Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Proves Worth in War
In Muscle Shoals Alabama TVA’s nitrate plant No 2 proves its value turning out ammonium nitrate for explosives and also fertilizer. Led by Dr R L Copson and Dr Grady Tarburton the plant now employs Haber process knowledge to supply phosphorous fertilizer and calcium carbide for synthetic rubber. The facility, once idle after World War I, is now repurposed to aid Allied war needs and food production.
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Muscle Shoals
Ilson Dam
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley Authority
T.N.T
England
R. L. Copson
TVA
Department of Chemical Engineering
Grady Tarburton
U. S
Arthur Miller
Copson
Tarburton
Fritz Haber
Nernst
Bosch
Haber
Germany
United States
Chile
Sheffield
End of Selling Pressure Gives Stocks a Boost
Stocks rose over the week after a dearth of selling, with higher grade issues in demand. Rail, utilities and several industry shares advanced while steel production constrained by a coal strike affected related stocks.
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New York
Wall Street
Chrysler
Allis- Chalmers
Firestone Tire
Goodyear
General Tire
U. S. Rubber
General Electric
Quinine Barks Dread Malaria on the Battlefronts
A NEA Service feature explains malaria as a deadly foe for troops in North Africa and the tropics. It recounts historical efforts to stockpile quinine, the cinchona bark origin in the Andes, and the Dutch success in cultivating cinchona trees to produce quinine for war needs.
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NEA Service
Askington
North Africa
South Pacific
China
India
Burma
Europe
Ross T. McIntyre
U. S. Navy
Amazonian
Andes
Charles Ledger
Peru
Ledger
Britain
Holland
Java
East Indies
Jamaica
New Income Tax Law May Not Mean Reduction
Journalists James Marlow and George Zielke report that experts doubt the new income tax law will automatically cut bills for most taxpayers. Analysts warn the impact may vary by income level and filing status, with some groups seeing little relief.
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James Marlow and
George Zielke
Postwar tax breaks promise broad job security and refunds
The report explains that service members gain tax relief including 1942 tax cancellation on earned income up to 14000 dollars and extra exemptions for 1943. It forecasts extended demobilization challenges and a slow transition to civilian production with continued labor demand.
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Ashington
Armed Services
New York
Leo M. Cherne
The
Research Institute of America
Cherne
Existince
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Rise to Over Two Million
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids last week reached 2,350,540.89 dollars, up from 1,652,000 a year ago. For the week ended June 19 the total was 2,034,387.85 dollars, reflecting strong financial activity this period.
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Cedar Rapids
Pdm
Hog prices dip on Cedar Rapids market Saturday
Prices on prime hogs fell by 10 cents with packers down 15 cents on the Cedar Rapids market Saturday. Top butcher price reached $13.25, long haul no-fill $13.35, and packers $12.85.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Hog Receipts and Price Ranges Reported
Combined hog receipts at Iowa markets show varying weights and prices. Entries list 160-180 lb hogs at 13.35 to 13.45 dollars, 200-306 lb at 13.45 to 23.05, sows and larger categories with price brackets from 12.60 to 12.93, reflecting general market conditions across districts.
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Iowa
Des Moines
U. S
Minnesota
Aldo
Newell Construction Secures 11 Plant Contracts
Newell Construction reports 11 contracts to build and remodel soybean processing plants in Iowa Illinois and South Dakota totaling well over 60000 dollars. Projects include two out-of-state plants at Rock Falls and Sioux Falls with Iowa sites in Fairfield Martelle Dike West Bend Ralston Sac City and Manley. Remodeling work is set for Quimby and Gladbrook.
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Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
Newell Construction Company
Charles E. Newell
Rock Falls
Sioux Falls
Fairfield
Martelle
Dike
West Bend
Ralston
Sac City
Manley
Quimby
Gladbrook
Cedar Rapids Market Report Grain and Produce Prices
Grain prices show No 2 oats at 81.20 to 81.16 for No 1 wheat at 7h 81.20 and 81.16. Hay straw prices range 12.00 to 16.00 per bale. Poultry prices delivered include broilers at 22 1 2 c per lb and hens around 2 1 2 c. Eggs No 1 hens 36 c, current receipts 5 0 c. Fruits vegetables and other items listed with crate and per unit prices. Hides No 1 cured at 12 c, No 2 at 13 c. Pony and glue prices noted as half price.
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California
Texas
Omaha Livestock Market Report Summary
Hog receipts 450 total 7000 with prices rising for various weights and grades. Barrows and gilts up 20 to 25 cents. sows mostly 15 cents higher. Cattle: fed steers and yearlings up to 25 cents, cows 25 to 50 cents higher, bulls up to 25 cents. Top for week 1194 lb fed steers at 16.03, best light weights 15.85.选择 heifers 15.25. Sheep: sales light with spring lambs and ewes steady, old crop lambs down ~25 cents. top lamb 15.25 for Kansas spring lambs.
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Omaha
INS
Kansas
California
Idaho
New York Bond Review Highlights Mixed Gains Across Rail Issues
AP dispatch notes broadly distributed gains Saturday in New York bond market with rail loans favored. Several issues advanced by a point or more as trading remained light. examples include Cleveland Union Terminal 4s and Missouri Pacific 5s among others in list.
