Cattle and Hog Market Mixed Across The Midwest
Receipts for Tuesday swine and cattle across Chicago Omaha and Des Moines show hogs steady to higher, tops around 14.40, while cattle receipts reach the year’s heaviest with prices mostly lower. Iowa and Sioux City reports reflect varied demand, with feeders steady and lambs holding firm in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha
Fed
Kansas
California
U. 8
S. Dept. Agriculture
Iowa
Des Moines
U.S. Dent
Agriculture
Minnesota
Sioux
Sioux City
Dept. Agricultures
Texas
New York Produce Market Firms on OPA Levels and Egg Prices
New York market reports show butter at firm levels after OPA ceilings, with creamery prices rising to 92 score. Eggs receipts 15,425 cases with varied prices for whites and browns, while dressed poultry remains strong. Cheese receipts noted with no quotations. other items include rice, potatoes, and a section on Triumph varieties with price ranges.
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New York
Hicago
Cmicaco Upi
Chicago
A Biss
Na Bliss
Mississippi Bliss
Moe
Texas Biss
Chicago grain and provision prices report varying across markets
Market notes show July wheat at 1.4434 to 1.447, September 1.447, corn unchanged with No 2 yellow at 1.07, oats down 4 percent to 3s higher with No 1 mixed at 67 44c and No 2 white at 68 5c, rye finishing 4 percent lower. Soybeans No 3 yellow 1.07, No 4 1.67 percent with sample grade yellow at 1.614 4. Barley quoted 97 cents to 1.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CASIC
J £. Bennett & Co
Merchants Nations Bank
Adams Express
Kennecott
Armour & Co Sia
Nash-Kely
Alfintic
Nor Amn
Boeing Airp
Pac Gas & E
Borden Co
Packard Mars
Borg Warner
Paramount
Brigis Mir
Penick & Ford
Bucyrus Erie
Penna RR
Budd Mir
Penney JC
Popsicora
Burroughs
Phillips
Pillsbury
Canada Dry
Uterntilsyania
Scheneley
Southern
Sears, Roebuck
Servel
Sperry Corp
Gurtiss Whesa
Douglas Air
Ex Corp
Elec Autolite
Elec Boat
Jz Tidewater
Elec
Timken
Fox Film
Union Carbide
Gen Foods
Union Pac
Gen Gas
Uni Aircraft
Gen Motors
Uni Air Lines
Giette S Krai
Uni Dri
Goebel Brew Ai
Uni Frult
Uni_Gas Imp
Goodyear_ Tire ant
Ind Ale
Graham Falke
Gt Nor Ry Pr
Del
Flouston
Warner Bros
Homestake
Minin
Wilson & Co
Fast Woolworth
Nickel
Woolwort
Youngston
Johns Manville
Zenith Radio
Buller Bros
Quaker O
Imaker O
Cherry Burler
Swift & Co
Chicago Corp
Swift Intl
Comw Edison
Walgreen
Market Prices for Grain, Poultry, and Hides in Cedar Rapids
Colonial Cedar Rapids market report lists prices for wheat and corn grades, soybeans, and straw hay. It also covers poultry categories with weights and prices, fresh fruits and vegetables with crate and per cwt figures, and hides including calf and horse varieties.
Council Approves Monthly Reports
The council approved the finance and health department summaries for May. Burgus reported a May balance of 618335.28 with receipts 175220.76 and disbursements 102144.77. Measles and other disease cases were listed, and garbage was burned totaling 790.3 tons. The meeting authorized sale advertising for 44 items taken for a new airport, granted a concrete tunnel permit, and approved beer and wine permits. The Cedar Rapids Country club fireworks request and new playground commissioner were approved.
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L. D. Burgus
Burgus
Wes Benesh
A. Trusty
Board of Health
Trusty
Don Hines
I Avenue
Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Avenue
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Sixth Street
Eighth Avenue
Ernest Henecke
Zika Avenue
Playground Commission
Robert Black
Cedar Rapids
Rail Selling Hurts Stocks
Rail selling dents market as rail, pivotal industrials slip after wage boost hearing begins. Transfers around 1.3 million. investors rush to adjust positions amid broad declines and cautious trading in New York and Chicago listings.
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New York
Volunteers Sought by Linn Ration Board Amid Sugar Drive
Linn County rationing board cler k A T Pleune urged volunteers to assist with gasoline and canning sugar requests this week. Helpers should report to the Linn county rationing board headquarters in the American building on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Ration Board
A. T. Pleune
Linn County Rationing Board
Navy Waves Eye Rules Eased for Rechecks in Cedar Rapids
The Navy Waves program lowers visual standards announced by the Cedar Rapids naval recruiting office. Women who were previously barred by eye requirements may visit the recruiting office in the Federal building for another eye examination.
