Hogs Fall and Cattle Shifts Spark Market Heat
Chicago and Omaha livestock markets show hogs down up to 15 cents with weaker lighter types while top prices for lean hogs linger near 14.60 to 14.55. cattle receipts shrink boosting steers and yearlings 40 to 25 cents. Spring lamb bids soften by about a quarter, and across Sioux City Des Moines and other yards, receipts rise or fall with mixed gains and losses as meat production reports surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Dune
Peoria Livestock Market Report Summary
Peoria livestock shows hogs with top 14.50 and bulk lower. sows around 13.50 to 13.85. Cattle receipts about 300 with steer bids 12.50 to 17.85 and vealers up to 15.00. Sheep receipts 250 with good grade lambs 14.75 to 15.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept . Agriculture
Omama Livestock
Omaha
Sioux City
IAPI
IU S. Dent
California
Austin
Min
the Associated Press
Mason C. Waterloo
Ottumwas
Peoria
Feu
TVR
Bae
Catyle Mankeyt
Wee
Merl
Bologna
Markel
Wisconsin Cheese Prices and Wool Market Report
Wisconsin cheese prices for the week of June 29 to July 3 show various cuts ranging from 21 94 cents for squares to around 70 4 cents for cheddars. The wool market notes firmer prices on medium fleece wool with several sales at prices above prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Plymouth
Wis
Wool trade hints at price fixes in Boston markets
Fragmentary report notes territory wool sales near certain prices with few transactions observed in Boston and nearby markets. Limited details prevent full assessment of price movements or suppliers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celine
Boston
Local Porkers In Nickel Advance
Hogs rise slightly on focal market with a 5 cent advance across grades. Sheep market notes genuine spring lambs and assorted weights with prices ranging from 9.50 to 12.50 for various classes. bucks are generally $1 lower. Lamb and ewe prices vary by weight and quality.
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Rural Market Prices and Poultry
Grain and feed items listed with prices for oats rye shelled corn and hay straw. Poultry market notes include prices for leghorns rocks and other fowl, plus wholesale fruits vegetables and produce with varied per dozen or per case pricing. Hide and animal product rates are shown for various cured hides and horses.
Chicago Produce Market Brief Mixed Receipts and Prices
Poultry receipts 48 trucks with henslein and White Rock springs at 2% and up for 4 lb and up, ducklings available. Cheese prices varied with twins and single daisies. Butter receipts 90,622. market steady with price currents around 93 to 90 cents. Eggs receipts 20,363. extra firsts 31.94, firsts 33.44, checks 28? storage packed 32. Potatoes arrivals 212 on track 377 total shipments 591. market weak and unsettled with varied regional prices for washed and unwashed spuds across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
White Rock Springs
Omarket
Jdicc
Brice Currents
California
Alabama Bliss
Arkansas Bliss
Missouri Cobblers
Virginia
Kansas
New York Egg and Butter Receipts Mixed and Steady
Egg receipts show mixed colors with fancy to extra fancy at 33F,003EFac, extra Blac graded firsts 2c, and current receipts near 31dines. Butter receipts total 862,150 with creamed prices rising. cheese receipts 603,540 steady. Poultry markets are barely steady with varied quotes for turkeys, hens, toms, ducks, and fowl across regions. Live poultry firm with assorted weights and species. dressed market unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Varied Dr Lamson Ares and Co. Butte Storage Movember
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a storage or futures item associated with Varuibed Dr Lamson Ares and Co in Butte during Movember. Readable facts are scarce. no clear event, date, or figures emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamson Ares. and Co
BUTTE
Eadaraes
Downward Pull On Stocks Weighs Markets on Omins Egypt Reports
