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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1944
Page
9
Chicago and Sioux City livestock summaries show hogs mostly steady with top prices around 13.75 per hundredweight. Cattle and sheep receipts vary with feeders and cows trading down or steady, while Iowa Minnesota and Omaha reports note mixed demand and holdover stock.
Chicago prices and shipments for potatoes onions and related produce list arrivals totals by state. Idaho russets demand slow market dull while U S No 1 stock clearances vary across regions. Cheese butter eggs and poultry prices and receipts are tabulated with grade splits and per unit ranges.
A brief table summarizes Wisconsin cheese varieties and river gauge figures. It lists Plymouth Wisconsin cheese types, with week totals, and Mississippi River stages for La Crosse and Dubuque, noting falls and rises in stage levels.
Hastings Nebraska AP reports a blast at the Hastings naval munitions depot killed three sailors from the Negro ordnance battalion. Capt DS Patterson, the depot commanding officer, announced the tragedy.
Cedar Rapids hog prices held firm Saturday with top quotes at 13.45 per cwt for 200 to 330 lb good to choice hogs. Across hog classes and cattle and sheep, prices ranged with various weights listed from 6.80 to 13.45, including packers and feeder categories and calf, lamb, and ewe figures.
Market listings show No 2 yellow corn at 61.04 per barrel and No 2 yellow soybeans at 1.80. Wheat No 2 at 1.40, baled hay 14.00 to 16.00, flax straw 10.00 to 21.00. Delivered springs 2c, light and heavy notions 2 1/2c, hen products and eggs priced per dozen. Produce includes Florida celery 6.00 to 6.50 per crate, lemons 7.45, California oranges 5.75, lettuce 6.99, onions 2.84, apples 4.25, potatoes 3.15, grapefruit 3.85 per box, various hides and animal products listed with prices.
Chicago trading centers report rye leading a morning rally with commissions and local traders on the buy side. Wheat reversed early trends for small gains while oats held firm and barley moved lower. rye May futures around 1.31 to 1.32, with cash provisions showing various grain prices including wheat at 1.63 to 1.64 and oats around 0.80.
Airman Stanley W. Akers 21 of Phoenix Arizona a flyer with the air transport command bailed out Jan 17 when engines failed over India. He landed in a bamboo thicket and, after fending off an elephant attack with a parachute knife, managed to rise and escape toward a distant settlement despite injuries.
Key West Florida authorities identified eleven men killed when a navy patrol plane crashed during a routine landing attempt. Ten were confirmed dead. one additional survivor died later and another remained hospitalized. Two crew members survived the incident with one expected to recover.
New York stock activity showed strength in select rails and specialties as buying remained cautious. Early and near-closing trading produced fractional gains for favorites, while many issues held flat with overall turnover around 300,000 shares, one of the month’s lightest.
Washington AP reports the House Interstate Commerce Committee approved a bill to curb Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson's wartime wage powers over rail labor. The bill directs wage disputes under the Railway Labor Act and aligns findings with inflation control. It removes a Senate plan for an eight cent hourly raise for 1,100,000 non operating railroad workers, since wages were adjusted during the dispute.
In Chicago a criminal court jury found J. Walter Tarpy, 42, an insurance agent, guilty of murdering Walter G. Habenicht, 43, former Coe College student and Connecticut Mutual Life official. Tarpy received a life sentence and moved for a new trial while alleging insanity. Habe noted Habenicht had been a college football star nicknamed Dutch.
Marine Major Michiel Dobervitch, 28, of Ironton Minnesota, who escaped from the Cabanatuan camp, told reporters in Minneapolis there is no baloney about Japanese cruelty to war prisoners. He recalled a vicious blow from a rifle butt and described the March of Death as absolutely inhuman. Dobervitch, visiting his brother Lt. Dan Dobervitch in Fargo, was captured at Bataan with Lt. Col. W. E. Dyess and fought at Corregidor.