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NEW York Bond Review
NEW York (Ap
Cleveland Union Terminal
Edison
Atlanti
Denver and
Rio Grande
Erie
International FO
Missouri Pacific
Victory Service League Plans Expanded Activities
The Victory Service League announced expanded activities for the last half of 1943. The VSL, a national patriotic car and truck owners alliance backed by Chevrolet dealers, reported 1 406 000 members and noted Detroit meeting actions. G O Fletcher of Rapids Chevrolet Cedar Rapids serves on the National Dealer Council.
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Victory Service League
National Patriotic Alliance of Car and Truck
Chevrolet Dealers of America
VSL
National Dealer Council
Detroit
G. O. Fletcher
The
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Cedar Rapids
National Council
League
Wheat prices rise on demand and policy news
Wheat futures rallied on the Chicago board with gains near 1 cent a bushel as crop reports and a subsidy bill influenced sentiment. July wheat rose to 1.44 and oats and rye also advanced while Winnipeg and other grain prices showed mixed moves amid expectations of higher corn ceilings.
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Chicago
INS
Board of Trade
Southwest
Winnipeg
Grains Turn to Alcohol Boost in War Effort
S. L. Fisher of Schenley Distillers says surplus wheat grits raise yield of war alcohol from 3 to 8 percent. Schenley alone uses 8,000 tons of grits monthly in nonstop 24 hour operations to produce more than 36,000,000 gallons of alcohol.
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ST. Louis
S. L. Fisher
Schenley Distillers Corporation
American Association of Cereal Chemists
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago livestock market report notes cattle receipts at 260 with calves none, sheep 2 500 total, hogs 8 800 total. Steer and yearling values fluctuated with supply, cows scarce, top fed steers $17.40 early, $17.15 late. heifers up to $16.75. cutters $10.25. hogs steady to higher with 240 lb hogs steady to higher. lambs $14.50–16.00, best packer deals $75.75 for certain loads.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Grain quotations from Chicago market report
Saturday's Chicago grain quotations are supplied by Lamson Brothers and Company. H R Mowrey manages Cedar Rapids operations from 503 Merchants National Bank building, phone 2 3141.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Parker Receipts Light Prices Firm at Livestock Market
In Chicago on Saturday only 300 hogs were sold as prices remained steady with top at 14.10. Government support levels kept averages near 13.74, while arrivals stayed above last year. Cattle marketings fell due to policy stalemate, yet steers and yearlings held their values, cows and heifers rose 25 cents, bulls hit a record 14.65, and sheep prices advanced on light receipts.
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Chicago
Burlington Company to Acquire Foster Bus Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the permanent acquisition of the M. C. Foster Bus lines by Burlington Transportation Company. William Tanzer, passenger traffic manager, announced the deal creating service between St. Louis and Cedar Rapids with connections to Dieseliners routes, effective Monday.
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M. C. Foster Bus Lines
Burlington Transportation Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
William Tanzer
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Mondrey
Eclipse-Pioneer unit cuts optical grinding time drastically
Hackensack New Jersey reports a new glass grinding system at the Eclipse Pioneer division of Bendix Aviation cutting production time by 90 percent. Output now stands at ten times pre Pearl Harbor levels.
Treatment Saves Timber In Fire and Decay Proofs
Chemical treatments increasing fire and decay resistance let builders use smaller cheaper timbers to achieve results normally requiring oversize timber steel or concrete.
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Seattle
Chicago cash provisions market snapshot
Chicago prices for wheat corn and barley shown in a brief market report. No. 2 red wheat 1.66, No. 1 hard pat 1.47, corn sample yellow 1.05, no 1 mixed 1.80, no 1 white 1.80, barley malting 1.06 to 1.15, feed 0.96 to 1.92.
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Chicago
New York Produce Markets Report Dressed Poultry Prices
New York wholesale prices show dressed poultry arrivals and fresh eastern chickens scarce. Live poultry prices hold at ceilings with geese 26c and turkeys 26c for young toms. various fowl and rabbits quoted, OPA ceiling prices referenced.
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New York
Commodity Receipts and Market Notes Mixed in Calamity
Chicago butter receipts reach 15 443 tubs with mixed score grades and steady extras. Eggs show 71 427 cases with market drift and varying firsts. Potatoes arrivals 108 with on track totals and subdued demand for California long whites. prices list at 3.90 for top grades and softer for others. Oregon and Oklahoma markets mentioned with minor sales and no clear gains.
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Chicago
U. S
Askewes & Bliss Seumetics Victory
Oklahoma’ Bus Triumphs
Sioux City Livestock Markets Report
Sioux City cattle receipts for the week show feed steers and yearlings uneven with varied quotes. Prices range from about 12.25 to 16.50 for different grades and weights, with cows, cutters, and stock cattle weaker. sheep receipts steady for choice shorn sheep around 14.06 to 14.50. Hog prices are not clearly listed.
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Sioux City
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Iowa Southern Utilities Co
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Southern Utlities Co
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Link -Belt Co
Pia Rath Packing
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United Lt & Rys
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