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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1946
Page
7
cattle prices rose to a record high with choice and prime beef bullocks averaging 1,152 and 1,340 pounds at 27.50 as hog prices advanced to near 1919 highs. Receipts were reported at 8,000 cattle and 7,500 hogs with sheep around 21.25 to 21.50 for natives, while market activity faced tight supplies and varied by weight class.
Cattle receipts reach 19 500 with 18 000 salable as midwest trade shows weak to lower tone across ranks. Grass cattle steady to higher on some feeders, but demand softens on beef cows. Hog prices rise 25 cents with packer strength, calves and stockers mixed. Idaho and Sioux City reports show similar softness in cows and uneven demand for feeders, with some top loads of choice steers and heifers quoted.
Des Moines AP report notes Governor Robert D. Blue acting as his own secretary. Ed Hill, his secretary, is on vacation, leaving the governor to dictate letters at Hill's desk to a stenographer.
The stock market advanced for the fifth consecutive session in New York with moderate volume and scattered gains in steels, motors, rubbers, and special issues. Traders remained cautious as profit-taking trimmed some advances and several issues showed mixed performance. total shares traded around 800,000.
Market reports show Cedar Rapids hog prices advancing 65 cents on Tuesday after an 85 cent rise Monday. Prime butchers top at 21.25, packers at 20.25. hogs categorized by weight and quality with varied prices. Also lists cattle, calves, lambs, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and grain bids with numerous commodity prices.
Mrs. Joseph Blin aged 71 died at her Marion home after a long illness. Born in Cedar Rapids, she lived in Linn county most of her life, married in 1901, and is survived by husband, three sons, four daughters, ten grandchildren, and siblings. Services at Yocom chapel Thursday with burial at Cedar Memorial Park.
Services for 98 year old Mrs Sarah Jane Sidlinger will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in the Yocom chapel with a First Church of Christ Scientist reader officiating. Ruth Massey to sing and burial in Oak Shade cemetery with grandsons Paul Bruce John D Myles as pallbearers. City council approves 44500 budget for coming year.
Chicago AP grain market moves show corn leading gains at session start on limited offerings, then dipping as UK exports for August meet demand. By close, corn up 1.5 cents, oats mixed to lower, barley steady. Cash grain prices listed with No 1 red wheat around 2.02 to 2.13 dollars.
The New York bond market remained steady as a few faltering securities showed slight gains. In late trading at the start of the final hour, bonds from Baltimore and Ohio, Boston and Maine, Chicago and Alton, and Delaware and Hudson edged ahead by fractions and, in some cases, a point.
Chicago market data shows receipts with no car movement, 28 trucks, steady tier prices for poultry and eggs. Detailed quotes include various egg, potato, and butter/cheese prices with regional figures from New York and Chicago markets amid unsettled wholesale conditions.
Louis Burger aged 63 of 1003 Tenth Street SE was in good condition at Mercy Hospital after a Monday collision at the Eighth Avenue and Third Street SE intersection. The driver, F. D. McCullough of 205 Fifth Avenue SW, turned right from Third Street into Eighth Avenue and transported Burger to the hospital.
McCoy Truck Lines of Waterloo has been authorized to operate as a freight carrier between Cedar Rapids and Mason City, in a letter to Harry F. Sundberg of the Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau. Service was scheduled to begin Tuesday, giving Cedar Rapids its first direct link to Mason City and a two line connection to many towns beyond.
Five Eastern Iowans have been accepted for service in the Marine Corps and are en route to San Diego for boot training. Floyd F. Freeman of Monona and Duane F. Miller of McGregor enlisted for general duty. Keith H. Herzberger of Van Horne, Warren E. Wilke of St. Olaf, and John K. Smola of Central City signed for aviation duty.
Directive under public law 281 79th congress ordered all regular army officers to take the oath immediately and return it to the adjutant general in Washington D C. The Cedar Rapids recruiting office received the instructions Tuesday with a 12 hour deadline to comply before the law expires. More information is available at the Cedar Rapids office.
William H Paul aged 62 died suddenly at his Waubeek area farm home one fourth mile west of Waubeek. Born near Springville May 8 1884 he spent many years near Waubeek. Survived by wife seven children Robert Marion M A Pusateri Laura Mae Paul Arthur Camp Hood Texas Dorothy Edna Roger at home four grandchildren and sister Julia Reed Springville. Services to be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the home with burial in Springville cemetery.
Gerald Christian of 1614 K avenue NE faced a speeding ticket issued to a City Lines bus driver after a 50 mph clocking on First Avenue East from Thirty-Fifth to Thirty-Eighth streets Sunday afternoon. His case was continued to Tuesday after he failed to appear Tuesday morning in traffic court.
Thomas lit a match to light a gas stove in his basement and caused a blast that shattered the basement, cracked the chimney, blew out cellar windows, and ripped up floor trim. A leaking gas line was blamed for the explosion.
AP report from Polo Illinois says Paul Strite 42 Polo farmer was killed early Tuesday in a crash between a truck and the separator he was hauling with a tractor. Gerald H Hand 24 Independence Indiana a Krablin Trucking driver was injured slightly. The wreckage included 117 cases of eggs bound for the Chicago market.
A mixed page of thanks to neighbors for flowers and sympathy, plus a long list of lost items including dogs, a black cocker spaniel named Blackie, a brown billfold, keys with a rabbit foot, and sections offering services and ads for local businesses. Names include Mrs. Mary Turner, Mrs. Hazel Ryan, and Douglas Ross among others. Reward notices and contact numbers are interspersed with personals and shop ads.
General Motors reports a second quarter net income of 16 320 573 dollars or 32 cents per common share for 1946, down from 60 727 654 dollars or 1 33 a share a year earlier. Factory output fell to 40 45 percent due to supplier strikes and material shortages, with earnings boosted by tax adjustments and a 15 718 182 dollar transfer from reserves.
Tass reported from Czechoslovakia that all Czech property abroad is being nationalized. The Soviet agency said the Soviet government recognizes Czech claims to property in the Russian zone, including property of Germans who lost Czechoslovak citizenship.
A builder with a five-year construction track record and a good reputation is sought. Applicants must show a minimum working capital of ten thousand dollars.
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