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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1942

Page

8

Hog Prices Slip as Slaughter Also Rises in Chicago Market

Slaughter supplies loosen demand and hog prices fall 10 cents with top bids at 14.20. Cattle receipts total about 8,000 head while steers show modest gains and cows and bulls firm. Regional reports from Sioux City Des Moines and Omaha note mixed changes in hog and cattle values amid steady to weaker trends.

Chicago Dept. Agriculture Beas Sioux City Tu. S Idaho Iowa Des Moines U. S. Dept. Agriculture Interior Town Minnesota Omaha California

Chicago Produce Market Report Describes Mixed Poultry and Butter Receipts

Chicago markets show varied poultry receipts with 3 ma and 4 lbs Delaware springs under 4 lbs at 27 cents. Butter receipts total 004 Ibs with market grades ranging from 7c to 36c for different scores. Car weights and case counts are listed with multiple price markers and quality grades.

Cricago Froduce Chicago Lerghorn Delaware Springs Peere Rho Sie

New York and regional produce markets report

The snippet lists receipts, prices, and market conditions for dairy eggs butter and cheese in New York and other states. It records shipments totals and current prices for products such as Long Whites and Bliss Triumphs, with various grades and storage terms noted, along with futures furnished by Lamson Bros. and Co.

Carr California Louisiana Bliss Alabama Bliss Mississippi Girls North Carolina Cobblers New York South Westhern Lamson Bros

Local Hog Market Continues Weaker

Hog prices on the local market drift lower with a nickel cut on all grades. The long-haul, no-fill top drops to 13.80 in Tuesday trading.

Cedar Rapids Miscellacineous Market Prices

A list of grain and feed prices for Cedar Rapids area items including Wheat No. 1 97¢, No. 2 95¢, Oats No. 2 48c, No. 3 46c, Rye No. 2 60c, soybeans No. 2 yellow $1.58, corn and straw values, poultry market rates for broilers and hocks, eggs, hides, and farm produce with various regional prices and box yields.

Bond Market Mixed As Rails Decline On Tuesday

New York bond session ends with gains in selected rails and utilities offset by declines in other corporates. New York Central 4s, Union Pacific 3 1/8s, and Santa Fe 4 3/4s show firmer quotes. Jones and Laughlin Steel and St Louis- San Francisco rails are little changed. Foreign markets quiet. U S governments modestly improved on the market. In Boston wool trade, remaining sales of 72s fleece bid 50 cents, with demand for fine fleece at 1.17 to 1.19 a pound scoured.

New York New York Central Union Pacific Banta 'E Jones and Laughlin Steel J's St. Louis Stock Exchange Boston UPI U. S

Profit taking dents stock gains as market slips

In New York on Tuesday investors booked profits after a six session rise. Leading stocks fluctuated with small gains and wider declines in the final hour. Eastman Kodak receded after a Monday surge while General Motors briefly topped the year before retreating. Major names such as American Telephone du Pont Dow Chemical Allied Chemical United States Steel Bethlehem and Chrysler showed limited climbs or fell back.

NEW York Eastman Kodak General Motors American Telephone du Pont Dow Chemical Allied Chemical United States Steel Bethlehem Chrysler United States Gypsum Anaconda General Electric Boeing Southern Pacific Standard On N. J

Boxing bouts strangled by odd results

Chicago fighter Nate Holden at 165 pounds stopped Gib Jones at 163 percent while Willie Joyce edged Matt Daugherty in Cincinnati and Will Veterson outpointed Gary Indiana in Milwaukee. An Indiana Harber knockout of Vince Calarello and Gere Luke at 160 also noted.

Chicago Nate Holden Chicace Gib Jones Cincinnati Ohio Willie Joyce Gary Matt Daugherty Milwaukee Wis Will Veterson Indiana Harber Vince Calarello Chi Cage Gere Luke

Grain closes mixed as futures end with modest gains

Chicago reports mixed grain action with wheat and corn mostly higher late, soybeans rising while oats and rye also gain. Prices finished near session highs but below intraday peaks, July wheat around 117 thirds, September soybeans up about 14 percent, corn up about 4 percent, oats and rye modestly higher.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Provisions Market Summary

The list records mixed corn prices and grades, oats, barley, beans, and lard figures. Prices shown include No 2 yellow corn around 85.4 to 868¢, No 1 barley around 96c, oats various No 1 and No 2 grades, and cash lard at about 12.50 per unit with loose and belies at 11.00 to 14.75.

Chicago

Courtroom halt on speedy trial for alleged forgers

Clifford 1. Nunneley wife Violet and James R. Hudson appeared before Judge G K Thompson Tuesday and waived an immediate jury trial. They pled not guilty last April after police arrested them as the biggest paperhangers in the Midwest. No jury is called for the May term of court.

Clifford Nunneley Violet James R. Hudson G KK Thompson Midwest

Former Hotel Employee Wins Judgment for 323 Dollars

Richard Packwood was awarded 323 65 after his finger amputation linked to work at the Montrose hotel. Judge Haas reversed prior ruling by John T. Clarkson and ordered 198.50 in compensation plus 125.15 medical expenses, with St Paul Mercury Indemnity named as joint defendant in the action against M and Mpp iers and Eppley hotels. The Magnus hotel faced an arraignment for gambling devices after police found three slot machines on May 18.