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Lamson Brothers and Company
H R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Traffic Court fines listed for multiple speeding and parking offenses
Alta L Stevens 1544 Eighth Ave SE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Marie Anderson 1800 Park Ave SE fined 1 dollar and costs for operating a vehicle with faulty brakes. Gerald Irons Center Point fined 2 dollars and costs for loss of vehicle control. C J Gavin 1345 Sixth St NW fined 2 dollars and costs for entering an arterial highway without stopping. James Rogers 3416 First Ave NE Mrs H M Pollard 608 Eighth Ave SE Clem Carney 916 B Ave NW each fined 1 dollar and costs for parking in an alley. Mack Augustine 947 Eleventh St NE improper parking suspended on payment of costs. Jean W Koebner 1600 Washington Ave SE A M Tohkeim 118 Second St SW Lon Clawson Jr 1343 Twentieth Ave SW each fined 1 dollar and costs for double parking. Mrs J M Widmer 2330 Blake Blvd SE fined 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking. Guy H Gregerson 418 Third Ave SE fined 1 dollar and costs.
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Alta L. Stevens
Eighth Avenue SE
Marie Anderson
Park Avenue SE
Gerald Irons
Center Point
C. J. Gavin
Sixth Street
James Rogers
First Avenue
H. M. Pollard
Eighth Avenue
Clem Carney
B Avenue
Mack Augustine
Eleventh Street
Jean W. Koebner
Washington Avenue
A. M. Tohkeim
Second Street
Lon Clawson, Jr
Twentieth Avenue
Mrs. J. M. Widmer
Blake Boulevard
Guy H. Gregerson
Third Avenue
Ralph Buchanan Becomes The Blimp Of North Africa
North Africa dispatch reveals First Lieutenant Ralph E Buchanan, son of New Yorkers, nicknamed The Blimp for his size. His Flying Fortress crew flew 1300 miles to bomb Foggia, Italy, with Buchanan boasting a perfect bomb run and central hits.
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Ralph E Buchanan
Robert Buchanan
New York
Cedar Rapids
North Africa
Bombardier Buchanan
Buck
United Press
Allied
Bizerte
Buchanan
Foggia
Rail Workers Observe No-Strike Pledge, Flynn Says
New York United Press story notes railroad workers, about 400000 members of five brotherhoods, will honor the no-strike pledge while seeking a 30 percent wage increase. Edward J. Flynn, attorney for the unions, said workers are restless but believe the pledge is a good doctrine amid pressure from other unions offering insidious hints of more direct methods.
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New York
Edward J. Flynn
National Railway Panel
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Townsend Victory club meeting reminders and events
City briefs list meetings for Townsend Victory Club and Townsend No 1 club with times, a free canning school on Tuesday June 8, and a National Association of Retired and Veteran railroad employees unit gathering at Milwaukee depot. Includes local notices on pneumonia recovery, Seabees interviews, Radio Union adjournment, and various ads.
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Townsend Victory Club
The
Gas Company
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company
National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad
Milwaukee Depot
Radio Union
C.S.P.S. Ball
Nine men found guilty in police court on drunkenness charges
Monday in police court nine men were found guilty of drunkenness. Joseph H. Engler of 1808 C street SW was fined 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace and alleged to have struck the patrolman who arrested him Saturday night. He received a separate 25 dollar fine.
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Joseph H. Engler
C Street
Four men fined for drunkenness in local case
Harold Tripp and Clarence Gordon and Clarence Thorp faced charges for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Orville Giblin was fined 15 dollars and costs for drunkenness, with four other men receiving 10 dollar fines. Leo Runyon, nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Runyon, lost toes when caught in a motorcycle wheel and was taken to St Luke's hospital in good condition.
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Harold Tripp
B Avenue
Clarence E. Gordon
First Avenue
Clarence Thorp
Third Street
Orville Giblin
Leo Runyon
Wesley Runyon
Seventh Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Error Causes Tainted Steam in City Pipes
Iowa Electric Light and Power official Frank Chambers reported a wrong valve opened at the powerhouse released distillate kerosene into city steam Monday. The taint affected some food directly and several facilities noted tainted potatoes and bakery items. officials expect several days to purge the pipes.
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Iowa Electric Light Company
City
Frank Chambers
Chambers
German Flyers Superior to Japs in North Africa
Major John Bright, a former Flying Tiger now with the USAAF in Algeria, says the Mediterranean air war is tougher than Burma. He notes higher German skill, greater risk, and that Allied pilots here are on the offensive, unlike the defensive stance against the Japs in Burma. Bright highlights Germans as cautious and scientific flyers, with the Japs driven by fanaticism.
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Algieria
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Mediterranean
Burma
John Bright
Reading
Bright
China
Terranova
Sardinia
Aent
Major
USAAF
North Africa
Army Air Corps
Policemen Consider Mounting Horses After Livestock Chase
Police Chief Tom Condon pondered equipping patrolmen with lariats and horses after another livestock chase. On Sunday, Patrolmen Roy Walker and Gene Morey pursued cattle along First Avenue and Twenty-eighth Street SE, corralling them at 2190 Country Club Parkway SE after Morey tore his clothing. The herd belonged to Delbert Tolbridge, who was warned to confine them to pasture. Earlier Friday, Officers George Davis and Frank O'Neil chased horses near Elmhurst Drive NE.