New York stocks slipped modestly as investors faced ominous reports from Egypt and cautious trading pressed indices lower in late session. Major names like United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler General Motors Goodyear and Kodak showed declines up to about 2 quarters with mixed recoveries seen in several issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Egypt
United States Steel
Bethlechem Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Goodyear
Goodrich
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Kennecott
General Elecine
Johns- Minwille
Texas Company
Astman Kodak
Owens-Hhnuis
American Dan
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
Bond Market Hesitant As Mixed Trading Near Close
The New York bond market showed hesitation with a narrow trading range and mixed trend near the final hour. Wisconsin Central Superior and Duluth Division 4s slipped about a point while regulators probed the Canadian Pacific bond collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wisconsin Central
Superior
Duluth
The
Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Association of Security Dealers
New York State
Canadian Pacific Railway
International Telephone
Northern Pacific
Republic Steel
Laclede Gas
Splurge of Buying Lifts Grain Prices
A Wednesday surge in buying pushed wheat and other grains up over a cent per bushel. Analysts attributed the rise to mall activity covering hedges and professional dealers offsetting previous short positions, with soybeans and oats also gaining steam in Chicago market notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vents
Death sentences issued for 115 Czechs
London AP reports Prague and Bruenn courts martial sentenced 114 Czechs to death on charges of aiding enemy agents, approving attacks on Reinhard Heydrich, failing to report to police, or possessing arms. Among those executed were two parachute agents who arrived to sabotage and one who shot two German officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prague
Bruenn
Vichy Radio
Budapest
Reinhard Heydrich
Protectorate
Men In Service Readers Move to Forts and Fields
Lieut Wayne Hockett Jr leaves Fort Des Moines for active duty at Fort McClellan Alabama after graduating from Coe College in 1940. He previously worked at Hubbard Cold Storage. Mrs Hackett resides at 2410 Grande Ave SE. Private Wendle Koblasse of the quartermaster corps at Wendover Field Utah is on a 10 day furlough at his parents home. Rover Co Hawley of Iettinger ND, a Coe College graduate, departs for Camp Perry Ohio to join the ordnance unit training center. Hawley mustered as a second lieutenant in the ordnance service. Corp James Ferguson of 712 Tenth St NW is promoted to sergeant and posted to Camp Williams Wis with the Army Air Corps. Sgt Robert E Hart of Camp Polk La, son of Anna Hart, 1128 Third St SE, returns home on a 15 day furlough. Reuben Tucker of Cedar Rapids is promoted from private to fifth parade technician in an ordnance regiment at Camp Sutton SC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendl Koblasse
Quartermaster Corps
Wendover Field
Utah
Mrs Frank Koblasse
Eighth Street
James Ferguson
C A. Ferguson
Tenth Street
Camp Wiliams
Wis
Army Air Corps
Robert E Hart
Camp Polk
Anna Hart
Third Street
Reuben Tucker
Cedar Rapids
Ordnance
Camp Sutton
S.C
Courthouse Dismisses Damages in Leusen Porter Case
A $15 000 damage suit against Jesse Porter connected to the highway collision that killed Betty Leusen was dismissed as a compromise between Harold Leusen administrator and the defendant. The incident occurred March 12 1940 on highway 11 between Walker and Center Point. The case was brought May 3 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Porter
Betty Elaine Leusen
Harold P. Leusen
Miss Leusen
Dietz
Newland
Walker
Center Point
Porter
Courthouse Closed Saturday for Independence Day Observance
The court house will be closed all day Saturday in observance of the Fourth of July. The sentence notes the dissolution of the corporation on Wednesday.
