This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1945
Page
8
Broad weekend demand supported a mostly small beef run in Chicago with cows and medium grade heifers dominating. Steers top around 16 dollars, bulk 13.50 to 14.50. lamb bids slipped to 16.25. hogs and calves show varied prices across Omaha and Sioux City quotes.
Grain futures show firm to strong gains led by wheat and rye with short covering and scarce offerings. May wheat at 1.63 and May corn around 1.12 as oats, barley and rye also rise, while Chicago provisions list assorted prices for No. 2 red wheat and other grains.
Receipts and price quotes for poultry cheese eggs and potatoes in Chicago and New York markets show firm or unchanged prices across items. Notable figures include cheese scores and egg price ranges, with specific declines and advances noted in various grade categories and regional shipments.
A miscellaneous Wisconsin note records a shipment of twins or cheddary sold to the army at twenty three and a half cents per pound.
Sgt A E Sell son of Mr and Mrs W W Sell 1138 Sixth Street NW has been awarded the Soldier s Medal for heroism not involving conflict with the enemy His parents have been informed Set Sell is in England with the Eighth Air Force The medal was awarded for saving a fellow airman by pulling him from a fire
At Lincoln Airfield a staged drive to promote military courtesy yielded a GI who promptly saluted a Red Cross worker, a private in a garrison cap, and a Western Union messenger in rapid succession.
New YorkFriday trading saw mixed results as many leaders retraced gains from a lengthy advance while overall turnover hovered near 2 million shares. Several issues posted modest advances while profit taking trimmed intraday highs.
Cedar Rapids hog market remains at ceiling Friday with top prime hogs at 14.45. Good hogs 160-170 lbs. and 170-400 lbs. listed. numbers for packers, heifers, cows, bulls, and sheep shown across weight ranges. Prices vary by quality from common to choice, with dry lot beef bulls and lamb markets detailed.
Cedar Rapids markets show prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, and hay with unit quotes in dollars. Livestock and poultry also listed along with wholesale fruits vegetables and hides, with various grades and receipts included.
Two Cedar Rapids, Iowa, airmen from the 11th heavy bombardment group of the Seventh Air Force receive commendation from Maj. Gen. Robert W. Douglass Jr. for helping seize large Pacific territories. Maj. Robert H. Benesh and Capt. Bernard McPartland are named, with Benesh’s wife Izetta and parents listed and Benesh expected home soon.
The United Cereal Workers Local 110 in Cedar Rapids adopted a CIO affiliated resolution urging workers to stay at post and postpone gala day celebrations until victory is won. The measure echoes Cedar Rapids Industrial Union Council actions and aims to keep war production at maximum until the final shot is fired.
Mrs. Clarence E. White improves after four weeks ill. Clergy to speak on election returns at Palo Methodist. St John’s Ely and Shueyville United Brethren plan Sunday services with hymns, sermons, and meetings. Sixty Cedar Rapids Scouts and leaders travel to Davenport for a scouting exhibit. Den mothers meet Friday. Harold Ammons sues Western Transportation for $483.77 in district court. John Erickson fined $50 for drunkenness after arrest on F avenue NW. Dr Myron L Koenig to speak on The Nazi Master Plan at Newton luncheon. George A Newton previously misreported as twice fined. only one offense occurred.
Des Moines Iowa Senator A E Augustine opposed a 41 to 1 vote approving a resolution giving the state executive council authority to purchase the International Harvester building for 155000. The plan envisions interim rental at 775 monthly and possible use as digital storage. Augustine warned of liquor-storage implications and urged withdrawal of a local option bill.
In Italy the Polish 2nd Corps under Lt Gen Janaay Anders backs London's exile government and rejects the Big Three plan for Poland. Anders calls for discipline and dignity, pledging to pursue independence and democracy despite pressure, as the corps remains the largest exile army unit.
Washington AP reports Iowa’s eight representatives voted against proceeding with the George bill to separate lending agencies from the commerce department before Henry Wallace’s cabinet appointment. The motion carried 202 to 192.
Obituary notices report the deaths of William Harrison Parker and Harry H. Doolittle in Cedar Rapids area hospitals and Reuben R. Heck in Cedar Rapids. Parker, 67, had two sons and two daughters with memorial services to follow at the Polansky chapel. Doolittle, a retired railway postal clerk, will have services at Turner chapel and Estherville mortuary. Heck, long employed by Penick and Ford, leaves five sons and three daughters with burial in Linwood cemetery after services at Maen chapel.
Washington AP reports civilian food in 1945 will be leaner with calories down about 4 percent due to reduced sugar fat and meat supplies. Vitamins and minerals vary with pork dairy and egg availability while overall meats lard and dairy intakes fall and sugar per capita drops to 78 pounds.
Raymond Buckmayer reported a radio stolen from his car in the Wilsons lot Thursday afternoon. Clifford Avis said a tire was stolen from his car Thursday night in the same lot. Mrs A E Schoendelen reported a package stolen from the vestibule of her apartment building.
Vernon Schulte of Norway was fined $5 and costs by Police Judge Harry Johnson after pleading guilty to failing to yield the right of way. The case stemmed from a Thursday night collision at C avenue and Sixteenth street NE involving Schulte and Louis Cullman of 428 Nineteenth Street NE. A truck driven by Ralph Lang-
Marion Hoff skidded on Cottage Grove avenue SE Thursday night, dumping baled hay onto the road. A taxicab hit the hay, scattering it further. No charges were filed.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.