Hog Prices Rise as Government Slaughter Program Attracts Buyers
Packer contracts for government relief slaughter draw buyers to the Chicago stock yards. Hog prices gain 5 to 10 cents from Monday with receipts around 41,400 in key markets. Chicago leads with 25,000 hogs, top sparingly at 4.70. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and East St Louis report steady to modest changes. Cattle and lamb markets show mixed but generally firm tendencies amid broader demand.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
East Buffalo
East St Lois
Ann Pole
Buffalo
St Louis
East St Louis
Ennis
Des. Moines
Adipt
Concentratien
Iowa
Minnesota
Arektis
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Prices Listing
A fragmented Cedar Rapids miscellaneous market page lists grain and produce prices including oats, wheat, and corn. It notes wholesale fruit prices such as navel oranges and mentions various produce items with nominal prices and unit notes.
U S Expenditures Top Four Billion For Fiscal Year
Washington AP reports government outlays for the fiscal year exceed four billion dollars with a rise to seven billion projected by year end. The treasury faces large balances as gold profits and debt levels spike, while Roosevelt era budget pressures and deficit concerns are noted amid overall spending growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelts
Treasury
Ail Mo Powerett
Rain Predictions Push Grain Prices Down
Weather forecasts of rain in the dry southwest weigh on the wheat market as prices fall with wheat 14.4 cents lower and corn and oats easing. Early selling and scattered commission-house activity subdued gains, while cash sales remained light and receipts mixed. Provisions declined with huts in the hog sector showing some strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Buw
Liverpool
Chicago Markets Markets Chicago Produce AP Butter Creamery Prices
Market notes show butter and eggs mixed with firmer creamery prices and steady receipts. Dressed poultry demand remains light with weather affecting supplies. potato futures edge higher on Idaho Russets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bliss
New York
Fiemer Creamery
Idaho
Sugar market report shows muted shifts in New York and Minneapolis
Raw sugar prices eased slightly in New York with spot prices around $3.27 for duty paid futures. Refined sugar held at $0.450 per pound for granulated. Minneapolis market saw little changed shipments and standard middlings at $0.16 to $0.17.
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New York
Fragmented OCR Summary From Historical Page
The readable text presents garbled phrases and incomplete lines from a historical newspaper page. No clear events or names are extractable beyond scattered fragments and partial sentences.
Hog Prices Hit New Local Highs Above Four Dollars
Hog market advances lift prime hogs to 4.00 and packer hogs to 3.15. The Sinclair market lists prime hogs by weight class from 180 to 340 pounds and notes liberal premiums based on quality. Calf market quotes 130 to 190 pounds at 65.00 to 70.00. Fed lambs and buck lambs also shown in the soft markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair
Wall St Stocks Tread Lightly Amid Snowbound Day
The New York market opened amid a heavy snowstorm with prices steady to firm and trading spotty. Aircraft shares led modest gains while utilities eased. United Aircraft and Douglas rose about two points, US Steel and American Telephone held steady, and transfers totaled around 1,250,000 shares as traders faced travel disruption.
