Hogs Reach 22 Year Peak in Market Estimates
Chicago reports show hogs at $16 marking the highest live hog price since October 1920. Livestock receipts expected for Thursday include hogs 13,000 cattle 8,000 and sheep 5,000 with steady to higher bids across cattle and lambs. regional markets in Omaha Sioux City and Austin mirror the upturn with varied receipts and prices.
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Chicago
Choice Fed
Choice
Iowa
Des Moines
Dept. Agriculture
Minnesota
New York Eggs Receipts and Butter Prices Reported
The sheet shows New York eggs receipts at 44 482 firm with mixed colors and grading, and butter prices with maximum OPA-set bulk carton prices. Chicago reports no egg cars, varied poultry prices, and cheese values with multiple weights. Potatoes show arrivals and track shipments, market steady but supply light amid unwashed stock and new stock demand.
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York
New York
Chicago
UPI
Wyoming
Biss Triumphs
Michigan
Wisconsin
Florida Bliss
Creamery Prices and Receipts Reported in Chicago Current
Prices for butter creamery products and eggs shown with firm receipts and graded quality. Quoted Chicago current pricing includes various grades and conditions across Butter and Eggs markets, with specific quotes for creamery butter and egg receipts.
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Piorida Biulss
Chicago
Wall Street Trends Lower amid Foggy Markets and Low Turnover
In New York on Monday trades were light with gains mainly from low priced issues while many leaders slipped. Transfers neared 1.2 million shares as the day ended with fractional declines. Bond reviews noted small gains across low to medium priced rails and large volume in select reorganization issues. St Paul adjustments totaled 2,000 with over 1.3 million face value, amid market jitters over a long awaited Supreme Court decision.
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New York
NEW YORK_ BOND REVIEW
St. Paul
St Paul
Supreme Court
Local Hog and Livestock Prices Jump Ten Cents Across Grades
Hog prices rose ten cents on all grades at the Cedar Rapids market. Top hog price for butchers was 15 dollars, long-haul 15.10, and packers 14.65. Cattle and calf markets show varied gains with steers, heifers, and cows listed. lambs and sheep also reported with varied per hundredweight quotes.
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Chicago
Sioux City
Moux City
S. Dept Agriculture
Cedar. Rapids Market
Bolozna
Market Report From Cedar Rapids Careful Grain Prices Decline
The Cedar Rapids market lists prices for grains hay poultry and produce with No 2 oats 65 cents No 3 oats 83 cents No 1 wheat 1 15 No 2 1 13 shelled corn 84 cents No 2 yellow soybeans 1 61 etc Current receipts per unit and wholesale fruit and vegetable prices are provided including Colorado celery 1 20 per dozen lemons 7 50 oranges 8 00 six 75 lettuce 5 50 onions 1 40 72 00 and apples Jonathan 2 00 Delicious baskets 2 25 per box 2 00 Cranberries 4 00 Tokay shapes 2 25 potatoes 2 65 Hide market notes list No 1 cured hides 12 cents No 2 hides 11 No 1 calf hides 13 cents No 2 calf 12 10 No 1 kip 11 2 No 2 kip 11 cents No 1 horse 6 25 No 2 horse 35 75 pony and glue half price.
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Omaha
Colorado
Grain Confined To Narrow Range In Absence Of Washington News
Chicago grain markets traded within a narrow band as investors awaited potential U S policy developments. Wheat faced selling pressure while oats and rye held firm. May wheat at 1.47 and July at 1.4814, corn steady near ceilings, oats mixed with slight declines. Cash wheat and corn prices listed with various grade figures. oats and other feeds quoted for multiple classes.
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Chicago
Washington
Plan Two Day WAAC Recruiting Drive In Cedar Rapids
Lieut Irene C Sweeney WAAC recruiting officer from Omaha visited Cedar Rapids to organize a two day drive at the federal building March 18 19 led by a team of one officer and two auxiliaries. They will interview local women for induction testing excluding physicals to be held later in Des Moines. A 54 recruit Linn county quota was set and a local executive committee chaired by Mrs J T Taylor with Miss Alice Story Mrs Frank Guyott and Mrs H F Spratt appointed to promote the drive.
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Irene C. Sweeney
WAAC
Seventh Service Command
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
Wacks
Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Linn County
Sweeney
Miscellaneous Wisconsin Cheese and Wool Market Briefs
Plymouth Wisconsin reports quotations for the week March 8 to 13 include twins or cheddars at 23 cents. Boston wool market notes scoured wools and nails sold for future delivery with demand for Australian at 64 to 70 cents and good to super grades unchanged. Wyoming contracting around 4 cents and Oregon mixed greases at 39 to 40 cents.
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Wisconsin
Plymouth
Wis
Boston
Api—Iu S
Dept. Agriculture
Wyoming
Oregon
What Red Cross To Send Captives
NEW YORK AP A 111 pound weekly Red Cross package for American war prisoners in enemy camps lists milk cheese oleomargarine pork lunch meat corned beef liver paste salmon prunes orange concentrate sugar biscuits coffee and two chocolate bars.
