15 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1947
Page
1
All livestock were quoted nominally steady at the Chicago stockyards on Saturday. Hog prices ranged from 24.50 to 26.25 dollars, with 26.25 as the top, near a second highest level this week as eastern outlets expanded. Cattle prices strengthened with steers and yearlings up about 50 cents amid week gains.
The Chicago livestock market shows mixed results with hog receipts around 500 estimated and prices mixed by weight. Steers and yearlings rose about 50 cents on light supply while choicest steers topped near 28 dollars, cows up to 25 cents higher, and bulls firm around 16.25. Lambs and western feeders showed activity with varying quotes and several loads moving at strong levels, market overall pressured by shifting demand and bearish local killer tendencies.
USDA cattle table details week results with steers meeting steady to 25c higher on load lots and heifers mixed yearlings up to 60c, cows 50c higher, vealers rallying, stockers and feeders rising, and calves at times moving with cows. Demand centers on shippers with several shipments strong, mix of weights and prices across categories.
Cedar Rapids hog market shows prices up a quarter with prime butchers at 25.00 and packers 22.25. Hog weights 160-180 at 23.50, 180-200 at 24.75, 300-360 at 78. Good butchers, cattle categories listed with steers, yearlings, cows and bulls, plus calf, lamb, hide, egg and produce notes, all in a dense market sheet.
Irregular tendencies dominated Saturday trading with little selling pressure and the slowest dealings of the year. The report lists numerous stocks and percentages across Dow Jones and Chicago listings, highlighting a tentative market without clear momentum.
New York AP reports a sleepy bond market with items and losses evenly divided. Government securities traded firm in the over the counter market as Saturday trading closed.
Omaha cattle and hog market mixed as receipts rise after snow. Hogs show roughly 50 cent declines with butcher bids around 24.25 to 25.75. Cattle see higher prices for select steers and heifers, with top fed steers near 25.50 and odd lots at 27.00, while cows and bulls edge up or down modestly amid lighter demand.
Market notes show barrows and gilts about 50 cents lower than last week with late tops near 25.50, sows around 23, and chicken and cattle figures scattered. The day’s prices include calves, heifers, and a range of feedable weights with varied demand and regional reporting from Sioux and surrounding markets.
An OCR fragment mentions a local public sale with uncertain timing and names partially readable. The readable bits indicate a legal or civic notice about property action and involved officials, but essential details are missing or garbled.
Chicago report notes March wheat reached a 27 year high for the seventh time in 10 sessions. Prices showed gains with March wheat at 2.36 a bushel and a close up about 1 percent. Seasonal advances were also seen in corn and oats with mixed gains across contracts.
Market shorthand shows a rough tally of hay and feed values with cwt pricing. Red clover and sweet clover figures appear, alongside top and timothy estimates, though OCR errors cloud exact figures. The fragment suggests current cash provisions for livestock feed in Chicago.
Iowa hog price notices show steady bids and market signals as producers navigate seasonal demand. Buyers and sellers track live quotes, noting regional variation and ongoing price expectations for winter consignments.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Chicago produce record with prices and codes. Mentions a steady rate, numbers like 37420 and 36096, 3690, 3520, and 33c. Appears to be a merchandise or receipt-like listing with percentages and daisy items. No clear event or people identified.
Stockholm reports over 100000 flu victims, about one sixth of the city, as Sweden Denmark and Norway battle a widespread influenza outbreak. Goteborg’s cases rise and deaths are few, while medical teams work to curb the epidemic and treat the sick.
Danish actress Osa Massen, 30, to marry Joey Cummins in Hollywood this Sunday. She is a former wife of actor Jean Hersholt's son Anson.
Notice is here by given that an administrator has been appointed to oversee the estate in District Court. The firm Elderkin and Locher, Attorneys, will handle the matter and oversee and conduct the sale of the estate as required. The notice names the executor and the date to grant further proceedings.
Fragmentary notice from a state county court of will filings and decrees. Readable fragments reference a will, the court, and a scheduled hearing or decree date. Names and precise actions are unclear due to damaged text.
Dorothy Gogg daughter of Mr and Mrs H Gogg 1675 Sixth Avenue Marion wed Gene McNabb son of Mrs Visa McNabb Cedar Rapids in St Josephs CatholicParsonage with attendants Lorraine Fangman Nashua and Jim Gillen Cedar Rapids. They will reside in Cedar Rapids.
A consolidated listing shows services for Marion churches including Baptist, St Josephs, Christian, Congregational, Free R, Methodist, Presbyterian and Lutheran. It notes pastors, Bible schools, worship times, youth meetings, prayer services, and upcoming events such as county rallies and Lent services.
Feature Time lists the films and their screening times for venues including IOWA Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion. The schedule covers Dead Reckoning Singin in the Corn Plainsman and the Lady Dangerous Millions The Mre pratres Great Flamarion Sagebrush Law Make Mine Music Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Ghost Guns Dead Man s Eyes Ginger Mr Hex and more with multiple daily showings.
The notice lists Prairie Chapel services each Wednesday at 7 45 p m with morning worship at 11 and Sunday school at 10 a m led by Rev A B Curran and Jeap Hanson Epworth league at 7 30 p m Also Seventh Day Church of God on Sixth Street at Ninth Avenue with Elder Lawrence Christensen conducting Sabbath school at 10 30 a m and preaching
A State screening delivers Plainsman and the Lady a lively Western featuring Pony Express lore and staged Indian attacks. Michael Arnesen and Sam Cotten clash with rival Peter Marquette as Vera Ralston provides romance amid action and humor from Clyde and Walburn. The second feature Dangerous Millions follows an eccentric will driving a world wide heir hunt for a $20 million treasure.
Des Moines lawmakers consider the Gamble property at 35th and Grand as a potential governor's residence. A bill seeks 50000 dollars for acquisition and equipment, while an unofficial group was told ownership might be secured for 25000 dollars.
A movie about Cynthia Pilgrim a Boston business school graduate who enters a male dominated workplace and supports women’s suffrage. Betty Grable stars with Dick Haymes. Gershwin music provides score amid praise for grace and color but notes on energy and casting. Anne Revere and Gene Lockhart appear in supporting roles. Technicolor.
Curtailed chalk supplies from cliffs during World War II hampered cigarette paper production, slowing manufacturing and forcing rations and adjustments in the paper industry.
Carroll Iowa reports Charles Beilinghausen aged 53 was found dead at his home with a frozen body. An autopsy indicated death not from natural causes, and an official cited bruises and a chaotic scene suggesting he died during a struggle from a blow to the head delivered by an assailant.
In Council Hill Oklahoma a highway patrolman killed 22 year old fugitive J W Beasley who was sought for the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Lon Pearson of Pauls Valley as Beasley fled across a field. His wife and two year old son Buddy watched from a pickup truck.
Luverne Iowa AP report notes a 600 population town formed the Luverne Building Company to attract medical staff. They raised 7000 dollars, bought a fine home for a doctor, and purchased a lot for an office and dental quarters, awaiting practitioners.
Louella Parsons reports competition between Ingrid Bergman in Walter Wanger’s Joan of Arc and Greer Garson in Gabriel Pascal’s Saint Joan. Gossip notes Joan Fontaine’s busy schedule with William Dozier, and mentions Caribbean cruise February 22. Also covers Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap sale to Abbott and Cos tello, Disney filing titles, and upcoming teenage film series at Monogram.
Freddy Martin, 40, and his ex wife Beth Martin, 36, remarried in Yuma by Justice C. M. Lutes. The couple, first wed in 1930, divorced last year and now have four sons including Freddy Jr., 15.
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