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New York
United Aircraft
Santa Fe
Douglas
Crucible Steel
Steel
American Telephone
Exchange
Cits
United
Douglas Anciatts
Santa Fe Delaware and Hudson
New York Central
Pennsylvania
U S
U S. Steel
Republic Steel
du Pont
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
Quoted Stocks Journal Page From Juneau Alaska Trading Power
Territorial market page lists numerous corporations and stock lines with prices and percentages, including Amn Power L, Kennecott Corp, Johns Manville, Phelps Dodge, Sears Roebuck, American Tel Tel, General Electric, and Union Carbide. The column notes a Chicago stocks close and various listings across industries, reflecting active trading cues and market breadth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Alaska
Express
Hupp Motors
Juneau
Lils Central
Aeghery Corp
Aldus Rayon
Chuitners
Amerada Corp
Ami
Gar & Fd
Johns Manville
Corp
Kelvinator
Kans City
Amn
Lambert
Amy Ret Mauls
Valley
Aemehe & Myers Boaa Aw Steel
Wayensanto
eNash Motors
Dena Biecurr
Nail Distirs
Weoerse
Nail Pow & le
Nail Stee
Wren Sa
Warri Vt
Nerands Mines
Nor Pac
North Amn
Varkard
Pasco Sh Park
Ates
Mick & Ford
Vonney
Pi Phelps
Phillips Pet
Pilesbury - Diy Crow
Sol
Proctor Gambel
Tres
Ayer Sloe
Seaboard
Dyp
Sears Kaebuck
Owen
Sperry Coron
Steel
Sripd
Stew Warner
Lia
la Ben Food
Stein Tevitt
Vanadium Steel
Warner Bros
Pave A
Marvid
Liits Catsden
Ween Union
Noroave Sao
Westehouse
Toon & Co
Howser Ators
Overestoun S&t
Asbestas Mtg
Heemann
Wweaa
Death by Own Action Verdict Substantiated Jerabek Case
Investigation into Tony Jerabek death yields verdict of death by own action. Coroner Vorpahl notes a note in Jerabek handwriting, thumbprint on revolver, and lack of a struggle. Witnesses recall threats of suicide and a dispute after a card game before his death at 829 Shoaver road NE.
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Tony Jerabek
Shoaver Road
Fed
R. A Vorpahl
Jerabek
Vorpahl
Earl Stanley
Joe Vitek
Vera Ann
Paul
Vitek
Funeral services for Mrs Cairns set at First Christian Church
Death notice lists Mrs W R Cairns buried in Linwood with service Wednesday at 1 30 pm led by Rev Blaine Hoten. Children named: four daughters Mrs H M Donald Cope Colo Mrs G Schwandt Minnesota City Minn Helen Amber Cairns Cedar Rapids and two sons L A Clark Cope Colo Bruce Cairns Cedar Rapids.
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W R Cairns
First Christian Church
Blaine Hoten
Linwood
H. M Donald
Cope
Colo
G . Schwandt
Minnesota City
Minn
Helen
Amber Cairns
Cedar Rapids
L. A. Clark
Bruce Cairns
Obituary notices list Cedar Rapids mourners and LA services
Mrs Lucretia J House 69 widow of Dean House died Saturday evening at her daughter’s home in Los Angeles after a long illness. Surviving children live in Los Angeles and Cedar Rapids. funeral and burial in Los Angeles. Mrs Minnie Berry 80 Cedar Rapids widow of George H Berry died at home after a brief illness born New York March 21 1853. Burial in Linwood cemetery in Cedar Rapids. John Breneman funeral at Turner chapel 11 am Wednesday with Rev S E Wright. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call Turner chapel Tuesday evening.
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Lucretia J. House
Dean House
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Meyers
Los Angeles
House
California
Ernest Myers
Hortense Hewitt
Roy Smith
Leo B. Smith
Harlan
Harlene
Jack Smith
Minnie Berry
George H Berry
Tenth Street
New York State
Elizabeth W Bruyn
Beatty Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
John Breneman
Turner Chapel
S E. Wright
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Sedlacek in Swisher Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Sedlacek of Swisher will be held at the Janeba and Brosh chapel on Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Francis Pokorny. Burial will follow at Bohemian National Cemetery.
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Sedlacek
Anna Sedlacek
Swisher
Janeba and Brosh
Francis Pokorny
Funeral for Mrs Fannie Crawford in Turner chapel
The funeral for Mrs Fannie Crawford will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in the Turner chapel with the Rev E W Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park chapel Tuesday evening.
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Fannie Crawford
Turner Chapel
E W Brooks
Cedar Memorial Park
Hoff Couple Attends State Dry Cleaners Meeting
Mr and Mrs B J Hoff returned Monday from Des Moines where they attended the state dry cleaners meeting Sunday. Mr Hoff is a director of the Town State Cleaners and Dyers association.
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B J Hoff
Des Moines
Joe Boyle
Legion Auxiliary
Della Senninger
Noble Kizer May Be Ohio Coach
Reports from Columbus indicate Purdue football coach Noble Kizer may become Ohio State head coach. L W St John athletic director and J L Morrill vice president planned to meet Kizer in Lafayette Indiana. Salary discussions centered on a proposed nine thousand dollar annual figure.
