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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1939

Page

10

Hogs Steady to 10 Cents Higher at Chicago Stockyards

Official receipts Thursday show cattle 5,000 hogs 9,000 sheep 15,000. Hogs were steady to 10 cents higher with top at 845, cattle 25 cents higher and lambs up 15 cents. Chicago had 8,000 of 15,600 hogs reported. other markets ranged steady to higher. Representative sales note varied bids across light and heavy hogs and cattle with multiple city markets listed.

Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland East St Louis East St. Louis INS Kansas City St Joseph Sioux City Paul Indianapolis Buffalo Cincinnati

Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Lightly Mixed in Chicago Market

Chicago market report shows hog receipts around 8 000 stable to 10c higher with tops near 845 for good and choice. cattle receipts about 6 000 with steers and yearlings firming 25c higher and prime Iowa fed bullocks bid to 11275. sheep receipts 4 000 with fat lambs 15 25c lower and top slaughter lambs near 890 with ewes around 400 450.

Chicago Iowa

Livestock Market Report From Sioux City

AP dispatch details cattle hogs and sheep sales with receipts and price ranges. Beef steers yearlings and fed cattle show gains while cows and feeders are mixed. Hogs strengthen with top quotes near 800 per hundredweight and lambs fluctuate on demand and quality.

Hogs and cattle market report from Omaha auction

Receipts 3600 hogs and 3500 cattle with mixed price shifts. Hogs mostly 10c higher to 10c, top 820 for 185-215 lbs. cattle firmer with feeders steady to strong, top vealers 900, fed steers around 900 to 11250, beef cows 575 to 650. sheep and lambs slow with bids lower but strong sheep, fed wooled lambs around 865 to 900.

Omaha U_ S$ Dept Agriculture

Cattle and hog market prices in South St Paul report

Receipts totaled about 3 000 cattle with fed steers at 925, short fed heifers 750, beef cows 525 to 625, and top sausage bulls 675. Hogs 9 000 receipts with most sales steady and weights 140 to 180 pounds up to 190 to 240 pounds. Sheep 2 000 receipts with fat lambs firm to higher, natives around 8 25 and 120 lb fed lambs at 460 expected Tuesday.

Sioux City Ois Good Sons South ST Paul

Market reports show pork hog prices across Iowa markets

Across Ottumwa Mason City and Waterloo bids indicate hogs 140 to 550 pounds with varied quotes. Prices range from about 6.35 to 7.75 dollars per hundredweight depending on weight class and yard. Packers quoted 275 to 425 pounds at 6.75 dollars and higher tiers up to 6.65.

Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo

Market Report Shows Mixed Live Cattle Prices

The report lists price ranges and weights for cattle from 270 to 580 pounds with various dollars per hundredweight figures and totals, noting a weak tone across the cattle market. It includes several weight brackets and corresponding price values, indicating uneven demand and liquidity in livestock trading.

Hog Receipts Report From Des Moines Minnesota Yards

Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Minnesota and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 8 am Wednesday were 19,900, down from 29,200 a week earlier and up from 16,900 a year ago. Prices ranged with weights from 140 to 550 pounds, with heavies up to 15 cents higher and sows quoted around 6.60 to 6.85 for 275 to 550 pounds.

Des Moines API IU S. Dept. Agriculture Interior Town Minnesota

Local Hog Market Advances on Midweek Trade

Hogs rise on the local market with prime grades up 5 to 10 cents and top at 785. Good packers gain 5 cents while cattle markets hold steady as steer and heifer prices vary by weight class. Calf prices hold around 9 50 to 9 75 and lambs show steady to firm quotes for light spring lambs.

Cedar Rapids Miscellany Grain and Produce Prices

Cedar Rapids lists prices for grain, hay and straw, butterfat and cream, poultry and eggs, wholesale fruits and vegetables, and hides. Includes No 1 wheat 60c, oats 22c, corn 39c, soybeans 72c, baled hay 650 and 500, lemons 5 50, oranges 2 60, cabbages 2 25, beef hides No 1 6c, No 2 5c, horses up to 2.28 and 1.75 respectively.

