Hog Market Gains and Mixed Livestock Prices Across Midwest
Chicago and Omaha markets show 10 cent gains on most hog weights with mixed cattle and sheep activity. Hogs 11,000 head seen in Chicago with top loads around 13.85 and 12.40-13.50. cattle generally steady to slightly higher. sheep and lamb prices mixed with steady to lower ranges. Sioux City and Des Moines reports indicate firm hogs and variable cattle demand. overall volume remains substantial with seasonally active trade and sizable receipts.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock
Giassy
Omania Livestock
Omaha
Rcarce
California
Sioux City
APII
WFA
TOWA
Des Moines
Minnesota
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Roundup
Chicago and New York reports show receipts and prices across produce categories. Butter eggs cheese and live poultry move at firm or varied rates with specific per unit prices and drafts. potatoes show arrivals totals and California and Arkansas Triumphs market figures.
Rate de AGUEESE Plymouth Wis Mississippis River Stages
Weekly river stage report listing gauges Davenport Hastings La Crosse Dubuque McGregor Gordons Ferry Keokuk with measured stages and falls for the week of June 26 to July 1. Entries show current level and daily decline at each location.
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Plymouth Wis
Mississipps River
Davenport
Hastings
la Crosseurs
Dubuque
McGregor
Gordons Ferry
Davenport Eid
Keokuk
President Roosevelt warns over China war prospects
President Roosevelt said the China war is not going well and voiced concern about the outlook. He noted Japanese supply lines are stretched and menaced by the Allies, while insisting advances there remain active and that Allied reach is now closer to Japan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
Japan
Light Hog Market Edges Higher in Cedar Rapids Trade
Light hogs rise on the Cedar Rapids market with heavy packers steady. Light classes up 15 cents though top butcher prices reach 13.45 and packers 1100. Prices span hogs 160 to 500 pounds and cattle sections show mixed steers and cows with value notes across weights.
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Cedar Rapids
Cocaceeeesevevers
Ccapeeenereesesarsssnes Acen
Stocks Quiet with Mixed Prices on Friday
New York markets saw light offerings and selective demand for oils aircrafts soft drinks rails and specialties. Steel stocks firmed late while turnover hovered around one million shares. closings showed mixed trends with utilities and rails drawing steady interest.
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New York
Market quotes for grains poultry and produce in Cedar Rapids
Grain prices show No 2 yellow corn at 1.04, soybeans 1.86, oats 0.76 0.75, wheat 1.40, rye 0.64, May straw 310, hay 14 16. Poultry delivered prices list heavy springs 25c, light springs 23c, heavy hens 20c, leghorn hens 18c, current receipts 26c. Eggs No 1 28c No 2 26c current receipts 2ac. Fruit and veg include Florida celery 36.00 6.50 crate, lemons 7.45, naval oranges 5.75, lettuce 6.99, onions 2.84, sweet potatoes 5.10, apples Winesaps 4.25, 3.35, potatoes Cobblers 3.15 cwt. grapefruit box 3.85. Hides and animals: No 7 cured hides 12c, No 2 hides 11c, No 1 calf 13c, No 2 calf 12 42c, No 1 horse 6.50, No 2 horse 6.00, pony and glue half price.
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Chicago
New York
Grains Advance on Bullish Chicago Market Session
In a strong trading day, longs profited in wheat as futures offered limited supply and prices rose across grains. Wheat closed 24% to 34% higher with July contracts around 1.60. oats up to 15% near 78. rye and barley also up with July values noted.
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Chicago
Longs
Roosevelt says no recognition for French National Committee
President Roosevelt announced that talks with Gen. Charles de Gaulle will not address recognizing the French National Committee. He said discussions will focus on the underground movement in southern France and civil administration of liberated areas. De Gaulle's representatives are serving as liaison officers in cooperative efforts with Allied forces.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
France
de Gaullist
Martelle Farm Youth Charged with Larceny
Arthur Stark, 20, of a Martelle area farm, was arrested on grand larceny charges for stealing anti freeze, tires, and wrenches from a Davis gas station in Lisbon on June 23. Deputies from Linn and Cedar counties found Lisbon heat and items at Stark’s farm. he pled not guilty at Linn County District Court with bond set at $3,000.
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Arthur Stark
Martelle
Davis Gas Station
Lisbon
Condon
Snyder and Whittemore
Linn County
Henry Eichorn
Anamosa
C R Willey
Cedar County
Ieat
Lucock
Tipsters
K Thompson
Stark
Boston man arrested in black market gas coupon scheme
Maurice Healey, 23, of Boston, facing federal charges in Omaha for possessing black market gasoline coupons worth 2 500 gallons. He claimed the deal was to impress Ina Ray Hutton's band, but the plan collapsed after Hutton refused the coupons.
