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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1944
Page
7
Market brief reports modest hog price gains and active cattle trading led by heavy weights, with hog receipts around 16,000 in Chicago and up to 12,800 in Omaha. Cattle, calves, and sheep saw mixed gains and slower updates, while Iowa and Sioux City markets showed varied demand and prices.
Chicago and New York markets show steady receipts and varied prices for butter eggs cheese and potatoes. Butter receipts rise to 12 280 tubes in Chicago and 1 159 in New York with mixed price levels across grades. Eggs show 10 738 cases in Chicago and 19 295 in New York with current prices fluctuating by size and quality. Cheese works through several varieties with small price points, while potatoes report arrivals and on track conditions with California shipments notable.
In Chicago on Tuesday late trading showed weakness across grain futures led by rye. September wheat neared the loan level. July wheat dropped to 13.5 lower. Cash prices for wheat oats barley reflect varied grades and small movements across No 1 and No 2 categories.
London dispatch says the Nazi agency DNB claimed Roosevelt would visit Rome but the report is entirely unsubstantial and unverified. No official confirmation or details support the claim.
The Cedar Rapids market reports higher hog prices with top packers at 11.70 and rise across weight classes. Cattle prices show mixed gains from choice to common steers and varied cow and bull values, with sheep and lambs listed under market ranges.
New York AP reports declines across steel and motor shares extend a technical correction begun in prior session. Noon losses ranged fractionally to over two points with broad weakness near the close. transfers around 1,400,000 as traders watch major rails and industrials.
Market listings show No. 2 yellow corn at 1.04 dollars and No. 2 soybeans at 1.86. Oats at 0.75, wheat 1.40, rye 0.95. Baled straw 10 to 12 dollars, hay 14 to 16 dollars. Poultry delivered prices list springs 26 and 24 cents per pound, various hens and eggs. Wholesale fruits and vegetables include Florida celery 86 dollars per crate, lemons 7.45, naval oranges 5.75, lettuce 6.99, onions 2.84, sweet potatoes 5.10, winesaps 4.25, and potatoes 3.159. Hides and calves quoted, horses 6.50 and 6.00, kips 11.25 to 12.25 cents.
Advertisements and notices list a bungalow canning class, a Kolach Festival, citizenship petitions, Ahepa meeting, a family visit, a heart attack hospitalization, a weekly canning session, a Boy Scouts budget review, Sea Scout plans, and junior staff visits to Camp Mitigwa with local names and venues across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
The report lists July 17 to 22 cheese prices in Plymouth Wisconsin including twins and cheddars at 23 cents. It also records Mississippi River stages at Davenport Hastings La Crosse Portage Prairie du Chien Dubuque McGregor Gordons Ferry Davenport and Keokuk with rises and falls and no change at several locations.
Registration for a streamlined Red Cross home nursing course was boosted as three more classes were signed up. The program runs Aug 9–15 with five daily two hour sessions and certificates awarded without exam. A committee meeting, classroom space, and equipment plans were discussed with MPO officials and local groups represented.
Marion post No. 298 American Legion installs Herbert P. Price as commander and LeRoy S. Barber as first vice commander along with Ray J. Gallagher and A. R. McElwain in key posts. Auxiliary officers Mrs. Margaret Leming and others are installed. Delegates named for department convention at Cedar Rapids August 16 to 18. Bellwether details include gifts to retiring officers and a $10 monthly auxiliary expense vote.
The Red Cross urges people to join one of five classes and reach a goal of 200 volunteers. To enroll, call the Red Cross office at 3-2673. no in-person visit is required.
Harry W. Fraser president of the Order of Railway Conductors credited the organization’s growth to cooperation during a testimonial dinner at the Roosevelt hotel honoring his sixtieth birthday. Six leaders in a membership drive were honored and gifts presented.
John W. Donnelly of the Cedar Rapids Social Security office said widows and children of veterans covered by the old-age survivors insurance program are entitled to monthly Social Security payments even if they receive other government benefits. He spoke after a Des Moines meeting on veterans rights.
Marion residents share word of sons in service and relatives serving in World War II. S/Sgt Marvin Chisman arrives in France after two years in England. Sgt Dorothea Tanner opens a WAC recruiting station at Astoria Oregon. Pvt. Harold S Miller returns to Norman Oklahoma after leave with A E Miller family. Several local residents visit, host relatives, and attend hospital tonsillectomies.
Donnelly urged veterans widows to contact the social security office to check eligibility for monthly payments or lump sums under the social security act. Discussions covered those 65 and older planning or retired from covered employment, noting delays in filing can reduce benefits. The Cedar Rapids office is in room 329 of the federal building.
Representatives of Iowa War Chest from the second district meet state leaders in Manchester on Wednesday at 8 p.m. to plan the fall campaign and the national War Fund. Attendees include Carl Weeks and Robert H. Caldwell with Graydon F. Keeton E. L. C. White and Paul H. Martin. Linn county participants include Van Vechten Shaffer John Krall Lucille Murray. other counties listed include Winneshiek Allamakee Fayette Clayton Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Benton Jones Jackson Clinton.
In Martinez California hospital the medical staff rush to treat a patient as a mid day emergency unfolds with rapid response from doctors and nurses and a focus on urgent care at Martinez Community hospital.
Reported blast at Port Chicago sent casualties to nearby facilities while relief crews worked frantically. The incident evoked swift medical attention and ongoing efforts to stabilize the injured.
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