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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1942
Page
2
Chicago AP notes hog receipts Wednesday totalled 9,000 head, with traders expecting 12,000. Top hog price reached 14.25 dollars, most sold 14 to 14.25 dollars, lifting the average above 14 dollars after Tuesday’s dip. A prime steer load sold at 16.50, with limited supply. Fed steer and yearling values remained strong, medium grades in broad demand at 12 dollars for the year.
Tuesday livestock exchange reports receipts of 9 060 calves 1 000 fed steers and cows. Prices show varied demand with prime heavy weight loads at 14 25 to 16 50 per hundred pounds, medium and light lambs and ewes trading around 6 85 to 13 90, cows weak at 8 85 to 10 25, bulls higher. Nebraska lots and heavy offerings noted with fluctuating bids and limited buyers.
Austin Minn AP reports hog market figures with prices by weight. Categories include 160-170 lbs at 12 dollars per hundredweight, 170-180 lbs at 13.05, up through 400-450 lbs around 13.05 to 13.35, and 450-500 lbs in the 13.05 to 13.45 range for various hog classes.
Hog price list shows numerous quoted rates for different weights and lots. Several figures mix dollars per hundredweight with varying yardage, indicating regional market activity and freight terms.
U S Department of Agriculture combined recess at packing yards in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for a 24 hour period ending eight a.m. Wednesday shows 23,200 head processed, down from 42,500 last week and 33,300 a year ago. Prices listed for various weight classes show slight gains and steady demand, with sows and heavier hogs fetching around 13.25 to 14.00 per cwt.
AP report from Sioux City notes salable cattle receipts at 3,700 with calves and fat cattle showing strength. Slaughter steers and yearlings mostly higher, stockers firm, bulk medium to good fed steers and heifers around 11.50 to 13.25, some loads 13.50 to 13.75. Choice 1,330 lb cattle at 14.00, cows 8.00 to 10.00, cutters 7.25 to 8.75, market active with several lots 4,000 head or more and tops around 14.05. Receipts show generally firmer values with notable demand for good and choice stock.
Means ve. Dept. Agriculture reports total receipts around 7 700 cattle and 3 500 sheep. Calves salable, fed steers steady, cows up to 13 60, vealers 12 30. Sheep show demand for spring lambs at 14 00, native springers at 15 00, shorn ewes 4 00 to 6 00.
Livestock prices rise with hogs selling around 396 to 400 pounds at 13.40, sows at 13.40, strong receipts at 400 head. Steers and yearlings mid range at about 1150, calves 200. Sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs firm as market reports note top receipts around 75.
Grain prices and quotations listed by Lamson Brothers and Company with H R Mowrey of Cedar Rapids as manager, including 91 scores and 35 dutched figures, notes on cars and packed checks, and miscellaneous trade terms.
Receipts show steady values for eggs with color quality notes and a current receipt of 435,731. Poultry listings include live turkeys with prices for hens, young toms, and old stock. Market terms reference sc and c units, with test scores and trade details sparsely noted.
Motter announces new standards for November 37.15 and EGOS Refrigerator standards for October 33 60. The item notes revised measures affecting product specifications and compliance timelines. Further details outline adjusted targets, reporting, and enforcement expectations for manufacturers.
Hog price list shows a ten cent rise across all grades on Wednesday with top grade long haul at 13.90. Details include quotes for hogs by weight class from 140 to 180 pounds and mixed cattle notes such as yearling steers and cows.
Market listing from Cedar Rapids shows varied farm goods with prices for wheat No. 1 and No. 2 yellow soybeans, sweet potatoes, hides, and apples. Cereal grains, colored beans, and roots appear with unit pricing. some items include approximate weights and quality descriptors.
The New York bond market showed quiet activity with U S and government issues subdued. Foreign loans from New South Wales and Australia improved while domestic government bonds remained steady amid trading.
New York AP report notes a broad stock market drop after American Telephone shares fell. Leading issues slipped moderately with Westinghouse Bethlehem Steel and Philip Morris down over a point. American Telephone’s fall followed Western Electric’s dividend cut to 25 cents for the March quarter, 75 cents last year, and affects related Bell system manufacturing holdings.
Washington states the army substitutes steel and zinc coated with brass for solid brass buttons to save critical metal on future clothing procurements for enlisted men aviation students and nurses in war de- program.
