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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1947
Page
2
Chicago AP reports hog traders pulled back prices after overreaching Thursday, returning to Wednesday levels with losses 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight. Receipts for the week were the lowest since price controls ended in October, with top hogs around 26.85 and various weights showing declines.
Hog values hold near 24 dollars per cwt with top weights around 300 pounds and sows in the 24.8 to 24.35 range. Calves and feeders remain steady as steers and heifers show higher receipts, with good to choice vealers at 14 to 18 dollars. Sheep receipts 1,100 and steady. loads of good to choice lambs nearby, with lighter truck-in offerings.
Sioux City sale notes show receipts of about 1,200 calves and stockers with steers steady to firmer at 23.06 per cwt and heifers at 16.00, cows around 10.50, cutters at 9.06. Barrows and sows uneven with early sales up 25 cents, closing bulk near Thursday's average.
USDA cattle quotes show market mixed with some loads priced high while feeder calves and yearlings move at varied levels. Demand remains uneven as medium stockers and feeders trade around 16 dollars for yearlings and 9 to 12 dollars for cows and bulls across the regional market.
Fragmentary text describes figures for Des Moines region including receipts and concentrations. Mentions interior town and southern Minnesota and an 8 am Tuesday time. References amounts like 86,000 a year and other numbers, but exact meaning is unclear due to corrupted OCR.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market held steady Friday with top prime butcher bids at $24.00 and packers at $21.25. The report lists varied weights for butchers and packers, plus steer, heifer, and cow prices, along with hides, poultry, fruits, and grain figures.
Demand for steel stocks spread to other sections lifting favorites fractions on a broad market rebound. Buyers hoped the return to 75 percent margin trading on Saturday may spark a bull market as optimism grows in New York trading.
Fragmentary OCR notes list various Chicago produce items and prices including age receipts, trucks, Swiss goods, and Nebraskan references. Mentions Bliss Triumphs with a $7542.90 figure and a North 5 lb ket sine entry. Details are garbled and specific items, dates, and sellers remain unclear.
East Orange General Hospital eased rules to allow Queen a six year old seeing eye dog to visit Frank W. Eller who was treated for a stomach ailment. The dog had followed Eller home for four years and on Queen's sixth birthday the pair had a reunion with hospital superintendent Dr Edgar Clayhon approving the visit.
Funeral services for Frank S. Jordan were rescheduled to 2 p.m. Saturday due to weather and road conditions. In Millersburg Mrs. C. L. Montross, 73, widow of the longtime general store proprietor, died Thursday and is survived by two sons and four daughters among others. Central City Mrs. Isabelle Pike, 84, lifelong resident, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. survivors include two sons, a daughter, and a stepson, with services set for Monday at 2 p.m. in Federated church. Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery.
Chicago AP reports broad gains across grain futures as March wheat climbs three cents while September futures rise over two cents. At close, wheat up 1% to 3 cents, corn up 0% to 1% and barley edging higher by about 1% to 1½ cents.
London The House of Commons approved a town and country planning bill transferring control of future real estate development in England and Wales to state authorities. The bill passed 342 to 150 after a Conservative bid to defeat it failed. a Scottish bill will follow. Critics questioned the 1.2 billion compensation fund for landlords amid opposing Labor backbench abstentions. If consent is granted, developers pay a development fee based on land value.
Mrs George Wetzel of Los Angeles arrives in Cedar Rapids to be with ill Mrs Grant N Wilson. Paul McDowell of Calvary Baptist Cedar Rapids to officiate at Swisher schoolhouse services Sunday with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.
Mr and Mrs Phil Ward of Massillon Ohio will have services at the Sunshine Mission Friday at 7 30 p m The public is invited.
George H. Bowler of 316 B avenue NW has been a patient at St Luke’s hospital since Saturday and his condition is improving. he may now receive visitors.
Townsend district council will hold a meeting at the K of P hall Sunday. Luncheon will be served at noon and a speaker will address a mass meeting at 2 00 p.m. The public is invited.
Christian Endeavor members conduct worship at the Shueyville church Sunday at 9 30 a m Church school follows at 10 30 a m Choir practice is at 7 p m and Christian cavor at 8 p m.
The Rev. J Hamilton Dawson of Des Moines will lead Sunday services at St John Lutheran Ely at 11 a m with the topic Alternates to Jesus Sunday school begins at 10 a m A congregational meeting follows the service
The Linn County bar extended an invitation to the Iowa State Bar Association to hold its annual meeting in Cedar Rapids during the first week of June. Tentative dates set for Thursday to Saturday, June 6 and 7.
