Hogs steady to 10 cents higher in Chicago markets
Live hog receipts in Chicago stayed in line with expectations as prices advanced up to 15.80 with top moves for 180 to 360 lb hogs. Cattle and sheep showed active trading with steady to strong tone while Iowa, Minnesota yards reported larger volumes and firm to higher values for steers, heifers, and lambs.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock
US Dept Agriculture
Colorado Fed
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Omaha
Towa Hog Prices and Sioux City Livestock Report
Hog prices show mixed quotes with packing demand, while Sioux City livestock details receipts for hogs cows and sheep, with top hogs around 15.15 and cattle values in the mid teens. The report notes steady to higher demand, strong to higher prices for finishers, and varying weights for cattle and sheep with several price ranges and grades listed.
Chicago and New York Produce Prices See Firm Market
Chicago markets show firm receipts across poultry, eggs, and dairy as cheese and butter hold steady. New York reports firm eggs and cheese with price ceilings for dressed poultry and varied live poultry grades by weight.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Bliss Triumphs
North Dakota
Bliss
Nebraska Bliss
Michigan
LCL
Idaho
New York
OPA
Local Hog Prices Steady on Cedar Rapids Market
Hog prices across all grades held steady on the Cedar Rapids market Wednesday. Top hog price for butcher hogs was 15.00, long haul no fill 15.10, packers 14.65, with various weight ranges showing stable values. Cattle and calf sections list similar steady ranges for steers, heifers, yearlings, and calves, alongside sheep and lamb figures with mixed but stable quotes.
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Cedar Rapids
Eee
Cedar Rapids Market Report Grain and Produce Prices
Market listings show pricing for grains soybeans corn and wheat including No 2 and No 3 grades with values in cents per bushel and dollars per hundredweight. Hay straw poultry and fruit prices appear with ranges for new tame hay burlap oat and potato items and animal byproducts and hides with multiple grade distinctions and unit measures.
Wool Market Reports Mixed Prices for Wools and Cheddar
Wisconsin notes fleeces priced around 36 and 23 4 to 36 cents a pound grease, with buyers bidding for Montevideo wools. The U S Department of Agriculture reports purchase of 40,000 fleeces at 36 1 2 cents FOB Boston and May delivery in bond offerings, while demand for southeastern California wools remains steady.
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Boston
IAP
Dept Agricultures
California
Montevideo
Grain futures close higher on demand and weather concerns
Wheat oats and rye finished up as traders priced potential limits on benefit payments and winter crop damage. May wheat at 1.455 July 1.4644, oats up to 43 cents, rye up 1 percent, cash bids unchanged for various grades of wheat and barley offered at 90 cents to 1.06 dollars.
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Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Chicago
Bill to curb absenteeism in war plants approved
The House Naval Committee approved a measure to curb worker absences with a 19 to 7 vote. It tightens the selective service act by requiring deferment records, obliges war departments and contractors to report workers absent without authorization, and limits deferment periods to six months.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Selective Service Act
War, Navy and Merchant Marine Departments
Department of Labor
Blast Fatal to Three at Sussex Ordnance Plant
A deadly blast at the Sussex ordnance plant near Milford Delaware left three workers dead and seven others in critical condition from burns. Officials say the explosion occurred Tuesday and emergency crews rushed to the scene.
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Milford, del
Sussex Ordnance Plant
Here
Stock Market Slips Amid Profit Chasing In New York
Stocks bogged down in New York trading as investors chased profits and eased back after gains. Activity slowed early, sped up on the downturn, then tapered to about 1.4 million shares for the day amid mixed bond movement and declines in several high flyers.
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New York
NEW York Tap
Plans for USO Dance At Coe College Coliseum
Plans are complete for a USO American Legion dance at Coe College Memorial Coliseum Saturday night for air force reserves and other service members. The 13 piece Jack Parrish band will play 8:30 to midnight with a variety show during intermission. Food will be served casino style on the lower floor while Legion hosts and their wives assist USO hosts.
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Air Force
Coe College
Memorial Coliseum
Elmer Ferriter
Legion
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coe
Jack Parrish
Dempsy Jones
Cedar Rapids
Coliseum
Ferriter
Justin W. Albright
USO
USC
American Legion
Norse Raiders Sink Axis Ships in Norwegian Fjord Raid
British light naval forces manned by Norwegians raided Floroe harbor in Norway and sank two enemy supply ships. One large vessel immediately sank after being torpedoed. a second medium ship burst into flames and disappeared as it sunk. Shore batteries opened fire but were ineffective.