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Noble Kizer
Ohio
Columbus O
Purdue University
Ohio State
St. John
JL. Morrill
Lafayette Ind
Kizer Kizer
St John
Kizer
Kaizer
Willaman
Grigsby Grunow Co Placed In Receivership In Bankruptcy
The Grigsby Grunow company once a leading radio set maker is placed in bankruptcy in a federal court. Frank McKey named receiver. Bank value listed at 14 million dollars with liabilities of 6 million.
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Chicago
INS
Grigsby- Grunow Company
Frank McKey
Dairy Tax Plan Pushes Cuts and Donations for Butter
A large Iowa led committee backs a 15 percent butterfat cut and notes only the net proceeds from oleomargarine tax minus admin costs remain. Sign-up penalties would divert funds to neighbors who opt out. Proposes free dairy to the needy with broad industry donations. Funding ideas include $2 million for advertising and limits on imports. A successor plan favors bonus payments for calves to mature cows, with a broad list of committee members from Iowa creameries and dairy groups.
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Wallace
Iowa
O. K
Joe Anderson
Thompson
Iowa Association of Local Creameries
H A Bartlett
Manly
Iowa State Brand
W. J Campbell
Jesup
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Clem de Meulenaere
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Cooperative Creamery
Walter Dietz
Walcott
Davenport Music
Don Fi
Courthouse News: Civil Actions Move in March Term
Filing of civil cases for the March term of district court gained momentum as Friday’s deadline neared. Claims include a workmen compensation dispute by Mrs. Sarah Spray seeking $514.70, a replevin action by Baldwin Piano, car damage suit by Fred Zody, labor and loan judgments, a divorce case for Naffer Hassen, and several Crandic Stages receivership claims totaling $1,050.62. Judge H C. King granted Clara King a divorce for cruel and inhuman treatment and custody of a minor.
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Sarah Spray
Henry Teget
Baldwin Piano Company
E. J Dahms
Fred Zody
L. O Worley
G M. Unger
Charlies Shepard
H C. King
Clara King
William King
GanRtens
Collins Receivership To Be Argued Thursday
Oral arguments will be heard Thursday before Federal Chancellor F F Faville on whether to appoint a special receiver for Collins Farms of Cedar Rapids in a $4 000 000 foreclosure suit by Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. If Faville favors a receiver, he will recommend to Federal Judge Charles A Dewey, who will hold a hearing to decide the receiver’s necessity. The foreclosure case continued Tuesday with cross examination of former Collins Farms general manager A G Thurman about conditions on 165 farms.
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Des Moines
Collins Farms Company
Cedar Rapids
F Faville
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
New York
Faville
Charles A Dewey
Dewey
A G Thurman
Thurman
Committees Appointed At Concord Club Meeting
Concord Agriculture and Literary club formed four committees at a Thursday meeting at Leslie Dunn home. Refreshment chairmen listed for three month blocks. program and flower committees named with multiple members. Club plans a March 9 meeting at Leslie Dunn home and other local activities noted.
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Concord Club
Concord Agriculture and Literary Club
Leslie Dunn
Harle Gibson
James Fernow
A. J. Taube
Hugh Gordon
Lee Legler
James Woodworth
Clyde Kearns
Fred McShane
Harley Erwin
A. B
Harold Scott
Hubert McCalley
Carl White
Carl Secrist
William Ambdenstock
W. B Sebern
Charles Towers
A. J Taube
R. N. Fitzgerald
Roscoe Blinks
Clifton Hawk
CWS Women To Resume Work Wednesday
Women workers in the CWS project will resume work at the Marion Community club office on Wednesday. Persons with worn or outgrown clothing or quiltable scraps are asked to send them to the Community club office or contact Miss Mildred Titus.
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CWS
Marion Community Club
Community Club
Mildred Titus
Beer Bill Debate Takes Up House Session In Des Moines
In Des Moines the Iowa House spent the morning debating whether beer alcohol content should rise from 3.2 to 4 percent or if limits should be removed entirely. The session adjourned at 2 p.m. with no vote planned, while the Senate focused on old age pension legislation and tax revision talks continued among conference committee members.
