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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1943
Page
3
Hogs advance 5 to 15 cents with top at 15.65 in Chicago and Omaha, while cattle and lambs show steadiness amid varied demand. Receipts remain large across Sioux City and other plains markets, with steers and vealers trading in narrow ranges and sheep largely steady.
Inside Iowa and southern markets for the 24 hours ending 6 a.m. show steady to mostly higher cattle and hog quotes. Prices list various weights for Barrows, Gilts, and sows with ranges around $13.90 to $14.75 for 170 to 500 pound hogs and packing sow quotes near $14.00.
The AP reports broad grain pressure with extensive selling from commission houses, causing wheat to fall to its lowest in about two weeks. Wheat closed near the day’s lows with May at 1.45 percent and July at 1.45 percent. corn and oats faced declines while rye broke.
AP Chicago reports cash wheat prices with various grades and quotes including No 2 at 66c No 3 at 63c and 65c for different lots. Feed and yellow rice notes appear with prices around 1.02 to 1.06 per bushel and alfalfa and timothy prices listed.
Lamson Brothers and Company furnish grain quotations with H R Mowrey listed as Cedar Rapids manager at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Contact phone 2 3141 for details.
Prices for all hog grades rose 15 cents on the Cedar Rapids market Friday. The report lists varied price ranges by weight class for hogs, steers, yearlings, and cows, with top bids and packer quotes, reflecting generally higher trading activity and narrowing spreads.
Cedar Rapids oat price for new a 2s noted. No. 3 wheat at 18 and 1.15 for No. 2 rye and shelled No. 2 yellow No. 3 soybeans at 1.66. Output covers bay straw and poultry market update with hide markets mentioned.
Quotations for the week of March 8 through 13 are listed with a focus on local topics. The snippet notes percentages and mentions Twins or ched dara in a brief, unclear context.
The 8S Dept Agriculture reports purchases of badly shorn wools made Friday in Bakersfield California at a grease price of 35673 percent or $1.05 to $1.07 clean basis landed Boston.
Police Chief Tom Condon announces a new 1943 bicycle registration at the station for adults and older children who can ride through traffic. Licenses cost 25 cents and were due January 1. three officers will handle the event pending weather. No late fee is yet in effect.
Lieut. D. F. Sudduth of the Air Force training detachment at Coe College Cedar Rapids predicted that air force reserves in training face an extremely heavy schedule but will come through with flying colors and maintain American standards of the finest airmen in the world He spoke Friday to the High Twelve Club.
German leader Hermann Goering was reported to be meeting in Rome with officials from the French empire, with the conversation broadcast or beamed to observers.
New York led by rubbers and rails stocks Friday extended Thursday's rally by fractions to 2 points with several favorites posting their highest quotations since November 1940. Dealings slackened after noon, but transfers hovered near 2,000,000 shares as top advances narrowed on near end profit taking.
New York bond market summary notes activity in reorganization rails with Southern convertible Ss Seaboard Airline 6s and Southern Railway general 4s. The report lists rail issues and general securities among today’s trading.
Patrolmen Henry Overman and Harold Carroll arrested two teenagers and a 20 year old for speeding on First Avenue East. One teen was fined $10 and costs for speeding and faces arraignment for driving without a license. The second teen confessed to driving the car that struck another vehicle and fled the scene last week and will appear in police court.
Dale Oliphant a 17 year old parolee from Eldora state training school was charged with larceny and given a five year suspended sentence to the men’s reformatory. Oliphant will be returned to Eldora as a parole violator. Judge Linville also involved in Portage wholesale matter against William Haase in district court.
In Austin the legislature recessed with sponsors explaining the delay for members to study the federal tax measure. No debate occurred during the session pause.
In Coffeyville Kansas Ralph Mills and Edwin Martin missed a train because they were drinking coffee. They figured they could always catch another train later.
Judge Charles A. Dewey in Des Moines issued a judgment enjoining Fleming from further OPA violations. The case alleges failure to keep records on live stock slaughtered and delivery of 31,451 pounds of controlled meat, plus selling carcasses without required grade letters or official grading, and shipping beef without grade marks. Fleming admitted the allegations but claimed no willful intent.
The National Maritime Union CIO announced it had notified the state department it would not be a party to carrying vital materials to Franco Spain. It said diverting ships to Franco Spain is diverting them to Hitler Germany and that its seamen would cease being the transmission belt for American supplies to enemies.