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London
Floroe Harbor
Admiralty
Tto
Norway
Bergen
Have to Choose Brand of Peace for World
Kiwanis heard E Ray mond Wilson of the American Friends Service committee urge a continuous global service to solve problems after the war. He warned against vindictive peace and stressed feeding displaced people, international government, and aiding democracies to avoid new displacements and racial prejudice.
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United Nations
Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt Hotel
E. Raymond Wilsom
American Friends Service Committee
Wilson
Germany
Greece
Pearl Harbor
Townsend club meets with picnic supper before agenda
Townsend club No. 7 will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm in the club room at 117 F avenue NW. A picnic supper at 6 30 will precede the meeting. Lost ration books and a need for lost ad notices are urged in The Gazette. Chamber of Commerce youth bureau schedules a dual feature program and seeks analysts and agricultural specialists to boost war time production.
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Townsend Club No. 7
F Avenue NW
the Gazette
Elks Club Minstrels
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Civil Service Commission
Methodist Church
Lenten Vesper at First Lutheran Church Tonight
A 7 30 p m vesper service at First Lutheran Church Third avenue at Tenth Street SE features a meditation on the first part of the history of Christ's passion. The Rev Paul Luther Miller will speak on Jesus Tears as part of the Lenten series detailing the passion narrative.
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First Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Paul Luther Miller
Jesus
New Foresters of Post No 1 Elect Officers
Verne E. Reichling is named president George A Merrifield vice president Dominick Feiereisen financial secretary Louis F Black recording secretary Anton Krejci sergeant at arms and Fred E Holcomb Charles J Anthony and James F Scolaro named trustees The post authorized investing a sizable percentage of funds in war bonds.
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Post No
Chief Rangers Benevolent Association of the Foresters of America
Verne E. Reichling
George A. Merrifield
Dominick Feiereisen
Louis F. Black
Anton Krejci
Fred E. Holcomb
Charles J. Anthony
James F. Scolaro
Post
Council Approves Month's Payrolls At Special Meeting
The city council approved March payrolls totaling 28 648.39 at a Wednesday meeting and moved 5 275 from garbage collection to the sewage rental fund to repay a loan. The full month payrolls covered fire and police, with labor paid for half a month as the fiscal year ends March 31. The fund transfer followed temporary loans of 1 275 from sewage rental to garbage collection in March 1941 and a 4 000 loan in March 1942.
Sale of City Dog Licenses Behind Last Year
City Treasurer Walter E. Miller reports licenses for city dogs are behind last year with the March 31 deadline near. Cold weather kept residents from city hall, 56 fewer licenses sold to date than 1942, urging people not to wait in line. City licenses needed for dogs over three months. county licenses also due. Unlicensed dogs will be picked up April 1 with a $1 penalty. proceeds go to the Humane Society.
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Walter E. Miller
The
Humane Society
Linn County Adds M Road to Primary System
The Iowa highway commission approves extending Linn county trunk road M from Cedar Rapids to Palo, 809 miles, to the primary system. Maintenance will transfer to the commission around April 1, per A Hurst. The road is the heaviest traveled secondary in Linn county and was resurfaced with crushed rock last year. Portions date to the 1847 Cedar Falls to Cedar Rapids state road.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Palo
A. A. Hurst
Maquoketa
Linn County
Whilliam H. Behrens
Cedar Falls
Heller Seeks Secondary Road District in Maine and Buffalo Townships
Charles J. Heller of Central City and others filed a petition with the Linn county board of supervisors Tuesday to establish a secondary road district in Maine and Buffalo townships. The plan aims to surface 41 miles of road and was referred to County Engineer William H. Behrens for study.
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Charles J. Heller
Central City
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Maine
Buffalo
William H. Behrens
Earl Bailey Named Elevator Operator at Linn County Courthouse
Linn county board of supervisors appointed Earl Bailey a World War I veteran from Marion as elevator operator in the courthouse to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Clarence Anderson. Evelyn Gibson resigned as stenographer in the Linn county relief department. The board appropriated up to 150 for fee inspection work in 1943. Broulik Brothers of Cedar Rapids won a 2235 contract to wash and clean walls and ceilings in courthouse offices. An out of court dismissal with prejudice was entered by Earl Ross against Joe Topinka of Topinka Roofing and Insulation. The board purchased a six by ten foot woolen United States flag for the grand jury room.
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Earl Bailey
Marion
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Bailey
Clarence Anderson
Earl Ross
Joe Topinka
Topinka
Ross
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Evelyn Gibson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Relief Department
Linn County Supervisors
Broulik Brothers of
Best Pheasant Story So Far
Private Robert Brereton on furlough hunted all day in bad weather and got only one shot at a bird. At 7 p.m. he saw a pheasant rooster on the locomotive cow-catcher as the train arrived. After the train left, Brereton found the bird between the tracks stunned but intact. The next day he ate pheasant.