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Des Moines
House
Iowa
Senate
Eastern Storm and Cold Wave Death Toll Rises
A northeastern snowstorm and bitter cold caused at least twenty deaths across several states. Two boats grounded off Massachusetts and a third distressed in Long Island Sound. In Pennsylvania a hospital fire killed ten elderly patients. New York traffic chaos delayed the stock exchanges by an hour.
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United Tress
Massachusetts
Long Island Sound
Memorial Home For the Aged
Brookville
Pennslvania
Brooklyn
Subway
Newark Airport
New York
Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Births from 1001 Fifth Avenue and Local Families
Born to Mr and Mrs A J Jennings at 1001 Fifth Avenue SE a son on February 17. A son was born February 20 to Mr and Mrs John L Parsons of Waterloo at St Luke's Hospital. A son was born February 20 to Mr and Mrs G M King at 1047 Seventeenth Street NE. A daughter was born February 20 to Mr and Mrs C L Morningstar at 1656 Sixth Street NW.
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John Titus
Howard Titus
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Jennings
Fifth Avenue SE
John L. Parsons
Waterloo
G. M. King
Seventeenth Street
St. Luke's Hospita
C L. Morningstar
Sixth Street NW
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U. S
Theawe
Catte Hoge
Joseph
Ann Tano
DAD S&s
Tivesiock
van He S
Omaha
Race
APS Dent Agrien
Oboulcherys
Sao Fed
Fred Woo
Bates
Texas
Freding
Wye Uta
Cath Ge
Canon
Urea
Lamson Brothers and Co
R.E. Disbrow
Cedar Rauids
Merchants National Bank
FIOLA
Minneapolis
W. D. Hanna & Company
Mer
National Bank
Ane TittotHy Steig
STEYD
Tod Kerr
Lean Nasway
St. Ufos
Howe
Renee
York
Perry Tao
Wall St
Kennett & Co
Nord
Cairns
J. F. Breneman
Mrs. Crawford
Grigsby-Grunow Co
Court House News
Crandic
Crandic Stages, Inc
Ebm Scott
Collins
Marion News
Gerald Gordon
Murial
Waldo Lindley
Geraldine
Lawrence Gordon
Cedar Falls
Linn
Alice Stewart
Carrie Hanson
Dorothy Wetzel
Dorothy Filmore
Ed Forbes
Addie Shumack
Cary Club
Owen Fernow
Federation of Women's Clubs
Carl Cunningham
The
Free Methodist Church
Dr. Drummond
Legion Hall
Arthur Newman
G. O. Pyle
Chatterbox Card Club
Harold McNaly
South Fourteenth Street
George Bethber
Earl Beiber
Marion Township Farm Bureau
East Side Union
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Mrs
Don Herron
Marquette
A. E. Granger
Chapter CS
J. J. Booth
O. O. P. Club
W. W. Vaughn
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Harold Howe
Sixth Avenue
Comforter
Marion and Anamosa
Oxford Club
Methodist Church
Manhattan Beach
YM Co. A
Catherine Reinheimer
Priscilla Guild
Congregational Church
Shaffer Klink
Klink
G. M. Hibner
W. R. Barber
W. K. Lothian
C E. Mitchell
Robert Cessford
Pilgrim Highraaders
H. O. Allen
Arthur Lyon
Entre Nous Club
Carl N. Owen
Jay Franz
Chiscago
Marion
Mother's Club
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Lester Boettcher
Irma Steen
Mary Frances Howell
Gaylord Ward
Melvin Arp
Robert Davin
Norman Zier
Ralph Gonsales
Daniny Sills
Elvin Shirley
Lorraine Cruise
Nolan Neleson
Jerry Gerrans
LeRoy Overall
Harold Miller
Robert Oakley
Richard Arp
William Johnson
Barbara Clay
Mary Balster
Mary Howell
Darlene Keenan
Betty O'Kelly
Dorothy Adee
Minuet
Joan Balster
Janet Derflinger
Loretta Austin
Lois Culver
Dee Vee Dean
Doris Gage
Catherine Hogan
Lorraine Kramer
Ella Simmonsen
Laura Williams
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