Miss Kathleen King of Knoxville recalls dates with Marine Major Austin C. Shofner after his return from a Japanese prison camp. Shofner, a Tennessee alumnus, appeared unchanged by his ordeal despite brutalities witnessed. Comdr Melvin H. McCoy urged support for the fourth war loan, asking Americans to buy bonds to aid fronts and honor evacuated prisoners.
Townsend club No 7 will stage a song service Sunday at 2 pm in Townsend hall at 117 F avenue NW. Programs and songs are planned for attendees in a community gathering outlined by the club. (Note: other items follow in brief city notes.)
In Indianola the Otumwa naval air station basketball team beat Simpson 60 to 35 on Friday night. Dick Lehr Skyer led with 16 points to take scoring honors after a tight first half.
Mary Lou Thomas was crowned queen at an athletic ball for high school squads and friends, hosted by American Legion Marion Post 298 in the school gym. Football captain Dale Lary presided, with queen’s attendants Kathryn Kassler JoAnna Dumbarton Marilyn Hayes Lois Parks Dorothy Ratliff.
Mrs L R Boettcher hosts Athenian club Friday with guest Mrs Arthur Newman and sale of towels from Vinton school for the blind. 24 refreshments. Guests include Mrs J T Galliven and Mrs Stuart Rodger of Sheboygan. Advertisements note room and board wanted and candy promotion. Major Hatt abroad, Jeanne Hatt new teletype operator for Southern Pacific in Oakland. Several hospital notes and home moves reported.
A church schedule bulletin lists services for Marion area churches including Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and others. It notes pastors, Bible schools, morning worship times, sermons, youth programs and midweek activities for the upcoming week.
Mrs. Peter Munson of Fort Dodge and her daughter in law Mrs. Clifford O. Johnson hosted this week at the home of parents E. V. Careys. Cpl. Franklin Tanner moved from North Camp Polk to San Diego while Robert Tanner left Camp Chaffee for Fort Knox for a 10 week light tank school. The Tanner brothers are sons of Mr and Mrs R. E. Tanner. Mrs. Glen Dahms and Mrs. Charles Dudek traveled to Omaha to visit relatives.
Johnng Jake LaMotta of New York earned a split decision for his seventh win in eight Detroit bouts at Olympia Stadium. Ossie Harris of Pittsburgh impressed the 8 751 crowd who felt Harris deserved the victory after a tough ten rounds.
Decorah born estate of Arthur A Gunder son Ossian merchant valued at 34042 20 with debts of 4450 widow Virginia V Gunderson executrix sole heir. Decorah wife of Roger Dinger killed aboard St Augustine and parents gift funds in his name to the library for travel and radio books.
Anamosa services for William H Finn 79 at Congregational church Sunday 2 30 burial Wilcox cemetery survivors include son Lee Finn daughter Mrs Charles Tyler and a granddaughter all of Anamosa. Decorah services for George Selsvold 82 Monday burial Lutheran cemetery died Wednesday in Fargo ND where he lived with daughter Mrs Guyer. He is survived by six sisters including Mrs Gus Moen Mrs Clarence Lovstuen Mrs Ben Holverson of Decorah Mrs Minnie Gullickson Brookings SD Mrs Oscar Hagen Seim ND and Mrs A M Johnson Chicago. Oelwein services for John A Lindstrom 53 who died at home after a lingering illness to be held at
Burial plans at Woodlawn cemetery for Sacred Heart church. survivors include wife, daughter Shirley, and Sgt John W Lindstrom stationed at Trinidad, Colo. Obituaries for West Union Barnhouse, Iowa City Joe Walker, Mrs Minna Helm, and Samuel Wilfred Clark. Numerous lost items listed with contact numbers. various ads for jewelry, beauty shops, services, and home repairs dominate the page.
Fragmentary note expresses relief at staying longer with a loved one while missing a boat. The casual line conveys affectionate mood and a minor delay in travel plans.
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