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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1942

Page

6

Hogs Steady Near Peak as Market Holds at 14.70

Chicago hog prices stayed steady to slightly lower amid Tuesday estimates of 16 000 hogs 8 000 cattle and 1 000 sheep. Top price held at 14.70 with 180 to 330 pound offerings at 14.30 to 14.65 and lighter weights at 14 to 14.50.&#10.Cattle values mostly softer with steers steady to 25 cents off and lambs reaching 16.10 in a mixed market on the week.

Chicago Agricultural Marketing Administration Wiltshire Owmicago (Ap Dept. Agrculture Eavier Iowa Des Moines Dent Minnesota At & A.m Iike Bioux City U. S. Dept. Aggie Culture Omaha Omana Dept. Agriculture Ealven Medinm Sidtsatia

Chicago and Midwest Livestock Prices Report

The Chicago market shows hogs steady to weak with 370 lb hogs down and top around 14.70. Sheep and calves are mixed with fat lambs selling 15.75 to 16.10 for natives, yearlings around 10.50, and calves mostly steady to lower. Iowa and Omaha regions report receipts and varying price levels across hogs, cattle, and sheep, with attention to weight classes and changes from prior periods.

Schuylkill River Name Traced to Dutch Meaning Skulk Ing

The Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania is named from a Dutch term interpreted as the skulk ing river. The note highlights linguistic roots behind the river's modern name.

Pennsylvania Schuykill River

Local Hog Market Drops Five Cents

Hogs continue weaker on the local market as AH grades fall five cents Monday. The long haul and no fill top remain at fourteen dollars per hundredweight.

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Prices Listing

A market roundup from Cedar Rapids shows prices for grain and livestock including oats corn and soybeans with small variations by grade. Poultry rates cover broilers leghorns rocks and hens with assorted weights and defects. Wholesale fruits vegetables and cured hides are listed with prices for celery lettuce onions cabbages potatoes apples and related produce.

Michigan Idaho

Wisconsin Cheese Prices and Wool Market Report

Wisconsin cheese prices for the week June 29 to July 3 show varieties like squares at 234c and cheddar around 20 percent. wisconsin details included. In Boston, US Department of Agriculture notes trading in wool markets remained quiet with some staple wool demand and mid western staple sold at 1.16 delivered on a scoured basis.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Squares Twins Boston Iu S. Dept. Agriculture

Iowa Campaign Expense Reports Due Wednesday

Iowa secretary of state warns that June 1 primary candidate reports must be filed by Wednesday. By Monday morning 292 of 362 filings were in, with Congressman Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City reporting receipts none and expenditures of 192 dollars.

DES Moines Iowa

Rear Admiral Inspects SUI Pre Flight School

Rear Admiral E C White from the Washington bureau of medicine and surgery visited the navy pre flight base in Iowa City Sunday. He toured quarters personnel and mess facilities and assessed cadet training severity. He made no public statement after the tour.

Iowa City E. C. White Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Washington, D. C

Stock Market Steadies After War News Mixed Gains

New York stocks opened modestly after war news but late-session activity improved with select issues posting fractional to gains of over two points. Steel shares rose briefly before retreating as overall turnover remained about 275000 shares. leaders included Union Pacific Chrysler Kennecott Sears Roebuck Loew s Westinghouse.

New York Union Pacific Chrysler Due Pont Kennecott Sears Roebuck Loew's Westinghouse

Critical Labor Shortage Looms Prompts Call for Training

The House Appropriations Committee warned of a critical shortage of manpower in industry agriculture and government services peaking around October this year. To meet the deficit it urged training and transferring workers from non essential to essential sectors and anticipated 41/2 million army personnel by end of 1942 and 6 to 7 million in 1943 with farm labor needs and a drive to recruit 11 million more industrial workers and 2.5 million on farms from various sources including peacetime industry professionals unemployed and housewives youths and retired workers.

Washington House Appropriations Committee United Nations

Grain futures slip on poor mood amid farm policy delay

In Chicago, grains traded lower as favorable crop news competed with stalled farm legislation in Washington and expectations of immediate wet wheat sales. Wheat to unchanged, corn down 12 to 14 cents, oats down 1 to 2 percent, rye off 3 to 4 percent, soybeans down 12 to 14 cents. Barley inactive.

Chicago Washington

Chicago Grain and Dairy Prices Report

Chicago market notes show mixed prices for wheat corn oats barley and soybeans with several grade levels listed. Current quotes include No 2 mixed wheat around 1.14 to 1.44 and corn varieties near 0.48 to 0.52 while No 2 soybeans hover around 1.72 to 1.74 per unit and lard quotes near 12.62 for bulk and 41.90 for loose.

Lamson Brothers and Company H. R. Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank Tees Chicago

Produce Markets and Prices From Chicago and New York

Produces futures and prices for eggs butter cheese and poultry across Chicago and New York markets. Heavy and small hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks, and geese show varied per pound prices with receipts and market tone noted.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Delaware Springs Geese LLC Swan Geese California Alabama Mlss Arkansas Bliss North Carolina Cobblers Virginia Tennessee Kansas Missouri New York

Bond Markets Moderate Improvement on Low-Priced Rails

New York reports moderate improvement in bond markets with heavy demand for some lower priced rail issues near the close. Nickel Plate 44 38 and North American Pacific 6 led late gains. Lehigh Valley Coal 5, American and Forsylen Power 5s, New York Central 34 25 and Missouri Pacific 5 5 among others rose. Government bonds steadied on the stock exchange and over the counter with most foreign dollar loans muted.