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New York
American Red Cross
Ake
F R Signs Bill for Wire Firm Merger
President Roosevelt signed legislation to permit the merger of the Western Union Telegraph and Postal Telegraph companies contingent on FCC consolidation plan approval. Officials of both firms have approved the merger in principle, but final union details will take several months to resolve.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph
Federal Communications Commission
Roosevelt
West Coast Aircraft Workers Call Army Seizure of Plant
About 2,500 Consolidated Aircraft employees in San Diego urge the army and navy to take over the Consolidated plant to curb management waste and end wage disputes after the War Labor Board award. They also demand removal of Economic Director James Byrnes and want a presidential committee to explain why production lags. Harvey Brown cites expected automatic takeover if investigations occur.
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Los Angeles
War Labor Board
Army
Navy
Consolidated Aircraft
San Diego
International Association of Machinists
AFL
James S. Byrnes
WLB
West Coast
Harvey Brown
Byrd Warns Workers of Japanese Propaganda Tactics
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd told about 4,000 Boeing Aircraft workers that Japanese war lords have spread propaganda for months claiming labor strife would menaces the West and East. He did not reveal how the messages reached workers or whether wage issues were involved.
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Seattle
Richard E. Byrd
Boeing
West
Byrd
Man Pleads Guilty to DUI in Linn County Court
Melvin Staton 38 of 614 C Ave NE was fined 300 or jailed three months after pleading guilty in Judge J E Heiserman's court. He remains in jail for nonpayment. Arrested at 1 30 am Sunday after erratic driving near Hilltop Inn east of Cedar Rapids. Staton claimed he was beaten at the inn by several men.
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Melvin Staton
C Avenue NE
Linn County
J. E Heiserman
Staton
Harlan Snyder
P J. Whittemore
Three Sentenced on Liquor Sale Charges
Sam Simmons 53 and his wife Clementine 19 of 82 Eighth Avenue SW and Nola Condon 22 of 709 H Street SW, all Negroes, pled guilty to illegal sale of intoxicating liquor in Judge J. E. Heiserman's court. Simmons’ sentence was suspended. a prior three year penitentiary sentence for a third offense was revoked. The two women paid $50 each with the rest suspended on good behavior. The trio were indicted last Thursday. George Markos dropped a suit against Tony Siamis in district court over a $5,000 promissory note.
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Sam Simmons
Clementine
Eighth Avenue
Nola Condon
H Street
Linn County
J. E. Heiserman
Simmons
Fort Madison
Free cooking classes in Glow room every Tuesday at 2
City briefs announce free cooking classes every Tuesday at 2 00 in the Glow room of the Iowa Iowa Gas Electric company Advertisement Calvary Baptist church to lead services at Shine Mission Monday 7 30 William Dykhuizen to speak Police report thefts include a wrist watch from a Montrose hotel room between Feb 28 and March 7 a missing billfold with 30 at Elmers tavern and a 1943 license sticker and registration card taken from a car while at Plantz service station location unknown
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Calvary Baptist Church
Sunshine Mission
William Dykhuizen
Montrose Hotel
Joe Infield
Alfred Casner
Avenue NW
Elmer’s Tavern
Maxfield G. Gantz
Twentieth Avenue
Gantz
Plantz
Seventh Avenue
First Street
Henry Schiller Elected Cub Master for Pack No 24
Henry Schiller was elected cub master of Cub Pack No. 24 at a Sunday committee meeting held at George Lodge’s home on Oakland Road NE. Lodge steps from the post to advisory cubmaster.
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Henry Schiller
George Lodge
Oakland Road
Schiller
Mr. Lodge
New school committee names announced
The selection committee presents new members including George Lodge as chairman Wayne Bain Lumir Slick and Robert M Elliott. Two tax liens are filed in Cedar Rapids federal district court against the Delavan hotel company for employment taxes covering 1941 and 1942 with specified amounts and penalties.
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George Lodge
Wayne Bain
Lumir Slick
Robert M. Elliott
Federal District Clerk’s Office
Cedar Rapids
Delavan Hotel Company
Expanded Social Security System Seen by Donnelly
John W. Donnelly of the Cedar Rapids social security office told Rotary Club that a broader system is envisioned, including disability, hospital insurance, and coverage for domestic and farm help. He warned the final plan will come slowly, resist perfection, and require evolution from the current law. He cited rising elderly population to justify expansion and noted current benefits for a $100 average salary: about $26.75 monthly, with survivor payments for a widow and minor children.
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John W. Donnelly
Cedar Rapids
Donnelly
Giraud Removes Vichy Official and Rejected Decrees
Allied headquarters report Gen. Henri Giraud in North Africa denounced all Vichy decrees as invalid and dismissed a government official who allowed publication of Laval Petain laws on Algerian Jewish citizens. A Giraud spokesman in New York noted Alsace Lorraine annexation by March 1 and pledged restoration to France.