Twenty six Iowa State women have been selected for the annual ball. Among the nominees are Phyllis Potter Marion and Claire Shannon of Monticello. Nine finalists will be chosen, with the winner to be announced February 12.
Former Sen. Robert M. La Follette Jr. charges Communists and fellow travelers have infiltrated five congressional committees and civil service. He cites 100000 suspected names with funds to investigate 1500 and urges public scrutiny without curtailing civil liberties. He lists committees and unions he calls left wing and warns of a private spying system.
Money in circulation shrank nearly 900 million dollars since Christmas Eve as officials monitor for signs of a possible new seasonal decline. They call it the largest drop in a similar period but require more time to determine if the decrease spans February or reflects rising living costs driving people to tap cash reserves.
Wayne Bell of 412 Ninth avenue SE reported to police that $60 was stolen from his bathroom hiding place within the last few days. There was no sign of forcible entry, but his mother found a side door left open when she returned Saturday.
A fire gutted a barn on Wood Road NW near the city Friday afternoon destroying five hundred chickens owned by G. O Kelly. Firemen from No 2 station received the alarm at 12 45 PM and reported a glow from the barn as they responded. Officials say an oil burner in the barn likely caused the explosion that started the blaze.
The Cedar Rapids council approved a plan to create a community wide cooperative program for high school age youths. Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman chaired the motion for the youth activities section. A meeting of agencies and individuals active in youth work will be called to assess needs and desires, and a community committee may be appointed to organize the program.
In London the Bishop of Oxford led a high mass at St Mary le Strand behind locked doors amid a hostile crowd. Police guarded the altar as students of King's College faced off protesters, and a London housewife and two men were arrested after clashes outside the church.
The joint congressional committee on President Truman's economic report urged business to lower prices and asked labor to refrain from excessive wage demands. It said management and labor should cooperate to boost productivity.
Four new members were elected to the State Historical Society of Iowa at a monthly curator meeting. The new members named are Dr. Wolverton of Cedar Rapids M. A. Weav er of Wa and James T. White of New York.
BISMARCK North Dakota AP report from the state mine inspector describes accidents in mines. A claimant named Valentine Weiand sustained a sprained left hand after a mule refused to move and a driver struck it.
City crews under Mayor John C Mullin and Street Commissioner Elmer Betzer cleared Marion’s main street on Thursday using a crawler tractor with bulldozer from Lowe Construction Company. W. D. Wheeler aided with a hand scoop. Snow removal continued Friday with LaPlant Choate Company workers and the city snowplow.
Mr and Mrs L E of Burlington traveled to Marion to see Les Cooper father of Cooper and husband of Mrs Cooper following an operation this week at St Luke s hospital The Coop ers are guests of Mrs Cooper s brother in law and sister the Sam Walkers.
Seaman first class Calvin Robison is ill with scarlet fever at a Great Lakes naval hospital, as reported by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Merle Robison.
At 1500 Seventh Avenue a formal event complimenting Mrs. Mac Towers the former Betty Peck was held. Mrs. Towers received an electric iron as a keepsake while attendees, including six other honored guests, gathered for the ceremony.
The article lists community updates from Marion including Miss Adeliza Daniels observing her ninety third birthday at her lifelong address 1308 Eighth Avenue. Other items note the death of Ashlie Williams in Knoxville affecting Mrs. Earl Welsher and visits between Cedar Rapids Chicago and Marion.
President Truman nominated Phillip B. Perlman of Baltimore to be solicitor general of the United States to succeed J. Howard McGrath. Perlman has held multiple offices in Baltimore and Maryland state governments.
Washington notebook satire by Hal Boyle describes senators and congressmen as rival tribes with private elevators and a miniature underground train. The piece lampoons open hearings as sacrificial ceremonies held in committee rooms with the victim questioned by padded chairbound chiefs while villagers mutter about checks and closed shops.
Senate critics say the NLRB used the Wagner Act to push CIO unions into many plants and commit injustices in its early days. Ludwig Teller urges a new national labor policy and a crisis court to enforce it, while Sen Ball warns a dedicated labor court could be risky amid NLRB practices.
The article outlines the closed shop requiring union membership for employment and contrasts it with modifications like the union shop, preferential hiring, and maintenance of membership as labor-saving measures discussed in the period.
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