New York New York Central Missouri Pacific Ammone American Telephone Llinois Central Consolidated Edison J's Stock Exchange

Boys’ State highlights shared in Rotary talk

John Chehak spoke to the Rotary club at the Roosevelt hotel about the Grinnell Boys’ State held June 10 to 15. He described simulated trials, government training, athletics and patriotism under 45 American Legion counselors guiding 350 boys.

John Chehak Jin Grinnell Rotary Club Roosevelt Hotel Chehak American Legion Rotary

City Briefs Shifts in Cedar Rapids and South Bend Visitors

Charles D Huston former internal revenue collector at 112 Twelfth Street NW Cedar Rapids was taken to Mercy hospital Sunday. Miss Thelma Anderson and Harold Levy of South Bend Indiana visited over the weekend at Miss Andersons parents home, 1537 Thirty-fourth Street NE. Bertha A Pownall pastors assistant at St Pauls Methodist Church left Monday for Evanston Illinois to enroll in a three week Garrett School of Religious Education course.

Charles D. Huston Twelfth Street Internal Revenue Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Thelma Anderson Harold Levy South Bend Ind Miss Anderson Otto Anderson Thirty-fourth Street Bertha A. Pownall St. Paul’s Methodist Church Evanston, Ill Garrett’ School of Religious Education Dan A. Stamy

Dart Boyles Comstock Dies. Marion Native Funeral Tuesday

Helen Dart Comstock niece of Mrs Frank S Skinner died Sunday at 2 30 am in Wesley Memorial hospital Chicago after a brief illness. Born in Marion she was daughter of Oscar M and Augusta Robinson Boyles and studied at Marion High School Coe College Northwestern Cincinnati Conservatory. She lived in Chicago 15 years as a millinery stylist and buyer. Surviving are sister Elizabeth Boyles Marion and brother Hiram D Boyles Webster Groves Mo. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Yocom chapel with burial in Oak Shade cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

Helen Dart Comstock Frank S. Skinner Wesley Memorial Hospital Chicago Marion Oscar M Augusta Robinson Boyles Marion High School Coe College Northwestern University Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Funeral of Dart Comstock to be held at Yocom chapel

Dr John C Evans of Chicago will conduct the funeral Tuesday afternoon for Dart Boyles Comstock at Yocom chapel. Evans, Chicago Tribune religious editor and former Marion resident, will be a guest of Mrs Frank S Skinner. He is the son of Rev T M Evans, former Marion pastor. The Evans family moved from Marion circa 1905.

John C Evans Chicago Dart Boyles Comstock Yocom Chapel Frank S. Skinner Evans The Chicago Tribune Marion T. M. Evans Marion Methodist Church Evans Tanly

Sugar Certificates Unclaimed in Marion Chamber Notice

The Marion Chamber of Commerce lists sugar certificates belonging to named individuals who must call at the Chamber offices in the Commercial building to claim them so records can be closed. Names include Mrs. W. C. Carpenter Irma Dean Elmer Ev Drexler George Durland Anna Dye and others.

Marion Chamber of Commerce W. C. Carpenter Irma Dean Elmer Ev. Drexler George Durland Anna Dye J.T. Gallivan Doris Harford Leo Hawkins Margaret Hillerege Andrew Kershner Mary R. King Minnie

Knapp and Caldwell Families Named in Notice

Mr and Mrs John Knapp Jr and Glenn Geraldine and Caroline Caldwell appear in a local social note listing family members and associations.

John Knapp, Jr Glenn, Geraldine and Caroline Caldwell

Regulations on Return Loads Postponed to July 5

The Office of Defense Transportation postponed the effective date of orders requiring return loads for trucks operating in over the road service from July 1 to July 5. The delay gives more time for a general revision of the orders governing common, contract, and private carriers.

Washington Office of Defense Transportation ODT

Roosevelt Attacks Congress Over Land Bank Ills

President Roosevelt signed a two year extension of reduced interest rates for federal land bank loans while blasting Congress for failing to fix the land bank system. He cited subsidies exceeding 67 million dollars annually and warned against further public funding to cover bank deficits.

Washington INS Roosevelt Monday Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner Congress Federal Land Bank Farm Credit Administration Land Bank Federal

Gazette Want Ad Instructions and Contact Methods

A dated notice explains ad word counts including box numbers counting as four words. It lists a ten cent extra for out of town mailing and Cedar Rapids phone charge options. It advises enclosing payment with out-of-town ads and states Gazette liability limits for multiple insertions. It gives dial number for assistance.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette

Found and Lost Notices Mix of Personal Ads

A cluttered page lists lost items such as a Parker fountain pen between the Paramount theater and 6th St on 3rd Ave E with a $1 reward, a wirehaired terrier between Defhi and C. R. with a reward, and wedding rings lost two weeks ago with a reward. Additional notices advertise watches, lubrication services, roofing, studios, jewelry purchases, printing, and beauty services.

Parker Paramount Theater 6Th St 3Rd Ave. E C. R Iva Peet Swiaher

Sodding Dirt and Plumbing Ads From Pittsburgh Trade Pages

Classifieds advertise sewers cleaned by Sparta machine and sealing systems to dry basements. Heating, plumbing, painting, hauling, junk buying, rug and carpet cleaning, and upholstery services offered by local firms with multiple phone numbers and addresses in Pittsburgh area.

Cngere Kutchera Ave Pittsburgh M. Cach Glabs CO Ind St. BE ALBO Call Noble Gardner Rue Tatt Hotel

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