City Briefs: July Fourth Market and Local Notices
The city market will stay open Saturday July 4. Mt Hermon lodge No 263 meets Thursday at 730 pm in Masonic hall. Mrs Elting Ottley underwent surgery Tuesday at St Luke's hospital. Blanche Kubec leaves Tuesday for two months of travel in Oregon Washington and California. Westminster church new members reception follows midweek prayer service Wednesday at 730 pm. Blanche Paula filed for bankruptcy Tuesday listing liabilities 90397 and assets 20. Mr and Mrs Schulze called to Charles City by the death of a niece Mrs Ann Lucian. John Moehlenhof moved from Council Bluffs to Cedar Rapids employment office as interviewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hermon
A. F and
A. M
Jin Masonic Hall
Westminster Presbyterian
Louis Schulze
Eighteenth Avenue
Robert Schulze
Fourth Avenue
Charles City
Ann Lucian
John Moehlenhof
Council Bluffs
United States Employment Service
Cedar Rapids
Public library and plant workers announce schedule changes
The public library will close all day Saturday July 4. The Sixteenth Avenue Library will be open Friday 3 to 6 pm and 7 to 9 pm instead of Saturday. A joint mass meeting of workers from LaPlant Choate, Hall Manufacturing, and Lefebvre will be held July 5 at 7:30 pm at Cedar Rapids Farm Equipment Workers CIO headquarters at 329 Fourth Avenue SE with international officers speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue Library
LaPlant-Choate Company
Hall Manufacturing Company
Lefebvre Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Farm Equipment Workers
CIO
Fourth Avenue SE International
Fire damages small truck and goods on Lomna Street
Calder Van and Storage reported no damage estimate after a truck fire at 144 pm Tuesday on Lomna Street and Center Point Road NE. Household goods owned by Charlies E. Martin of Cedar Rapids were being moved when fire broke out. Cause undetermined. both truck and goods damaged. Cedar Rapids Fire Company No. 2 extinguished the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calder van and Storage Company
Lomna Street
Center Point Road
Charlies E. Martin
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Fire Company No. 2
Gazette stamp loss reported by two carriers
Two Gazette carriers report loss of stamps while serving as volunteer stamp salesmen for the war effort. Tom Meis of 1833 Fifth avenue SE lost 40 stamps in a glassine envelope on Fifth avenue SE between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. James Threlkeld of 2426 Fourth avenue SE lost 35 stamps on June 23 near Mt. Vernon and Fourth avenues SE. Notify Tom at 7283 or James at 23481.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Tom Meis
Fifth Avenue SE
Fifteenth
Sixteenth Streets
James Threlkeld
Fourth Avenue SE
Mt. Vernon
Fourth Avenues
Tom
James
Death of Jennie E Yeigh Widow of Stephen Yeigh at 1414 E Avenue NE
Jennie E Yeigh 70 widow of Stephen W Yeigh died at home after a long illness. Born Independence 1872 she lived in Cedar Rapids 23 years. Survived by daughter Edith Stone Cedar Rapids and daughter Irena Marquette Wadena. daughter Lena Fox preceded in death. 13 grandchildren 4 great-grandchildren two brothers Clint Place Waterloo and William Place Plummer Idaho. Funeral 3 30 p m Thursday Beatty chapel Rev F H Ward burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie E Yeigh
Stephen W. Yeigh
E Avenue NE
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Church
Yeigh
Edith Stone
Lena Fox
Irena Marquette
Wadena
Clint Place
Waterloo
William Place
Plummer
Idaho
Beatty Chapel
F H. Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs Svanda Widow of Frank Svanda Dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Josephine Svanda widow of Frank Svanda died at her Otisroad SE home at 3 30 a m after a long illness. Born in Sadek Bohemia on August 29 1861 she came to Cedar Rapids in 1909. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Rudolph F Stary Valiejo Calif and Mrs Mary Jedlicka Cedar Rapids four sons Vincent Jerry Joseph and Stanley Svanda Cedar Rapids and five grandsons including Joseph Kadlec who was reported missing in action in the Pacific plus four great grandchildren. She was a member of the Slovan Homestead Jancba chapel service to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Svanda
Frank Svanda
Otisroad SE
Sadek
Bohemia
Cedar Rapids
Rudolph F. Stary
Valiejo
Calif
Mary Jedlicka
Vincent Kadlec
Jerry
Joseph
Stanley Svanda
Joseph Kadlec
Pacific
Slovan Homestead
Jancba Chapel
Obituary for Electa M Dysart Former Cedar Rapids resident
Electa M Dysart former Cedar Rapids resident died at St Catherine s hospital Omaha Tuesday after a long illness. She had been confined to a local hospital two months with a heart ailment before leaving Cedar Rapids in April. She lived at 1314 First avenue SE and worked for the Postal Telegraph company. Survivors include her son Jack and her mother Mrs Etta Langley Abilene Kan along with a sister and a brother. Funeral services will be held in Omaha Thursday with burial in Kansas City Missouri Friday.