City Briefs report Mae’s Beauty Shop opening and a note to dial 26319 for advertisements. Other items mention Solon seniors visiting The Gazette plant, local funeral attendance, and several residents tracking illnesses, travels, and family service updates.
Virginia Marie Vagts of 1304 Third Avenue SE enlisted in the Spars, the women’s auxiliary to the coast guard, as reported by the Cedar Rapids navy recruiting station on Friday.
Three more 11 year olds Thursday enlisted in the navy and Marines through Cedar Rapids recruiting stations. Donald W. Janssen, 2920 Oakland Road N W, and Thaurice R. Farr, 103 First Ave.
Washington reports President Roosevelt stated there were no plans for a meeting with Josef Stalin. He laughed off the suggestion and offered no future schedule.
Engineers from the city on Friday conducted frost tests at the Cedar Rapids airport site to assess remaining frost and determine when work can start. City Engineer Frank Young said results will guide when grading equipment moves in to begin preparing the ground for about 830000 cubic yards of dirt for the runway.
Agnes M Hickey died in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Services will be held at 9 30 am Saturday at St Patrick's church in Fairfax with Rev John Breitbach officiating. Burial will follow in St Patrick's cemetery. Friends may call at the Fairfax home.
Mrs. Anna Konecny, 5 , died suddenly at her Cedar Rapids area home at 10 15 a m Thursday. Born in Czechoslovakia on December 9 1886 she moved to this country at 16 and settled in Cedar Rapids until 1912 when she and her husband relocated to their present farm. She was a member of the Z C B J lodge at Ely. Surviving are her husband Adolph three sons Joseph of Los Angeles California Charles F a aviation machinist mate third class San Francisco and Albert O a navy radio operator in New Zealand two daughters Mrs Louis Binko Cedar Rapids and Mrs Lloyd Benesh Route 2 Cedar Rapids two grandchildren two sisters Mrs Frank Synacek and Mrs Albina Petrova Bohemia four brothers Otto Vavra Ludvik F Vavra Joseph Vavra and Albert Vavra, plus an aunt Mrs Antonie Kremenak Cedar Rapids. A daughter and a brother preceded her in death. Services at Janeira funeral home 2 30 p m Sunday conducted by Rev Ludvik Burian burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p m Saturday.
Carl Emil Arp died Thursday at his home 230 Fifteenth Street NW. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Barta chapel by Dr. Marion H. Williams of the First Christian church. Rites by Mt. Herman lodge A F and A M and Hanford post American Legion. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Master Masons to meet lodge rooms at 1 30 p.m. Friends may call at the chapel.
Two services will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday for David H. Bunger and his sister Mrs Nora Hollom wife of George Holsom. A reader from the First Church of Christ Scientist will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Bunger died at 7 40 p m Wednesday after a lingering illness. Hollom died at 3 30 a m Thursday at her home after a brief illness.
Funeral services for Frank Durkee of 937 Fourth Street SW will be conducted by Rev Samuel Ramaker in the Moon chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
The Burlington man Carl Aldrich aged about 50 formerly of Cedar Rapids will have services at 2 p.m. Saturday in New London Iowa with burial at Mt. Union cemetery. He is survived by his wife and a son Jimmy.
American planes raided the Japanese base at Kiska in the Aleutians twice on Wednesday damaging anti aircraft batteries and three buildings. Minor raids were carried out Thursday on Solomons positions with planes returning safely. No loss figure given for the first Kiska raid.
A Cedar Rapids USO meeting drew 125 representatives from nearly as many groups to back entertainment for Air Force reserves at Coe College. WWI veterans plan a March 20 Memorial Coliseum dance for about 400 reserves, with USO rules, center opening, and host/hostess signup to begin next week.
Springfield reports state Sen. T M Downing releasing letters from wives and soldiers to the U S Army allowance branch. The excerpts reveal confusion over dependency allotments and the burden of large families, with calls to correct birth and marriage records and inquiries about applications for wives and children.
United Press reports Friday that Benito Mussolini proposed making Crown Prince Umberto commander in chief of the Italian army. Radio France at Algiers disseminated the claim with a caveat that the decision is not final.
Umberto, Prince of Piedmont and son of King Emmanuel III, commanded the Italian Expeditionary Force in France in 1940 and later led troops in southern Italy.
A cluttered want ad page lists lost items including a purse a bundle of wire bale ties and various personal notices. It also features misc services and room for personals with contact dial numbers and price notes scattered amid product and job listings.
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