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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1946
Page
5
USDA reports Thursday salable hogs 17 000 at Chicago. cattle 15 000. sheep 14 000 with large runs and mixed bids. Omaha Sioux City Des Moines and Kansas City shows steady to lower prices for hogs and cattle, with varied demand and heavy feeder activity across midwest markets.
Chicago and New York markets report steady to weak receipts across eggs butter cheese and poultry. Egg and butter numbers show mixed levels with current receipts high. poultry prices edge up for hens and fowls while turkeys hold. New York markets quote eggs and butter firm with mixed color eggs and unchanged butter, bond market opening with narrow moves and light demand.
New York stocks retreated on Wednesday with Liquors down more than four points and other major sections slipping. After a choppy start the decline broadened across most sectors by the close.
Wednesday quotations show diverse equities led by Allis Chalmers and DuPont with varied percentages. The report lists rail and utility figures, Dow Jones components, and general commodity pricing including hogs, cattle, grain, hay, poultry, hides, eggs, and fresh produce across multiple markets and vendors.
Sheriff James H. Smith reports Marion resident Max Davis 32 missing since Monday after leaving home at 8 55 am to go hunting with a 22 caliber rifle. He drives a Ford V 8 with 1945 license 57 16155. Davis is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 150 pounds, blue eyes, sandy hair, with a scar on his right temple. The report is part of a sprawling local notes compilation including marriages, scouts returns from Camp Waubeek, hospital updates, service members, travel, and school reopening plans.
CHICAGO grain futures fell on Wednesday as profit takers and liquidating stops drove prices down. Wheat closed steady to 23% cents lower, corn and oats mixed with May contracts at various points, rye and barley largely unchanged. Cash wheat and corn varied with No 2 grades quoted and mixed, while field seeds such as timothy and alfalfa showed nominal to modest price levels.
James Richard Null of 959 L Street SW pled innocent Wednesday to assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after a New Year’s Eve dispute. Clifford Landry of 1501 Fourth Ave SE remained in Cedar Rapids Hospital in fairly good condition with an eight stitch head wound. Landry accuses Null of breaking his nose and biting a finger. the incident began when Landry asked Null to leave his home Tuesday. Bond for Null was set at 2500 by Judge G K Thompson. William G Byse, 61, pled innocent Wednesday to drunk driving after patrols observed him weaving with no lights. Walter Walgert, 19, was jailed on Wednesday noon on a desertion charge.
Washington AP report says the Supreme Court refused to review bids to unseat Sen Glass of Virginia. The case cites paralysis and age as factors. Glass, 87, has not appeared on the senate floor since June 20, 1941, per Arlington Republican John Locke Green.
Richard Roberts, 19 months old, is hospitalized at Mercy for an infection in his right hand from a cat bite. W L Boyer, confined with influenza, may be sent home. Dr Richard Li Naibert opens a new dental office on 3rd Avenue SE after 44½ years in service. Mrs Leo Schoonover travels to Estherville for her mother Alice A Bixby's death. Bonnie Hodge, about 50, disappeared November 21. police describe her physical appearance and clothing in the last sighting.
In Malvern Arkansas a storage tank repair at the city waterworks by Dixie Bridge and Tank workers from Memphis ended in tragedy. Three men were killed two were severely burned and one was unaccounted for as the tank exploded while they sprayed its interior with paint. Officials have not yet determined the cause. Two workers on a ladder were thrown from the burning tank as flames and smoke enveloped the structure.
Gary Allen Dagel, first baby born in Cedar Rapids in 1946, is the son of Pvt and Mrs Roland Dagel who live south of the city. He arrived at St Luke's hospital at 3 45 am New Year’s Day weighing four and a half pounds. His father is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, while his mother stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob E Wing. Both mother and baby are satisfactory according to hospital staff.
Court heard Fisher confess to the murder with the same gun and heard testimony from Detective Kruidenier quoting his words I done it and I used my own gun too. Judge Thompson noted the evidence supports a second degree charge and emphasized the irreparable harm of taking a life. Fisher showed little emotion during sentencing as spectators wept and his mother was absent due to illness.
In Honolulu military police will report to a breath smelling officer when off duty. Col William F Steer, provost marshal, ordered the practice after an MP and a navy shore patrolman accepted drinks from a tavern doorman, per Stars and Stripes.
Costs of the Carl Klatt trial total 2385.50 dollars to be borne by Hardin county after Webster county paid expenses. The 18 day trial included juror mileage 796.90, state witness fees 528.10, defense witness fees 215.50, Bernard Ryan 212.70, with Ryan flown from California. Webster county will be reimbursed. additional items 1242.32 court costs, 152 bailiffs, 391.15 court reporter, 27.03 juror meals, 0.50 supplies, 132 for heat light water and janitor.
The Solid Fuels administration ordered coal producers in Kentucky Illinois and Indiana to curb January shipments to industrial users. Those with 21 days or more stock face stepped limits from 80 percent for 21 to 39 days to 50 percent for 91 days or more, while below 21 days can receive full monthly needs.
Marine Sgt Roy E Jordan walked a boulevard with a sandwich board asking for a home for his wife and their 18 month old child. The notice sought a flat or apartment and included a photo of the child Roy Jr. The text reflects a humorous, belabored approach to finding housing in Hollywood.
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