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Electa M. Dysart
Cedar Rapids
St. Catherine's Hospital
Omaha
Dysart
First Avenue SE
Postal Telegraph Company
Jack
Etta Langley
Abilene
Kan
Kansas City
Elks edge Jack Sprat as Killian's breaks late rally
Jack Sprat bowed to the Elks 4 to 3 before Killian's pushed across four runs in the last inning to win in the John Beck baseball league. Janos pitched for the Elks, holding Jack Sprat to two hits and nine strikeouts after relieving Hinkin. Van Cleve and Sedlacek hit triples to spark Killian's, with L. Pickart adding two singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sprat
Elks
Killian
Gazette
John Beck
Janos
Hinkin
van Cleve
Sedlacek
L. Pickart
Billy Brown
Yanks Honor Air Crew After Wake Island Raid
Major Gen Willis H Hale praised American bombing crews for long range operations in the Pacific. He cited the June 27 Wake Island raid 2000 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor led by Col Roger M Ramey and commended pilots navigators and bombardiers for fine teamwork. He noted the Japanese used women as warplane pilots but provided no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Air Forces
Pacific
Willis H. Hale
United States Air Forces
mid-Pacific
Wake Island
Pearl Harbor
Hale
Roger M. Ramey
Denton
Texas
Wake
Southwest Pacific
Army Raises Quota for Men Aged Twenty to Forty Four
The Cedar Rapids recruiting office announced an unforeseen manpower need leading the army to enlarge its quota for men aged 20 to 44. Eight new enlistees were listed: Dale D Hughes of Cedar Rapids, Joseph E Loecke of Dyersville, Robert A Lange of Dubuque, John R Childs of Manchester, Robert Clute of Iowa City, Walter E Nissen of Keystone, Clarence N Smelser of Waterloo, and Walter L Long of Oxford Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dale D Hughes
Sixth Street
Joseph E. Loecke
Dyersville
Robert A. Lange
Dubuque
John R Childs
Manchester
Robert Clute
Iowa City
Walter E. Nissen
Keystone
Clarence N. Smelser
Waterloo
Walter L. Long
Oxford Junction
Hickenlooper Reports Receipts and Expenditures in Campaign
Cedar Rapids Republican governor nominee Hickenlooper reported receipts of 1975.50 and expenditures of 2740 in his campaign. Thornburg, former ag secretary, said he spent 2922.68 with 2640 in contributions including 2140 from Thornburg for Senator club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Mark Thornburg
U.S
Thornburg
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Hickenlooper
Auxiliary Vessel Bill to President
Washington AP reports the House accepted a Senate amendment sending to the White House a bill authorizing 1.2 million tons of auxiliary vessels for the navy. The measure follows prior authorization of 500,000 tons, with the Senate adding 700,000 after an appropriation for the larger tonnage was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
White House
Train collision near Whigham claims engineer
An Atlantic Coast Line Southbound train the Southwind and another train collided near Whigham Georgia on Wednesday killing one engineer and injuring several passengers none seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Atlantic Coast Line
Southwind
Whigham
U. S. Shipyards Set World Record for June Ship Deliveries
Vice chairman Howard L. Vickery said U N shipyards are not yet at total submarine sinkings, but American merchant marine is larger than before Pearl Harbor. June deliveries totaled 731,900 tons, including 51 liberty ships and seven British cargo carriers, as steel supply is key to reaching the 8,000,000 ton annual goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard L. Vickery
Maritime Commission
United Nations Shipbuilding
Pearl Harbor
Vickery
Pearl Arbor
Britain
Intensive Scrap Metal Collection Starts July 13
War Production Chief Donald M Nelson announced a nationwide salvage drive beginning July 13 to gather scrap iron and steel plus metals fats and tin cans. He warned that furnaces had stalled for lack of scrap and urged every farm home and business to contribute all available metal to sustain war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M Nelson
