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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1944
Page
6
Livestock receipts and bids across Chicago Sioux City and Omaha show hogs and cattle steady to weaker with holdovers reduced in Chicago. Prices for select hogs and sows edge lower while lambs and cattle hold near steady amid mixed demand and carryover expectations.
Prices from Ottumwa and Des Moines list hogs, packing point items, cheese, and grains. Entries show varied weights and quotes for hogs, packaging, and commodities with wheat oats rye and barley prices in May and July futures.
Chicago and New York produce notes show arrivals and receipts across dairy eggs and meats. Prices list butter cheese eggs and poultry wholesaler quotes with steady markets and varied stock quality for Russets Red Bliss and other varieties.
Rep Maas quoted Admiral William F. Halsey saying Harold E. Stassen had seen considerable action as Stassen served as Halsey’s flag secretary. Maas noted Stassen, a former Minnesota governor, is turning into a fine naval officer and is not discussing politics.
Cedar Rapids market prices held steady on Wednesday with top hog bids at 13.45 for 200 to 300 pound hogs. Reports show wide ranges for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep across various weights and grades, including prime and choice steers up to 14.00 and lambs 13.00 for 75 to 100 pounds.
The New York and Chicago markets show mixed activity with industrials easing and rails irregular as gold issues marginally rise late. Volume nears 700000 shares while major issuers like Rock Island bonds and various rails anchor the closing phase.
Grain prices show oats and wheat on varied levels with No 2 and No 3 grades noted. Poultry and eggs listing delivers rates for Springs Leghorns heavy hens and various egg grades. Fruit vegetables and potatoes present Florida celery lemons naval oranges lettuce onions sweet potatoes apples and box prices. Hides and leather quotes include cured hides calf hides horse prices and general notes on included items and pricing terms.
Chicago grain trading sees wheat oats and barley largely unchanged. Rye briefly rose on buying, but profit taking trimmed gains. May prices cited for wheat at 1.72, oats 0.78 and rye 1.3214, barley at 1.22. Market notes update feed and forage item values in the same report.
Lt. Allen G. Ballard son of Mr and Mrs E R Ballard West Union married Miss Grace Able daughter of Mrs W L Powers Clermont by proxy Sunday afternoon in Bethel Presbyterian Church Rev G W Ukena read the ceremony Carroll W Grimes served as proxy Mrs Ballard cashier for Central States Power and Light in West Union where Ballard was county engineer before induction April 24 1941 He is now stationed in Italy in the Mediterranean war theater
Scott and Austin piano team highlighted an American Legion meeting on Monday night at the Memorial building in Des Moines. The event opened with a business session followed by Inter-Ocean Girls' trio, Adelen Hutchison dancers, and a medley of World War I tunes, with about 800 veterans and guests in attendance.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors appointed Fred C. Dow Arthur H. Mott and Maurritt R. Heath as first second and third deputies to City Assessor J F Scolaro for 1944. They also named field assessors J A Bundy Arthur Bates Martha Werner Anton Rypka George Victorine John R Flick Esther H Snouffer Louis Wokoun and William A Emerson. Nina N Hersh and Irene Ecklund were reappointed full time clerks in Scolaro office for 1944.
The Linn county board of supervisors approved an eight cent hourly raise for most highway construction and maintenance department employees in 1944. Shop helpers received a two cent raise. Detailed wages include shop foreman 1.03, district foreman 83, bridge foreman 83, dynamite foreman 83, dragline and shovel operator 83, shop mechanics 93, maintenance operator 76, truck driver 76, bridge crew 76, dynamite helper 76, shop helper 70, and extra help 58 cents. Eight hour days and a 48 hour week.
Don F. Hladky files in district court seeking a writ of replevin to reclaim personal property valued at $1,000 from Dan Cerney and a $2,000 judgment for damages. Administrators named Merrill M. Blackburn of Davenport named as administrator.
Miss Mary Margaret Balster daughter of Mr and Mrs Verne Balster married Lt Robert C Gross son of Mr and Mrs Henry Gross of Williamsville at St Josephs parsonage Cedar Rapidsud. Rev J J Breitbach officiated with Joan Balster and Lt George Willheite as attendants. The bride a grey suit wore orchid corsage. A dinner followed at the Roosevelt hotel. The bride is a University of Iowa senior with Clarke College ties. Gross to return to Camp Knox.
Marion chapter No 10 R A M installs J L Gritzner as high priest with John Thompson as installing officer assisted by L Dickey Other officers named Marvin Edison king L C Coon scribe Irvin L Ford treasurer Dr R E Leidigh secretary Rev C V R De Jong chaplain Z N Lundy captain of host Elmer Neff principal sojourner Stewart Hawk royal arch captain N P Kepros master of the third veil Harry Coker master of the second veil Earl Welsher master of the first veil F E Wilber sentinel A picnic supper served to 50 members and families.
The will articles note Anna Wintz named administratrix for Ruben L. Wintz who died in Cedar Rapids. Howard W. Caldwell to administer Martha Caldwell’s estate in Chicago. Acknowledged executor for David S. Thomas’s Pearl Harbor death. Judge G P Linville awards F M Robertson $1 03380 with 5 percent interest from March 3 1943 in a replevin case against T A Merritt and Frank Merritt. prior October Judge Hamiel found Robertson held right of possession to farm machinery.
Clyde S. Chipman of 1003 Fifth avenue SE was fined 50 dollars and costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to a reckless driving charge. Chipman had been held by H. J. Hozewinkel after striking two cars, first at First avenue and Nineteenth Street E, then at Fourth Street and First Avenue E. A. Townsend of 923 First Avenue SW reported a wife’s loss of a brown alligator purse containing 103 dollars and personal effects downtown Tuesday night. Stella Pechar of 624 Ninth Street SE reported a diamond wedding ring and 3 dollars missing from a dresser during police Tuesday. A billfold containing 3 dollars was reported missing later.
June Fuller of Marion married Pvt George L Fitz Simmons of Fort Knox on January 8 in Louisville at a Presbyterian church. The couple's families include F E Covington of 2113 Fifth Avenue and Gertrude Fitz Simmons of Oskaloosa. The bride wore a white wool suit with pink and white carnation corsage. he is a former La Plant Choate employee and she a Quaker Oats employee.
Mrs. Charles G. Monroe, 82, died Wednesday at her Marion home after a long illness. Born October 23, 1891 near Coatsville Missouri, she married Charles G. Monroe in Centerville December 10, 1910 and moved to Marion from Walker in 1924. Surviving are her husband and several children, plus brothers Sam and Rollie Henderson and sisters Flo Repogle and others. Funeral arrangements are pending, with services at Yocom chapel to be announced.
Police records list an auto crash at C avenue and Ninth street NW injuring Max A. Smith and N. Hornan with minor facial and hand cuts. Another collision at Twenty first street and Grande avenue SE involved Leo Paul and Donald Fugate with Fugate’s truck overturning. Lost and found items flood the column including a gas rationed social security card beads purses jewelry dog notices and rewards.
Local classifieds list items for sale and services including coats with leather trim, jewelry stores and watch repair, bedbug killer, baby care requests, rideshares, pharmacies, beauty shops, and dance lessons. Names and addresses reflect old business listings and notices.
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