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Omaha
Maurice Healey
Boston
Ina Ray Hutton
Healey
John G Aldrich
OPA
Fred Franks
Argentine Junta Minister Resigns Interior Post
Gen Luis Perlinger a leader in the Argentine military junta resigned as minister of the interior on Thursday night signaling a shakeup in the government after the coup earlier this year.
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Buenos Aires
Luis Perlinger
Denial of USES Data Frustrates FBI and Police
Washington officials say War Manpower Commission blocks access to United States Employment Service files hindering investigations. FBI and police report being limited to a single letter giving only minimal suspect data, with no background or employment history.
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Washington
INS
FBI
War Manpower Commission
Paul McNutt
United States Employment Service
Federal
WMC
USES
Roosevelt dodges Dewey question at press conference
President Roosevelt laughs at a reporter asking about Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as a rival and deflects questions on a fourth term. He hints at possible timing for political answers but says he is not drafting a platform.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Rooseveltt
Medical Wacs Sought by Army at Iowa Recruiting Office
Capt. I. W. Cahoon, commander of the Omaha officer procurement district, visited the WAC recruiting office in the Cedar Rapids federal building to advise on recruiting medical Wacs. Needed are medical technicians surgical technicians pharmacists Braille technicians medical stenographers and educational reconitioning personnel.
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I. W. Cahoon
Officer Procurement District
Omaha
WAC
Coldar Rapids
Revival Sermons by Elmer Mc Kay Near Toddville
Evangelist Rev Elmer Mc Kay conducts a tent revival east of Toddville ten miles north of Cedar Rapids on highway 150. Sermons at 11 am 3 pm and evening follow with titles Where are the Dead who Die on the Battlefield From the Dakota Plains to the Evangelistic Field and Is the Gentile Age Closing. Campaign ends Sunday July 16 under Free Methodist Church auspices led by Pastor J K French.
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Elmer McKay
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Highway 150
Dakota Plains
McKay
Greenville, Il
Free Methodist Church
J. K. French
Solons Work Way Over on British Visit
Rep. Hugh Scott and Gordon Canfield arrived in London after traveling as ordinary seamen aboard a tanker to study merchant marine and postwar aviation problems. They served under regular wages, learned ship life, and plan discussions with British officials and U S Ambassador Winant.
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London
Atlantic
Hugh Scott
Philadelphia
Gordon Canfield
Paterson
N. J
Scott
Scotty and
Gordon
Washington
Canfield
Merchant Navy
United States
John N. Winant
Marion War Bond Pledges and Local News roundup
War bond pledges in Marion and Marion township must be redeemed by Saturday per Chairman Reuben Smith. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello premiere tickets awarded to bond purchasers at Marion theater. Local notices include church council meeting, grocery ads, fishing for the Marionette 4-H club, and mourners attending a funeral in Marshalltown. Several residents and visitors are listed with updates on leave, travel, and social events in this hometown page.
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Marion
Marion Township
Reuben Smith
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Marion Theater
Marion Business Girls Club
O. K
Arminta Davidson
Secreary
Butterfly Cafe
3Rd Ave
Burroughs
Gazette
Paramount Theater
Cees
Allied Bombings Force Nazis to March on Foot in France
Acting Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson says Allied bombing disrupted German communications in France, forcing infantry units to march from Paris to the Normandy front. He cites rail and road destruction, a delayed German counterattack near the Odon River, fuel shortages, and rising Allied victory.
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Washington
France
Paris
Normandy Battlefront
Robert P. Patterson
Allied Air Arm
Galicia
Odon
Patterson
Normandy
Germany
Minsk
Polotsk
Baltic
Saipan
Rundstedt Ouster Linked to Peace Feelers Amid Normandy
London reports claim Nazi Field Marshal Karl Rundstedt was dismissed by Hitler after sending peace feelers to the Allies. Observers say his attempts to seek a compromise peace followed the Normandy landings and may have prompted a purge to avoid wider German guilt.
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London
INL
Karl Gerd Rudolph von Rundstedt
Adolf Hitler
France
Rundstedt
Normandy
Hitler
Lisbon
Germany
Fuehrer
Junkers
Creeks curb war stomps amid gas rationing in Oklahoma
In Henryetta Creeks suspend stomp dances as braves head to war and gasoline restrictions keep bands close to home. Lost items flood the notices with brown billfolds wallets glasses and purses sought with rewards across downtown and nearby areas.
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Henryetta
Okla
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