Chicago AP reports wheat led gains with July at 1.18 and September at 1.21. Corn rose about 0.14, July at 0.8634, September 0.89. Reports noted Iowa weather complaints from heavy rain and hail affecting yields and prices across grains including oats soybeans and rye.
The column lists Chicago cash prices for corn oats barley and lard with grades and sample values. Entries include No 1 yellow corn at varying prices, No 3 8466:86c, No 2 white oats around 50 to 45 cents, No 4 48% nominal, and lard samples priced around 3 13.55 per unit and loose 11.90 citation.
The marine corps and navy recruiting offices in Cedar Rapids dispatched one man each to duty. Henry Albert Brady of Bellevue went to Des Moines for final exam for the marine corps with possible transfer to San Diego for training. Robert Leslie Fernald of Monmouth Illinois also went to Des Moines en route to the Great Lakes naval training station.
Cedar Rapids motor vehicle operators bought 83 of the new annual federal auto license stamps at noon on opening day. The stamps, priced at $5, cover July renewals and are sold at windows one and three in the post office lobby. This is the second stamp for those who bought the February issue, with glue on the face to affix to windshields.
Spending a five day furlough at his mother’s home is William Lee Moore stationed with the Army Air Corps at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Dr A R Jewel left for Napa California to join Napa State Hospital staff after two weeks with his mother Mrs C W Hook. Mt Herman lodge No 263 A F and A M will conduct work Thursday at 6 30 pm at Masonic hall with refreshments to follow. Violet L Huff has returned home from University Hospital Iowa City after a three month stay. St Paul’s Methodist AE nursery and Beginners departments plan a Children’s day practice Thursday at 3 pm and Primary and Church Youth groups meet Thursday at 4 30 pm. Miss Willian Conybeare of Grand Island Nebraska is in Cedar Rapids to summer with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs R C Conybeare 2610 Second Avenue SE.
The May gas usage averaged 1 042 thermal units per day per a report to the city council by Dr A R Menary inspector. The month’s low was 1 038 units on May 13 and the high 1 052 on May 28.
A pin curl clinic was held at the Cedar Rapids Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association unit 126 at the Montrose Hotel on Tuesday. Violet Wash, Mae Austin, and Geraldine Seldiches received awards for their patriotic campaign promoting war stamp sales in beauty shops. Plans were made for a cosmetologists family picnic on July 1.
Springfield police report a taxicab driver asked that his name not be published, fearing some would call him a chump. The incident details remain sparse with no charges announced.
At a dinner hosted at a home, Sue Cary Donna Bailey Jolen Callahan Anna Jean Marchant Mary Ann Ross Jean Frederick Sharon Wilson and Carol Jean were seated at a candlelit table. Shirlee Miller helped serve as guests enjoyed games during the gathering.
Mrs. Clara Dunt was elected noble grand of Grove City Rebekah Lodge No. 325 at a Monday evening meeting in the L.C.C.F. hall. Rose Garrison became vice grand, Dorothy Moore treasurer, and Grace Berlin recording secretary. The Past Noble Grands association led the program.
Mr and Mrs James Downing hosted a miscellaneous shower and dance Monday evening at Memorial hall honoring their son Curtis Downing and Mrs Downing who were May 30. Refreshments served to 150 guests.
Elliott Hutton of Toccoa Ga and his guest Ruth Dunn of Chicago were honored with a surprise shower by 45 friends at the Hutton home. They received glassware and will be married in Chicago Saturday after leaving Wednesday. Mrs Lee Goldstein of Chicago visits her sister Bertha Harlan. For rent five room cottage after July 1. Reward offered by L L Coryell and Son of $25 for arrest and conviction in a break in at the company's station on West Seventh Avenue Monday evening. Presbyterian church session will meet Thursday at 7 45 p m in the church parlors.
Whittier Community softball beat Fry's Daily Monday on the Marion diamond 1-0 as Hanna pitched for Fry's two hits allowed while Thomas of Whittier yielded four. In the second game La Plante Choate bested Viola Raiders 11-6 with seven runs in the fifth and sixth aided by Houser on the mound. The Quaker Oats face Springville and Allen Motor faces the A and P Super Market tonight at 7.