Nelson
Rubber Drive Goes Into Second Gear
The Linn county Rubber for War campaign wrapped its first 15 day phase on June 30 with 276 tons collected. An additional 10 days began Wednesday as the petroleum industry's committee pushes to reach the 600 ton goal with existing collection setup and machinery in high gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Petroleum Industry
Rubber for War Committee Announces New Plans
E. R. Potter secretary reports that new high pressure activity plans by all Rubber for War committee members were nearly completed on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubber For War Committee
E. R. Potter
Local ads feature repairs and sales from area businesses
The page lists a barrage of local notices and promos including roof shingles from Burke Roof Ing Co, film development by Baldridge Studio, jewelry and watch sales at Vincent's and Jowa Loan, memorial design by Anderson Monument Co, and various services like upholstery, tailoring, feather mattresses, printing by Sands Printing Co, fur storage, and knitting. Also mentions bicycle accident insurance by Vosel and a rummage sale at 1137 H Ave NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Shell Service
Hamilton Fish
Bulova
Westfield
L. A
JOWA
Montgomery Ward Ride
Andrew
1St St. SW
Bay
Vincent's Jewelry
Third St. SE
Sal
Anderson Monument CO
Tl. K. Schaefer
Kresee
EL A. Kriz & Son
Ariz
Griffith Feather Mattress Co
Sands Printing CO
2Nd St
Phone
End St
Crowe Dressmaking Shop
Kresge’s
WELCH
H_ Ave
Morris Fur Shop
Stirts and Sweater Repairing Co
R Knitting CO
Ind St. SW
Vosel
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Ts Financial One Market News
Hoss
S. Dept. Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Merchants National Batyk Building
BBC
IOL
Mississippi
Willeg
Dave
Iestiars Sts
Choier
Eagan Ienneries
Michigan
Louisian Red Patriots
Wall St
Benne A Co
We v. H. Junta
Telephone
National Bank
Adama Express
Tadus Rayon Rey Alliedt Chen
Inspiration
Allied Stures
Tate Stary Agta
Ihalmes
Amit
Nicke
Amn
Armour & Co
Martin
Mont Ward
Knox
Ani
Nornen Co
Puckinset
Warner
Poeramounti
Heldreport Park
Wynne PB
Ann Penelrola
Canada
Pillsbury
Celotes Ptes Seul
Cerro de Pascu
Trans-Amer
Chrysler Motors
Chuies
Wnton Carbide
Coca
Ni Aircraft
Cole Palmalive
Lubesity Colm Gis
Uni Corp St Goaml
Southern
Unt Gas Co
Uni
Gnas
Imip
Gons Edisoni U & Gynsum
Rupher
Us Steel
Ann Aircraft
Walworth Éay Motors
Warner Bros
Corn Wes Union
Croan Products
Westhouse AB
Westshoutr
Pittabeh Serewary Cub
Cudahy
Proctor Game Agn
Curtiss
Pullman Co
Deere and Co
Ate
del Hudson
del Cka
Radio
Keith Radio Corp du Pont
Erie
Erle
Enstmin
Safeway
Elec Autolite
Echenier
Roebuck
Silver King
Ford
Enrland
Simmons Co
Gienables
Soacony
Gen Foods
It Gen Gas
Wsaig Sou Railway
Gen Motors
Sperry Corp
Nrt
Gillette SR
Gimbel Bros Ale
Calif Ay Gidden
Ind
Nyt Goebel
Goodrich N F
Warner Goodyear Tire
Ise Studeboxer Stone Weir
Graham Paige
Willys Ovid
Chae Corp
Azis Swift and Co
Swift
Edison
Walereen
Zenith Rad
Bond Review
U S. Government
Treasury
North Carolina
Belores
Girl
Wendl B. Gatto
Iowa Highway Commission
Gatto
Marion Boulevard
Blair’s Ferry Road
Missouri
Charles J. Haas
M. W. Ellis
Iowa State Savings Bank
Ellis
J. R. Drake
Inet
City Briefs
Elting Ottley
St. Luke's Hospital
Blanche Kubec
Oregon
Blanche Paula
E Avenue NW
Union Mass Meeting
Mrs
Stephen Yeigh
Elis
Gable Feekes
Santos
Swacka
Rhe Garatte
Kilhans
Peterson
West
Brawn
L. Pickact
U. S
By Galbraith
Ates
Delhi
C. R
Tva_ Peet
Viola
Univex Mercury
Z.C.B.J Park
Lath Ave
Bever Park Pavilion
West Side
Probasco
Palace Theater
Richards
Richards Laboratories
Charlie Burkart
Kenmore Golf Course
Burke Roofing CO
Baldridge Studio
3Rd St
Togo
Tage
Swisher
WMT
Bohemian Band
Moeller
MCCOY
Swisher Davilion
Hank Winder
Silver Leaf Room
Magnus
Jimmie Adams
TOP Hat
Lee’s Barbecue & Cafe
Little Ranch
Cou Falls
Lovely Lady Oil
Ist
Ave
Bishop's
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