Cedar Rapids Leghorns LLC

Travel talk closes Wilson High personality course

Mrs M J Frankel spoke to Wilson high school girls on Travel the final talk in a week long series. Junior and sophomore guests attended as the senior class sponsored the program. Other speakers covered spring style trends hobbies health and broad interests and business skills.

M J Frankel Wilson High School June Ford Adeline Taylor Sunday Gazette A L Augustine Evelyn Street Mildred Hoadley M. H. Morrison

Halley To Talk On Sayings Of Christ At Baptist Church

H H Halley of Chicago continues his Biblical recital series at the First Baptist church on Wednesday night at 7 30 p m. The Rev Nelson C Dreier of the First Congregational church assists in the pulpit with special choral music. Grace Gordon will be organist. The talk covers sayings of Jesus on the Bible Kingdom Motive His End Coming and Stewardship. Halley spoke at the Kiwanis meeting at the Montrose hotel Wednesday applying quotations to daily life.

First Baptist Church H. H. Halley Chicago Jesus Christ Nelson C. Dreier First Congregational Church Mr. Halley Grace Gordon Jesus Halley Kiwanis Club Montrose Hotel

Senate Passes Bill for Agency Funds with TVA Additions

The Senate approved a $1.898 billion appropriations bill funding nearly 40 federal agencies, including the TVA, and sent it to the House for concurrence in amendments after a floor clash over TVA dam construction funds. The House had refused $17 million to advance TVA dam projects.

Washington Senate TVA House

Markets close as Washington's Birthday halts trading

United States grain and produce markets and stock exchange dealings were suspended Wednesday due to the Washington's Birthday holiday.

Chicago Washington United States Grain and Produce Stock Exchange

Wisconsin Cheese Quotas and River Stage Report

Wisconsin cheese exchange lists February 2025 quotas with Tw ins daisies horns and cheddars at 12c to 12 1/2c. Farmers board shows daisies and horns at 12 1/4a¢ and 12c for cheddars. Mississippi River stages note Davenport fall to 77 rise 13 Keokuk 18 fall 12 81 Louis 7.9 rise 0.6.

Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Farmers’ Call Board Mississippi River Davenport Dubuque Keokuk Louis

Court Moves to Vacate 1923 Hildebrand Will Probate

E W Hildebrand seeks to set aside the June 25 1938 probate of his father Jacob A Hildebrands will claiming lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence. He alleges B C Hildebrand as executor receives a residence and three fifths of the estate while he would receive two fifths and asks a finding of intestacy or invalid will and appointment of an administrator.

W Hildebrand Jacob A. Hildebrand BC. Hildebrand Jacob A Hildebrand Hildebrand E W. Hildebrand

Guardian Appointed for Minor in Kohl v Blood Case

A default against Hillis Blood in the Kohl versus Blood case was set aside by Judge H C Ring because Blood is a minor. A judgment of 3229 75 was entered last July. Powell was appointed guardian ad litem for Hills Blood with a Feb 25 hearing at 9 am.

Hillis Blood C A Kohl Ernest Blood Hillis H. C. Ring Ring John M. Powell Hills Blood

Woodward files first progress report as Red Head receiver

The district court heard the first progress report of W A Woodward as receiver for Red Head Products Inc on Tuesday. The filing includes a request to dismiss Benner Chemical Co of Chicago's petition to appoint another receiver, cites receipts of 1140.94 and disbursements of 70.27, and notes Woodward's $800 claim for cash advances prior to receivership with Benner asserting creditor status.

First Progressive W. A Woodward Red Head Products, Inc Benner Chemical Company of Chicago Woodward Benner Company

Wortman pleads not guilty in desertion case after arrest near Olin

Ray H Wortman of near Olin was taken to Des Moines by Polk County deputies after Judge H C Ring denied his writ of habeas corpus plea. He pled not guilty on a child desertion charge and in contempt for nonpayment of support money and posted $1000 bond in each case before returning home. Wortman's attorneys reported Wednesday.

