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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
15
Chicago livestock market shows mixed movement with hogs yielding early gains after Christmas, while cattle and lamb receipts slide. Light steers bring $16.50, heifers around $21, beef cows $17, canners $22.60, lambs about $23.65, and Western fed weights near $23.00 as volumes vary.
The report lists varied cattle bids with Paton and Helder quotes. Medium steers, medium fed heifers around 15 dollars, common down cows near 12 to 13.75, canners and cutters mixed, high grades up to 19 dollars, feeders around 22 dollars for 180 to 200 pound ranges.
Salable receipts total 1 700, overall 4 900 head on hand with most hogs sold. Packers bid as high as 21 00, sows 1 00 higher to 19 60, good heifers around 16 00 to 19 00, cows about 12 00. Market activity weak with uncertain demand.
Fragmented text shows poultry or livestock receipts with mixed numbers and prices. Reads like a butcher or feed vendor list for weights 180 to 550 pounds and prices around 21 dollars, but OCR is garbled. Unable to determine a definitive event or entity.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were 1.50 to 1.75 higher Friday. Top price on prime butchers was 21.50 with packers at 18. The week’s receipts were 230. Cattle and fruit prices are listed for various weights and varieties.
In New York at Friday's close steels and motors led a late selective recovery. Buying at the end lifted favorites fractions to a point after the major decline. Drying up of selling spurred bidding and gains were distributed among many issues.
Kansas City stockyards report shows slaughter steers averaging about 600 pounds with typical demand. Mixed lots and odd head offered. other categories steady with limited offerings and prices per head varying by weight and grade.
Grocery listing from Chicago markets details prices and arrivals. Includes butter at 16.321 dollars and various produce items such as single daisies and russet potatoes with quality notes and shipment statuses.
New York produce losses show top butter grades advancing Friday with premiums noted. AA and A scores reached 9 1 2 to 9 3 4 cents per pound while B and C scores traded weaker. Receipts and tub prices described amid steady market activity.
A clipped historical line notes that in the 1850s more than half of the United States were under twenty years old, indicating a youthful population.
A firmer tone developed in wheat and corn to close the week as early losses were erased and small gains appeared for most contracts. Oats lagged, while cash market strength supported the upturn. The fire announced purchases totaling 400 000 bushels of corn and 100 000 bushels of wheat, lifting cumulative buys to 11 725 000 bushels. Wheat closed 4 1 4 percent higher at 2 11 3/4, corn up 4 1 4 percent at 1 33 1/2, with March lower at 74 1/2.
Readable facts are minimal. the fragment appears garbled with numbers and words like 1.40 and 2.06. no identifiable people, organizations, dates, or events emerge to form a proper card.
In New York, Kurt von Schuschnigg, former Austrian chancellor, recounts Hitler's berating at Berchtesgaden and Gestapo brutality to break him. He describes prison life at Vienna's Hotel Metropole, forced cleaning, nightly inspections, and rare family contact during confinement ahead of the 1938 Anschluss.
In Reno Nevada police filed a report noting a burglary where a hut once associated with Hamlet was broken into by smashing a rear door. The alleged motive involved two pieces of pie.
Des Moines officials announce a 1:30 p.m. oath of office for Gov. Blue with a full day of events. The day includes a noon joint session, an inaugural address broadcast, a 8 p.m. reception in the governor’s offices, and an 8 p.m. inaugural ball in the statehouse basement ending at midnight.
Trans World Airlines announced that its Constellation Star of Ireland made the first nonstop commercial Chicago to Los Angeles flight. The four engine plane with 43 passengers and crew departed Chicago at 2 38 p m CST and landed in Los Angeles at 10 26 p m CST after bypassing Kansas City. The trip A six hour 48 minute duration compared with eight hours 25 minutes with a Kansas City stopover.
Miss Maxine Rebec, 62 Twenty Second Avenue SW, hospitalized at St Luke's, may receive visitors. A wrist watch was found on December 22. For information call 9986. Evangelist H D Leach of Salem Indiana will preach at the Church of Christ Toddville in both morning and evening services Sunday.
Services at St John Lutheran church in Ely Sunday at 11 a m with Rev J Hamilton Dawson of Desn a tor in charge. His sermon is The End of the year and the Beginning Sunday school convenes at 10 a m.
The Shueyville Evangelical United Brethren church schedules a 9:30 a.m. sermon by Rev. Lyle K. Anderson with topic Mark the Writer. Sunday school is at 10:30. Choir practice at 7 p.m. and avoids at 8.
George Clark of Springville suffered severe lacerations to two fingers when his left hand was caught in the fan belt of an automobile he was working on at his home Thursday. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital where the tip of the second finger was amputated.
In Salford England Henry Lamont Cooper aged 39 died after being kept to infant care by his mother Mrs Cooper 79 who spoke only baby talk for decades Doctors found no organic illness and note he was physically normal The welfare officer reported the mother failed when milk was not taken and the baby fell into a fantasy life around his childhood caretaker status but with his mother gone he could not cope outside his sheltered world.