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Allied Headquarters
North Africa
INS
Henri Giraud
Vichy
Petain
Algeria
New York
United States
Giraud
Radio France
Algiers
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Ration Rules Relaxed for Beans and Seed Peas
AP reports the Office of Price Administration allows victory gardeners to buy dry beans and peas for planting seed without ration coupons. Local boards issue extra coupons for babies or the sick, or the blind and crippled upon doctors certificates. Soldiers with seven days or more furlough may get temporary ration books by presenting furlough papers. shorter furloughs yield no rations. For special occasions like church suppers coupons may be obtained locally.
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Washington
Victory
Office of Price Administration
Linn County War Ration Book 2 Registrations Reach 87 638
Linn county registrations for war ration book No 2 total 87 638 to date as reported by A T Pleune chief clerk of the war price and rationing board. He notes the count will grow after March 15 when others may register and that more than 93 000 Linn countians received book No 1 though many registrants from last year are now in service.
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Linn
A T. Pleune
War Price and Rationing Board
Pleune
Harley Cook Home Destroyed by Fire
The Harley Cook home on Blair's Ferry road near highway 11 was destroyed by fire Monday morning. The two story frame house had recently been remodeled. A passer-by discovered the blaze and fire crews from Marion and Cedar Rapids battled it as water was unavailable. Most first floor furniture saved. Mrs. Cook hospitalized at St Luke's.
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Harley Cook
Blair's Ferry
Highway 11
Marion Township
Cedar Rapids
Cook
St. Luke's Hospital
William Carter Dies in San Diego Home
William Carter, brother in law of C. E. Gordon, died last week at his San Diego residence. He formerly lived on West Seventh Avenue in Marion.
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William Carter
C. E. Gordon
San Diego
Mr. Carter
West Seventh Avenue
Marion
Five Men From Villisca Declared Missing in Africa
Five Villisca, Iowa, men are listed as missing in action in Africa as war telegrams reach local homes. The missing are Corp Harold Dean King Bill Day Fred Bryson Glen Fengel and Earl Schenck, all part of the Villisca National Guard Company. They became missing on February 17 the same day as Major Bob Moore led an escape mission through German lines in Tunisia.
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Villisca
Iowa
Bob Moore
Tunisia
War Department
Secretary of War
Africa
Corp
Harold Dean King
Bill Day
Fred Bryson
Glen Fengel
Earl Schenck
Villisca National Guard Company
Illinois Indiana Groups to Attend Corn Belt Parley
Governors Schricker of Indiana and Green of Illinois will lead large delegations to the Corn Belt manpower conference in Des Moines on March 15. Indiana will be joined by Lt. Gov. Dawson and leaders from the Farm Bureau and Purdue, plus a Purdue agriculture dean. Illinois will include 15 officials from the Agricultural Association Grange University of Illinois and state agencies.
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DES Moines
INS
Indiana
Illinois
Midwest Governors
B. B. Hickenlooper
Henry S. Schricker
Charles M. Dawson
Larry Brandon
Indiana Farm Bureau
Robinson Hitchcock
Selective Service
Harry Reed
Purdue University School of Agriculture
Illinois Group
Dwight H. Green
Ilinois Agricultural Association
The
Illinois Grange
University of Ilinois
Bricker Accepts Bid For Des Moines Farm Conference
Gov John W Bricker a GOP presidential prospect in 1944 will attend Gov B B Hickenlooper’s farm conference in Des Moines on March 15. Bricker announced Monday his plans to participate.
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Columbus
INS
John W. Bricker
B. B. Hickenlooper
Des Moines
House Steering Committee Named
Rep. Wilson Reed chairs an 11 man Iowa House steering committee appointed by Speaker Henry W. Burma as sessions resume. The panel will manage the 84 bill calendar until a sift ing committee forms next Monday, after which only bills from the sifting group advance to the floor. Members include Reps. Arthur Blatti Bert Dodds T C Hutchison Henry Wichman G E Whitehead William Judd Carroll Lane R E Duffield Henry Wormlecy and William M Tatun.
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Wilson Reed
Fairfield
Iowa House of Representatives
Henry W. Burma
House
Arthur C. Blatti
Bert E. Dodds
T. C. Hutchison
Henry Wichman
G. E. Whitehead
William N. Judd
Carroll A. Lane
R. E. Duffield
Henry Wormlecy
William M. Tatun
Japs Admit Loss Of Seven Vessels In Pacific Actions
Japanese headquarters announced the loss of two destroyers five transports and seven planes in the New Guinea Solomons area between February 16 and March The communique broadcast from Tokyo said 113 Allied planes were shot down and 11 destroyed on the ground while four submarines were sunk in the same period The Battle of the Bismarck Sea saw ten warships and 12 transports sunk and 82 planes destroyed or disabled in the March 2 5 period per Gen Douglas MacArthur’s report
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New Guinea-Solomons
Japan
Bismarck Sea
Tokio Radio
the Bismarck Sea
Douglas MacArthur
Lost and found ads fill Cedar Rapids Gazette classified
The reader notes multiple lost items including a small white Spitz dog a gas ration book an Indy's purse and a set of keys plus several reward offers Contact numbers and boxes are provided for each listing with dates times and locations where items were lost or found. Local businesses offer services from jewelry repair printing and nursing to beauty shops and hauling.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gazette
Irene Hawkins
H Ave
Disi
Roosevelt Lobby
Indy
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