Ray H. Wortman Near Olin Des Moines Polk County H. C. Ring Wortman

Linn County to Take Tax Deeds on 30 Marion Properties

Tax deeds for 30 Marion properties will be taken by Linn County through action of the supervisors Tuesday. The board directed the auditor to turn in certificates to the county treasurer and take deeds. The real estate consists of vacant lots, except for one improved with a dwelling. The certificates were acquired on public bidder's tax sale January 6, 1936, and the properties were never redeemed.

Marion Linn County

Linn County Approves Road Plat for 4.75 Mile District

County supervisors accept Engineer W. H. Behrens report and plat for a 4.75 mile secondary road surfacing district running north from old Highway 13 in Marion township. Establishment hearing set for March 14 at 2 p.m.

Linn County W. H Behrens Marion Township

Will of Rosie Seda probated for Feb 10 death with Seda heirs

The will of Rosie Seda who died February 10 was probated Tuesday. Beneficiaries are her children Milo Seda Edwin Seda and Irma Seda Marshall with Milo Seda named executor. The will dated May 13 1938 establishes the succession.

Rosie Seda Milo Seda Edwin Seda Irma Seda Marshall

Mills Novelty Company seeks judgment in account action

The Mills Novelty company of Chicago asks a $290.70 judgment in an account action. The Refrigera tion Equipment company and Robert Melsha are named defendants.

Mills Novelty Company of Chicago The Refrigeration Equipment Company Robert Melsha

Johnson County Farm Sells in Hanson Estate Case

Court approves sale of 117 acre Johnson county farm in Lizzie May Hanson estate to W. J. Hughes for 10120 dollars 50 cents.

Johnson County Lizzie May Hanson W. J. Hughes

Rinda Wall Sues Tri-States Theatre Over Head Injury

Rinda Wall files a $2,500 personal injury suit against Tri-States Theatre Corp alleging a severe head injury when struck by a lobby door at the State Theater on January 17, 1937.

Rinda Wall Tri- States Theatre Corporation State Theater

WPA Quotas in St. Paul Region Extended to April 1

St. Paul region administrator Howard Drew announced that WPA worker quotas in the seven-state area will stay at current levels until April 1. He warned Congress must appropriate an extra 150 million dollars to avoid a further wage cut.

ST. Paul Howard Drew Congress Drew Sai

Winnipeg Wheat Trades Lower On Liverpool Market

Wheat prices on the Winnipeg grain exchange edged down in dull trading as Liverpool market activity fell. Scattered selling met little resistance and prices slipped about a half to three quarters of a cent before stabilizing, with March futures and cash demand showing slow activity amid US market holidays. Liverpool wheat closed fractionally lower and Rioose futures eased slightly amid thin news flow.

Winnipeg Man Winnipeg Grain Exchange Liverpool United States Old March Buenos Aires Risaoe

Riviera Dancer Charms Hitler In Munich Tap Showcase

California tap dancer Marion Daniels, 19, performed in Munich and Cannes drawing enthusiastic praise from Adolf Hitler. He attended two performances, sent a telegram inviting her to Munich, and applauded her acrobatic tap as she closed the show. An interpreter conveyed his compliments.

Munich Marion Daniels California French Riviera Adolf Hitler Fuehrer Miss Daniels Alameda Calif Lehar Hitler Cannes Riviera Gaertner Theater Kuenssleraus

Deaths Mrs Grace Liddle Fox Former Cedar Rapids Resident

Mrs Grace Liddle Fox widow of Charles J. Fox died in Urbana Illinois at about 86. Born in Salem New York she lived many years in Cedar Rapids before moving five years ago Her survivors include daughter Mrs Paul Belting of Urbana and son Merritt Fox of Detroit The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids Thursday for services Friday at 10 30 a m in Turner chapel with Dr Robert Little officiating Burial will follow at Oak Hall cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Thursday evening

