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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
24
Chicago area hogs eased amid larger than expected supplies with prices steady to 10 cents lower on Tuesday. Cattle and sheep along with calves posted mixed gains and steady undertones as market activity remained uneven across regions including Des Moines Omaha Sioux City and Austin notes.
Reading lists show bids for young toms under 18 lbs and assorted poultry. Ducks, guineas, squabs, fryers, roosters, capons, broilers, pigeons and price quotes are given with pair or per unit figures. Maximum selling schedules indicate a broad sale of barnyard stock.
Hog prices drop ten cents across all grades on the Cedar Rapids market. Top hog prices were 15.05 for butchers, 15.15 for long haul no fill, and 14.75 for packers, with various weight ranges listed from 140 to 500 pounds. Cattle prices show a range from choice to common steers, yearlings, and cows, with quotes from 10.00 down to 16.00 for different classes, and sheep and lamb markets noted with prices for 75 to 95 pound lambs and other categories.
Chicago produce notes show receipts and prices for eggs cheese butter and potatoes with firm markets. New York reports include egg receipts, cheese arrivals, dressed poultry terms, and weight based pricing with strong supply and varying quality across grades.
Grain and feed prices listed for Cedar Rapids show oats at No 2 59c, wheat around $1.18 to $1.15, rye at 20c, corn shelled No 2 yellow 87c, soybeans No 2 yellow $1.68. Hay and straw values, poultry items, fruits and vegetables, potatoes and hides prices follow, with notes on current receipts and assorted livestock terms. Market offerings include poultry, fruits, vegetables, potatoes, hides, and horse and pony items with stated prices.
The U S department reports Texas old wool at 110 dollars for twelve months growth and New Mexico activity with twelve month wool at 40 to 45 cents per pound. A seal bid offering of 70 000 pounds drew bids from 41 to 4475 cents but all bids were rejected.
Wheat rose in the final minutes to finish 4% to 5% higher than Monday, May at 1.45, July at 1.4534, rye up 3% to 5%, and corn unchanged near ceiling. Chicago cash prices show mixed quotes for No 2 yellow corn and other grains, with soybeans around 1.50. The merchant shipbuilding plan for 1943 targets 15 million tons of new U S ships.
Industrial stocks led a broad market advance with favorites gaining fraction to year highs. Under $10 issues boosted overall volume to about 1.3 million shares, though many final prices stayed below intraday highs. Bond market followed with rail and carrier loans lifting into firmer terrain.
Authorities forecast relatively small property loss from flood water that inundated thousands of acres of farm low lands and halted highway traffic in several areas. Hardest hit were near Montgomery Alabama and Hattiesburg Mississippi with evacuations by the Red Cross north of Hattiesburg as the Leaf and Bouie rivers spread.
Mrs James Donahue of 229 A avenue NW joins Private James Donahue at Fort Eustis VA. Myra Dean health class meets 2 pm Thursday in Glow room of the Gas company. St Johns Episcopal church holds ten ten holy communion Friday at 11 am. Harold Johnson son of Mrs Emma Johnson 317 Third street SW returns from Wichita KS after sister Helen's death. Navy recruiter Stanley W Barrows is a medical patient at Preflight school hospital Iowa City for throat ailment. City council grants Class C permit to Kenmore Food Shop 3334 First Ave NE and Class B permit to Ray H Wortman at Taft Hotel 210-12 Fourth St SE. Council receives $7,500 half-year dam rent and allocates $2,500 to park maintenance and $5,000 to consolidated fund. Mrs Faye Atwood 1100 Maplewood Dr NE reports prowling at home 6 am to 3 pm Monday. Thursday is ladies night at Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce with a take a chance party starting 6:15 pm. Guido L DeQuatra and June Yleane Benham of Cedar Rapids wed by Justice Howard Churchill. Churchill also marries La Verne Husted and Shirley Pierce of Cedar Rapids. Lenten services with Holy Communion at Trinity Lutheran Church Wednesday 7:45 pm topic In the Shadow of the Cross. Rev P L Bornhoeft to preach. Helen Trembley 515 Sixth Ave SE fined 50 for disorderly conduct Monday found guilty of vagrancy Tuesday and remanded to county officials. Robert E Long 423 Fourteenth Street SE omitted from junior ROTC cadet list at Coe College reporting April 3 to Camp Dodge.
The Rev. Frederick N. Nelson, pastor of the Marion Congregational church, has applied to enter service as a chaplain. He has received ecclesiastical endorsement from the general commission on army and navy chaplains in Washington, D. C., and awaits further developments on his application.
Robert S Taylor learns his son Pfe are prisoners on the Philippine Islands in a message from Washington marine corps headquarters. The bulletin lists community notices, church meetings, visits, and local activities across Marion as residents report travel, illness, and club events.
Complimenting Corporal Robert J Newlin who left Tuesday for White Sulphur Springs West Virginia where he is stationed at Ashford General Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Reynolds entertained Monday at their home 848 Thirteenth Street with guests including Mr and Mrs C J Newlin Mrs Robert J Newlin Mr and Mrs B L McNiel Mr and Mrs Howard Martin and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whitlock.
Robert Franklin Goodyear, four, of Clinton, reputedly the largest contributor to the 1943 Marion Red Cross drive, was a guest last week of his grandparents at 3095 Tenth Avenue when a local solicitor mentioned his prized nickel. Lent services are set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Presbyterian church with Rev. Gilbert Voorhies speaking on Thy Will Be Done. Joyce Marilyn Fosdick is ill with measles.
Clinton public school teachers will receive a $300 bonus for the 1943-44 year, contingent on WLB approval. The payment will be made in monthly installments starting September 1.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices in this issue include Private Lawrence J. Burke of 624 Fourth Avenue SW with services at St. Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday and Rosary at home at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Leona Burnice Lewis of 1245 3rd Street NW dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital and will be interred in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. services to be announced. Loretta Frances Webster, daughter of Leslie L. Webster, dies at age one with services in Moon chapel and burial at Troy Mills Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Jones dies, body moved to Dana Illinois for services and burial. Miss Alice Wilson of 1319 Second Avenue SE to have services at Turner chapel and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Officials denied further newsprint curtailment would begin July 1 while Ralph Cowan of the Toronto Star warned of a looming shortage. He cited Canadian limits on wood, power and transport and noted mills have halted output, with one Quebec mill stopping newsprint entirely.
Hundreds of thousands woke to air raid sirens for a test blackout drill ordered by Mayor LaGuardia. The 5 a.m. sequence began with a blue alert, then red indicating nearby planes, and back to blue as all clear was broadcast at 5 29 42.
Emilie Tomasek born in 1879 in Czechoslovakia died at 1 pm Tuesday at 1525 Sixteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. She married Joseph Tomasek in 1898 and came to Cedar Rapids in 1905. Survived by husband two sons Joseph and Wendl of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Harris Nelson of Chart Field Minnesota and one grandchild Rosemary Tomase. The body is at the Barta chapel. Funeral announcements will be made later.
Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Rogers of 23000 Avenue NE were held Tuesday in Turner Chapel by Rev James H Blackstone Jr. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Governor Schoeppel signed a controversial labor control bill placing all labor unions in Kansas under strict state supervision. The report notes welded ships weigh about 13 percent less than riveted ships because welded steel plates avoid overlapping.
Classified items list losses rewards and services from a Cedar Rapids Gazette page. Entries include lost billfolds keys coins and a dog, plus sales notices, nursery ads, watch repairs, cleaning services and various local classifieds. The page shows a mix of personal notices and retail promotions with contact details.
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