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Emmetsburg
Robert Brereton
Brereton
WAAC Officer to Speak at YWCA in Cedar Rapids
Third Officer Helen E. Wallace will address a public meeting at the YWCA Cedar Rapids Thursday night at 8. Auxiliaries Paulette Burgie and Blanche Erca accompany her and will accept applications and administer mental tests at the army recruiting office Friday and Saturday. The drive is coordinated with the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs.
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Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Cedar Rapids
Y.W.C.A
Army Recruiting Office
Helen E. Wallace
Paulette Burgie
Blanche Erca
Coe
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Marion Legion Auxiliary Names Poppy Day Chairman
Mrs Frances Wahl was appointed chairman of Poppy day sales by the American Legion auxiliary at a Marion meeting. Delegates were chosen for the Cedar Rapids county conference March 31. The event included a picnic for 75 members and families.
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Frances Wahl
American Legion Auxiliary
Cedar Rapids
T. A. Barkwill
Glenn Larkin
Margaret Leming
Carl J. Kassler
Herbert Price
Harold Ballard
Carolyn Hanscom
A R McElwain
the Mines
Will Evans
O W McBride
Oscar French
John Clay
Ned Jones
Neal Miller
J W. Bowdish, Jr
Red Cross War Fund Drive Under Way in Marion
Kenneth E. Cornell announces strong volunteer turnout at Legion hall for the Red Cross drive in Marion. The event runs Thursday to Saturday with a city quota of 35340 and township goal of 1414, led by Mayor John C. Mullin as captain of the business and commercial section and a list of local workers.
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Red Cross War Fund
Kenneth E. Cornell
Legion Hall
Marion
John C. Mullin
C B. Vernon
A E. Granger
K. V. Murdoch
H B. Phillips
W E. Farler
P. C Lassen
Galen McDougall
del Adkins
Mildred Titus
Marion Red Cross kitbags drive and club notices
Mrs A A Hardin asks all kitbags be returned to the production rooms over Edison pharmacy Thursday. Mrs Walter R Morgan and Abigail Louise return to her parents in Marion from Cedar Rapids hospital. Pfe Morgan is at Cheyenne Wyoming. Sorosis club meets Thursday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Louis C Ross. Mrs Earl W Kendall will lead the program. Theristrial club entertained Tuesday by Mrs C De Jong continuing Canada study. Mrs Josephine Whitacre and RP McLain involved. McLain recovering after major operation at St Luke's hospital and to return home 780 Fifth Avenue later this week.
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Earl Welsher
O. O. P Club
Cira Alegria
Mary English
Red Cross
State Federation
A. A. Hardin
The
Marion Red Cross
Edison Pharmacy
Walter R. Morgan
Abigail Louise
Will Yule
Cedar Rapids
Pfe. Morgan
Cheyenne, Wyo
Sorosis Club
Louis C. Ross
Earl W. Kendall
C. de Jong
Canada
Josephine Whitacre
R P. McLain
St. Luke's Hospital
Fifth Avenue
Brayton to Speak at Coe College on March 25
Arthur Brayton, manager of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce convention bureau, will lecture at 8 p.m. March 25 in the Coe College chapel under the Coe victory speakers bureau. His topic is The Public Acceptance To the War Effort. The public is invited. Earthquake fissures show some openings closing again.
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Arthur Brayton
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Coe College Chapel
Coe Victory Speakers Bureau
Paterson Prizefighter Convicted in Rape Case
Paterson fighter Edward Pat Comiskey, 22, was found guilty by a Passaic county jury of raping Ida De Vries, 27, at Garret Mountain Reservation last August. The court could sentence him to 10 to 20 years in state prison. The trial lasted five hours and 21 minutes.
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Paterson
Edward
Pat" Comiskey
Passaic County
New Jersey
Comiskey
Ida de Vries
Hawthorne
Garret Mountain
Last Meeting of Chamber Legislative Group Friday
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce legislative committee chairman Don Hines invites all members to the final committee meeting Friday at noon in the Montrose hotel. The group will discuss the proposed revision of the Iowa public school system code with Haven Y. Simmons and county superintendent Walter Shupp reporting on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hines
Cedar Rapids
First Condenser Plant Opens in Starkville South 1926
The first condenser or factory for canning milk in the South began operations in Starkville Mass in 1926, marking a milestone in regional dairy processing.
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Starkville
Mass
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