Grace Liddle Fox Charles J. Fox Cedar Rapids Urbana Ill Salem Turner Chapel Robert Little Oak Hall Cemetery

Local Man Jesse Maish Dies in Los Angeles

Jesse B. Maish of Los Angeles died Feb. 14 after a long illness. Born Sept. 26, 1874, he previously lived in Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis where he ran the old avenue livery barn and later worked in the automotive business. He moved to California two years ago for health. Survived by wife Helen, two sons Clifford and George, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles on Feb. 16 with burial at Valhalla Memorial Park.

Jesse B. Maish Los Angeles Arthur L. Cain Fifteenth Avenue Clifford George Hollywood Valhalla Memorial Park

Obituary Summary of Anderson Family Members

The survivor list includes W. R. Anderson and his wife Vena, his mother Mrs Emma W. Anderson of Cedar Rapids, a brother John J. Anderson of Chicago, and a nephew Richard Reidel of Cedar Rapids. The text notes extended family ties and locations.

Tery Vena Emma W. Anderson Cedar Rapids John J. Anderson Chicago Richard Reidel

City Briefs And Personals Highlight Local Meetups

Billy Grafton earns wolf merit badge at Cub pack No. 25. Praha Rebekah lodge hosts dance at Sokol hall. Parlor City camp No. 1799 R N A meets at C S P S hall with bingo. Dougherty Men’s Fraternity to hold regional meeting at Montrose hotel. Wild Rose lodge members and friends plan card night at Electric Light bungalow. Libedean Jensen, 12, injures elbow at Roosevelt rink treated at St Luke’s. James Hamersmith recovering after appendectomy at Mercy hospital.

Billy Grafton Arthur School Praha Rebekah Lodge Sokol Hall Parlor City C. S. P. S. Hall Wild Rose Lodge L. A Tos A N. A The Electric Light Company Libedean Jensen Maple Drive Roosevelt Skating Rink St. Luke’s Hospital

Local Reserve Officers to Meet in Linn County

Army reserve officers of Linn county and vicinity will meet for a conference class in the federal building at 7 30 p m Wednesday. A meeting of the Linn county chapter of the Reserve Officers association will precede the class. Mrs John Rice convalesces in the T A Norberg home and was released from Mercy hospital after a pneumonia illness.

Army Reserve Officers Linn County Federal The Reserve Officers Association John Rice Fifteenth Street T. A. Norberg A Avenue NE Rice Mercy Hospital

Navy Seeks Flight Trainees At Local Station

E E Moon, recruiter in charge at the federal building navy recruiting station, announced flight training opportunities. Requirements include American citizenship, ages 20 to 28, sound health, height at least 5 feet 6 inches, weight minimum 132 pounds, and perfect vision without glasses. Some college work may qualify. Exams for junior grade lieutenants in the navy medical corps will follow for medical graduates who completed internships.

Cation E. E. Moon Navy Navy Medical Corps

Charter Given, Awards Made At Pack 6 Dinner

The Cub pack No 6 charter presentation and awards night at First Congregational church featured Willard H Gibbs as host with Bob Marshall assisting. William Gray Bear awards Edward Lee two Bear awards David Pugh Lion rank. Den 11 led by Chester Wetzel and Russell Boyer earned gold streamers. Den 6 won attendance trophy.

Cub Pack No. 6 First Congregational Church Willard H. Gibbs Bob Marshall Mr. Marshall William Gray Edward Lee David Pugh Den 11 Chester Wetzel Denner Russell Boyer Den 6 L. Owen Tisdale Nelson C. Dreier Walter R. Grissell Den F. Rubias Wayne Foster W. F. Michalicek Herbert Stamats C. D. Hedberg Rollo S. Pickford Lester Chadima Robert Bickel Ella S. Merrman Bob Meyer Owen Rubins Jack McPartland Ted Wagner Joe Shaber Norman Paulu Russell Knapp Jack Geiger George Newland, Jr Bob Chadima Allen Singer Jim Pickford Maurice Flack

J Arthur Schlichter to Speak at Sunshine Mission

J Arthur Schlichter will headline a Sunshine Mission event February 22 23 and 24 at 7 30 p m with talks No Man Cares For My Soul Which Way Will You Go Playing the Fool. Soloists Malcolm Metcalf and Bobby Hinkin accompany with Rev T J Hinkin as song leader.

