. He came to see his six month old nephew David Michael Howard who has been ill with pneumonia and is home from a Cedar Rapids hospital.
Obituary note: Charles Messer Schmitt died Wednesday morning in Ottumwa. Home at Martinsburg. Shower for Miss Mary Ann Schlotterback attended by 30 guests. she will wed Hilbert Lorenz February 20. Local greetings mention Dr Philip S Crew returning from Hollywood and social updates from Mrs P Kinkead and others.
A historical note describes pilot whale yields yielding fine oil from the head used in watchmaking. It highlights the practical use of whale oil in horology and the labor involved in processing the head for oil extraction.
Salt Lake City AP reports E Woodrow Walton of the Utah Aeronautics Commission said sheep herders in eastern Utah are desperate. The Civil Air Patrol will parachute dogs to distant blocks as land delivery is blocked by snow and coyotes have poisoned many dogs.
Police captured a 28 year old Californian gunman who barricaded in a sixth floor YMCA room and fired 20 to 30 shots at a downtown Dallas intersection. A postman and a delivery boy were hit as officers forced entry and ordered him to surrender.
In Traer Marshalltown and Victor communities Sunday and past week events include the Douds celebrating silver wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Lawrence Doud. Zenaide Thomas and Lester Dodd wed in Traer. Lorraine Moos and Donald Sweeney marry in Decorah. Willard Kennedy and Beatrice Emrich wed in Waterloo. and Emma Mabb confirms Jean Hawker’s marriage. March of Dimes drives report funds raised across Decorah Martelle Tama. Golden weddings planned for Rufus and wife in West Union.
A jumble of classified items includes a public notice about Gazette want ads rates, several lost and found entries for keys, purses, dogs, a mattress and wallets, plus assorted rental and service ads. Names and locations are scattered across Cedar Rapids and nearby streets with contact numbers and rewards.
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