Mrs. H Pazour spent the weekend in Ottumwa visiting Mrs Z W Bain and Mr Bain and in Marengo with Mr Pazour’s sister Mrs W J Wilkenson and family.
Earl Welsher, who recently had an operation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, traveled to Marion this Tuesday with Mrs. Welsher and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Lothian. He plans to stay several weeks in Marion before returning to Rochester for a second operation.
Mrs. Grover Potts of La Moure North Dakota formerly Grace Crowner of Marion will arrive Sunday to spend a vacation with her mother Mrs Ora Crowner in town.
Marion lodge No 6 A F and A M holds a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple to work in the third degree. Mrs H B Christianson of Savannah Illinois visiting Mrs M W Courtney returned home Tuesday. Ladies day at Marion Golf club Thursday with nine thirty a m start for play and luncheon reservations to be made Wednesday evening. Instructions for women golfers begin Thursday. Cr Dubbs returns to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with son for nine day furlough. Mr and Mrs Delbert Turner sell home at 550 Eighth avenue to M B Boland who will move to Marion next spring. Cynthia and Cassie Drexle purchase 1220 Ninth avenue and move this week. Marshall Swayne recovering well after operation at University hospital Iowa City. The board of directors plans a U S O drive soon. Mr and Mrs C B Vernon and son John return from Hartford Connecticut after visiting James Vernon.
Advertises a Thursday 2 p.m. cooking school demonstration on canning and preserving with little or no sugar. Invitation extended by the Gas Company. Also notes the sale of 985 Eleventh Street by Mr and Mrs Elmer Fisher to Mr and Mrs Frank Webber.
The Rev. C. V. R. De Jong and the Rev. Gilbert Voorhies traveled to Wyoming Monday to assist in conducting funeral services for the Rev. Worden P. Nicholas, longtime pastor of the Wyoming Presbyterian church. An advertisement notes a Bath-a-Sweet summer special at Owens Cut Rate Drug offering a 1 dollar size and a 20 cent size Bath-a-Sweet soap for 89 cents.
The Pleasant Grove Community club gathered Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cherry and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cherry. Dolores Cherry presented readings and sang solos. Mrs. Robert Skinner and her daughter Carol of Cedar Rapids assisted hostess duties. Refreshments served to 35 attendees.
St Mary's circle of St Joseph's Catholic church schedules a Friday 2 pm meeting with Mrs Howard Cruise at 1845 Seventh Avenue. If rain occurs, the Ladies Union luncheon of the Christian church shifts to the church basement Thursday at 12 30 p.m.
A World War II report on Norwegians resisting Nazi occupation. Executions and harsh penalties mark efforts to aid escape to Britain and to spread anti-quislings. Bishops resign in protest, teachers join, and Oslo and Grini are cited with detainees and camp conditions.
The sewer and fruit exhibit scheduled for Saturday by the Marion Nature and Garden Club is postponed indefinitely as the public library auditorium is used for sugar rationing. Radio tubes remain scarce. have your radio checked at Coast store.
Two benefit games scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. on the Marion softball diamond will aid Bev Taylor a Black star from Fry's dairy who fractured his leg here weeks ago. The matchups are Quaker Oats versus an All-Star colored Cedar Rapids team and Fry's Dairy versus Cherry Burrell with keen season competition anticipated. Kenneth Gibson, now in the Marine Corps, writes his wife of starting school base in San Diego, California Melvin Gibson attends a signal corps training school.
Mrs. E A O Neal and children Bobby Barbara and Sandra came back Wednesday from Savannah Illinois where they visited relatives Mrs John Sauter of Beloit Wisconsin arrived Friday to search for Mrs Elizabeth Smelitzer and Mrs D G Hickey and went home Tuesday Mrs Elia M Reed and daughter Agnes of Perry who had been guests of Mrs Reed s sister Mrs Margaret Leming returned home Miss Mildred Wickham and Miss Evelyn Howe went to Chicago Wednesday to visit Mr and Mrs Paul Anderson
Mrs Elizabeth Smeltzer attended a shower Sunday at Amana at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Kulen, complimenting Mrs Smeltzer's son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Broz.
The report notes widespread unrest under Quisling’s regime. Sabotage continues as electrical lines are cut during a parade and the Grand Hotel review. Two days later a fire erupts at the National Theater. Bombs explode at the main university and both railway stations, signaling deep opposition.
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