J. Arthur Schlichter Sunshine Mission Fool Malcolm Metcalf Bobby Hinkin T. J. Hinkin

Gazette Classified Advertising Snippets Collect Various Listings

Advertisers are urged to exchange references for automobile transportation and to know product brands. The notice includes offers from DZIMEK P PO HARMACY and Allied Van Lines with local agents, plus jewelry and watch repair services. A wealth of small ads covers goods, services, and a money back cure for piles from GOODENOUGH DRUG.

The Gazette Dzimek P PO Harmacy 2Nd Ave 16Th Ave Probasco Jewelers Ave Allied van Lines, Inc Lynch Transfer & Storage Co Gerade H. K Schaefer Kresge S. Aes van Saar Inc Longance Cgalder's Fan & Storage Co., Inc Goodenough Drug P.O Griffith Feather Mattress Co

Moving Millions review to be given at church program

The women's missionary society of the First United Presbyterian church sponsors a Moving Millions book review at the church Thursday at 8 p.m. Greer McCrory, son of the Rev and Mrs W Greer McCrory, will deliver the review correcting Tuesday Gazette misstatement that the Rev Mr McCrory would speak.

Women's Missionary Society First United Presbyterian Church Greer McCrory W. Greer McCrory McCrory

Funeral At Thornton For Infant Ronald Walton

The infant Ronald DeRoy Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walton, of 2257 Mount Vernon Avenue SE, was brought to Thornton yesterday for funeral services and burial.

Thornton Ronald DeRoy Walton Dale Walton Mount Vernon Avenue

W F Kettler Survivors Named After Death Remembrance

In the report on the death of William F. Kettler on Tuesday, survivors include his sister Mrs. Henry Kramer of Luzerne and his brother Ed Kettler of Irwin, who were previously omitted.

W. F. Kettler William F. Kettler Henry Kramer Luzerne Ed Kettler Irwin

James S. Anderson Funeral Services Planned

Funeral services for James S. Anderson will be held in the Barta chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery.

James Anderson James S. Anderson Barta Chapel Linwood Ceme

The Man in the Green Shirt at Second Christian

The Hearthside and Winners classes of Second Christian church present a three act play The Man in the Green Shirt at the church Thursday and Friday at 8 pm Mrs C C Hillhouse directs the cast including Jess Curtis Melvin Heefner Roy Heefner Verne Fussell Ethel Campbell Wanda Farmer Mary Stevenson Mrs Jess Curtis and Harriette Struve

Second Christian Second Christian Church Third Avenue Sixth Street Man In the Green Shirt C. C. Hillhouse Jess Curtis Melvin Heefner Roy Heefner Verne Fussell Ethel Campbell Wanda Farmer Mary Stevenson Harriette Struve

Evangelist Rally Led by Rev R B Campbell at Free Methodist

The Rev R B Campbell secretary of evangelism for the Free Methodist church will conduct an evangelist rally at Free Methodist church 6 avenue at Highth street NW from Thursday through Sunday at 7 30 pm Ministers and laymen from Cedar Rapids district circuits attend the district quarterly meeting Campbell will also preach Sunday at 11 am

R. B. Campbell Greenville Ill Free Methodist Church Avenue Highth Street Cedar Rapids Mr. Campbell

Opportunity for Young Unmarried Men with College Education

Brief notice invites young single men with a college education to apply for an unspecified program or service. The fragment provides no details on organization, location, dates, or requirements beyond education and marital status. Further text needed for full context.

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