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Tom Condon
Roy Walker
Gene Morey
First Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Indian Creek
Country Club Parkway
Morey
Delbert Tolbridge
C Avenue
George Davis
Frank O'Neil
Elmhurst Drive
U S Arms Production Rises 7 Percent in April
U S war production rose seven percent in April across all major munition categories. Aircraft output topped one point six five billion dollars, with bombers up eighteen percent and navy fighters up nearly fifty percent. Ground ordnance and merchant ships also gained, while some areas lagged behind. Nelson noted balance improved since Pearl Harbor, but cautioned about uneven results and the need for continued progress.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
The
War Production Board
Nelson
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Wnelson
Scout Executive Named for Waubeek Area Council
Hoisington of Mason City named Boy Scout executive for the Waubeek area council. He will begin duties June 21, with Cedar Rapids office weekend coverage until then. S. S. Waymer will assist in Cedar Rapids until Hoisington arrives. Hoisington previously served on the Cornhusker area council at Lincoln Nebraska and is an Eagle Scout and Sea Scout quartermaster.
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E. E. Hoisington
Mason City
Waubeek Area
C. G. Geiger
Jim Manville
Waubeek
Jones, Linn
Benton
Cedar Rapids
S. S. Waymer
Kansas City
Hoisington
Cornhusker Area Council
Lincoln
Neb
Boy Scouts of America
New Members Boost Cedar Rapids K C Second in Iowa
The Cedar Rapids council No. 909 gains 25 new members in an all day ceremony after 8:30 am mass at St. Patrick’s church. Dr C D Kerrigan state deputy led major degree with staff from Davenport Cedar Rapids delegates. Dinner for 300 plus wives and guests followed with attendees from DeWitt Marengo Iowa City Williamsburg St Paul Neb and Superior Wis.
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Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
K. C
Iowa
St. Patrick’s Church
K. C. Club
C. D. Kerrigan
Davenport
John Bormann
Gus Pusateri
Iowa City
Order
DeWitt
Marengo
Williamsburg
St. Paul
Neb
Superior
Wis
Free Archery Lessons Offered at Ellis Park
City offers a six week archery course every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6 30 to 8 30 at Ellis Park. Robert S Black playgrounds commissioner announced the program which provides equipment for use on the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Robert S. Black
Want Ad Rates for Consecutive Days
Classified excerpt shows want ad pricing by word count and line length, with day rates and minimums. Includes instructions for in advance payment, contact options, deadlines, and a few lost and found notices for items like a brown leather billfold a wrist watch and a red heifer plus stray Jersey heifer notices.
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Gazette
GC Ave
Center Point Rd
Reese
Eward
Els Park
Milo Divishek
Rte
Jersey
Griffith Wealy
Dial
Classified ads mix of goods and help wanted notices
A jumble of local classified items offers jewelry sales and repairs, watches cleaning, sewing machines repair, insecticide products, printing services, nursery care, rummage sale details, and numerous help wanted positions from porters and factory workers to office staff and delivery boys. Names like Probasco Jeweler, Richards Laboratories, L A Lower Jewelers, Kresge, and Vincent's Jewelry appear alongside addresses and phone cues. The listings also include job notices for a delivery driver, yard work, restaurant staff, and various trades with box and route references.
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Inquest
Erotion Eliable Pawner
Katz “Tewelry and
Pront
Probasco Jeweler
Prince Theater
1St St
Blazer Sewing Machine Co
1St Ave
Richards
Richards Laboratories
L. A. Lower
Vincents Jewelry
3Rd SE
K_ & M PHARMATY
Sands Printing Co
2Nd St
2Nd Ave
Griffith Feather Mattress Co
3Rd Ave
Central Park Church
Co. G. Hover
K. Scharfer
Kresge
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C Avenue NW
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Marcia M. Cargin
First Avenue NW
H. R. Churchill
Vay TenNy
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Marine Corps
Federal Building
United States
Segulaively
Robert S. Cook
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Kenneth R. Ferguson
Robert Joseph Havlik
Fifteenth Avenue
Charles Frank Elias
William Robert Martin
Thirty-second Street
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Sam Cohn
Germany
Harold Y. Boyll
U.S
C. R
City K. C
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Department Onen
Lovely Lady Oil
Arti Beauty Salon
3rd_St
Smart Set
Ard St
Anka Ull Sq
Lillian Suchy Beauty GE Shop
Don Roberts
Bonnie Stewart
Ray Pearl
Magnus
Swisher Pavilion
Delver Morris Fur Shop
Millburn
12Th St
Chiumey
John Klinger
Saxon
Mt Vernon
Santer
Montrose “Hotel
10Th St
Roon
Guaranty
Boston Fish Market
14Th Ave
Laren Co
Salary National Refining Co
Bob Bowen
East County
Auto Parts Co
Ave
Merion Dairy
Marion
SHELL
Joe
Hanx
Bruce Gurh
Windsor
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