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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1941
Page
2
Chicago and surrounding markets report steady cattle hog and sheep prices after a modest week advance. Strong beef and wool demand lifted wholesale quotes while receipts rose, with hogs and sheep showing mixed gains and cattle trading mostly steady to higher.
St Paul Minnesota cattle receipts 325 total 400 compared with Friday of last week. Slaughter steers heifers and cows steady to 25 cents higher. Demand strong on canner and cutter ends with other classes. Week's bulk slaughter steers medium and good grade.
Local market livestock prices weakened as hogs dropped 5 to 10 cents across grades with top hogs at $760. Cattle ranged from choice to common steers and yearlings with various weights and prices listed. Sheep and lamb figures included, with standard quality notes changing by grade.
Grain and market listings show No 1 8c wheat No 2 fie oats 35c No 4 3alke rye 3%c Barley No 3 359 45c Corn shelled New No 2 yellow 55c No 3 Sic Soybeans New No 72 Ade hay and straw prices Poultry market heavy hens 14c weights 45 lbs 16c Leghorns old roosters 1c stags 12c wholesale fruits and vegetables with assorted prices including lemons oranges grapefruit celery lettuce onions and various produce items Hides market prices No 1 cured hides, No 2 cured hides 8c, No 3 calf hides 1c, No 2 calf hides 10c, No 1 kip 10c, No 2 kip 5c, No 1 horse 4 50, No 2 horse 34 00, pony and color half price including manes and full tail.
In New York trading on Saturday corporate bonds edged lower as traders eyed possible weekend developments in Europe. Tax exempt loans slipped while some issues such as Pacific Gas 4s rose above 112. U S government bonds also waned with declines across major indices. A British cruiser near Crete was bombed, per the Italian high command.
Sydney reports an American naval squadron left Saturday for Brisbane ending a three day goodwill visit. The move underscores ongoing U S naval ties with Australia during a period of regional diplomacy.
New York stock market mixed with overall declines in light trading. Leaders fell fractions to over a point while United Corporation and Du Pont slipped. Westinghouse Electric stayed firm and several prized issues posted gains or losses as rails and commodities showed uneven moves.
Chicago AP reports butter receipts near 614000 with a firmer trend while eggs hold at 26 691 receipts and current price 172 cents. Potatoes arrivals 161 on track at 12 dollars per hundredweight with Idaho russets steady. various regional varieties show steady or improved value amid moderate stock and firm demand. New stock quotes include Bliss Triumphs and Katahdins with US No 1 prices around 1.10 to 1.25 per unit and Florida crate prices noted, futures by Lamson Beaz and Co. storage standards figures listed.
Wheat prices recovered after an initial drop of about a cent as profit taking cooled. Southwest crop concerns and steady demand from mills helped lift futures, with May at 875 87, July 842 85, while corn rose and oats were steady to down slightly.
Winnipeg market reports show May wheat at 77 to 78.79 bid and July at 78.79 with large lots. Chicago cash provisions list No 2 yellow soybeans at 1051/2 and lard and bellies prices, while oats and barley quotes show variety across grades.
F N Webber had the third finger on his right hand amputated at St Luke's hospital after his hand was caught in a feed grinder. The report lists numerous local visits, guests, and travels including Miss Kathryn Voorhies and Miss Naomi Miller at Stennett, and relatives visiting Marion residents.
Mrs Rose Wright hosted Unit 1 of the Red Cross for an all day sewing event with a picnic. Attendees included Mrs Stephen Crouse and several other community members. Also noted are housework ads, family visits from Keokuk, Tuckabache club meeting, and ads for new business location Casa Blanca with a Sunday chicken dinner.
Wisconsin cheese prices posted in Plymouth show auctions for the week of March 24 to 29. Market notes list Dallasies at 16 cents, horns 16 cents, cheddars 15 and a half, brick at 15 cents. Farmers call board repeats Dallasies 16, horns 16, cheddars 15 and a half.
Reports indicate Italian women and children have left Addis Ababa for Djibouti via the sole railway linking the Ethiopian capital to French Somaliland. British forces push to secure Harar against Jigjiga and may sever the Addis Ababa Djibouti line.
Judge H C Ring set the final equity assignment for the March term of district court. Thirteen cases, including one law case, are slated for hearing over ten days with hearings listed from March 24 to April 1, naming various heirs, divorces, estates, and receivership actions.
Glenn Cunningham former Olympic miler and Cornell College health director spoke at a father and son banquet in the Coliseum Armory. The Sokol group performed gymnastic routines as Ray Harbit noted the program pattern of a Legion meeting. Sheriff Jim Smith served as toastmaster and First Christian church women provided the dinner.
Various church schedules include Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Seventh Day denominations. Details cover pastors, Sunday schools times, morning and evening worships, sermon topics, youth groups, choir and epworth leagues, Lenten services, and parish activities across the Evansville area.
Competent housekeeper age 40 seeks placement in a modern home with good references. High school graduate seeks office or clerical work with one year experience. Practical nursing with references available. Public stenographer at 409 Merch Rapid offering rapid accurate service at moderate prices. Household helper for a couple at 1650 Te RW listed. Dial 2-1842 for the high school graduate and other ads.
After a 44 year marriage, Lara E. Bucklin of Cedar Rapids was granted a divorce from David Scott Bucklin of Central City. Judge Ring awarded the decree to Mrs. Bucklin on a cross petition accusing desertion while Bucklin cited cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple had been separated since 1928.
A banquet at the Commonwealth tearoom will honor telephone veterans from Monticello Anamosa Marion Cedar Rapids and nearby towns in a nationwide series. About 75 attendees include 30 Pioneers members with 20 years in the field and 10 others reaching 20-year status this year. Speakers include Frank Schmitz Ted Dryer Sam Dawes Des Moines. M H Morrison Cedar Rapids manager for Northwestern Bell.
Marion churches list Sunday Bible school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 10 45 with sermons on Calling to Repentance and A Whole Life For Christ B Y P U at 6 30 p m evening worship 7 30 p m choir picnic Thursday St Joseph Catholic mass at 8 and 10 a m Christian church morning worship junior church 10 45 senior Endeavor 6 30 special evangelistic service at 7 30 p m sermon Thy Kingdom Come Congregational also led by Rev Ray
Washington AP report notes the house appropriations committee sought guidance on harness saddles and other horse equipment and called Lieutenant Colonel C. A. Hoss to testify.
Twenty five vacancies in the Civilian Conservation Corps were announced by Mrs Mildred Hunt Linn county overseer of the poor for men ages seventeen to twenty three Applications should be filed at the relief office in the courthouse new enrollees will report April second for the Monticello CCC camp In other court actions judge J F Heiserman fixed March twenty eighth at nine oclock for a hearing on Henry G Suehrstedts application to sell Dean s Third addition real estate valued at three thousand dollars the sale price set at twenty seven hundred fifty Harlow Robinson dismisses his suit to collect sixty seven fifty from Leo Schamel for damages from an auto crash before Judge C J Haas Justice of the Peace H R Churchill entered the October twenty fourth judgment Ruth Suits seeks divorce from Glen R Suits on cruelty custody of two children married June twelve 1936 in Iowa City
On March 7 1941 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Anna Sev era late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims must file them with the Clerk of the Linn County Iowa District Court. R M Milner Attorney Frante Sers
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