Judge G K Thompson held default against defendants in a Globe context over unpaid grocery bills. Thursday Judge Floyd Philbrick dismissed two suits on plaintiff motion including Hill vs. a Hats Company and Buch association for foreclosure of a mechanic s lien with a 282.60 judgment and Air Conditioning Training Co of Youngstown Ohio vs. M M Simitz seeking 128.25 judgment.
The item was returned to the Rock Bank and Trust Company due to non payment. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The wills of W J Montgomery who died December 16 and Joseph Montgomery appoint executrix without bond as sole beneficiary. Mrs Blanche Libal executrix without bond of the Menc estate named sole heir.
Judge G. K. orders Linn County to collect $1,847.85 from Elmer Wiley as executor of the estate of David Wiley, covering Wiley and Wiley's interest in the David Wiley estate.
Elizabeth C. Davin died December 19 and her will was admitted to probate Friday. St Matthew s church receives 500 bequest Mary Davin named executrix without bond with Mrs Davin s home and a remaining balance to be divided among the sons and daughter Walter F N of the Nesper company filed suit in district court Thursday seeking 150 damages for injuries to a truck and 85 for loss of use from a collision with Walter J Wolf on August 10 on highway 30 three miles east of Lisbon.
Francisco United Press report says Pytene Hill aged 17, involved in a fake $250000 payroll robbery, is set to depart for a Pacific outpost. Hill left by air on New Year’s Day amid army control measures and a hoax plan. His marriage to Rosemary Watson has been postponed indefinitely.
Dr John B Youmans of the Allied nutrition committee reports hunger rising in Germany on return to Chicago The German population is described as precarious with no fat adults and needs increased rations The American zone provides 1555 calories daily while 2000 is cited as minimum for growth health and work aiding civil order Children under seven remain unaffected while those seven to fourteen show growth retardation
Lord Inverchapel, Britain's ambassador, says he cannot part with any of the American loan to Britain to help New Yorkers. In a Dec 15 letter, he told subway rider Tom McConnon that he has no power to return credit or suggest how to spend it, despite sympathy for the overcrowded system.
Miami police detained ten individuals accused of scalping tickets at the Orange Bowl game on Friday near the stadium. Officers reported arrests and confiscation of several resale tickets during the operation.
Mr and Mrs J W Frazee of St Alburnett Road entertained 100 guests Thursday for their wedding anniversary Their daughters Mrs Dillman Moothart Newton and another relative presided at the refreshments table Miss Ruth Frederick led the book registration The Frazees were married Jan 2 1907 at Princeton Illinois and came to Marion in 1908 They have eight grandchildren
Fireman Harry Fox has advised his parents Mr and Mrs ay G Fox of 387 Fifth avenue about his arrival on Guam. John T Crawford is a patient in St Luke's hospital. Mr and Mrs William Kemp of 337 Eleventh street entertained at a New Year's day dinner with guests Ray Ozias family Curtis Lint of Marion and Mrs John Atkinson of Cedar Rapids.
S. M. Miller of Norfolk Virginia and Mr and Mrs Arthur Decker of Sioux City with their children Dee Della Jo and Charity Ann are called to Marion by the death of J A Noah. Mrs Bess Golden has bronchitis for four weeks.
Trailseeker's ranks and honors were awarded at the event. Mr and Mrs Emerson Wolfe and their sons Dennis and David are home from Volga South Dakota after spending the holidays with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Everett Dykes of San Francisco visit parents Mr and Mrs C A ag af the FA fe C L Closson of Walker. Mrs Earl N Boyd hosts a holiday dinner for 20 at 1055 Tenth Street. Melvin L Dykes of East Moline and his wife greet son Douglas Walker born January 2 in Clinton. Douglas is grandson of Mr and Mrs A Dykes of Marion.
Miss Ferner daughter of Mr and Mrs OS Olin and Caseter Raion son of the Rev and Mrs Harry B Eales of Lamar Missouri wed at Marion Baptist church on Wednesday evening at seven o clock. Farrington served as best man. Mrs E A Lagerquist organist and Miss Helen List sang. Eales recently returned from the service and works for Fruehauf Trailer Company.
Iowa Electric Light and Power crew summoned Thursday night after a transformer burned out between Fifth and Eleventh streets. Residents in the area were without electricity for about two hours.
Ralph Parks returns home from a trip to Trieste Italy aboard a UMRA boat carrying horses. The voyage began seven weeks ago in New Orleans and the vessel docked in Savannah Georgia on its return. New Year’s guests of Mrs Hallie Bonnefoi included Mr and Mrs Hugh Jones and Kago. Maid Rite will close at six on Sundays.
Mr and Mrs Amos Stewarts and their son John have returned to Stockton Illinois after visiting the year J A W Stewarts and the John Fillmores during the holidays.
Mrs. C. E. Pearson is listed as a patient at Merry hospital with no current condition disclosed. The brief notice confirms her stay and location within the facility.
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