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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
9
Chicago AP reports Friday hogs mostly weaker with some floor support while cattle mostly grass fed and uncertain outlets. Sheep sales were scattered and weak as receipts run high in Chicago and nearby markets with mixed prices across weight classes and regions.
Receipts and prices for butter eggs cheese and live poultry across Chicago New York and California markets. Notes include steady butter and egg collections, varying cheese quotes, live poultry demand and prices, and potato and vegetable arrivals with regional price ranges and quality notes. Includes U S No 1 and commercial price ranges for several states and product types.
Hog prices remained steady on the Cedar Rapids market Friday with top hogs at 1355 dollars and packers at 11.50. The cattle and sheep sections show varied pricing by weight and class, including choice to prime steers around 15,500 to 16,50 and calf market values from 11.00 to 13.50 per unit.
Grain prices show No. 2 yellow corn at 1.04 dollars and No. 2 soybeans at 1.86. Oats mix, wheat at 1.40, rye 0.95, with straw and hay values noted. Poultry prices list heavy and light spring weights, hens, and current receipts. Wholesale fruits and vegetables include Florida celery 6.00 to 6.50 per crate, lemons 7.45, oranges 85.75, lettuce 6.99, onions 2.84, sweet potatoes 5.10, apples 4.25, and various potato and fruit box prices. Hide and animal product quotes cover cured hides, calf hides, horse prices, and kip values.
Swiss military commentator said a major crisis may be developing in Germany with confidence dwindling and nervousness growing. He cited Hitler's headquarters moving west Rundstedt's dismissal and renewed persecution of Jews as elements of the crisis.
President Roosevelt selected Robert Hinckley former assistant secretary of commerce to direct contract settlement and terminate billions of dollars in munitions contracts after the war. Hinckley resigns as vice president of Sperry Corporation to take the post.
Fort Meade public relations office disclosed that about 70 German prisoners of war were employed at the U S Naval Academy for building ground maintenance agricultural work and some in laundries. The disclosure came Friday.
About 1,000 civilian employees at the Davisville advance naval depot were absent as Seabees substituted to keep supplies moving overseas. Officials said a third of staff struck, likely in anticipation of a War Labor Board ruling expected to cut wages for less skilled jobs.
Washington based Chief Justice Edward C Eicher ordered severance of James True from the mass sedition trial. The action reduces the roster to 26 defendants from the original 30 slated for trial.
New York traders showed scattered gains and little overall change as volume hovered near one million shares. Fractional price moves were broadly balanced with leaders not breaking clearly higher or lower in late trading.
Wheat futures eased to near the loan level in early trade then steadied to close down 4 percent to 38 lower with July at 1.58. Oats rose about 4 percent while rye and barley slipped. Cash wheat and oats prices set for No 2 red around 1.57 to 1.59 and 80 to 77 cents respectively with soybeans at 1.96 and barley near 1.25 to 1.44 as markets posted mixed cash quotes.
Mohandas K. Gandhi pledged to aid the Allies in their war against the Axis and proposed a Nationalist government for India under a British viceroy to resolve the deadlock. He said he would suspend civil disobedience for the war’s duration, drawing surprised but favorable reaction.
Civilian mail service between the United States and Rome and Vatican City state has resumed. Only personal letters up to two ounces from the U S and 40 grams from Rome may pass with censorship. Other services and business mail remain unavailable.
Courthouse records show John Carpenter 31 of 3012 Circle Drive SE and Vernon Dew 26 of 911 Eighth Street SE arrested Thursday night for stealing a case of beer from McDonald’s tavern. Dew pled guilty paid a 1 dollar fine and costs and received six months in Linn County Jail with mittimus stayed. Carpenter’s charge was dismissed for lack of evidence. Officer George Davis identified them leaving the back door, prompting the arrest.
Massie McDowell of Center Point files suit against R L Bliss administrator of Leslie L Bliss estate for 7 673 50 in damages from an April 5 auto accident on Pale Center Point road. Bliss killed June 5 in a collision with a Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern interurban car near Center Point. She alleges Leslie Bliss negligence caused her car crash in which she was a passenger and seeks 173 50 hospital cost and 7 500 for pain suffering and disfigurement.
London records a fourth bomb-free night as raids reduced by dark cover. Allied air cover and coastal patrols hinder German launches, though threats of massive rocket bombs persist. Home Security notes civilian casualties and ongoing damage from prior raids.
The 1937 black Chevrolet coupe owned by Keith Beatty, stolen July 9 from his Cedar Rapids home, has been recovered in running order in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The thief is still at large.
Linn county reported Series E war bond sales at 1 844 205 dollars toward a 2 860 800 dollar goal in the people’s bond division. The drive extended to July 31 after originally ending July 8. Countywide sales reached 12 768 828 dollars as of Friday per the war finance committee.
Mrs. C Griggs from Sawyer Oklahoma visits daughters Mrs. Stanley Synch and Mrs. Clifford Fye in town. Her son Cpl Dale E Griggs has served in Italy for 28 months. Mrs John Boyd reports 14 chickens stolen from a rear yard coop valued at $25.
Halifax dispatch reports that in 1942 the Wakefield fire swept liner was rescued by a US cruiser and destroyer. The Manhattan raced to the scene and evacuated 2000 passengers including military and civilians. The ship was towed to port, repaired, and refitted in the United States.
Joseph Bristow, 83, once a Kansas senator, died at his Fairfax home after a three week illness. The item also contains a jumble of lost and found notices, business and social notices, and local ads with no clear overarching event.
A collage of classified items including PREWAR TUBES in multiple sizes at Stellar Service Station and Jack's Store offerings for men's dress slacks and creased trousers. Also jewelry shops, watches, and gift cards. home services list repairs, painting, masonry, lawn care, and hauling.
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