John T. Clarkson C. J Haas Richard Packwood M and M Ppiers Company Eppley Hotels Packwood Montrose Clarkson Haas St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company Magnus G. K. Thompson

Battle losses cut Nazi production says pamphlet claims

Washington imperials report mounting Russian front losses draining Germany. A Brookings Institution pamphlet cites Fritz Sternberg saying half of Germanys productive workers are in the army, creating a manpower bottleneck that has already reduced arms output in the third year of war.

Washington Germany Brookings Institution Fritz Sternberg

Poverty Not Inevitable Any More Says Nelson

War Production Board Chairman Don ald M. Nelson told Missouri graduates that poverty is not inevitable and a post war era will offer abundant goods. He spoke at the University of Missouri commencement where he received an honorary doctorate citing the war effort creating an industrial plant beyond price and outlining a new world for the post war generation.

Columbia, Mo War Production Board Donald M. Nelson Nelson University of Missouri United States United Nations

Marion Canning Sugar Registration Instructions Issued

The Cedar Rapids ration board limits sugar allotment recipients in Marion and nearby to August 1 for additional sugar. Registration days are A to E Tuesday, F to L Wednesday, M to Q Thursday, R to Z Friday. Hours 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm, with rural residents served in the evening.

Marion Vicinity Cedar Rapids

Virginia Jackson Named Iowa V Girl

Miss Virginia L. Jackson 19 of Marion won the Iowa V-girl title in Des Moines and will seek the Midwest crown in Omaha on June 23. The University of Iowa sophomore receives a $25 war savings bond and an all expense trip to Hollywood if she wins the Midwest contest, with OMAR INC. the sponsor.

Des Moines Virginia L. Jackson Marion Iowa Midwest Omaha Miss Jackson W. A Jackson University of Iowa Hollywood

Charles H Frick 92 Retired Farmer Dies in Linn County

Charles Hershey Frick 92 a Linn county resident for 62 years died Tuesday at 8 25 am at his son Walter C Frick s home two miles southeast of Alburnett after a long illness He was born July 7 1849 in Williamsville New York married December 18 1872 Alma Bowman and lived in Battle Creek Michigan before moving to Alburnett He was a charter member of the Alburnett Christian Church Survived by son Frank Frick of Mt Vernon five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Alburnett Christian Church with Rev Morris Swisher burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Central City Calls may be made at Yocom chapel in Marion.

Charles Hershey Frick Linn County Walter C. Frick Alburnett Williamsville N. Y John Nancy Baker Frick Almeda Bowman Battle Creek Mich Frick Alburnett Christian Church Frank Frick Mt. Vernon Morris Swisher Oak Hill Cemetery Central City Yocom Chapel Marion

Burglary at Coryell Oil Station Reports $40 Loss

More than $40 was taken from the Coryell oil station at 185 Seventh avenue Monday night when intruders forced a door and smashed a cash drawer. Marion Police Chief Gene Miller turned the case over to the sheriff's office for investigation Tuesday. Earlier, a table model radio was taken from the John C Connor farm northwest of Mt. Vernon while the family was away.

Coryell Seventh Avenue Marion Gene Miller Sheriffs Office John C Connor Mt. Vernon

Side Glances: Bet Won Over Boss Ration Card Joke

In this SIDE GLANCES cartoon Galbraith depicts a playful exchange about a weight on a ration card. The boss loses a bet as the caption humorously notes the card showing a weight of 202.

Community Notes From Dubuque Grand Lodge And Nearby Visits

The column lists attendees at the Masonic grand lodge in Dubuque through Thursday, including Scott Bob Jack and Margaret Scott along with Mrs Mollie Ralston and F E Wilber. It notes John A Clay and Fr Holsinger at the grand lodge school, plus travel visits by several families including the Ellis and Busby households from Muscatine and Marion.

F. E. Wilber Lee Voorhies Elmer O. Stamy Masonic Grand Lodge Dubuque John A. Clay Fr. Holsinger Grand Lodge

Mississippi River crest near flood stage at several towns

The Dubuque weather bureau reports the Mississippi River crest at Prairie du Chien 17.3 feet and at McGregor 17.2 feet, both just below flood stage. No deltas beyond banks reported at McGregor, though the river runs close to the top of its banks. In Dubuque area the river has already surpassed flood stage.

Dubuque

Dubuque Flood Reaches Historic Levels At Airport

The Dubuque area experienced severe flood conditions with lowland gardens inundated and the Dubuque airport completely covered. Planes were moved to nearby towns as water rose toward a crest expected around 18.5 to 18.7 feet after a Tuesday morning stage of 18.2 feet.

Thanks for sympathy and floral tributes after death

The family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and Rev T C Collister Clarence Beatty the B N P L A auxiliary for kind expressions of sympathy and beautiful flowers during the illness and death of our wife and mother Mrs Alpha O Worley Mrs Florence Pasny Mrs Evelyn Crown Mrs Norma Perkins and RA RAR S SS.

T. C. Collister Clarence Beatty B.n.p.la Alpha O. Worley Florence Pasny Evelyn Crown Norma Perkins

Lost Pets and Items Notice Mix

Lost black cocker spaniel male with harness, reward dial 2 47 8. Lost white dor with black spots wearing harness, reward dial 2 4902. Lost brown billfold with money and papers, reward dial 32 5969. Lost blonde fox terrier puppy, reward dial 6409. Lost red and yellow model airplane, Marion 640. Lost black cocker spaniel Sunday, reward dial 8857.

T Dor ROE Sre Dial

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